Creating OpenStack (Horizon) connector

With FortiManager, you can create a fabric connector for Horizon (OpenStack), and then import address names from Horizon (OpenStack) to automatically create dynamic objects that you can use in policies. When you install the policies to one or more FortiGate units, FortiGate uses the information to communicate with Horizon (OpenStack) and dynamically populate the objects with IP addresses.

When you create a fabric connector for Horizon (OpenStack), you are specifying how FortiGate can communicate with Horizon (OpenStack).

Requirements:

• FortiGate is managed by FortiManager.
• The managed FortiGate unit is configured to work with Horizon (OpenStack).

To create a fabric connector object for Horizon (OpenStack):

1. Go to Fabric View > External Connectors, and click Create New. The Create New Fabric Connector wizard is displayed.
2. Under Private SDN, select OpenStack. The OpenStack (Horizon) screen is displayed.

   

3. Configure the following options, and click OK:

   Type	Displays OpenStack (Horizon).
   Name	Type a name for the fabric connector object.
   Status	Toggle On to enable the fabric connector object. Toggle OFF to disable the fabric connector object.
   Update Interval (s)	Select one of the following options: Click Use Default to use the default interval. Click Specify and specify the interval.
   Server	Type the IP address for the server.
   User Name	Type the OpenStack Connector administrator user name.
   Password	Type the OpenStack Connector administrator password.
   Domain	Type the OpenStack Connector Domain.

4. Click OK to save the connector.

To complete the fabric connector setup:

1. Import address names or manually create the dynamic firewall address for the SDN connector. See Importing address names to fabric connectors and Configuring dynamic firewall addresses for fabric connectors.
2. In the policy package in which you will be creating the new policy, create a firewall policy and include the dynamic firewall address objects for the SDN connector. See Create a new firewall policy.
3. Install the policy package to FortiGate. See Install a policy package.

   FortiGate communicates with the SDN to dynamically populate the firewall address objects with IP addresses.