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Minor text updates in preparation for ONS release.

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Preliminary Mininet Installation/Configuration Notes
Mininet Installation/Configuration Notes
Mininet 1.0rc0
Mininet 1.0.0
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......@@ -20,20 +20,22 @@ Boot up the VM image, log in, and follow the instructions on the wiki page.
An additional advantage of using the VM image is that it doesn't mess with
your native OS installation or damage it in any way.
2. Native installation (experimental!) for Ubuntu and Debian 5
2. Native installation (experimental!) for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
If you are running Ubuntu or Debian 5, you may be able to use our handy
install.sh script, which is in mininet/util.
If you are running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (or possibly Debian 5), you may be
able to use our handy install.sh script, which is in mininet/util.
WARNING: USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!
install.sh is a bit intrusive and may possibly damage your OS
and/or home directory. Although we hope it won't do anything completely
terrible, you may want to look at the script before you run it, and you
should make sure your system and home directory are backed up just in case!
install.sh is a bit intrusive and may possibly damage your OS and/or
home directory, by creating/modifying several directories such as
mininet, openflow, openvswitch and noxcore. Although we hope it won't
do anything completely terrible, you may want to look at the script
before you run it, and you should make sure your system and home
directory are backed up just in case!
To install ALL of the software which we use for OpenFlow tutorials, you may
use
To install ALL of the software which we use for OpenFlow tutorials,
you may use
$ mininet/util/install.sh
......@@ -43,9 +45,9 @@ Alternately, you can install just the pieces you need.
We recommend the following steps, in order:
a) On Debian 5, first install a Mininet-compatible kernel:
[a) On Debian 5, first install a Mininet-compatible kernel:
$ mininet/util/install.sh -k
Reboot and run 'uname -r' to make sure you're running the new kernel.
Reboot and run 'uname -r' to make sure you're running the new kernel.]
b) Install mininet and its dependencies:
$ mininet/util/install.sh -n
......@@ -59,6 +61,10 @@ d) Install Open vSwitch and its kernel module
e) If you wish to install the version of NOX we use in the tutorial:
$ mininet/util/install.sh -x
Note: NOX development is progressing over time, so after you complete
the tutorial you may wish to install the latest and greatest NOX from
noxrepo.org.
Good luck! Some additional installation notes are provided below, for
the brave and/or Linux-savvy, or those who are trying to understand what
is installed and why.
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Mininet: A Simple Virtual Testbed for OpenFlow
Mininet: A Simple Virtual Testbed for OpenFlow/SDN
or
How to Squeeze a 1024-node OpenFlow Network onto your Laptop
Mininet 1.0rc0
Mininet 1.0.0
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Welcome to Mininet!
......@@ -74,9 +74,10 @@ Batteries are not included (yet!)
However, some preliminary installation notes are included in the INSTALL
file.
Additionally, much useful information is available on the Mininet wiki:
Additionally, much useful information, including a Mininet tutorial,
is available on the Mininet wiki:
http://www.openflowswitch.org/foswiki/bin/view/OpenFlow/Mininet
http://openflow.org/mininet
Enjoy, and good luck!
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