Contiv/VPP

This section provides the following information about the Contiv function:

• Contiv/VPP Kubernetes Network Plugin
  • Overview
  • Architecture
• Security
  • HTTP Security
  • ETCD Security
• Contiv-VPP Vagrant Installation
  • Prerequisites
  • Creating / Shutting Down / Destroying the Cluster
  • Building and Deploying the dev-contiv-vswitch Image
  • Exploring the Cluster
• Manual Installation
  • Clone the Contiv Repository
  • Preparing Your Hosts
  • Installing Kubernetes with Contiv-VPP CNI plugin
  • Contiv-specific kubeadm installation on Aarch64
• Creating VPP Startup Configuration
  • Hardware Interface Configuration
  • Power-saving Mode
  • VPP API Trace
• Preparing a VmWare Fusion Host
• Contiv/VPP Network Operation
  • Contiv/VPP IPAM (IP Address Management)
  • VPP Programming
• Setting up a Node with a Single NIC
  • Installing the STN Daemon
  • Creating a VPP Interface Configuration
  • Configuring STN in Contiv-VPP K8s Deployment Files
  • Uninstalling the STN Daemon
• Setting Up a Node with Multiple NICs
• Setting Up a Custom Management Network on Multi-Homed Nodes
  • Example
• Prometheus Statistics
• How to do VPP Packet Tracing in Kubernetes
  • SSH into the Node
  • Check the VPP Graph Nodes (Input and Output Queues)
  • Clear Existing VPP Packet Trace
  • How to Turn on VPP Packet Tracing
  • Send Traffic to the Pods
  • Check the Packets Captured by VPP
  • Find IP Addresses of GigabitEthernet and the Tap Interfaces
  • Other Useful VPP CLIs
• Using vpptrace.sh for VPP Packet Tracing
  • Usage
  • Examples
• Capturing VPP core dumps
  • 1. Disable k8s Probes to Prevent k8s from Restarting the POD with a Crashed VPP
  • 2. Modify VPP Startup config file
  • 3. Turn on Coredumps in the Vswitch Container
  • 4. Let VPP Crash
  • 5. Locate and Inspect the Core File
  • 6. Copy the Core File Out of the Container
• Debugging and Reporting Bugs in Contiv-VPP
  • Bug Report Structure