Search code examples
openstackopenstack-novasdnopenstack-neutron

How to install OpenContrail without OpenStack

I want to understand what magic can OpenContrail do as Software Defined Networking and I am new to this OpenContrail Concept and VMs, etc. To understand this, I just want to install OpenContrail on my Ubuntu VM. I tried to follow this Official quick Start Guide. But. It looks It installs OpenStack Components also when I invoke fabric Scripts.

Is it mandatory to use OpenStack to understand the magic of OpenContrail.? If Yes, Why is it so.?

Thanks,
Ganesh

Solution

  • You can try to use a simpler set of instructions and use docker containers: http://www.opencontrail.org/docker-with-opencontrail/

    There is also work going on in order to be able to provision opencontrail with kubernetes as a cluster management system. Reach out in the #opencontrail channel on freenode.net if you want to try one of these options.