The HPE VAN SDN Controller provides an extensive platform for developing and running SDN applications. It features:
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A base controller platform for Linux/Java/OSGi, OpenFlow 1.0/1.3, built-in services, and a device driver framework
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Embedded Java applications, an extensible REST API and UI, and an HPE Intelligent Management Center (IMC) management interface
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Localized support for Chinese and Japanese. The SDN Controller UI is localized to enable controller use in either the English, Chinese, or Japanese language. See the latest version of the HPE VAN SDN Controller Administrator Guide for information on selecting a localized view.
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NOTE: Applications running on the controller may or may not support localization.
As an HPE VAN SDN Controller administrator, you should be familiar with OpenFlow, and have OpenFlow enabled and configured on the network switches to be managed by the controller.
The HPE VAN SDN Controller supports both local and remote Keystone authentication servers.
Keystone provides the OpenStack Identity Service used for controller authentication. For more information on Keystone operation, see the chapter titled “Security Features" in the latest edition of the HPE VAN SDN Controller Administrator Guide. For information on a specific Keystone version, visit http://docs.openstack.org/developer/keystone/ and see the documentation for the OpenStack Keystone version you are using.