Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of HowTo/UseOpenFlowHWSwitchesIG
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v4 v5 52 52 === 2a. Configure the Controller for the Hardware Switch: Useful Tips === 53 53 ==== Which port is connected to which host ==== 54 Run the learning pox controller with debug on ''(--verbose)'' (use the command from the OVS tutorial) and start a ping from host1 to host2 and host3. Notice that the printout of pox will have lines like:55 {{{56 DEBUG:forwarding.l2_learning:installing flow for 02:b4:88:6d:83:f7.1 -> 02:36:8d:c2:b0:14.857 }}}58 54 59 T he format after `for` and `->` is <MAC>.<PORT> so this way you know which port is connected to which host. To figure out the name for each port then it is simply `A<PORT>` so if host 1 is out of port 8, then the name is `A8`.55 To learn about the ports on which the Hosts are connected to the HW Switch, you need to run the Controller and execute a curl command. 60 56 61 ==== Configuration files of controllers ==== 62 For the proxy and the port_forwarding controllers you will need to modify the config files (port_forward.config, proxy.config) to use the appropriate IP dataplane IP addresses of your hosts to correctly configure your controllers. 57 === 2b. Run your controller. === 63 58 64 Next run your controller. 59 To get started with the Tutorial, follow the steps listed on the page [wiki:GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/OpenFlowOVS-Floodlight/Execute Running the Floodlight Controller]