Changes between Version 75 and Version 76 of GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/OpenFlowOVS/DesignSetup

Timestamp:

09/19/15 11:16:09 (9 years ago)

Author:

nriga@bbn.com

Comment:

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GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/OpenFlowOVS/DesignSetup

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 === 2b. Point your switch to a controller ===
+{{{
+#!html
+<table id="Table_01" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+  <tr> 
+     <td> <img src="http://trac.gpolab.bbn.com/gcf/raw-attachment/wiki/Graphics/4NotesIcon_512x512.png" width="40" alt="Note">  </td>
+     <td>    <i>An OpenFlow switch will not forward any packet unless instructed by a controller. Basically the forwarding table is empty, until an external controller inserts forwarding rules. The OpenFlow controller communicates with the switch over the control network and it can be anywhere in the Internet as long as it is reachable by the OVS host. </i>
+ </td>
+   </tr>
+</table>
+
+}}}
 
  i. Login to your controller
  ii.  Find the control interface IP of your controller, use ''ifconfig'' and note down the IP address of `eth0`. 
-   An !OpenFlow switch will not forward any packet unless instructed by a controller. Basically the forwarding table is empty, until an external controller inserts forwarding rules. The !OpenFlow controller communicates with the switch over the control network and it can be anywhere in the Internet as long as it is reachable by the OVS host. 
  iii. In order to point our software !OpenFlow switch to the controller, in the ''ovs'' terminal window, run:
  {{{