Installation Guide
Contents
1 Getting Started..........................................................................................5
1.1 Controller authentication.......................................................................................................5
1.2 Controller Licensing.............................................................................................................5
1.3 Before installing the controller...............................................................................................5
1.4 Downloading the controller software......................................................................................7
1.5 Next steps..........................................................................................................................8
2 Installing a new controller with a local Keystone server....................................9
2.1 Installing the Keystone server.................................................................................................9
2.2 Unpacking the controller software.......................................................................................10
2.3 Installing and verifying the controller...................................................................................10
2.4 Configuring a user on a local Keystone server......................................................................11
3 Upgrading the controller from version 2.3 to version 2.4................................12
4 Using the controller with a remote Keystone server........................................13
4.1 Setting the provider type to UUID on the remote Keystone server..............................................13
4.2 Unpacking the controller software on your local machine.......................................................14
4.3 Installing and verifying the controller on your local machine...................................................14
4.4 Configuring the controller on a local machine to operate with a remote Keystone server.............15
5 Verifying the NTP configuration..................................................................16
6 Operating the HP VAN SDN Controller.......................................................17
6.1 Access a controller interface...............................................................................................17
6.1.1 Using the controller console UI.....................................................................................17
6.2 Changing a user password................................................................................................18
6.3 Obtaining a software license..............................................................................................19
6.4 Related documentation......................................................................................................19
7 Uninstalling the controller and the Keystone server........................................20
7.1 Uninstalling the controller....................................................................................................20
7.2 Uninstalling the Keystone server..........................................................................................20
8 Troubleshooting........................................................................................21
8.1 The SDN Controller service (SDNC) failed to start.................................................................21
8.1.1 Problem description....................................................................................................21
8.1.2 Solution....................................................................................................................21
8.2 Port 35357 being used by non-Keystone processes................................................................21
8.2.1 Problem description...................................................................................................21
8.2.2 Solution...................................................................................................................21
8.3 Controller installation failed................................................................................................22
8.3.1 Problem description...................................................................................................22
8.3.2 Solution...................................................................................................................22
8.4 Install verification command shows incorrect output...............................................................22
8.4.1 Problem description...................................................................................................22
8.4.2 Solution...................................................................................................................22
8.5 Error message indicating the controller installation failed due to web proxy settings...................22
8.5.1 Problem description...................................................................................................22
8.5.2 Solution...................................................................................................................22
8.6 Local Keystone server installation failure...............................................................................23
8.6.1 Problem description...................................................................................................23
8.6.2 Solution...................................................................................................................23
8.7 NTP not operating............................................................................................................23
8.7.1 Problem description....................................................................................................23
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