[RFE] Add F5 plugin driver to neutron-lbaas

[Jeffrey Longstaff]

This is an RFE for adding a plugin driver to neturon-lbaas to support F5 Networks appliances. Our intent is to provide an LBaaSv2 driver that fully supports the LBaaS v2 design, and will be similar to other vendor implementations that are already part of neutron-lbaas (e.g. A10 Networks, Brocade, Kemp Technologies, etc.). In doing so, F5 Networks hopes to expand the use of OpenStack for load balancing services, and to provide a migration path to LBaaSv2 for customers currently using LBaaSv1.

Note: by mistake we already created a blueprint request, https://blueprints.launchpad.net/neutron/+spec/f5-lbaasv2-driver, but understand that this RFE needs to be discussed and accepted first.

[Doug Wiegley (dougwig)]

Prior process for lbaas drivers was just a wishlist bug and submit code. Armando, have we changed that at all?

[Doug Wiegley (dougwig)]

Not sure how I managed to assign and unassign in one shot, but let's try that again...

[Armando Migliaccio (armando-migliaccio)]

Status update:

http://eavesdrop.openstack.org/meetings/neutron_drivers/2016/neutron_drivers.2016-02-11-22.00.log.html#l-260

[Armando Migliaccio (armando-migliaccio)]

Assumed the design guidelines dictated by the neutron-lbaas team are followed during the contribution, this should be good to go.

[OpenStack Infra (hudson-openstack)]

Fix proposed to branch: master
Review: https://review.openstack.org/279836

[OpenStack Infra (hudson-openstack)]

Change abandoned by Doug Wiegley (<email address hidden>) on branch: master
Review: https://review.openstack.org/279836
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[OpenStack Infra (hudson-openstack)]

Change abandoned by Armando Migliaccio (<email address hidden>) on branch: master
Review: https://review.openstack.org/279836
Reason: This review is > 4 weeks without comment, and failed Jenkins the last time it was checked. We are abandoning this for now. Feel free to reactivate the review by pressing the restore button and leaving a 'recheck' comment to get fresh test results.

[Armando Migliaccio (armando-migliaccio)]

If still interested, please restore.

[OpenStack Infra (hudson-openstack)]

Change abandoned by Armando Migliaccio (<email address hidden>) on branch: master
Review: https://review.openstack.org/279836
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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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