OpenFlow configuration task list

(Required.) Configure an OpenFlow instance:

1. (Required.) Creating an OpenFlow instance

2. (Required.) Configuring an OpenFlow instance:

   • (Required.) Configuring the OpenFlow instance scope

   • (Optional.) Configuring flow tables for an OpenFlow instance

   • (Optional.) Setting the controller mode

   • (Optional.) Setting the maximum number of flow entries for an extensibility flow table

   • (Optional.) Configuring inband management VLANs

   • (Optional.) Configuring OpenFlow to forbid MAC address learning

   • (Optional.) Preventing an OpenFlow instance from reporting the specified types of ports to controllers

   • (Optional.) Configuring the default action of table-miss flow entries

   • (Optional.) Setting the datapath ID

3. (Required.) Activating or reactivating an OpenFlow instance

(Required.) Configure controllers for an OpenFlow switch:

• (Required.) Configuring controllers and main connections

• (Optional.) Setting the connection interruption mode

(Optional.) Setting OpenFlow timers

(Optional.) Configuring an OpenFlow instance to support dynamic MAC addresses

(Optional.) Enabling packet loss prevention for OpenFlow forwarding

(Optional.) Creating a highest-priority flow entry for dropping slow protocol packets

(Optional.) Enabling an OpenFlow instance to perform QinQ tagging for double-tagged packets passing an extensibility flow table

(Optional.) Setting a DSCP value for OpenFlow packets

(Optional.) Allowing link aggregation member ports to be in the deployed flow tables

(Optional.) Enabling OpenFlow connection backup

(Optional.) Shutting down an interface by OpenFlow

(Optional.) Enabling loop guard for an OpenFlow instance