Many resources are available to help you run and use OpenDaylight. Members of the OpenDaylight community can answer questions and help with bug suspicions. We are constantly improving and adding to the main features of OpenDaylight, but if you have any problems, do not hesitate to ask. Use the following resources to get OpenDaylight support and troubleshoot your existing installations.

For the available OpenDaylight documentation, see docs.opendaylight.org. The following books explain how to install and operate OpenDaylight SDN Controller: Installation Guide End User Guide Command Line Interface Reference The following documentation provides reference and guidance information for the OpenStack APIs: OpenDaylight API Reference

A great way to get answers and insights is to post your question or problematic scenario to the OpenStack mailing list. You can learn from and help others who might have similar issues. To subscribe or view the archives, go to https://lists.opendaylight.org/mailman/listinfo. You might be interested in the other mailing lists for specific projects or development, which you can find on the wiki.

The OpenDaylight wiki contains a broad range of topics but some of the information can be difficult to find or is a few pages deep. Fortunately, the wiki search feature enables you to search by title or content. If you search for specific information, such as about networking or nova, you can find lots of relevant material. More is being added all the time, so be sure to check back often. You can find the search box in the upper right corner of any OpenDaylight wiki page.

The OpenDaylight community values your set up and testing efforts and wants your feedback. To log a bug, you must sign up for an OpenDaylight account at https://launchpad.net/+login. You can view existing bugs and report bugs in the Bugzilla bug tracker at . Use the search feature to determine whether the bug has already been reported or even better, already fixed. If it still seems like your bug is unreported, fill out a bug report. Some tips: Give a clear, concise summary! Provide as much detail as possible in the description. Paste in your command output or stack traces, links to screen shots, and so on. Be sure to include the software and package versions that you are using, especially if you are using a development branch, such as, "Hydrogen release" vs git commit bc79c3ecc55929bac585d04a03475b72e06a3208. Any deployment specific information is helpful, such as Ubuntu 12.04 or multi-node install.

The OpenDaylight community is usually available in the #opendaylight IRC channel on the Freenode network. You can hang out, ask questions, or get immediate feedback for urgent and pressing issues. To install an IRC client or use a browser-based client, go to http://webchat.freenode.net/. You can also use Colloquy (Mac OS X, http://colloquy.info/), mIRC (Windows, http://www.mirc.com/), or XChat (Linux). When you are in the IRC channel and want to share code or command output, the generally accepted method is to use a Paste Bin.