vpp

cc_vpp

This is simple standalone Docker Plugin implementation to demonstrate Clear Containers with VPP.

For more details about Clear Containers https://github.com/01org/cc-oci-runtime https://clearlinux.org/clear-containers

For more information about VPP https://wiki.fd.io/view/VPP

The docker plugin is used to create the VPP vhost-user interface which is attached to the clear container. Example below assumes you are using a Clear Container which has VPP enabling. This can be found at https://github.com/01org/cc-oci-runtime/tree/networking/vhost-user-poc

How to use this plugin

1. Build this plugin.

    go build
   

2. Ensure that your plugin is discoverable https://docs.docker.com/engine/extend/plugin_api/#/plugin-discovery

    sudo cp vpp.json /etc/docker/plugins/
   

3. Start the plugin

    sudo ./vpp &
   

   Note: Enable password less sudo to ensure the plugin will run in the background without prompting.

4. Try VPP with Clear Containers

    #Cleanup any old VPP interfaces
    sudo service vpp stop
    sudo service vpp start
   
    #Create the VPP container network using the custom VPP docker driver
    sudo docker network create -d=vpp --ipam-driver=vpp --subnet=192.168.1.0/24 --gateway=192.168.1.1 vpp_net
   
    #Create docker containers, testing their connecivity over L2-bridge:
    sudo docker run --net=vpp_net --ip=192.168.1.2 --mac-address=CA:FE:CA:FE:01:02 --name "hasvpp1" -itd debian bash
    sudo docker run --net=vpp_net --ip=192.168.1.3 --mac-address=CA:FE:CA:FE:01:03 --name "hasvpp2" -it debian bash -c "ip a; ip route; ping 192.168.1.2"
   
    #Cleanup
    sudo docker kill `sudo docker ps --no-trunc -aq` ; sudo docker rm `sudo docker ps --no-trunc -aq`
    sudo docker network rm vpp_net
    sudo service vpp stop
    sudo service vpp start