diff --git a/doc/source/guides/neutron.rst b/doc/source/guides/neutron.rst index 4406aa04e9..d7fd2fb6ba 100644 --- a/doc/source/guides/neutron.rst +++ b/doc/source/guides/neutron.rst @@ -19,6 +19,18 @@ physical interface can be used to transmit tenant network traffic, the OpenStack API traffic, and management traffic. +.. warning:: + + When using a single interface networking setup, there will be a + temporary network outage as your IP address is moved from the + physical NIC of your machine, to the OVS bridge. If you are SSH'd + into the machine from another computer, there is a risk of being + disconnected from your ssh session (due to arp cache + invalidation), which would stop the stack.sh or leave it in an + unfinished state. In these cases, start stack.sh inside its own + screen session so it can continue to run. + + Physical Network Setup ----------------------