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script to connect docker container with OpenFlow enabled OVS switches
#!/bin/sh
# Shell script to connect docker container with OpenFlow enabled OVS switches
#
# Inspired from http://ewen.mcneill.gen.nz/blog/entry/2014-10-07-ryu-and-openvswitch-on-docker/
# and http://ewen.mcneill.gen.nz/blog/media/docker-ovs/dockerovs
# Writen by Aman Mangal <[email protected]>, Jan 3, 2015
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
## Use cases
# ./dockerovs add-br <bridge> <CIDR>
# ./dockerovs del-br <bridge>
# ./dockerovs add-port <guest-id> <bridge> <IP> <gw>
# ./dockerovs cleanup
## give up on errors
set -e
## setup
PATH=/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin
export PATH
## add-br sub-command
add_bridge()
{
OVS_BRIDGE=$1
CIDR=$2
if [ -z "${OVS_BRIDGE}" -o -z "${CIDR}" ]; then
echo "usage: add-br <bridge> <CIDR>"
exit 1
fi
# delete the existing bridge if any
if (ifconfig | grep "${OVS_BRIDGE}" > /dev/null) ; then
ovs-vsctl del-br "${OVS_BRIDGE}"
fi
# Ensure the Open vSwitch exists, and will speak OpenFlow 1.0
ovs-vsctl --may-exist add-br "${OVS_BRIDGE}"
ovs-vsctl set bridge "${OVS_BRIDGE}" protocols=OpenFlow10
ip addr add "${CIDR}" dev "${OVS_BRIDGE}"
ip link set dev "${OVS_BRIDGE}" up
# Set controller if there is not one already
EXISTING_CONTROLLER=$(ovs-vsctl get-controller "${OVS_BRIDGE}")
if [ -z "${EXISTING_CONTROLLER}" ]; then
ovs-vsctl set-controller "${OVS_BRIDGE}" "tcp:127.0.0.1:6633"
fi
echo "new bridge named ${OVS_BRIDGE} with ip ${CIDR} added"
}
## delete bridge
delete_bridge()
{
OVS_BRIDGE=$1
if [ -z "${OVS_BRIDGE}" ]; then
echo "usage: del-br <bridge>"
exit 1
fi
ovs-vsctl --if-exists del-br "${OVS_BRIDGE}"
echo "successfully deleted ${OVS_BRIDGE}"
}
add_port()
{
GUEST_NAME=$1
OVS_BRIDGE=$2
IP4_ADDR=$3
IP4_GW=$4
# NULL Aargument check
if [ -z "${GUEST_NAME}" -o -z "${OVS_BRIDGE}" -o -z "${IP4_ADDR}" -o -z "${IP4_GW}" ]; then
echo "usage: add-port <guest-id> <bridge> <IP> <gw>"
exit 1
fi
# check if the bridge exists
if ! (ifconfig | grep "${OVS_BRIDGE}" > /dev/null) ; then
echo "Error: bridge ${OVS_BRIDGE} does not exists!"
exit 1
fi
# Find container mount point, so we can determine network namespace
GUEST_NAME=$(docker inspect ${GUEST_NAME} | grep Id | awk '{ print $2; }' | awk '{ print substr($1, 2, length($1)-3) }')
CGROUP_MOUNT=$(grep -w devices /proc/mounts | awk '{ print $2; }')
if [ -z "${CGROUP_MOUNT}" ]; then
echo "Error: could not auto-locate cgroup mount point" >&2
exit 1
fi
# Find our container path
CONTAINER=$(find "${CGROUP_MOUNT}" -name "${GUEST_NAME}*")
if [ -z "${CONTAINER}" ]; then
echo "Error: no container found matching ${GUEST_NAME}" >&2
exit 1
fi
# check if multiple containers
NUM_FOUND=$(echo "${CONTAINER}" | wc -l)
if [ ! "${NUM_FOUND}" -eq 1 ]; then
echo "Error: multiple containers found matching ${GUEST_NAME}" >&2
exit 1
fi
# Figure out the namespace PID
NSPID=$(head -n 1 "${CONTAINER}/tasks")
if [ -z "${NSPID}" ]; then
echo "Error: no tasks found in container ${GUEST_NAME}" >&2
exit 1
fi
# Prepare helper directory for "ip netns" support
mkdir -p /var/run/netns
rm -f "/var/run/netns/${NSPID}"
ln -s "/proc/${NSPID}/ns/net" "/var/run/netns/${NSPID}"
# Create link pair to connect between Open vSwitch and container
TEMP=$(od -An -N1 -i /dev/random | tr -d ' ')
HOST_IFNAME="vethp${TEMP}-${NSPID}"
GUEST_IFNAME="vethg${TEMP}-${NSPID}"
ip link add name "${HOST_IFNAME}" type veth peer name "${GUEST_IFNAME}"
ip link set "${HOST_IFNAME}" up
# Inject guest end of link into the container, as eth0
ip link set "${GUEST_IFNAME}" netns "${NSPID}"
ip netns exec "${NSPID}" ip link set dev "${GUEST_IFNAME}" name eth0
# Push the host end of the link into the Open vSwitch
ovs-vsctl add-port "${OVS_BRIDGE}" "${HOST_IFNAME}"
# Configure networking inside the container
ip netns exec "${NSPID}" ip link set eth0 up
ip netns exec "${NSPID}" ip addr add "${IP4_ADDR}" dev eth0
ip netns exec "${NSPID}" ip route add default via "${IP4_GW}"
echo "added port with ip ${IP4_ADDR} and gateway ${IP4_GW} for guest ${GUEST_NAME}"
}
clean_up()
{
find -L /var/run/netns -type l -delete
echo "cleaned up"
}
## parse arguments
case $1 in
add-br) add_bridge $2 $3
;;
del-br) delete_bridge $2
;;
add-port) add_port $2 $3 $4 $5
;;
cleanup) clean_up
;;
*) echo "usage: `basename ${0}` add-br|del-br|add-port|cleanup arguments"
exit 1
;;
esac
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