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Viewing the flow entry history
Perform this task to view the history information of a flow entry. The following events are recorded in the
history of a flow entry:
•
The flow entry is automatically deleted due to expiration.
•
An IMC operator or controller deletes the flow entry.
To view the history of a flow entry:
1.
Access the flow entry list page.
2.
In the flow entry list, click History.
OF entry history list contents
{
Table ID—ID of the flow table to which the flow entry belongs.
{
Match Field—Match fields of the flow entry. For more information about match fields, see
"
{
Priority—Matching precedence of the flow entry. A flow entry with a higher priority matches
first.
{
Hard Timeout—Lifetime of the flow entry after it is added to a flow table. When the hard timeout
expires, the flow entry is automatically deleted.
{
Idle Timeout—The maximum idle time of the flow entry. If the flow entry matches no packet
within the idle timeout, the flow entry is automatically deleted.
{
DPID—DPID of the OpenFlow instance to which the flow entry belongs. A DPID uniquely
identifies an OpenFlow instance.
{
Creation Time—Time when the flow entry is created.
{
Clearing Time—Time when the flow entry is deleted.
{
Deleted By—If the flow entry is deleted by an operator in IMC, the operator name is displayed.
Otherwise this field is Null.
{
Details—Click the Details icon
to view detailed information about the flow entry. For more
information about flow entry details, see "
Managing groups
The ability for a flow entry to point to a group enables OpenFlow devices to apply additional forwarding
methods. A group table consists of group entries. An OpenFlow switch can have only one group
table.
shows the components of a group entry.
Figure 24 Group entry components
For more information about the group entry components, referenced in
, see version 1.3.1 of the
Open Networking Foundation "OpenFlow Switch Specification" located at: