Deployment Guide

NOTE: All new OF instances are disabled by default. For existing OF instances, you must disable the OpenFlow instance

before you can configure it.

OPENFLOW INSTANCE mode

shutdown

3 Add a physical interface or VLAN to an OpenFlow instance.

INTERFACE mode

of-instance of-id

NOTE: For more information, refer to OpenFlow Interfaces

4 Specify the interface type for the OF instance.

OPENFLOW INSTANCE mode

interface-type {any|port|vlan}

NOTE: Dell Networking does not recommend selecting any for the interface-type unless both OF ports and OF

VLANs are required in a single instance. If you select any for the interface-type, the number of available ACL

flows is reduced by half (128 of 256 entries or 256 of 512 entries).

NOTE: Dell Networking does not recommend configuring global spanning-tree protocol (STP) instances on ports using

both legacy virtual local area networks (VLANs) and OF VLANs.

5 Specify the OF controller configuration used by OF to establish a connection.

OPENFLOW INSTANCE mode

controller {controller-id}{ip-address}[portport-number]tcp

6 (OPTIONAL) Configure the high-priority value for the OF - controller.

OPENFLOW INSTANCE mode

controller {controller-id} {ip-address} tcp high-priority

7 (OPTIONAL) Configure the timed interval (in seconds) that the OF instance waits after attempting to establish a connection with the

OF controller.

OPENFLOW INSTANCE mode

connect retry-interval interval

8 (OPTIONAL) Configure the controller to be a High Priority controller.

OPENFLOW INSTANCE mode

controller {controller–id} {ip–address} {tcp} [high-priority]

9 (OPTIONAL) Specify if flows installed by the controller should be interpreted by the switch for placement in L2 or L3 tables.

OPENFLOW INSTANCE mode

flow-map {l2|l3} enable

10 (OPTIONAL) Advertise all forwarding tables (ACL, L2, and L3) to the controller.

OPENFLOW INSTANCE mode

multiple-fwd-table enable

11 Enable the OF instance.

OPENFLOW INSTANCE mode

no shutdown

Configuring OpenFlow Instances