Deployment Guide

• OFPAT_OUTPUT to OFPP_NORMAL

• OFPAT_OUTPUT to OFPP_LOCAL

• FORWARD — Normal

• FORWARD — LOCAL

• FORWARD — Inport

• MODIFY FIELD — Strip VLAN header

• MODIFY FIELD — Modify IPv4 source address

• MODIFY FIELD — Modify IPv4 destination address

• MODIFY FIELD — Modify transport source port

• MODIFY FIELD — Modify transport destination port

• MAX_BYTES_TO_SEND

Limitations

• OFPAT_OUTPUT to OFPP_FLOOD and OFPP_ALL are supported on the S4810, S4820T, S6000, and

MXL switches. Support for these commands on the Z9000 was introduced in version 9.4(0.0).

• Multiple output ports are supported on S4810, S4820T, and MXL switches. Multiple output ports are

not supported on the Z9000 platform.

• The set/modify actions must precede the output ports actions. If you specify multiple output ports,

the switch cannot transmit different copies.

• You cannot specify individual output ports for ALL or FLOOD actions.

OpenFlow 1.3 Support

OpenFlow (OF) 1.3 [STD-1] is supported on the S4810, S4820T, S5000, S6000, Z9000, Z9500, and MXL

switches.

Dell Networking OS supports OpenFlow 1.3 message types. Although OpenFlow 1.3 is enabled, the

OpenFlow 1.0 functionality is also supported. Additionally, the group flow and multipart message types

features are supported. The multipart message types features replaces the statistics feature in OpenFlow

1.0 version.

Match Parameters and Supported Values

Using OpenFlow, you can transmit the switch’s ports and forwarding tables to the controller, allowing the

controller to configure forwarding entries on the switch. OpenFlow also allows the controller to insert

control packets through the switch and to redirect any missed flow packets from the switch to the

controller.

The flows in OpenFlow allow the switch to match based on the following parameters and values:

Table 3. Match Parameters and Supported Values

Match Parameter Supported Values

Ingress port NA

Ethernet source address MAC address (nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn format)

Ethernet destination address MAC address (nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn format)

Inner Ethertype All supported IEEE values