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Configuration Commands
Generic Commands
open-flow
Syntax
 
open-flow
Context
 
config
Description
 
This command enables configuration content for OpenFlow Hybrid Switch compatiblity.
The no form of the command removes the OpenFlow configuration from the context.
of-switch
Syntax
 
[no] of-switch ofs-name
Context
 
config>open-flow
Description
 
This command creates an OpenFlow switch instance.
The no form of the command deletes the OpenFlow switch instance from the context.
Default
 
no of-switch
Parameters
 
string
Specifies the name of the OpenFlow switch instance, a string up to 32 characters.
controller
Syntax
 
[no] controller ip-address:port
Context
 
config>open-flow>of-switch
Description
 
This command configures the OpenFlow controller for this OpenFlow switch. Up to two controllers can be configured per OpenFlow switch instance.
The no form of this command deletes the controller for this OpenFlow switch instance.
Default
 
no controller
Parameters
 
ip-address:port
Specifies the IP address and TCP port for the OpenFlow channel to the the controller.
description
Syntax
 
description string
no description
Context
 
config>open-flow>of-switch
Description
 
This command allows the user to configure a description string for the specified OpenFlow controller instance.
The no form of this command deletes the description of the specified OpenFlow controller instance.
Default
 
no controller
Parameters
 
string
Specifies a description of the OpenFlow switch instance, a string up to 256 characters.
echo-interval
Syntax
 
echo-interval seconds
no echo-interval
Context
 
config>open-flow>of-switch
Description
 
This command configures the Echo Request interval for monitoring the OpenFlow control channels to the controller(s) for this OpenFlow switch instance.
The no form of this command restores default value .
Default
 
10
Parameters
 
seconds
Specifies an interval, in seconds.
Values
1—3600
echo-multiple
Syntax
 
echo-multiple value
no echo-multiple
Context
 
config>open-flow>of-switch
Description
 
This command configures the number of consecutive Echo Reply messages that must be lost to declare OF control channel down.
The no form of this command restores default value.
Default
 
3
Parameters
 
value
Specifies the threshold value for the number of consecutive Echo Rely messages lost.
Values
3—100
logical-port-status
Syntax
 
[no] logical-port-status [rsvp-te | mpls-tp]
Context
 
config>open-flow>of-switch
Description
 
This command enables status change reporting to the OpenFlow controller for the specified logical port type. To report on multiple logical port types, the command needs to be executed multiple times with different logical port specified as required.
The no form of this command disables status reporting for specified or all (no argument) logical ports.
Default
 
no logical-port-status
Parameters
 
rsvp-te
Enables reporting on RSVP-TE LSP logical ports.
mpls-te
Enables reporting on MPLS-TE logical ports.
shutdown
Syntax
 
[no] shutdown
Context
 
config>open-flow>of-switch
Description
 
This command administratively enables or disables the OpenFlow switch instance. Disabling the switch purges all flowtable entries.
Default
 
shutdown
flowtable
Syntax
 
[no] flowtable of-table-id
Context
 
config>open-flow>of-switch
Description
 
This command configures the flow table parameters for this OpenFlow switch instance.
The no form of this command restores flow table configuration default settings.
Default
 
no flowtable
Parameters
 
of-table-id
Specifies an identifier of the OpenFlow table, a string up to 256 characters.
max-size
Syntax
 
max-size size
no max-size
Context
 
config>open-flow>of-switch>flowtable
Description
 
This command configures the size for the specified flow table. The OpenFlow switch instance must be shutdown to modify this parameter.
The no form of this command restores the default size.
Default
 
no max-size
Parameters
 
size
Specifies the maxiumum size limit for the flow table. The size limit is a total for both IPv4 and IPv6.
Values
1 — 262144
Default
1000
no-match-action
Syntax
 
no-match-action {drop | fall-through}
no no-match-action
Context
 
config>open-flow>of-switch>flowtable
Description
 
This command configures the action for the Flow Table when a packet does not match any entry for the controller. The OpenFlow switch instance must be shutdown to modify this parameter.
The no form of this command restores the default action.
Default
 
no-match-action fall-through
Parameters
 
drop
Packets that do not match entries in the flow table as programmed by the OpenFlow switch will be dropped
fall-through
Packets that do not match entries in the flow table as programmed by the OpenFlow switch will be forwarded using regular processing of the router. Note that fall-through applies if an error occurs that prevents a flow-table from being installed in a filter policy.
switch-defined-cookie
Syntax
 
switch-defined-cookie
[no] switch-defined-cookie
Context
 
config>open-flow>of-switch>flowtable
Description
 
This command enables OpenFlow switch-defined Flow Table cookie encoding for flowtable 0 that allows multi-service operation.
The no form of the command disables the above function.
Default
 
no switch-defined-cookie