Install OpendayLight

• Install java on host

sudo apt install default-jdk -y

• Download Zip file, I will use Boron release

wget https://nexus.opendaylight.org/content/repositories/opendaylight.release/org/opendaylight/integration/distribution-karaf/0.5.1-Boron-SR1/distribution-karaf-0.5.1-Boron-SR1.tar.gz

• Extract

tar -xvf distribution-karaf-0.5.1-Boron-SR1.tar.gz

• Run Opendaylight

cd distribution-karaf-0.5.1-Boron-SR1
./bin/karaf

It takes some minutes to start please wait

Now We will install Dlux UI to visualize and OpenFlow plugin for later post

Type feature:list | grep dlux to check plugin is available

Install Dlux

feature:install odl-dlux-all

Once you run the previous comamnd, Dlux will be enabled and you find that Opendaylight server has started listening on additions ports:

• 8181: Web UI and MD-SAL RESTCONFIG

• 8185: AAA
• 8080: Web UI and MD-SAL RESTCONFIG

You can access through your browser by entering http://your_odl_id:8181/index.html

You can login to Dlux using the following default credentials

Username: admin
Password: admin

Install Openflow Plugin

• Install L2 Switch module

feature:install odl-l2switch-switch

Once installed, Opendaylight server started listening on port 6633 for OpenFlow Protocol