H3C Technologies H3C S6800 Series Switches User Manual

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Passive SSL connection—The device accepts the SSL connection from the controller.

Active TCP connection—The device initiates a TCP connection to the controller.

Passive TCP connection—The device accepts the TCP connection from the controller.

NOTE:

You must specify the same key file, certificate file, and CA certificate file for all active and passive SSL
connection.

Establishing an active SSL connection to a controller

Step Command Remarks

1.

Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2.

Specify a key file for SSL.

ovsdb server private-key key-filename

By default, no key file is
specified.

3.

Specify a certificate file for
SSL.

ovsdb server certificate cert-filename

By default, no certificate file is
specified.

4.

Specify a CA certificate
file for SSL.

ovsdb server ca-certificate ca-filename
[ bootstrap ]

By default, no CA certificate file
is specified.

5.

Establish an active SSL

connection to a controller.

ovsdb server ssl ipv4-address port
port-number

By default, the device does not
have active OVSDB SSL

connections.
You can establish active
OVSDB SSL connections to a

maximum of eight controllers.

Listening for SSL connection requests from controllers

Step Command

Remarks

1.

Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2.

Specify a key file for SSL.

ovsdb server private-key key-filename

By default, no key file is
specified.

3.

Specify a certificate file for
SSL.

ovsdb server certificate cert-filename

By default, no certificate file is
specified.

4.

Specify a CA certificate file for
SSL.

ovsdb server ca-certificate
ca-filename [ bootstrap ]

By default, no CA certificate file
is specified.

5.

Enable the device to listen for

SSL connection requests.

ovsdb server pssl port [ port-number ]

By default, the device does not
listen for SSL connection
requests.
You can specify only one port to
listen for OVSDB SSL

connection requests.

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