> On 13-Oct-2017, at 9:20 AM, Abhijit Kumbhare <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> First of all - yes - CSIT needs to be added for the hitless resync. Secondly 
> hitless resync is different from bundles. Hitless resync is a reconciliation 
> mechanism which uses bundles in order to be - errr hitless. The basic idea is 
> that the switch will continue using the original flow table/s, the controller 
> replays the flows/groups from the config into a bundle, the switch receives 
> the bundle in a copy of flow table/s - and once the bundle programming is 
> done makes the copy active. Basically to avoid datapath disruption during 
> reconciliation.
> 
> The bundles feature as present is available from OVS 2.6 and above. 
> 
> Gobinath has added a reconciliation framework which would allow to plug in a 
> different resync mechanism in the patches:
> 
> https://git.opendaylight.org/gerrit/#/q/owner:gobinath%2540ericsson.com+status:merged+project:openflowplugin
>  
> <https://git.opendaylight.org/gerrit/#/q/owner:gobinath%2540ericsson.com+status:merged+project:openflowplugin>
> 
> I don't believe he has actually added the hitless resync (looking at the 
> patches) - I will ask him to shed more light.
> 
> About:
> 
> - How do we verify this feature? is there a way to check bundle programming 
> has really happened?

As Abhijit rightfully mentioned, Hitless resync is a feature and ofp bundles is 
a way of implementing the same. To test this implementation, we need to 
1. enable the hitless resent feature, its not enabled by default,
2. Provision some flows on a set of switches/end-points
3. Ensure that there is traffic flowing through them, ping could be used
4. Cause a tcp disconnect between the controller and the switches and then 
connect back
 There should be no blip in traffic . The only thing to ensure is that Arp 
entries on the switches do not timeout when the control plane is dissected.

Hope that helps :)  

> 
> We would need to have tests verifying reconciliation with zero datapath 
> disruption - so we will need to think about it a bit.
> 
> 
> On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 1:15 PM, Anil Vishnoi <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> 
> 
> On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 10:53 AM, Luis Gomez <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> I have few questions on this feature:
> 
> - Is this feature enabled by default?
> ​Yes, its a feature, but as of now no application is basically using it. We 
> do have a sample application that shows  how user can use this feature.
> https://github.com/opendaylight/openflowplugin/tree/master/samples/sample-bundles
>  
> <https://github.com/opendaylight/openflowplugin/tree/master/samples/sample-bundles>
> ​ 
> - Which OVS version supports bundles? I believe we currently use 2.5.2 in 
> latest tools VM
> ​I believe 2.5.2 don't have support, but i am not sure. ​ 
> - How do we activate bundle programming? is it enough to push a bunch of 
> flows/group to FRM using REST?
> ​I will get back to you on that.
> - How do we verify this feature? is there a way to check bundle programming 
> has really happened?
> ​Bundle failure generates the error, but i think the easiest way probably is 
> to program different set of flows with bundle and verify that all the flows 
> are present in the switch.
>  
> 
> BR/Luis
> 
> 
>> On Oct 12, 2017, at 10:26 AM, Anil Vishnoi <[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> 
>> No, there is no CSIT test for bundles.
>> 
>> On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 10:15 AM, Jamo Luhrsen <[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> it's the thing that uses openflow bundles. I didn't follow the dev cycle
>> with it, but I get the sense that it works now.
>> 
>> https://wiki.opendaylight.org/view/OpenDaylight_OpenFlow_Plugin:Hitless_resync
>>  
>> <https://wiki.opendaylight.org/view/OpenDaylight_OpenFlow_Plugin:Hitless_resync>
>> 
>> JamO
>> 
>> On 10/12/2017 10:04 AM, Luis Gomez wrote:
>> > What is hitless resync in the OF plugin context?
>> >
>> >> On Oct 12, 2017, at 8:22 AM, Jamo Luhrsen <[email protected] 
>> >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi OFP,
>> >>
>> >> We talked a little about this hitless resync feature from openflowplugin. 
>> >> It's of
>> >> interest to netvirt. I'm wondering if there are any CSIT jobs that 
>> >> validate it in
>> >> the openflowplugin CSIT jobs?
>> >>
>> >> We'll be adding some netvirt test cases that will also test it, but just 
>> >> from a
>> >> higher level than maybe it would be tested at your level.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> JamO
>> >
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>> Anil
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