[pve-devel] proxmox 2018 : add support for "virtual" network and network plugins ?

[Alexandre DERUMIER]

Hi everybody,

First, merry X-mas and happy new year to all proxmox team. 
(You have made a great job in 2017, a lot of polish and cleanup to current proxmox code !).


I looking for 2018, to add support for network plugins (like for storage), and "virtual networks".


By virtual network, I mean, to be able to define new kind of sdn networks or abstract of "vmbr+vlan"
for exapple

"customerA network"  -> which could be "vmbrX + vlan"
"customerB network"  -> which could be "ovs vmbrX + vxlan"
"customerC network"  -> which could be "ovs+dpdk"
"customerD network"  -> which could be "another kind of network (opencontrail vrouter, vpp, snabswitch, midonet ..."

also be able to defined network range, that user could use by network.

and a Custom Plugin directory , like for storage, where users could defined they own plugins.



Something like /etc/pve/networks.cfg (like storage.cfg, with network-plugins-options)


What do you think about it ?


Regards,

Alexandre