Instance error messages

Enable a named instance

Attempting to enable a named instance without a listen port or controller and a member VLAN displays an error message similar to the following: A controller and a member VLAN must be added to the named instance before enabling it.

Enable an aggregate instance

Attempting to enable an aggregate instance without a listen port or controller displays an error message similar to the following: A listen-port or a controller must be added to the aggregate instance before enabling it.

Maximum number of instances

Configuring an instance when the maximum number of OpenFlow instances is already configured displays an error message similar to the following: Maximum number of OpenFlow instances (128) already configured.

Instance name that exceeds length

Configuring an instance with a name that exceeds the maximum length requirement displays an error message similar to the following: Maximum length of the instance-name is 32 characters.

Create an aggregate instance

Trying to create an aggregate instance when a named instance exists on the switch displays an error message similar to the following: An aggregate instance cannot be created when named instances exist.

Create a named instance

Trying to create a named instance when an aggregate instance is already configured displays an error message similar to the following: Named instances cannot be created when an aggregate instance exists.

Deleting an instance

Trying to delete a nonexistent instance displays an error message similar to the following: Instance not found.

Enabling an instance

Attempting to enable an OpenFlow instance without configuring a listen port or a controller displays an error message similar to the following: A listen-port or a controller, and a member VLAN must be added to the named instance before enabling it.

Delete a member

Trying to delete a member that does not belong to the instance displays an error message similar to the following: VLAN VLAN-ID is not a member of this instance.

Modifying backoff interval

Trying to modify the backoff interval when the instance is enabled displays an error message similar to the following: Instance configuration cannot be modified when the instance is enabled.

Instance name

When naming an instance, only alphabetic characters, numerals, and underscores are allowed in the instance name. Failure to follow this rule results in an error message similar to the following: Invalid name. Only alphanumeric characters and underscores are allowed.