How to implement TAPaaS for scalable, on-demand traffic mirroring in Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift, which is essential for security and observability.

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TAP-as-a-Service (TAPaaS) enables scalable, tenant-isolated port mirroring within Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift. It integrates with the ML2-OVN plugin to mirror network traffic from Neutron ports to remote destinations using GRE or ERSPAN tunneling protocols. The post covers the architecture (OVN NB/SB databases and OVN controller), how to enable TAPaaS by configuring Neutron service plugins in the OpenStackControlPlane CR, and how to create a remote port mirror via CLI. Use cases include security monitoring, IDS/IPS integration, compliance auditing, and lawful intercept.

Deploy TAP-as-a-Service in OpenStack Services on OpenShift