| | 1 | = OpenFlow on the LB9A = |
| | 2 | This page describes that various !Op[enfLow related aspects of the Quanta LB9A, such as OVS. |
| | 3 | ref: http://prontosystems.wordpress.com/2011/09/21/running-ovs-on-pronto/ |
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| | 5 | == Using OVS support mode == |
| | 6 | |
| | 7 | Switches must be running the latest version of the firmware in order to support OVS. The general steps for updating firmware is as follows: |
| | 8 | 1. Boot switch into Linux shell mode |
| | 9 | 1. Delete contents of /cf_card |
| | 10 | 1. FTP new image tarball to /cf_card directory and untar |
| | 11 | 1. Reboot; enter u-boot CLI |
| | 12 | 1. Create a new boot environment variable and re-link `bootcmd` |
| | 13 | 1. Reboot; when prompted choose option 3 or 4 depending on needs. |
| | 14 | |
| | 15 | The full manual can be found as an attachment to this page. |
| | 16 | |
| | 17 | The LB9A startup process and manipulation of u-boot is described in detail [wiki:Internal/OpenFlow/QuantaSetup here]. [[BR]] |
| | 18 | The latest tarball can be found at repository1:/tftpboot/pronto3290.tgz. [[BR]] |
| | 19 | The new boot variable parameters are: |
| | 20 | {{{ |
| | 21 | setenv bootargs root=/dev/hda1 rw noinitrd console=ttyS0,$baudrate;ext2load ide 0:1 0x1000000 boot/uImage;ext2load ide 0:1 0x400000 boot/LB9A.dtb;bootm 1000000 - 400000 |
| | 22 | }}} |
| | 23 | !OpenFlow related OVS configuration is described [http://prontosystems.wordpress.com/2011/09/21/running-ovs-on-pronto/ here] and [wiki:Documentation/OpenFlow/ofTopology#OVS here]. |
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