User guide

Contents
x OmniSwitch AOS Release 8 Switch Management Guide May 2014
OpenFlow Logical ................................................................................................10-26
OpenFlow Normal Mode ...............................................................................10-26
OpenFlow Hybrid (API) Mode .....................................................................10-26
Quick Steps to Configure OpenFlow Agent ...............................................................10-27
Chapter 11 Configuring Network Time Protocol (NTP) ........................................................11-1
In This Chapter ..............................................................................................................11-1
NTP Specifications ........................................................................................................11-2
NTP Defaults Table .......................................................................................................11-2
NTP Quick Steps ...........................................................................................................11-3
NTP Overview ..............................................................................................................11-5
Stratum ...................................................................................................................11-6
Using NTP in a Network ........................................................................................11-6
Authentication ........................................................................................................11-8
Configuring NTP ...........................................................................................................11-9
Configuring the OmniSwitch as a Client ...............................................................11-9
NTP Servers .........................................................................................................11-10
Using Authentication ............................................................................................11-12
Verifying NTP Configuration .....................................................................................11-13
Chapter 12 Managing Automatic Remote Configuration Download ...............................12-1
In This Chapter ..............................................................................................................12-1
Automatic Remote Configuration Specifications .........................................................12-2
Automatic Remote Configuration Defaults .................................................................12-3
Quick Steps for Automatic Remote Configuration .......................................................12-4
Overview .......................................................................................................................12-5
Basic Operation ......................................................................................................12-5
Network Components ......................................................................................12-6
Information Provided by DHCP Server ..........................................................12-6
Information Provided by Instruction File ........................................................12-6
File Servers and Download Process ................................................................12-7
LED Status .......................................................................................................12-7
Interaction With Other Features ....................................................................................12-8
UDP/DHCP Relay ...........................................................................................12-8
802.1Q .............................................................................................................12-8
LLDP ...............................................................................................................12-8
Dynamic Link Aggregation (LACP) ......................................................................12-8
Automatic Remote Configuration Download Process ..................................................12-9
Process Illustration ...............................................................................................12-10
Additional Process Notes .....................................................................................12-11
Download Component Files ........................................................................................12-12
Instruction File .....................................................................................................12-12
Instruction File Syntax ..................................................................................12-13
Instruction File Usage Guidelines .................................................................12-14