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SDN Controller Test Version 1.4 Installation Guide Performance Benchmarking & Network Emulator Part Number: T / IG – PKTBLASTER-SDN-CTR-TEST-1.4 – 0117/2.0...
NTRODUCTION This guide provides the steps for installing PktBlaster SDN Controller Test. PktBlaster SDN Controller Test is available as Lite and Premium versions. Lite version is available with limited features for trials. Whereas Premium version is available with complete features enabled. These are available as pre-installed VM and Docker images and as a RPM package which can be installed in bare-metal commodity servers.
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OS, answers for questions 2 and 4 in CentOS7 FAQ (refer: https://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/CentOS7) can be referred to set IP address statically. 2.2. D OCKER EPLOYMENT 2.2.1. Pre-requisites 2.2.1.1. Platform Requirements i7 or above Memory 8 GB or above Disk Space 16 GB or above Copyright Veryx Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
PktBlaster SDN Controller Test Installation Guide 2.2.1.2. Software Requirements It is required to have Docker software installed in platform to run Docker image of PktBlaster SDN. Refer https://docs.docker.com/engine/getstarted/step_one/ for the procedure to download and install Docker software. 2.2.2. Run Docker Image Docker image of PktBlaster SDN is available in tarball.
$ export http_proxy=http://Your Proxy IP:port (E.g., export http_proxy=http://192.168.12.6:3128) To install MySQL: 1. Install yum package using the following command. # yum -y install yum-utils.noarch 2. Edit the /etc/yum.repos.d/mysql-community.repo file and add the following for your environment: Copyright Veryx Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
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PktBlaster SDN Controller Test Installation Guide # Enable to use MySQL 5.6 [mysql56-community] name=MySQL 5.6 Community Server baseurl=http://repo.mysql.com/yum/mysql-5.6- community/el/6/$basearch/ enabled=1 gpgcheck=0 3. Enable MySQL package repository using the following command. # yum-config-manager --enable mysql-community.repo 4. Install MySQL server and start it by executing the following commands in sequence.
# iptables -F # systemctl disable firewalld 2. Restart the server. # restart 2.3.2. Installation of PktBlaster-SDN Controller Test 1. Download the package PBSDN-1.4.4.0-1.el7.centos.x86_64.rpm and transfer to the server. 2. Install the package using the following command. # rpm -ivh PBSDN-1.4.4.0-1.el7.centos.x86_64.rpm...
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3. A CCESSING LASTER To start the GUI, at the client PC, open the browser and provide the IP address of the VM, Docker or the server in which PktBlaster installer package is installed. Refer User guides of Performance Emulation modules to configure the controller, create a traffic profile and execute performance and emulation tests.
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ICENSING NFORMATION PktBlaster SDN Controller Test has two types of licenses: Lite: Available freely with limited features. By default, this type of license will be active for 30 days, but it can be extended based on request. To extend Lite license, e-mail to sales@veryxtech.com.
Online License Activation To obtain activation license online, choose Activate Online and click “Next” button. To activate online, the PktBlaster SDN Controller Test installed VM should have internet access. If it does not have internet access, suggest to choose Activate Offline.
4.1.3. Upgrade License from Lite to Premium If you want to upgrade the license from Lite to Premium, you can do it by clicking the license management icon in top right of PktBlaster SDN Controller Test web page (see Figure 4: License...
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