Changes between Version 18 and Version 19 of GpoLab/MyplcReferenceImplementation

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04/26/11 19:00:31 (13 years ago)

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chaos@bbn.com

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+== Configure Secondary Interfaces for Experimental Topology ==
+
+=== Description ===
+
+In order for experimenters to use a multisite MyPLC topology, e.g. one which is connected to the [wiki:NetworkCore OpenFlow network core], the MyPLC planetlab nodes must be configured with secondary interfaces whose IPs can communicate with each other.  This section documents a particular configuration, for the [wiki:HelloGENI] experimental setup.
+
+These steps will have limited relevance if you are not participating in a setup such as Hello GENI, and if you are not implementing the campus topology for experimenters described in [wiki:OpenFlow/CampusTopology].
+
+=== Variables ===
+
+Variables whose names start with `plnode_` are different for each participating planetlab node on your MyPLC.
+
+|| '''Variable''' || '''GPO Values''' || '''Description''' || '''Important Notes''' ||
+|| `<of_vlan>`    || 1750             || An !OpenFlow-controlled VLAN used to implement [wiki:OpenFlow/CampusTopology#Port-basedphysicalVLANtranslation Port-based physical VLAN translation] in your environment || ||
+|| `<plnode_fqdn>`  || ganel.gpolab.bbn.com || the FQDN of each planetlab node on your MyPLC || ||
+|| `<plnode_eth1_macaddr>`  || 00:1b:21:4b:3f:ad || the MAC address of the `eth1` dataplane interface on each planetlab node on your MyPLC || ||
+|| `<plnode_exp_lastoct>` || 51 || the last octet of the dataplane IP addresses assigned to this node, according to [wiki:HelloGENI] || ||
+
+=== Reference ===
+
+Follow the steps in this reference to install and configure the `plifconfig` tool for PLC configuration of secondary interfaces, then to use this tool to install VLAN-based subinterfaces on each node.
+
+ 1. Follow the steps in [wiki:GpoLab/MyplcNodeDataplaneInterfaces#SetUptheEnvironmentforVLANInterfaces] on the myplc and on each node to configure your environment to allow PLC to manage VLAN-based subinterfaces.
+
+ 2. Follow the steps in [wiki:GpoLab/MyplcNodeDataplaneInterfaces#SetuptheplifconfigTool] on the myplc to install the plifconfig utility.
+
+ 3. For each planetlab node in your environment, use plifconfig (on myplc) to configure the eth1 subinterface IPs:
+   A. Configure the base `eth1` interface:
+{{{
+sudo plifconfig add -n <plnode_fqdn> -i 0.0.0.0 -m 255.255.255.255 -d eth1 --mac <plnode_eth1_macaddr>
+}}}
+   B. Configure the VLAN subinterface on `eth1`:
+{{{
+sudo plifconfig add -n <plnode_fqdn> -i 0.0.0.0 -m 255.255.255.255 -d eth1 --vlan <of_vlan>
+}}}
+   C. Configure each of the 10 subinterface IPs which the Hello GENI topology uses:
+{{{
+for subnet in 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110; do
+sudo plifconfig add -n <plnode_fqdn> -i 10.42.$subnet.<plnode_exp_lastoct> -m 255.255.255.0 -d eth1 --vlan <of_vlan> --alias 42$subnet
+done
+}}}
+   D. Verify that the configuration looks correct on the myplc.  Here is sample output from a GPO lab node; yours should look similar, with the appropriate IPs and MAC addresses:
+{{{
+$ sudo plifconfig list -n ganel.gpolab.bbn.com
+
+Node: ganel.gpolab.bbn.com
+        IP:         0.0.0.0 HWaddr:                   Device: eth1.1750
+        IP:    10.42.101.51 HWaddr:                   Device: eth1.1750:42101
+        IP:         0.0.0.0 HWaddr: 00:1b:21:4b:3f:ad Device: eth1
+        IP:    10.42.102.51 HWaddr:                   Device: eth1.1750:42102
+        IP:     10.17.10.51 HWaddr:                   Device: eth1.1710
+        IP:    10.42.105.51 HWaddr:                   Device: eth1.1750:42105
+        IP:    10.42.110.51 HWaddr:                   Device: eth1.1750:42110
+        IP:    10.42.106.51 HWaddr:                   Device: eth1.1750:42106
+        IP:    10.42.104.51 HWaddr:                   Device: eth1.1750:42104
+        IP:    10.42.109.51 HWaddr:                   Device: eth1.1750:42109
+        IP:    10.42.108.51 HWaddr:                   Device: eth1.1750:42108
+        IP:    10.42.107.51 HWaddr:                   Device: eth1.1750:42107
+        IP:    10.42.103.51 HWaddr:                   Device: eth1.1750:42103
+}}}
+   E. Verify that ifconfig on the node itself reports that all of these interfaces are up, and have IPs assigned.
+
+
+
 == Install Static ARP Tables for Experimental Topology ==