Brocade SDN Controller Compatibility Matrix with Apps and Extensions

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1 FEATURES AND STANDARDS SUPPORT MATRIX Controller Compatibility Matrix with Apps and Extensions Supporting Controller April 2016

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3 Contents Controller Overview... 5 About the controller... 5 About the extensions... 5 About the apps...6 Controller Compatibility with Apps...6 Compatibility with Brocade Flow Manager app versions... 6 Compatibility with Brocade Flow Optimizer app versions...6 Controller Interoperability with Brocade Products...7 Interoperability with Brocade ICX Series...7 Interoperability with Brocade MLX Series...7 Interoperability with Brocade VDX Series...8 Interoperability with Brocade NetIron CER Series...9 Interoperability with Brocade 5600 vrouter...10 Controller Interoperability with OpenStack...10 Details of OpenFlow Interoperability with Brocade Products Contacting Brocade

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5 Controller Overview This section provides a brief overview of Controller. About the controller Controller is a software-defined networking (SDN) controller that is based on the OpenDaylight project. The controller has two functional parts: Base controller Extension Provides all the functions that are required for running the controller. The base controller consists of the controller user interface, Network Configuration (NETCONF) protocol, RESTCONF, Model-Driven Service Abstraction Layer (MD-SAL), and clustering. Provides an additional function in the controller and is optional. The controller has more than one extension available. The extensions are OpenFlow, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Path Computation Element Protocol (PCEP), Open vswitch Database (OVSDB) management protocol, Layer 2 (L2) switch, and the controller utilities. The controller forms a platform on which you can install or build apps. You can access the apps in the controller user interface. Most apps are not installed as part of the controller installation. Brocade Topology Manager is installed by default when you perform a typical installation of the controller. Some apps may require additional licensing rights. For more information about these apps, refer to the user guide for the specific app. Unless mentioned otherwise in this guide, the controller refers to Controller. About the extensions The extensions add functionality to the controller and change the way you can configure the controller or other extensions. The extensions are optional but may be required for other extensions and apps to work as expected. The extensions that are currently shipped with the controller include OpenFlow, BGP PCEP, Layer 2 switch, OVSDB, and the utilities. The currently available extensions are listed here: brcd-bsc-ext-openflow Contains the OpenFlow packages. The controller supports OpenFlow. OpenFlow components consist of the controller, an OpenFlow-enabled switch, and the OpenFlow protocol and enable you to run experimental flow protocols on your network. brcd-bsc-ext-bgp Contains the BGP packages. The controller supports BGP PCEP. The extension allows you to dynamically visualize links and configure tunnels in the controller through RESTCONF calls. brcd-bsc-ext-ovsdb Contains the OVSDB Management protocol packages. The OVSDB management protocol plug-in integration is a project for OpenDaylight that implements the Open vswitch Database RFC 7047 management protocol, allowing the southbound configuration of vswitches. brcd-bsc-ext-l2switch Contains the L2 switch packages. The L2 switch performs switching operations with the controller. While the controller has a logical, centralized view of the network, the L2 switch learns MAC addresses and builds a flow table to forward frames. brcd-bsc-ext-utilities Contains the controller utilities packages. Utilities help you run controller operations. The current utilities for the controller include the Backup Manager script, Cluster Monitor

6 Controller Compatibility with Apps About the apps The controller provides additional apps as add-on packages. You can access the apps by using the controller user interface. Apps and extensions sometimes depend on a specific version of the controller. The extensions are optional but may be required for other extensions and apps to work as expected. The controller enables the apps and extensions to be updated while maintaining a stable platform, which helps to improve the delivery time of apps and extensions and reduces risk. For more information about these apps, refer to the user guide for the specific app. Controller Compatibility with Apps The following tables list compatibility between Controller and supported versions of Brocade apps. Compatibility with Brocade Flow Manager app versions The following table lists compatibility between Controller and app versions of Brocade Flow Manager. TABLE 1 Compatibility with Brocade Flow Manager app versions Controller version Brocade Flow Manager app version Yes No No No No Yes No No No No Yes No No No No Yes No No No No Compatibility with Brocade Flow Optimizer app versions The following table lists compatibility between Controller and app versions of Brocade Flow Optimizer. TABLE 2 Compatibility with Brocade Flow Optimizer app versions Controller version Brocade Flow Optimizer app version N/A Yes Yes Yes N/A

