OpenFlow switches generally consider flows to be "soft state". The controller is expected to install whatever flows are needed. If you need persistent flows, using a controller is the typical way.
On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 06:15:19PM +0100, Jannis Ohms wrote: > > Ok > Are there any reasons Why this design was chosen? > Are there other ways to persist a flow in OVS ? > > Am 10.02.17 17:51 schrieb Guru Shetty <g...@ovn.org>: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 10 February 2017 at 04:43, Jannis Ohms <jannis.oh...@ostfalia.de> wrote: > > > > > I am currently using a setup consisting of 2 bridges per switch. > > > > > > Bridge 0 is configured to use an SDN controller > > > > > > Bridge 1 uses a single flow which contains a single flow which uses the > > > normal action to enable classic forwarding. > > > > > > I added the flow using ovs-ofctl, the hard and idle timeouts are both 0 > > > the fail-mode of the bridge is secure. > > > The flow dose not persist across restarts. > > > > > > > > Is this normal or is this a problem of my NOS ? > > > > > > > > > This is normal. > > > > > > > > > > > > greethings > > > > > > Jannis > > > > > > -- > > > Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences > > > Research Group IP-based Communication Systems > > > Salzdahlumer Straße 46/48 > > > 38302 Wolfenbüttel, Germany > > > > > > Tel.: + 49 (0)5331 939 43320(tel:%2B%2049%20%280%295331%20939%2043320) > > > Fax: + 49 (0)5331 939 43322(tel:%2B%2049%20%280%295331%20939%2043322) > > > E-Mail: jannis.oh...@ostfalia.de > > > Web: http://www.ostfalia.de/cms/de/e > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > discuss mailing list > > > disc...@openvswitch.org > > > https://mail.openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/ovs-discuss > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > discuss mailing list > disc...@openvswitch.org > https://mail.openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/ovs-discuss _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list disc...@openvswitch.org https://mail.openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/ovs-discuss