Controller Connect Interval - HP 5900 series Command Reference Manual

port port-number: Sets the port number used to establish TCP connections to the controller. The value
range of the port number is 1 to 65535. The default value is 6633.
ssl ssl-policy-name: Specifies the SSL client policy that the controller uses to authenticate the OpenFlow
switch. The policy name is a case-insensitive string of 1 to 31 characters.
vrf vrf-name: Specifies the VPN to which the controller belongs. The VRF name is the VRF instance name
of MPLS L3VPN and is a case-insensitive string of 1 to 31 characters.
Usage guidelines
You can specify multiple controllers for an OpenFlow switch. The OpenFlow channel between the
OpenFlow switch and each controller can have only one main connection.
The OpenFlow switch exchanges control messages with a controller through the main connection to
perform the following tasks:
• Receive flow table entries or data.
Report information to the controller.
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Examples
# Specify controller 10 for OpenFlow instance 1. The controller's IP address is 1.1.1.1 and the port number
is 6666.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] openflow instance 1
[Sysname-of-inst-1] controller 10 address ip 1.1.1.1 port 6666

controller connect interval

Use controller connect interval to set a reconnection interval for an OpenFlow switch.
Use undo controller connect interval to restore the default.
Syntax
controller connect interval interval-value
undo controller connect interval
Default
The reconnection interval is 60 seconds.
Views
OpenFlow instance view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
Parameters
interval-value: Sets a reconnection interval in seconds, in the range of 10 to 120.
Usage guidelines
The OpenFlow switch waits a reconnection interval before it attempts to reconnect to a controller.
Examples
# Set the reconnection interval to 10 seconds for OpenFlow instance 1.
<Sysname> system-view
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