With OpenStack within the SDN context, controllers and applications interact using two channels: OpenFlow and OVSDB. OpenFlow addresses the forwarding-side of the OVS functionality. OVSDB, on the other hand, addresses the management-plane.
A simple and concise overview of Open Virtual Switch Database (OVSDB) is available at: http://networkstatic.net/getting-started-ovsdb/
-=== Pre Requisites for Installing OVSDB OpenStack
-* JRE 1.7+
-* A distribution of OpenDaylight
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=== Preparing for Installation
-. Download a copy of the latest OpenDaylight release in a Pre-Build archive of your choosing.
-http://www.opendaylight.org/software/downloads[Download OpenDaylight]
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+Follow the instructions in <<_getting_and_installing_opendaylight,Getting and Installing OpenDaylight>>.
=== Installing OVSDB OpenStack
-. Extract the OpenDaylight distribution somewhere.
-. Navigate to the /bin/ directory
-. Execute the karaf binary file, that should bring up the OpenDaylight console
-. Install the required features with these commands:
+Install the required features with the following command:
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feature:install odl-ovsdb-openstack
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==== Sample output from the Karaf console
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=== Verifying your Installation
-To verify that the installation was successful, use the log:display command in karaf and check that there are no errors
+To verify that the installation was successful, use the following command in karaf and check that there are no errors
logs relating to odl-ovsdb-openstack.
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+log:display
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==== Troubleshooting
There is no easy way to troubleshoot an installation of odl-ovsdb-openstack. Perhaps a combination of
explain everything.
=== Uninstalling OVSDB OpenStack
-. Shutdown the karaf instance: system:shutdown
+. Shutdown the karaf instance:
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+system:shutdown
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. Remove what is in the /data folder of the OpenDaylight Distribution.