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Configuring OpenFlow ················································································································································ 1
Overview ············································································································································································ 1
Basic concepts ·························································································································································· 1
OpenFlow instance ·················································································································································· 4
Protocols and standards ·········································································································································· 5
OpenFlow configuration task list ····································································································································· 5
Configuring OpenFlow instances ···································································································································· 6
Creating an OpenFlow instance ····························································································································· 6
Configuring the OpenFlow instance scope ··········································································································· 6
Configuring flow table IDs······································································································································· 7
Setting the connection mode for an OpenFlow instance to establish connections to controllers ···················· 7
Setting the maximum number of flow entries ········································································································· 8
Configuring inband management VLANs ·············································································································· 8
Forbidding an OpenFlow instance to report the specified types of ports to controllers ··································· 8
Configuring the default action of table-miss flow entries ····················································································· 9
Configuring the datapath ID for an OpenFlow instance ······················································································ 9
Activating or reactivating an OpenFlow instance ································································································ 9
Configuring controllers for an OpenFlow switch ········································································································ 10
Configuring controllers and main connections··································································································· 10
Setting the connection interruption mode ··········································································································· 10
Setting OpenFlow timers ··············································································································································· 11
Configuring OpenFlow to support dynamic MAC addresses ··················································································· 11
Displaying and maintaining OpenFlow ······················································································································· 12
OpenFlow configuration example ································································································································ 12
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 12
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 12
Verifying the configuration ··································································································································· 13
Index ··········································································································································································· 14
