Can I Create Tap-as-a-Service(TaaS)?

Problem

Is it possible to deploy a VM with Tap as a Service (TaaS) enabled for port mirroring of the tenant networks?

Environment

• Platform9 Managed OpenStack - All Versions

• Neutron

Answer

The support for the TaaS plugin is currently not available in Platform9 Managed OpenStack (PMO).

Additional Information

• As per the upstream installation guide of Tap as a Service, the tests are conducted on DevStack running on Ubuntu 12.04 and 14.04.

• Tap-as-a-Service is a project to introduce the functionality of port mirroring in OpenStack Neutron provisioned networks

• Port mirroring involves sending a copy of packets entering and/or leaving one port to another port, which is usually different from the original destinations of the packets being mirrored