H3C S6300 Series Configuration Manual
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- Page 1 H3C S6300 Switch Series OpenFlow Configuration Guide Hangzhou H3C Technologies Co., Ltd. http://www.h3c.com Software version: Release 23xx Document version: 6W101-20150407...
- Page 2 Copyright © 2014-2015, Hangzhou H3C Technologies Co., Ltd. and its licensors All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written consent of Hangzhou H3C Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Page 3 The H3C S6300 documentation set includes 14 configuration guides, which describe the software features for the H3C S6300 Switch Series and guide you through the software configuration procedures. These configuration guides also provide configuration examples to help you apply software features to different network scenarios.
- Page 4 Convention Description Asterisk marked square brackets enclose optional syntax choices separated by vertical [ x | y | ... ] * bars, from which you select one choice, multiple choices, or none. The argument or keyword and argument combination before the ampersand (&) sign can &<1-n>...
- Page 5 Pluggable transceiver modules Guides you through installing SFP/SFP+/QSFP+ installation guide transceiver modules. Describes the hot-swappable modules available for Pluggable modules manual the H3C switches, their external views, and specifications. Describe software features and configuration Configuration guides procedures. Software configuration...
- Page 6 Obtaining documentation You can access the most up-to-date H3C product documentation on the World Wide Web at http://www.h3c.com. Click the links on the top navigation bar to obtain different categories of product documentation: [Technical Support & Documents > Technical Documents]—Provides hardware installation, software upgrading, and software feature configuration and maintenance documentation.
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
Contents Configuring OpenFlow ················································································································································ 1 Overview ············································································································································································ 1 Basic concepts ·························································································································································· 1 OpenFlow instance ·················································································································································· 5 Protocols and standards ·········································································································································· 5 OpenFlow configuration task list ····································································································································· 6 Configuring OpenFlow instances ···································································································································· 6 Creating an OpenFlow instance ····························································································································· 6 ... -
Page 8: Configuring Openflow
Configuring OpenFlow Software-Defined Networking (SDN) was developed to meet the growing requirements of virtualization technologies and data networks. SDN uses software to separate controlling functions from data forwarding, and provides simple, flexible device operations and high extensibility. OpenFlow is the communication interface between a controller and network devices to implement SDN. With OpenFlow, you can perform centralized data forwarding management for physical and virtual devices. - Page 9 OpenFlow supports the following types of ports: • Physical port—Corresponds to a hardware interface of a switch, such as an Ethernet interface. A physical port can be either an ingress port or an output port. Logical port—Does not correspond to a hardware interface of a switch and might be defined by •...
- Page 10 Instructions—To modify the action set or pipeline processing. These include the following types: • Meter—Directs the packets to the specified meter to limit the rate of the packets. Apply-Actions—Applies the specified actions in the action list immediately. Clear-Actions—Clears all the actions in the action set immediately. Write-Actions—Modifies all the actions in the action set immediately.
- Page 11 Group table The ability for a flow entry to point to a group enables OpenFlow to represent additional methods of forwarding. A group table contains group entries. Figure 4 Components of a group entry A group entry contains the following fields: Group Identifier—A 32 bit unsigned integer uniquely identifying the group.
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Page 12: Openflow Instance
OpenFlow instance You can configure one or more OpenFlow instances on the same device. A controller considers each OpenFlow instance as a separate OpenFlow switch and deploys forwarding instructions to it. In this chapter, an OpenFlow switch is the same as an OpenFlow instance, unless otherwise specified. Associated VLAN When an OpenFlow instance is associated with VLANs, the flow tables take effect on packets only within these VLANs. -
Page 13: Openflow Configuration Task List
To use LLDP together with OpenFlow, you must enable LLDP globally on OpenFlow switches. To prevent LLDP from affecting topology discovery of OpenFlow controllers, H3C recommends that you disable LLDP on ports of OpenFlow instances. For more information about LLDP, see Layer 2—LAN Switching Configuration Guide. -
Page 14: Configuring Flow Table Ids
When you activate an OpenFlow instance that is associated with non-existent VLANs, the system • automatically creates the VLANs. Do not delete any of these VLANs after the OpenFlow instance is activated. To associate an OpenFlow instance with VLANs: Step Command Remarks Enter system view. -
Page 15: Setting The Maximum Number Of Flow Entries For An Extensibility Flow Table
Step Command Remarks Enter OpenFlow instance view. openflow instance instance-id controller mode { multiple | By default, the controller mode is Set the controller mode. single } multiple. Setting the maximum number of flow entries for an extensibility flow table You can set the maximum number of flow entries that an extensibility flow table supports. -
Page 16: Disabling Mac Address Learning In The Vlans Associated With An Openflow Instance
Disabling MAC address learning in the VLANs associated with an OpenFlow instance Step Command Remarks Enter system view. system-view Enter OpenFlow openflow instance instance-id instance view. By default, MAC address learning is Disable MAC address enabled in the VLANs associated with an learning in the VLANs OpenFlow instance. -
Page 17: Configuring Controllers For An Openflow Switch
Configuring controllers for an OpenFlow switch Configuring controllers and main connections An OpenFlow switch supports up to 64 controllers. However, the OpenFlow channel between the OpenFlow switch and each controller can have only one main connection. The main connection processes control messages to complete tasks such as deploying entries, obtaining data, and sending information. -
Page 18: Configuring An Openflow Instance To Support Dynamic Mac Addresses
By default, the connection detection interval is 5 seconds. Set the connection detection controller echo-request interval To reduce the CPU load, H3C interval. interval-value recommends that you set the connection detection interval to a large value. -
Page 19: Openflow Configuration Example
Task Command Display controller information for an OpenFlow display openflow instance instance-id controller instance. Display group table information for an OpenFlow display openflow instance instance-id group instance. [ group-id ] display openflow instance instance-id meter Display meter information for an OpenFlow instance. [ meter-id ] Display summary OpenFlow instance information. -
Page 20: Verifying The Configuration
Verifying the configuration # Display the detailed information for OpenFlow instance 1. [Switch-of-inst-1] display openflow instance 1 Instance 1 verbose information: Configuration information: Description : -- Active status : active Inactive configuration: none Active configuration: Classification VLAN, total VLANs(2) 4092, 4094 In-band management VLAN, total VLANs(0) empty VLAN Connect mode: multiple... -
Page 21: Index
Index displaying OpenFlow, activating/reactivating OpenFlow instance, associating flow table OpenFlow instance with VLAN, configuring flow table ID (OpenFlow), OpenFlow, configuring controller and main connection (OpenFlow), group tabel datapath ID for OpenFlow instance, OpenFlow, dynamic MAC address support by OpenFlow instance, instance flow table ID (OpenFlow), OpenFlow instance,... - Page 22 instance configuration, protocols and standards meter table, OpenFlow, OpenFlow flow table, OpenFlow instance, setting OpenFlow instance port, connection interruption mode (OpenFlow), OpenFlow pipeline, controller mode (OpenFlow), OpenFlow port, OpenFlow timer, OpenFlow switch, switch protocols and standards, connection interruption mode setting timer setting, (OpenFlow), OpenFlow instance...
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