7 Controller Interoperability with Brocade Products Controller Interoperability with Brocade Products The following tables list the history of interoperability with Controller and other Brocade products. Interoperability with Brocade ICX Series The following table lists interoperability between Controller and Brocade ICX Series of switches. OpenFlow test cases The interoperability claims made in this section are based on the following test cases: Creating or adding new flows in the controller through RESTCONF and then validating that these flows are pushed to the hardware device by the controller Verifying that the flows are in the operational data store Deleting the flow in the controller through RESTCONF and then validating that the flow is deleted in the hardware device by the controller Verifying that the flows are deleted from the operational data store Refer to Brocade ICX Series documentation for information about OpenFlow 1.0 and 1.3 support. TABLE 3 Controller interoperability with Brocade ICX Series Controller version Brocade ICX Series software version (Brocade ICX 7750) a Yes 1 N/A Yes 1 N/A Yes 1 N/A Yes 1 N/A N/A Yes 1 Due to a known ICX issue, when a UDP source port is configured, the operational data store displays the TCP source port. This issue is resolved in ICX version a and later versions. Interoperability with Brocade MLX Series The following table lists interoperability between Controller and Brocade MLX Series of routers. OpenFlow test cases The interoperability claims made in this section are based on the following test cases: Creating or adding new flows in the controller through RESTCONF and then validating that these flows are pushed to the hardware device by the controller Verifying that the flows are in the operational data store Deleting the flow in the controller through RESTCONF and then validating that the flow is deleted in the hardware device by the controller Verifying that the flows are deleted from the operational data store

8 Controller Interoperability with Brocade Products Refer to Brocade MLX Series documentation for information about OpenFlow 1.0 and 1.3 support. TABLE 4 Controller interoperability with Brocade MLX Series Controller version Brocade MLX Series software version Version a Yes 1 N/A Yes 1 N/A Yes 1 N/A Yes 1 N/A N/A Yes 1 1 Due to a known MLX issue, groups are not deleted from the operational data store when they are deleted from hardware. Interoperability with Brocade VDX Series The following table lists interoperability between Controller and Brocade VDX Series of data center switches. OpenFlow test cases The interoperability claims made in this section are based on the following test cases: Creating or adding new flows in the controller through RESTCONF and then validating that these flows are pushed to the hardware device by the controller Verifying that the flows are in the operational data store Deleting the flow in the controller through RESTCONF and then validating that the flow is deleted in the hardware device by the controller Verifying that the flows are deleted from the operational data store Refer to Brocade VDX Series documentation for information about OpenFlow 1.0 and 1.3 support. TABLE 5 Controller interoperability with Brocade VDX Series (OpenFlow) Controller version OpenFlow Brocade VDX Series software version No N/A Yes N/A Yes N/A Yes N/A N/A Yes NETCONF test cases The interoperability claims made in this section are based on the following test cases: Mounting and unmounting of the VDX device through NETCONF

9 Controller Interoperability with Brocade Products Basic GET and SET operations on interfaces Configuration of a VXLAN overlay gateway on a VDX device TABLE 6 Controller interoperability with Brocade VDX Series (NETCONF) Controller version Brocade VDX Series software version NETCONF Yes 1 N/A Yes 1 N/A Yes 1 N/A Yes 1 N/A No No 1 Querying the entire configuration and operational tree of a VDX switch does not work due to limitations on both the VDX Series and Controller. Interoperability with Brocade NetIron CER Series The following table lists interoperability between Controller and Brocade NetIron CER Series of routers. OpenFlow test cases The interoperability claims made in this section are based on the following test cases: Creating or adding new flows in the controller through RESTCONF and then validating that these flows are pushed to the hardware device by the controller Verifying that the flows are in the operational data store Deleting the flow in the controller through RESTCONF and then validating that the flow is deleted in the hardware device by the controller Verifying that the flows are deleted from the operational data store Refer to Brocade NetIron CER Series documentation for information about OpenFlow 1.0 and 1.3 support. TABLE 7 Controller interoperability with Brocade NetIron CER Series Controller version Brocade NetIron CER Series software version Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

