Advanced vRouter DPDK Mode Configurations

In addition to the standard NIC configuration, the vRouter dpdk mode supports the following modes:

• standard
• vlan
• bond
• bond + vlan

The snippets below only shows the relevant section of the NIC configuation.

Network envrionment configuration

Enable the number of hugepages.

parameter_defaults:
  ContrailDpdkHugepages1GB: 10

NIC template configurations

Standard

- type: contrail_vrouter_dpdk
  name: vhost0
  use_dhcp: false
  driver: uio_pci_generic
  cpu_list: 0x01
  members:
    -
      type: interface
      name: nic2
      use_dhcp: false
  addresses:
  - ip_netmask:
      get_param: TenantIpSubnet

VLAN

           - type: contrail_vrouter_dpdk
             name: vhost0
             use_dhcp: false
             driver: uio_pci_generic
             cpu_list: 0x01
             vlan_id:
               get_param: TenantNetworkVlanID
             members:
               -
                 type: interface
                 name: nic2
                 use_dhcp: false
             addresses:
             - ip_netmask:
                 get_param: TenantIpSubnet

Bond

           - type: contrail_vrouter_dpdk
             name: vhost0
             use_dhcp: false
             driver: uio_pci_generic
             cpu_list: 0x01
             bond_mode: 4
             bond_policy: layer2+3
             members:
               -
                 type: interface
                 name: nic2
                 use_dhcp: false
               -
                 type: interface
                 name: nic3
                 use_dhcp: false
             addresses:
             - ip_netmask:
                 get_param: TenantIpSubnet

Bond + VLAN

           - type: contrail_vrouter_dpdk
             name: vhost0
             use_dhcp: false
             driver: uio_pci_generic
             cpu_list: 0x01
             vlan_id:
               get_param: TenantNetworkVlanID
             bond_mode: 4
             bond_policy: layer2+3
             members:
               -
                 type: interface
                 name: nic2
                 use_dhcp: false
               -
                 type: interface
                 name: nic3
                 use_dhcp: false
             addresses:
             - ip_netmask:
                 get_param: TenantIpSubnet