HP OpenFlow 1.3 Administrator Guide Wired Switches K/KA/KB/WB 15.15

The packets supported on an auxiliary channel are:
• OFPT_HELLO
• OFPT_ERROR
• OFPT_ECHO_REQUEST/ REPLY
• OFPT_FEATURES_REQUEST/REPLY
• OFPT_PACKET_IN
• OFPT_PACKET_OUT
The main use of an auxiliary connection is for transactions related to message of
type: OFPT_PACKET_IN/OFPT_PACKET_OUT.
Options
index
Unique identifier for an auxiliary connection.
port
Protocol port on which the controller can be reached.
type
Type of transport protocol to be used: TCP or UDP.
[no]
Removes the auxiliary connection.
NOTE: Auxiliary connections are terminated when the main connection goes down or is closed
by the user or when the OpenFlow instance/openflow is disabled or OpenFlow is globally disabled.
TLS is not supported for Auxiliary connections.
Example
HP-Stack-3800(openflow)# auxiliary-connection 1 port 6633 type tcp
HP-Stack-3800(openflow)# inst t1
HP-Stack-3800(of-inst-t1)# controller-id 1 auxiliary-connection 1
HP-E5406zl(config)# shopenflow instance t1
Configured OF Version : 1.3
Negotiated OF Version : NA
Instance Name : t1
Admin. Status : Enabled
Member List : VLAN 2
Listen Port : 6633
Oper. Status : Down
Oper. Status Reason : NA
Datapath ID : 0000002320e877fe
Mode : Active
Flow Location : Hardware and Software
No. of Hw Flows : 0
No. of Sw Flows : 0
Hw. Rate Limit : 0 kbps
Sw. Rate Limit : 100 pps
Conn. Interrupt Mode : Fail-Secure
Maximum Backoff Interval : 60 seconds
Probe Interval : 10 seconds
Hw. Table Miss Count : NA
No. of Sw Flow Tables : 1
Egress Only Ports : None
Table Model : Single Table
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