Arista Switch Openflow Setup

Table of contents

• Test Environment
• How to configure OpenFlow

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Test Environment

EOS-4.12.7.1 (Serial speed: 9600)

How to configure OpenFlow

• Default ID and password

  admin / [enter]
  

• Factory initialization

  # reload now
  (">" to "#" : enable)
  

• Write changes into the startup configuration

  # write memory
  # zerotouch cancel (if ZeroTouch is enabled)
  

• Set the IP address of the management port

  # configure terminal
  (config) # interface management 1
  (config-if) # ip address [switch IP]/24
  (config-if) # end
  

• Set the OpenFlow configuration

  # config
  (config) # openflow
  (config-openflow) # controller tcp:[controller IP]:[controller port]
  (config-openflow) # bind mode vlan
  (config-openflow) # bind vlan 1
  (config-openflow) # no shutdown
  (config-openflow) # keepalive
  

• Show the OpenFlow configuration

  # show openflow
  # show openflow flows
  # show openflow ports
  # show openflow profiles
  # show openflow queues
  # show openflow statistics