SDN Controller High Availability Design

[waelagina]

Dears,

    Are there any documents explains how to have HA on SDN controller ?

Create one main SDN controller and backup one ?

Regards,

Wael Agina

[Carlos]

Wael,

You can find this information on the HP VAN SDN Controller 2.5 Administrator Guide Page 97 "Configuring for HA".

From the Admin Guide page 97:

9 Configuring for HA

Standalone controller operation provides management for the OpenFlow switches in a network.

However, it does not provide high availability (HA), with the result that a controller failure leaves

the network in an unmanaged state. Configuring a team of controllers and one or more

corresponding controller regions creates a high availability network with failover capability,

resulting in a continuously managed network in the event that a controller in the team goes down.

Controller teaming also provides centralized controller configuration and monitoring.

To ensure High Availability, you must:

• “Create a team” (page 97)

• “Create Regions” (page 107)

• Follow “HA Best Practices” (page 97)

With HP VAN SDN Controller 2.5, you can also view your team configuration using the GUI, see

“View your team configuration using the GUI” (page 118)

Here is the link where you can download the Admin Guide:

http://h20628.www2.hp.com/km-ext/kmcsdirect/emr_na-c04647289-5.pdf

Best Regards,

Carlos

CoE SDN Team