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Configuring OpenFlow ················································································································································ 2
Overview ············································································································································································ 2
Basic concepts ·························································································································································· 2
OpenFlow instance ·················································································································································· 5
Protocols and standards ·········································································································································· 6
OpenFlow configuration task list ····································································································································· 6
Configuring OpenFlow instances ···································································································································· 7
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ·············································································································· 7
Creating an OpenFlow instance ····························································································································· 7
Associating an OpenFlow instance with VLANs ··································································································· 7
Configuring flow table IDs······································································································································· 8
Setting the connection mode for an OpenFlow instance to establish connections to controllers ···················· 8
Configuring the maximum number of flow entries ································································································ 9
Configuring in-band management VLANs ············································································································· 9
Disabling MAC address learning in the VLANs associated with an OpenFlow instance ····························· 10
Configuring the datapath ID for an OpenFlow instance ··················································································· 10
Activating or reactivating an OpenFlow instance ····························································································· 10
Configuring controllers for an OpenFlow switch ········································································································ 11
Configuring controllers and main connections··································································································· 11
Setting the connection interruption mode ··········································································································· 11
Setting OpenFlow timers ··············································································································································· 12
Configuring OpenFlow to support dynamic MAC addresses ··················································································· 12
Displaying and maintaining OpenFlow ······················································································································· 12
OpenFlow configuration example ································································································································ 13
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 13
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 13
Verifying the configuration ··································································································································· 14
Index ··········································································································································································· 15
