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Distributed Persistence Overview ························································································································· 85
Backup and Restore ····················································································································································· 111
Backup ································································································································································· 111
Restore ·································································································································································· 112
Device Driver Framework············································································································································ 114
Device Driver Framework Overview ················································································································· 114
Facets and Handler Facets ································································································································· 114
Device Type Information ····································································································································· 115
Component Responsibilities ······························································································································· 117
Example Operation ············································································································································ 118
Port-Interface Discovery ······································································································································ 119
Chassis Devices ··················································································································································· 120
Device Objects ···················································································································································· 120
Using the Device Driver Framework·················································································································· 121
4 Application Security ················································································································································ 126
Introduction ··································································································································································· 126
SDN Application Layer ··············································································································································· 126
Application Security ···················································································································································· 126
Assumptions ························································································································································· 127
Distributed Coordination and Uptime ··············································································································· 127
Secure Configuration ·········································································································································· 127
Management Interfaces ······································································································································ 128
System Integrity ··················································································································································· 129
Secure Upgrade ·················································································································································· 129
5 Including Debian Packages with Applications ····································································································· 130
Required Services ························································································································································ 130
AppService ·························································································································································· 130
AdminRest ···························································································································································· 130
Application zip file ······················································································································································ 130
Programming Your Application to Install a Debian Package on the Controller ··················································· 131
Determining when to install the Debian Package ···························································································· 131
AdminRest Interactions ······································································································································· 132
Removing the Debian Package ·································································································································· 134
App Event Listener ··············································································································································· 135
Uploading and Installing the Debian Package ································································································ 135
6 Sample Application ················································································································································ 137
Application Description ··············································································································································· 137
Creating Application Development Workspace······································································································· 137
Creating Application Directory Structure·········································································································· 138
Creating Configuration Files ······························································································································ 139
Creating Module Directory Structure ················································································································ 144
Application Generator (Automatic Workspace Creation)······················································································· 144
Creating Eclipse Projects ············································································································································· 145
Updating Project Dependencies ································································································································· 146
Building the Application ·············································································································································· 146
Installing the Application ············································································································································ 147
Application Code ························································································································································ 149
Defining Model Objects ····································································································································· 150
Controller Teaming ············································································································································· 152
Distributed Coordination Service ······················································································································ 152
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