Preparing platform networks for Abiquo

Abiquo supports IPv4 for access to the Abiquo console/UI.

The main platform networks to configure for Abiquo are:

Management network for managing the cloud platform, including monitoring of infrastructure and VMs, and deployment of VM templates
Service network for VM communications, including virtual networks.

Configure each of these networks as a separate network.

The service network requires VLAN support and its configuration is described in more detail in Configuring the service network for cloud tenant networks .

To use built-in DHCP services, install the Abiquo Monolithic Server or separate Abiquo Remote Services server on a hypervisor with VLAN support. See Network configuration for virtualizing Abiquo

Management and service networks for Abiquo

Connect your hypervisors to the top-of-rack switch, so they can connect:

to the management network in access mode
to the service network in trunk mode.

The following diagram gives another perspective of Abiquo platform networks in a distributed environment.

Abiquo platform networks in a distributed environment

For full details, see Configure management network connections.