[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]Installing Mininet, OpenDaylight and Open vSwitch[/fancy_header3] The easiest way to get started with a quick SDN lab image is using the Mininet image that is now managed by the ONLAB which is part of the ONRC. They do a nice job keeping the images maintained. Ideally the will incorporate ODL into the image soon… Continue reading Installing Mininet, OpenDaylight and Open vSwitch
Month: October 2013
Eliminating VLANs and Fragility in the Underlay with Network Virtualization
[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]Eliminating VLANs and Fragility in the Underlay with Network Virtualization[/fancy_header3] This post is not intended to participate in the vendor Overlay vs. Underlay vs. Open OS vs. closed NOS but rather a network centric look at some things I am considering. The simple answer is routing scales and bridging doesn’t in my experience. As… Continue reading Eliminating VLANs and Fragility in the Underlay with Network Virtualization
Getting Started With OVSDB
[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]Getting Started With OVSDB[/fancy_header3] OVSDB (Open vSwtich Database) is a management protocol used to manipulate the configuration of Open vSwitches and more recently vendors have begun implementing OVSDB in their Ethernet switches firmware. Some of those vendor data plane implementations are already running OVS under the hood so the implementation should be relatively painless.… Continue reading Getting Started With OVSDB