Installation Guide

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grep -i hp
[root@ovs-2 ~]#
4. Ensure that the xenmon to OVS socket is up:
[root@ovs-2 ~]# netstat -na | grep vm
unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 12972 /var/run/
openvswitch/vm-events.ctl
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 59425 /var/run/
openvswitch/vm-events.ctl
[root@ovs-2 ~]#
Running and Configuring VRS
The HP startup script takes care of starting all the components as well as the basic configuration
of VRS, which is primarily the assignment of OpenFlow controller(s) to that bridge.
One mandatory basic configuration task is manual—specifying active and standby controllers.
There are two methods of doing this:
• Editing the configuration file loaded by the OpenvSwitch script when it starts
• Running the CLI command ovs‐vsctladd‐controller
The preferred method is the first, i.e., editing the configuration file. Specify the controllers by
means of IP addresses in dotted decimal notation (see Specifying the Active and Standby HP
VSCs).
Specifying the Active and Standby HP VSCs
Active Contoller:
• ovs-vsctl add-controller xapi0 ctrl1 tcp:172.1.1.1:6633
• ovs-vsctl set c ctrl1 config_role=master
Standby Controller:
• ovs-vsctl add-controller xapi0 ctrl2 tcp:172.2.1.2:6633
• ovs-vsctl set c ctrl2 config_role=slave