topology-docker 1.8.2
Docker based Platform Engine plugin for the Network Topology Framework.
Keywords: topology_docker

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Topology Docker
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Topology Docker its a plugin (called a Platform Engine) for the Topology
Framework that allows to build a topology using Docker containers.


Documentation
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    https://topology-docker.readthedocs.io/


Changelog
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1.8.0
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**Changes**

- Allow platform to receive options, so it is compatible with the new Topology
  1.10.0 "options" feature. [David Diaz]


1.7.0
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- Release changelog lost in time.


1.6.0
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**New**

- A *dockerfile* for a test host container has been added. The purpose of this
  container is to serve as a general purpose test host, which includes by
  default several tools (iperf, tcpdump, for example) that are useful for test
  case execution.
- Fixing default host image in ``ubuntu:14.04``. The default image for hosts
  used to be ``ubuntu:latest`` but since the actual image to which this points
  to can change, it could introduce issues for test cases that were developed
  under the assumption that the pointed-to image included the necessary tools
  for the test case.
- Logging the image and container data. Image name, id, creation date, etc. are
  now logged automatically for every container.
- Docker nodes now mount their ``/tmp`` directory under the host ``/tmp``. The
  mount path of this directory under the host ``/tmp`` is defined using the
  container ``id``.
- A new test that checks the proper functionality of host routes has been
  added. This is a functional test in which 2 hosts ping each other.

**Changes**

- Documentation for ``image`` attribute has been improved. This attribute was a
  source of confusion since it was not explicitly documented that the ``TAG``
  column needed to be included in the ``image`` value.

**Fixes**

- Nodes which fail to start are now not considered for rollback. Also, this
  rollback process is now a *best effort* since it just tries to stop nodes. If
  one of these nodes fails to stop, this will be logged and the process will
  continue.

1.5.0
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**Changes**

The only change in this version is the transference of all specialized support
nodes previously included with this platform engine into their own repositories.
This change seeks to improve maintainability of the platform engine, separation
of the support nodes issues, requirements and enhancements from those of the
platform and, finally, endorse shared ownership of the nodes.

The new home for those support nodes are:

:OpenSwitch support node:
 https://github.com/HPENetworking/topology_docker_openswitch

:Open vSwitch support node:
 https://github.com/HPENetworking/topology_docker_openvswitch

:P4Switch support node:
 https://github.com/HPENetworking/topology_docker_p4switch

:Ryu Controller support node:
 https://github.com/HPENetworking/topology_docker_ryu


1.4.0
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**New**

- The ``binds`` attribute can now be injected and extended by users. If you
  require to add a new bind directory to a node you may now specify the
  attribute ``binds`` (and thus, also use attribute injection) separating the
  pair of binded directories with a ``;``. For example::

      /host/a:/container/a;/host/b:/container/b

- OpenSwitch support node will now notify the container when the setup of the
  interfaces is done. This fixes many potential race conditions on container
  initialization. To be able to use this new feature an OpenSwitch image of a
  date greater than March 4 2016 is required.

**Changes**

- Set ``topology`` minimal version to ``1.5.0``.
- Internal ``docker exec`` shell layer migrated to Topology's new shell API,
  available since 1.4.0 and improved in 1.5.0.

**Fixes**

- OpenSwitch support node will now ignore the ``bonding_masters`` interface
  when creating setting up the ports.
- Fixed a race condition in OpenSwitch support node caused by a slower than
  normal db schema setup in ovsdb. This race conditions caused an ``IndexError``
  when setting up the image, causing the topology build to rollback.

1.3.0
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**Changes**

- Node's/Container's hostname can now be set using the ``hostname`` attribute
  in the SZN description. OpenSwitch will always enforce the ``switch``
  hostname for all nodes of this type.
- Docker-py's will now use the server's API version, instead of the latest.
  With this it will no longer required to update the Docker daemon to run
  topology tests.
- Set ``topology`` minimal version to ``1.2.0``.

1.2.0
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**Changes**

- Refactored node loading logic to use ``topology.platforms.utils.NodeLoader``
  instead.

1.1.0
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**New**

- Added Dockerfiles for Ryu and P4.

**Changes**

- The Open vSwitch node will now check that the ``openvswitch`` kernel module
  is loaded. It is supposed to work in user space, but we discovered many race
  conditions without the kernel module.
  Check the documentation of the ``openvswitch`` node for more information.

**Fixes**

- Improved openswitch's vtysh prompt regular expression to avoid false
  positives matches.
- Fixed a bug on shell management that caused the echo of the command to be
  included in the output, and thus interpreted as failed.

1.0.0
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- Initial public release.


License
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