[[TOC(Documentation/f*, depth=3)]]

== NetFPGA Experimentation ==

=== Software Details ===

Custom disk images exist that are preloaded with several of the software necessary for experimenting with the above hardware. These are the available options, which can be further customized using the 'save' function of OMF framework ( refer to the '[http://www.orbit-lab.org/wiki/Tutorial/HowToSave How to save...]' tutorial):

 * Image 1
 * Image 2
....
 * Image k

===== Modifying or Freshly Installing NetFPGA/!OpenFlow Software =====
The above images provide a basic software platform to get started with NetFPGA-!OpenFlow experimentation. We may also add new images occasionally to update the software with their new stable releases. Beyond that, if you need to do a custom install of NetFPGA/!OpenFlow software, you can choose to either build starting from one of the existing images above, or refer to the original instructions from the NetFPGA and OpenFlow development groups online:

   * [http://netfpga.org/foswiki/bin/view/NetFPGA/OneGig/Guide#Software_Installation NetFPGA Guide - Software Installation]
   * [http://www.openflow.org/wk/index.php/CentOS_NetFPGA_Install OpenFlows page on 'CentOS NetFPGA Install']
   * [http://netfpga.org/foswiki/bin/view/NetFPGA/OneGig/UbuntuCompatibility NetFPGA's notes on Ubuntu Compatibility]

The following page documents the installation steps for the the base image 'X' on Ubuntu 10.10:

 * [wiki:Documentation/OpenFlow/eNetFpgaTutorial/BaselineInstallationUbuntuTenTen NetFPGA/OpenFlow Installation steps on Ubuntu 10.10]

==== Gateware ====

==== Controlling Sandbox Topology through the Top Switch ====



==== NetFPGA-!OpenFlow Experimentation Tutorials using OMF ====

===== Tutorial 1: NetFPGA Self-Test =====

{{{
#!comment
[[Image(NetFPGA-reference-pipeline.png)]]
}}}

{{{
#!html
<img src="http://orbit-lab.org/raw-attachment/wiki/Documentation/OpenFlow/NetFpgaOpenFlow/NetFPGA-reference-pipeline.png" alt="NetFPGA reference pipeline" height="200"/>
}}}
[[BR]]Figure 2: NetFPGA reference pipeline


===== Tutorial 2: NetFPGA (NIC, Switch, Router) Regression Tests =====

===== Tutorial 3: NetFPGA-!OpenFlow Switch Regression Tests =====

{{{
#!comment
This comes up too large and there doesn't appear to be a way to resize
[[Image(NetFPGA-OpenFlow-switch-pipeline.png)]]
}}}

{{{
#!html
<img src="http://orbit-lab.org/raw-attachment/wiki/Documentation/OpenFlow/NetFpgaOpenFlow/NetFPGA-OpenFlow-switch-pipeline.png" alt="NetFPGA-OpenFlow switch pipeline" height="200"/>
}}}
[[BR]]Figure 3: OpenFlow switch pipeline 


===== Tutorial 4: NetFPGA-Switch Load Test =====