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If you do not specify a default VLAN for packet routing, the software assigns the first available VLAN as

the default VLAN when you create the first OF instance. To specify a default VLAN, use the openflow vlan

command.

1. Create or modify an OF instance.

CONFIGURATION mode

openflow of-instance of-id

2. If this is a new OF instance, continue to step 3. To change an existing OF instance, disable it first.

NOTE: All new OF instances are disabled by default. For existing OF instances, you must disable

the OpenFlow instance before you can configure it.

OPENFLOW INSTANCE mode

shutdown

3. Add a physical interface or VLAN to an OpenFlow instance.

INTERFACE mode

of-instance of-id

NOTE: For more information, refer to OpenFlow Interfaces

4. Specify the interface type for the OF instance.

OPENFLOW INSTANCE mode

interface-type {any|port|vlan}

NOTE: Dell Networking does not recommend selecting any for the interface-type unless

both OF ports and OF VLANs are required in a single instance. If you select any for the

interface-type, the number of available ACL flows is reduced by half (128 of 256 entries or

256 of 512 entries).

NOTE: Dell Networking does not recommend configuring global spanning-tree protocol (STP)

instances on ports using both legacy virtual local area networks (VLANs) and OF VLANs.

5. Specify the OF controller configuration used by OF to establish a connection.

OPENFLOW INSTANCE mode

controller {controller-id}{ip-address}[portport-number]tcp

6. (OPTIONAL) Configure the timed interval (in seconds) that the OF instance waits after attempting to

establish a connection with the OF controller.

OPENFLOW INSTANCE mode

connect retry-interval interval

7. (OPTIONAL) Specify if flows installed by the controller should be interpreted by the switch for

placement in L2 or L3 tables.

OPENFLOW INSTANCE mode

flow-map {l2|l3} enable

8. (OPTIONAL) Advertise all forwarding tables (ACL, L2, and L3) to the controller.

OPENFLOW INSTANCE mode

multiple-fwd-table enable