Neutron LBaaS v2 driver for Citrix NetScaler appliances

https://blueprints.launchpad.net/neutron/+spec/netscaler-lbaas-v2-driver

Neutron LBaaS v2 driver for Citrix NetScaler appliances.

Problem Description

Enable NetScaler appliances to be LBaaS backends.

Proposed Change

The driver will implement the LBaaS v2 driver interface, as a shim to a middle ware NetScaler Control Center, ultimately configuring LB in NetScaler appliances. This implementation will be similar to the current v1 driver.

This driver will include TLS and L7 functionality included in LBaaS v2.

Data Model Impact

None

REST API Impact

None

Security Impact

Driver communicates with infrastructure hardware via https.

Notifications Impact

None

Other End User Impact

None

Performance Impact

None

IPv6 Impact

Will support ipv6 at the same level as neutron lbaas.

Other Deployer Impact

NetScaler Control Center virtual appliance must be deployed prior to using this driver.

Developer Impact

None

Community Impact

None

Alternatives

N/A

Implementation

Assignee(s)

Primary assignee:

https://launchpad.net/~vijay-venkatachalam

Work Items

  • Driver shim

  • Unit tests for shim

  • 3rd-party CI

Dependencies

  • LBaaS v2

Testing

Tempest Tests

Third-party CI will run existing LB tempest tests with NetScaler Control Center as middleware and NetScaler VPX appliances as backends.

Functional Tests

Third-party CI will run existing LB functional tests with NetScaler Control Center as middleware and NetScaler VPX appliances as backends.

API Tests

Third-party CI will run existing LBaaS API tests with NetScaler Control Center as middleware and NetScaler VPX appliances as backends.

Documentation Impact

User Documentation

None

Developer Documentation

None

References