HP VAN SDN Controller Administrator Guide v3

Contents
1 Introduction...............................................................................................7
1.1 Supported Switches and OpenFlow Compatibility ...................................................................8
1.1.1 OpenFlow requirements.................................................................................................8
1.1.2 IPv6 Traffic..................................................................................................................8
2 SDN Controller Console..............................................................................9
2.1 Start the SDN Graphical User Interface..................................................................................9
2.1.1 SDN User Window Features .........................................................................................9
2.1.2 Resize Column Widths................................................................................................10
2.2 Alerts..............................................................................................................................11
2.2.1 Refresh the Alert Listing ..............................................................................................12
2.2.2 Change the Display and Alert Listing Order .................................................................12
2.2.3 Acknowledge Alerts ..................................................................................................12
2.2.4 Use the Alert Popup Window To Examine the Top Ten Active Alerts .................................13
2.2.5 Managing the Alert Policy .........................................................................................14
2.2.5.1 Configure the Alert Age-Out Policy ......................................................................14
2.3 Application Manager .......................................................................................................15
2.3.1 Using the Application Manager...................................................................................16
2.3.1.1 Adding an application or upgrading and activating an application...........................16
2.3.1.2 Uninstalling an Application .................................................................................17
2.3.2 Using the Application Manager in a Teamed Environment .............................................18
2.3.3 Summary of Built-In Network Services .........................................................................18
2.3.4 Application requirements, required and optional attributes, and Zip file content criteria......23
2.3.4.1 Application requirements ....................................................................................23
2.4 Configurations .................................................................................................................25
2.4.1 Component configuration ...........................................................................................26
2.4.2 View or modify a Component Configuration ................................................................27
2.4.3 Configuration Component Summaries .........................................................................27
2.4.3.1 Controller Metering Framework............................................................................28
2.5 Audit Log ........................................................................................................................29
2.5.1 Manage the Audit Log Display ...................................................................................30
2.5.2 Setting Audit Log Policy .............................................................................................30
2.5.3 Archiving Audit Log Data Outside of the Controller .......................................................31
2.6 Licenses...........................................................................................................................31
2.7 Support Logs ...................................................................................................................32
2.7.1 Configure the Support Log for Queue Size ....................................................................32
2.7.2 Log Message Levels ..................................................................................................33
2.7.3 Multiple Support Logs ................................................................................................33
2.7.4 Export the Support Logs .............................................................................................33
2.8 OpenFlow Monitor ...........................................................................................................34
2.8.1 Discover Changes in the Topology ..............................................................................35
2.8.2 View Information for a Specific Device ........................................................................35
2.8.2.1 Summary View .................................................................................................36
2.8.2.2 Ports View .......................................................................................................36
2.8.2.3 Flows View ......................................................................................................36
2.9 OpenFlow Topology..........................................................................................................37
2.9.1 Display the Topology Viewer ......................................................................................38
2.9.1.1 Configure the topology display ............................................................................39
2.9.1.2 View the Shortest Path Between Two Nodes ...........................................................41
2.9.1.3 Identify Flow Details and Flow Options..................................................................42
2.10 OpenFlow Trace .............................................................................................................43
2.10.1 Starting, Stopping, or Clearing OpenFlow Trace ..........................................................43
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