X-Git-Url: https://git.opendaylight.org/gerrit/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2Fgetting-started-guide%2Fconcepts_and_tools.rst;h=e5ccc15e78c9dbd84fa146b260a0c7fa33a1313b;hb=HEAD;hp=f0db2cd4f2cb79be19a9b8fea18c20fd6262eebe;hpb=58f3fa8a6289801be2a14dd8479408a56e6d49e6;p=docs.git diff --git a/docs/getting-started-guide/concepts_and_tools.rst b/docs/getting-started-guide/concepts_and_tools.rst index f0db2cd4f..e5ccc15e7 100644 --- a/docs/getting-started-guide/concepts_and_tools.rst +++ b/docs/getting-started-guide/concepts_and_tools.rst @@ -20,47 +20,10 @@ below. * **Apache Karaf** provides a lightweight runtime to install the Karaf features you want to implement and is included in the OpenDaylight platform software. By default, OpenDaylight has no pre-installed features. -* After installing OpenDaylight, you install your selected features using the - Karaf console to expand networking capabilities. In the Karaf feature list - below are the ones you’re most likely to use when creating your network - environment. - As a short example of installing a Karaf feature, OpenDaylight - offers Application Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO). The Karaf feature to - install ALTO is odl-alto-all. On the Karaf console, the command to install it - is: - - feature:install odl-alto-all - -* **DLUX** is a web-based interface that OpenDaylight provides for you to manage - your network. Its Karaf feature installation name is “odl-dlux-core”. - - a. DLUX draws information from OpenDaylight’s topology and host databases to - display the following information: - - i. The network - #. Flow statistics - #. Host locations - - #. To enable the DLUX UI after installing OpenDaylight, run: - - feature:install odl-dlux-core - - on the Karaf console. - -* **Network embedded Experience (NeXt)** is a developer toolkit that provides - tools to draw network-centric topology UI elements that offer visualizations - of the following: - - a. Large complex network topologies - #. Aggregated network nodes - #. Traffic/path/tunnel/group visualizations - #. Different layout algorithms - #. Map overlays - #. Preset user-friendly interactions - - NeXt can work with DLUX to build OpenDaylight applications. Check out the - NeXt_demo_ for more information on the interface. + Features and feature repositories can be managed in the Karaf configuration + file ``etc/org.apache.karaf.features.cfg`` using the ``featuresRepositories`` + and ``featuresBoot`` variables. * Model-Driven Service Abstraction Layer (MD-SAL) is the OpenDaylight framework that allows developers to create new Karaf features in the form of services @@ -69,16 +32,14 @@ below. a. A shared datastore that maintains the following tree-based structures: - i. The Config Datastore, which maintains a representation of the desired - network state. - #. The Operational Datastore, which is a representation of the actual - network state based on data from the managed network elements. + i. The Config Datastore, which maintains a representation of the desired + network state. + #. The Operational Datastore, which is a representation of the actual + network state based on data from the managed network elements. b. A message bus that provides a way for the various services and protocol drivers to notify and communicate with one another. -* If you’re interacting with OpenDaylight through DLUX or the REST APIs while - using the the OpenDaylight interfaces, the microservices architecture allows +* If you’re interacting with OpenDaylight through the REST APIs while + using the OpenDaylight interfaces, the microservices architecture allows you to select available services, protocols, and REST APIs. - -.. _NeXt_demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBsUDu8aucs