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 https://abiquo.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/doc/pages/311375361 . 

To use built-in DHCP services, install the Abiquo Monolithic Server or separate Abiquo Remote Services server on a hypervisor with VLAN support. See https://abiquo.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/doc/pages/311374897

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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.

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Abiquo platform networks in a distributed environment

For full details, see https://abiquo.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/doc/pages/311374908.