34. openflow Commands
34.1. openflow Command Descriptions
openflow
Synopsis
Enter the openflow context
Tree
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
All
of-controller [controller-id] number
Synopsis
Enter the of-controller list instance
Context
configure openflow of-controller number
Tree
Max. Elements
1
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
VSR-NRC
[controller-id] number
Synopsis
OpenFlow controller ID
Context
configure openflow of-controller number
Default
1
Notes
This element is part of a list key.
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
VSR-NRC
address string
 | Warning: Modifying this element toggles the admin-state of the parent element automatically for the new value to take effect. |
Synopsis
Local IPv4 address for the OpenFlow controller
Context
configure openflow of-controller number address string
Tree
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
VSR-NRC
admin-state keyword
Synopsis
Administrative state of an OpenFlow controller instance.
Context
configure openflow of-controller number admin-state keyword
Tree
Default
disable
Options
enable, disable
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
VSR-NRC
description string
Synopsis
Text description
Context
configure openflow of-controller number description string
Tree
String Length
1 to 80
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
VSR-NRC
echo-interval number
Synopsis
Time interval between two consecutive OpenFlow echo request transmissions for a given OpenFlow session.
Context
configure openflow of-controller number echo-interval number
Tree
Range
10 to 3600
Default
10
Units
seconds
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
VSR-NRC
echo-multiple number
Synopsis
Multiplier for OpenFlow control channel echo packets. The OpenFlow control channel is considered operationally down if no reply is heard from the switch after the specified multiplier.
Context
configure openflow of-controller number echo-multiple number
Tree
Range
3 to 100
Default
3
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
VSR-NRC
ipv6-address string
Synopsis
Local IPv6 address for OpenFlow controller to be used for packets on both main and aux channels. The OpenFlow controller must be shutdown to change its address.
Context
configure openflow of-controller number ipv6-address string
Tree
Introduced
19.10.R1
Platforms
VSR-NRC
role keyword
Synopsis
The role that the controller will request to OpenFlow switches when multiple controllers are connected to a switch.
Context
configure openflow of-controller number role keyword
Tree
Default
equal
Options
equal
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
VSR-NRC
tls-server-profile reference
| Warning: Modifying this element toggles the admin-state of the parent element automatically for the new value to take effect. |
Synopsis
Specifies the profile name used by the controller.
Context
configure openflow of-controller number tls-server-profile reference
Tree
Reference
configure system security tls server-tls-profile string
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
VSR-NRC
version keyword
Synopsis
OpenFlow version negotiated between an OpenFlow controller and the switch.
Context
configure openflow of-controller number version keyword
Tree
Default
version-1-3-1
Options
version-1-3-1
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
VSR-NRC
of-switch [name] string
Synopsis
Enter the of-switch list instance
Tree
Max. Elements
8
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
All
[name] string
Synopsis
The name of this OpenFlow switch.
String Length
1 to 32
Notes
This element is part of a list key.
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
All
admin-state keyword
Synopsis
Administrative state of an OpenFlow switch instance.
Context
configure openflow of-switch string admin-state keyword
Tree
Default
disable
Options
enable, disable
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
All
aux-channel boolean
Synopsis
The operational status of the auxiliary channel established between an OpenFlow controller and switch.
Context
configure openflow of-switch string aux-channel boolean
Tree
Default
false
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
All
controller [address] (ipv4-address-no-zone | ipv6-address-no-zone) port number
Synopsis
Enter the controller list instance
Context
configure openflow of-switch string controller (ipv4-address-no-zone | ipv6-address-no-zone) port number
Tree
Max. Elements
2
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
All
[address] (ipv4-address-no-zone | ipv6-address-no-zone)
Synopsis
IP address of the OpenFlow channel to the controller
Context
configure openflow of-switch string controller (ipv4-address-no-zone | ipv6-address-no-zone) port number
Notes
This element is part of a list key.
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
All
port number
Synopsis
Controller port.
Context
configure openflow of-switch string controller (ipv4-address-no-zone | ipv6-address-no-zone) port number
Range
1 to 65535
Notes
This element is part of a list key.
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
All
ofc-loopback (ipv4-address-no-zone | ipv6-address-no-zone)
Synopsis
The controller loop back IPv4 address.
Context
configure openflow of-switch string controller (ipv4-address-no-zone | ipv6-address-no-zone) port number ofc-loopback (ipv4-address-no-zone | ipv6-address-no-zone)
Tree
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
All
service-name string
Synopsis
Administrative service name
Context
configure openflow of-switch string controller (ipv4-address-no-zone | ipv6-address-no-zone) port number service-name string
Tree
String Length
1 to 64
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
All
tls-client-profile reference
Synopsis
Specifies the profile name used by the controller.
Context
configure openflow of-switch string controller (ipv4-address-no-zone | ipv6-address-no-zone) port number tls-client-profile reference
Tree
Reference
configure system security tls client-tls-profile string
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
All
description string
Synopsis
Text description
Context
configure openflow of-switch string description string
Tree
String Length
1 to 255
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
All
echo-interval number
Synopsis
Time interval between two consecutive OpenFlow echo request transmissions for a given OpenFlow session.
Context
configure openflow of-switch string echo-interval number
Tree
Range
1 to 3600
Default
10
Units
seconds
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
All
echo-multiple number
Synopsis
Multiplier for OpenFlow control channel echo packets. The OpenFlow control channel is considered operationally down if no reply is heard from the switch after the specified multiplier.
Context
configure openflow of-switch string echo-multiple number
Tree
Range
3 to 100
Default
3
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
All
flowtable [table-id] number
Synopsis
Enter the flowtable list instance
Tree
Max. Elements
1
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
All
[table-id] number
Synopsis
OpenFlow table ID.
Notes
This element is part of a list key.
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
All
max-size number
Synopsis
Maximum number of entries that the flowtable can have. The maximum size cannot be changed if any entries are present in the flowtable.
Tree
Range
1 to 524288
Default
1000
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
All
mismatch-action keyword
Synopsis
Action taken when no match entries found in flow table
Context
configure openflow of-switch string flowtable number mismatch-action keyword
Tree
Default
fall-through
Options
drop, fall-through, packet-in
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
All
switch-defined-cookie boolean
Synopsis
Enable switch-defined cookie encoding
Context
configure openflow of-switch string flowtable number switch-defined-cookie boolean
Default
false
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
All
logical-port-status keyword
Synopsis
Logical port type for status change reporting
Context
configure openflow of-switch string logical-port-status keyword
Tree
Options
rsvp-te, mpls-tp, sr-te
Max. Elements
3
Introduced
16.0.R4
Platforms
All