HP VAN SDN Controller Administrator Guide

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Contents
1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 6
Supported Switches and OpenFlow Compatibility .......................................................................... 7
2 SDN Controller Console ................................................................................................ 8
Start the SDN Graphical User Interface ......................................................................................... 8
SDN User Window Features ..................................................................................................... 9
Resize Column Widths ............................................................................................................. 9
Alerts ...................................................................................................................................... 10
Refresh the Alert Listing .......................................................................................................... 10
Change the Display and Alert Listing Order ............................................................................. 11
Acknowledge Alerts ............................................................................................................... 11
Use the Alert Popup Window To Examine the Top Ten Active Alerts ............................................ 11
Managing the Alert Policy ...................................................................................................... 12
Application Manager ................................................................................................................ 14
Using the Application Manager .............................................................................................. 14
Summary of Built-In Network Services ...................................................................................... 19
Using the Application Manager in a Teamed Environment ......................................................... 24
Configurations ......................................................................................................................... 24
Component configuration ....................................................................................................... 24
View or modify a Component Configuration............................................................................. 25
Configuration Component Summaries ...................................................................................... 26
Audit Log ................................................................................................................................. 27
Manage the Audit Log Display ................................................................................................ 29
Setting Audit Log Policy ......................................................................................................... 30
Archiving Audit Log Data Outside of the Controller ................................................................... 31
Support Logs ............................................................................................................................ 31
Configure the Support Log for Queue Size ............................................................................... 32
Log Message Levels ............................................................................................................... 33
Multiple Support Logs ............................................................................................................ 33
Export the Support Logs ......................................................................................................... 33
OpenFlow Monitor ................................................................................................................... 34
Discover Changes in the Topology .......................................................................................... 34
View Information for a Specific Device .................................................................................... 34
OpenFlow Topology ................................................................................................................. 37
Display the Topology Viewer .................................................................................................. 37
Configure the Topology Display .............................................................................................. 38
Refresh the Topology Display .................................................................................................. 39
View the Shortest Path Between Two Nodes ............................................................................. 39
Identify Flow Details and Flow Options .................................................................................... 41
OpenFlow Trace ....................................................................................................................... 42
Start, Stop, or Clear/Reset Trace ............................................................................................ 42
Change the Trace Interval ...................................................................................................... 42