Configuring and retrieving PCEP information
This recipe will guide you through the manual configuration of the OpenDaylight controller XML files to connect with a router using PCEP. Both the router and OpenDaylight need to be configured. Once the connection is established, the controller can be used to view Label Switched Paths and Path computation client information. The PCEP RESTful API can also be used to perform CRUD
types of operation for tunnel management.
Getting ready
The ingredients in this recipe require a router and the OpenDaylight controller with the BGP-PCEP implementation. OpenDaylight comes preconfigured with the basic PCEP settings, and this recipe will review the attribute descriptions.
How to do it...
Follow these instructions to edit OpenDaylight XML files to configure PCEP:
- Start the OpenDaylight distribution using the
karaf
script, which will give you access to the karaf CLI. - Install the user-facing features responsible for pulling in all dependencies needed to connect to...