VMware: Expand Opaque Network Support

Registered by Gary Kotton

The original support for Opaque networks make use of a
configuration flag indicating that a global integration bridge
was configured on the ESX host. If this global integration
bridge was used then that would be selected as the opaque network.

The next generation NSX neutron plugin will not make use of the
integration bridge. This will require that we make use of the network
ID for the opaque network.

For backward compatible opaque support the 'integration-bridge' needs
to be set. If this is not set then the network id will be used as the
opaque id.

The support for VC 6.0 has specific support for this. For 5.5 we make
use of a DynamicProperty setting to achieve the same goal.

Blueprint information

Status:
Complete
Approver:
Matt Riedemann
Priority:
Medium
Drafter:
Gary Kotton
Direction:
Approved
Assignee:
Gary Kotton
Definition:
Approved
Series goal:
Accepted for mitaka
Implementation:
Implemented
Milestone target:
milestone icon mitaka-1
Started by
Gary Kotton
Completed by
Gary Kotton

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Gerrit topic: https://review.openstack.org/#q,topic:bp/vmware-expand-opaque-support,n,z

Addressed by: https://review.openstack.org/230425
    VMware: expand opaque network support

Addressed by: https://review.openstack.org/238208
    VMware: expand support for Opaque networks

Set to medium priority since this is a pain point for the vmware subteam as the Neutron NSXv3 plugin was released in Liberty. -- mriedem 20151104

Pending Patches
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Addressed by: https://review.openstack.org/165750
    VMware: expand support for Opaque networks

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