[fancy_header3 variation=”slategrey”]OpenvSwitch Configure from Packages and Attaching to a Floodlight OpenFlow Controller[/fancy_header3] OpenvSwitch Configure from Packages and Attaching to a Floodlight OpenFlow Controller: Couple folks have asked about installing OpenvSwitch from packages on Ubuntu 12.04 as opposed to from source. The default repos have v1.4 up so almost at the latest v1.4.1. OVS will be the… Continue reading OpenvSwitch Configure from Packages and Attaching to a Floodlight OpenFlow Controller
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SDN and OpenFlow Quotes from some of the Best
Like anyone reading this, we are avid consumers (in my case leech) of information. I put together some quote from people regarding SDN and OpenFlow. Most of the people in the list are intrinsic in helping me shape my own views regarding technology with the outstanding content, ideas and research they generate. “Think of it as a… Continue reading SDN and OpenFlow Quotes from some of the Best
SDN Use Cases
[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]SDN Use Cases[/fancy_header3] We have a few problems in networking. The following document are some SDN use cases that have come up over the past recent months/years. New abstractions in networking should enable solutions we never thought possible due to the monolithic nature of networking gear today (Mainframe 1980). This is all coming from… Continue reading SDN Use Cases
SDN for Internet Providers Use Case
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Floodlight OpenFlow Controller Screencast with HP Switches
[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]Floodlight OpenFlow Controller Screencast with HP Switches[/fancy_header3] There is an updated post with the newest HP OpenFlow firmware that can be found at: [fancy_link link=”http://networkstatic.net/configure-an-hp-openflow-switch-for-floodlight/” variation=”orange”]Configure an HP OpenFlow Switch for Floodlight[/fancy_link] Quick how-to on installing the Floodlight OpenFlow controller and a slick http UI fronted someone put up on GutHub. Floodlight is probably… Continue reading Floodlight OpenFlow Controller Screencast with HP Switches
Configuring the NOX GUI
[fancy_header3 variation=”slategrey”]Configuring the NOX GUI[/fancy_header3] [titled_box title=”Configuring the NOX GUI Update: ” variation=”slategrey”]The NOX libraries are not maintained for most distros at the moment. Everything has been stripped out of NOX except for the core implementation as a C++ base for development. I recommend trying either FloodLight or POX.[/titled_box] Configuring the NOX GUI To install NOX… Continue reading Configuring the NOX GUI
NOX OpenFlow Controller Installation Screencast Ubuntu 11.10
[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”] NOX OpenFlow Controller Installation Screencast Ubuntu 11.10 [/fancy_header3] This post is on the NOX OpenFlow Controller Installation Screencast Ubuntu 11.10. When compiling NOX If you get the error “configure: error: openssl/md5.h not found. NOX requires OpenSSL” You just need to switch to the ‘destiny’ branch from the default ‘zaku’ branch. Setup dependency repo: cd… Continue reading NOX OpenFlow Controller Installation Screencast Ubuntu 11.10
POX Openflow Controller Installation Screencast
[fancy_header3 variation=”steelblue”]POX Openflow Controller Installation Screencast[/fancy_header3] POX Openflow Controller Installation: POX is a lightweight OpenFlow controller that is written completely in Python that is targeted for developers to spin up their own controllers. The nice thing about POX is if you want an OF controller spun up in as fast as you can type git clone… Continue reading POX Openflow Controller Installation Screencast