10 Controller Interoperability with OpenStack Interoperability with Brocade 5600 vrouter The following table lists interoperability between Controller and Brocade 5600 vrouter. NETCONF test cases The following test cases have been validated on the most recent version of the controller: Earlier claims of support may not include all these capabilities. Mounting the device through NETCONF Querying the operational configuration through RESTCONF, specifically the security and firewall YANG modules Unmounting the device Configuring, updating, and deleting the following configurations on vrouter through RESTCONF: Firewall service configuration Policy service configuration Loopback interface VTI interface NTP protocol configuration BGP protocol configuration SNMP protocol configuration TABLE 8 Controller interoperability with Brocade 5600 vrouter Controller version Brocade 5600 vrouter software version Yes No No N/A Yes Yes 1 No N/A Yes Yes 1 Yes 1 N/A Yes Yes 1 Yes 1 N/A No Yes Yes Yes 1 Due to an upstream issue, queries to the root operational tree of the device fail. The URLs were changed between Release 3.5 and 4.0. Interoperability claims with Release 4.0 are derived from Release 4.0R1 or later. Controller Interoperability with OpenStack The following table lists interoperability between Controller and OpenStack releases. OpenStack test cases The interoperability claims made in this section are based on the following test cases: Validating ML2 plug-in with Controller

11 Details of OpenFlow Interoperability with Brocade Products Creating and deleting L2 virtual networks Launching VMs in different L2 virtual networks Verifying connectivity between VMs connected to the same L2 network TABLE 9 Controller interoperability with OpenStack releases Controller version Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes OpenStack Juno release Details of OpenFlow Interoperability with Brocade Products The following table lists OpenFlow, version 1.3, match and action fields that were tested with the Controller RESTCONF interface and other Brocade devices. TABLE 10 Details of OpenFlow interoperability with Brocade devices Controller, VDX 6740, MLXe, a ICX 7750, a OpenFlow Match and Action Fields Tested Ethernet Type Supported Supported Supported Input port Supported Supported Supported Source Mac Supported Supported Supported Dest Mac Supported Supported Supported IPv4 Source Supported Supported Supported IPv4 Dest Supported Supported Supported IPv4 Protocol Supported Supported Supported TCP source Supported Supported Supported TCP Dest Supported Supported Supported IPv6 Source Not supported Supported Supported IPv6 Dest Not supported Supported Supported VLAN Supported Supported Supported VLAN Priority (PCP) Supported Supported Supported IP_DSCP Supported Supported Supported IPv4 ECN Not supported Supported Supported ICMPv4 type Not supported Not supported Not supported ICMPv4 code Not supported Not supported Not supported Output Port Supported Supported Supported Drop Supported Supported Supported Group Not supported Supported Supported Meters Not supported Not supported Not supported Push VLAN/Pop VLAN Supported Supported Not supported

12 Contacting Brocade TABLE 10 Details of OpenFlow interoperability with Brocade devices (continued) Controller, VDX 6740, MLXe, a ICX 7750, a Q-in-Q Not supported Not supported Not supported Change TTL Supported Supported Supported MPLS Pop Not supported Not supported Not supported MPLS Push Not supported Not supported Not supported MPLS Swap Not supported Not supported Not supported Set Queue Not supported Not supported Not supported Normal Not supported Supported Supported Set VLAN_VID Supported Supported Supported Set IPv4_DSCP Supported Supported Supported Set Eth_SRC Supported Supported Supported Set Eth_Type Not supported Supported Supported Set Eth_Dst Supported Supported Supported Set IPv4 Source Not supported Supported Supported Set IPv4 Dest Not supported Supported Supported Set VLAN_PCP Supported Supported Supported Contacting Brocade To provide document feedback use the online feedback form in the HTML documents posted on or contact For product support information and the latest information on contacting the Technical Assistance Center, go to If you have purchased Brocade product support directly from Brocade, use one of the following methods to contact the Brocade Technical Assistance Center 24x7. Brocade OEM customers contact their OEM/Solutions provider. Online Telephone Preferred method of contact for non-urgent issues: My Cases through MyBrocade Software downloads and licensing tools Knowledge Base Required for Sev 1-Critical and Sev 2-High issues: Continental US: Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific: +800-AT FIBREE ( ) For areas unable to access toll free number: Please include: Problem summary Serial number Installation details Environment description Toll-free numbers are available in many countries