SDNalytics

Software Defined Networks Analytics system.

Authors: Andreas Schmidt

Website: Open Networking @ Saarland University

Institution: Telecommuncations Chair - Saarland University

Version: 2015.8.0 - August 2015

Installation Guide

# Install Dependencies
apt-get install python-pip python2.7-dev gfortran libopenblas-dev liblapack-dev libpg-dev postgresql-9.3 postgresql-contrib-9.3
pip install numpy

# The following will make the graph tool known. Replace DISTRIBUTION with your distributions name, e.g. trusty.
printf "deb http://downloads.skewed.de/apt/DISTRIBUTION DISTRIBUTION universe\ndeb-src http://downloads.skewed.de/apt/DISTRIBUTION DISTRIBUTION universe\n" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/graph-tool.list
apt-get update
apt-get install python-graph-tool


# Setting up the Database
sudo -u postgres psql -c "ALTER USER postgres PASSWORD 'psql';"
sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE DATABASE sdn"

# Install the software
python setup.py sdist
cp sdnalytics.default.json /etc/sdnalytics/sdnalytics.json      # copy the default config
vim /etc/sdnalytics/sdnalytics.json                             # edit the config and adapt
sdn-ctl setup

Configuration

The file /etc/sdnalytics/sdnalytics.json contains the following important options:

• connectionString: It has the form "postgresql://user:pass@host:port/database".
• pollInterval: Gives the interval in seconds at which the observer gathers information from the controller.

{ "pollInterval": 30, "controller": { "host": "localhost", "port": 8080 }, "api": { "port": 4711, "username": "user", "password": "pass" } }

Usage

Now that the application is installed and configured, there are two processes that can be used: sdn

Compatibility

Tested on Ubuntu 14.04. Does most likely work on other Linx systems. Does not work on Windows or Mac.