HP VAN SDN Controller Administrator Guide v3

5 Hybrid mode for controlling packet-forwarding.............................................75
5.1 Overview.........................................................................................................................75
5.2 Viewing and changing the hybrid mode configuration...........................................................75
5.3 Coordinating controller hybrid mode and OpenFlow switch settings.........................................77
5.3.1 Supporting hybrid mode on ProVision OpenFlow switches...............................................77
5.3.2 Configuring controller settings to support hybrid mode...................................................77
5.4 Controller packet forwarding operation................................................................................80
5.4.1 Hybrid mode disabled...............................................................................................80
5.4.2 Hybrid mode enabled...............................................................................................81
5.4.3 Further Information....................................................................................................81
6 Team Configuration .................................................................................82
6.1 Controller Team Operation ................................................................................................82
6.1.1 Team Management ....................................................................................................82
6.1.2 Team Operating Requirements ....................................................................................82
6.2 Configuring a Controller Team ...........................................................................................82
6.2.1 Configuration Prerequisites..........................................................................................82
6.2.2 Configuration Steps ..................................................................................................83
6.2.3 Configuration Example ..............................................................................................84
6.3 Display Team Configuration ..............................................................................................85
6.4 Disband a Team ..............................................................................................................86
6.5 Controller Fault Tolerance ..................................................................................................87
6.6 Error Messages for Team Configuration ..............................................................................87
6.6.1 Team Alias Note.......................................................................................................88
6.6.1.1 To Set the Alias ..................................................................................................88
6.6.1.2 To Remove the Alias ...........................................................................................88
7 Region Configuration ...............................................................................89
7.1 Overview..........................................................................................................................89
7.1.1 Failover ....................................................................................................................89
7.1.2 Failback ...................................................................................................................89
7.2 Create a Region................................................................................................................90
7.3 Get the Region UID ..........................................................................................................90
7.4 Update a Region ..............................................................................................................91
7.5 Refresh a Region ..............................................................................................................92
7.6 Delete a Region................................................................................................................92
8 Backup/Restore .......................................................................................93
8.1 Back-Up a Controller .........................................................................................................93
8.1.1 Backup Operation .....................................................................................................93
8.1.2 To Back Up a Controller .............................................................................................94
8.1.3 Download a Backup From the Controller to Another Location ..........................................95
8.1.4 Recommended Backup Practices .................................................................................95
8.2 Restore a Controller from a Backup ....................................................................................96
8.2.1 Restore Operation .....................................................................................................96
8.2.2 System Restore Requirements ......................................................................................96
8.2.3 To Restore a Controller from a Backup..........................................................................96
8.3 Distributed (Team) Backup and Restore ...............................................................................99
8.4 Backup and Restore the Keystone Configuration and Database...............................................99
9 Troubleshooting......................................................................................100
9.1 Host location not learned by controller...............................................................................100
9.2 Unexpected network or service problem.............................................................................100
9.3 Application management exceptions.................................................................................101
9.4 Notes on measuring flows (packets) per second..................................................................102
9.5 Application management error conditions..........................................................................103
9.6 Path Diagnostic application via REST command line API ......................................................103
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