[ovs-discuss] VLAN setting with openflow controller

Ben Pfaff blp at nicira.com
Mon Sep 30 15:42:14 UTC 2013


On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 04:23:27PM +0800, michael yz wrote:
> 2013/9/30 michael yz <yzmichael1987 at gmail.com>
> > 2013/9/29 Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com>
> >
> >> Please don't drop the list.
> >>
> >> The OpenFlow switch specification, available at the ONF website, is the
> >> right place to look for this.
> >>
> >> On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 10:41:36AM +0800, michael yz wrote:
> >> > I can't find any document about setting VLANs with OpenFlow
> >> controllers.Could
> >> > you help with this? Thanks
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > 2013/9/27 Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com>
> >> >
> >> > > On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 11:28:30AM +0800, michael yz wrote:
> >> > > > I am new to openvswitch.now,i want to set VLAN remotely.
> >> > > > As i know, openflow controller is just a flow controller and can't
> >> set
> >> > > > VLAN. Am i right?
> >> > >
> >> > > OpenFlow controllers can set VLANs.
> >> > >
> >>
> > I have skimmed through the OpenFlow switch specification.And i didn't find
> > any functions in controllers to set VLAN like "ovs-vsctl set <portname>
> > tag=100".Does this need me to write some my own  script to make it ?

If that's what you want, you can use ovs-vsctl remotely.



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