Managing OpenFlow port groups

OpenFlow ports are interfaces of the overlay SDN that are automatically created at the same time as the SD-WAN interfaces. The controller uses OpenFlow ports to control network traffic. You can create service interfaces and UNIs that are mapped to OpenFlow ports.

OpenFlow ports can be combined into OpenFlow port groups and used when creating P2M and M2M transport services. When you add an OpenFlow port group to a transport service, this automatically creates service interfaces mapped to the OpenFlow ports, and then these service interfaces are added to the transport service. Using groups of OpenFlow ports eliminates the need to manually create service interfaces and add them to transport services.

To display the table of OpenFlow port groups, go to the Infrastructure menu section, click Management → Configuration menu next to the controller, and go to the OpenFlow groups section. Information about groups of OpenFlow ports is displayed in the following columns of the table:

• Name is the name of the OpenFlow port group.
• Ports are OpenFlow ports that have been added to the OpenFlow ports group.

The actions you can perform with the table are described in the Managing solution component tables instructions.

Creating an OpenFlow port group

To create a group of OpenFlow ports:

1. In the menu, go to the Infrastructure section.

   This opens the resource management page. By default, the Network resources tab is selected, which displays the table of controllers.

2. Click Management → Configuration menu next to the controller.
3. Go to the OpenFlow groups section.

   A table of groups of OpenFlow ports is displayed.

4. In the upper part of the page, click + OpenFlow group.
5. This opens a window; in that window, in the Name field, enter the name of the OpenFlow port group.
6. In the Switch and Port drop-down lists, select the CPE device and OpenFlow port that you want to add to the OpenFlow port group.
7. Click Create.

The group of OpenFlow interfaces is created and displayed in the table.

Editing an OpenFlow port group

To edit a group of OpenFlow ports:

1. In the menu, go to the Infrastructure section.

   This opens the resource management page. By default, the Network resources tab is selected, which displays the table of controllers.

2. Click Management → Configuration menu next to the controller.
3. Go to the OpenFlow groups section.

   A table of groups of OpenFlow ports is displayed.

4. Click Management → Edit next to the group of OpenFlow ports that you want to edit.
5. This opens a window; in that window, if necessary, edit the name of the OpenFlow port group and add or delete OpenFlow ports.
6. Click Save.

The OpenFlow port group is modified and updated in the table.

Deleting an OpenFlow port group

Deleted groups of OpenFlow ports cannot be restored.

To delete a group of OpenFlow ports:

1. In the menu, go to the Infrastructure section.

   This opens the resource management page. By default, the Network resources tab is selected, which displays the table of controllers.

2. Click Management → Configuration menu next to the controller.
3. Go to the OpenFlow groups section.

   A table of groups of OpenFlow ports is displayed.

4. Click Management → Delete next to the group of OpenFlow ports that you want to delete.
5. In the confirmation window, click Delete.

The group of OpenFlow ports is deleted and is no longer displayed in the table.