OpenStack Networking, also known as Neutron, provides a network infrastructure-as-a-service platform to users of the cloud. In the last chapter, we installed some of the base services of OpenStack, including the Identity, Image, and Compute services. In this chapter, I will guide you through the installation of Neutron networking services on top of the OpenStack environment that we installed in the previous chapter

The components to be installed include the following:

• Neutron API server
• Modular Layer 2 (ML2) plugin
• DHCP agent
• Metadata agent

By the end of this chapter, you will have a basic understanding of the function and operation of various Neutron plugins and agents, as well as a foundation on top of which a virtual switching infrastructure can be built.