OpenDaylight is an SDN controller provided by the Linux Foundation. In this article we will show you the steps required to perform a simple installation upon Ubuntu.
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Install Binaries
box@odl:~$ sudo apt-get update box@odl:~$ sudo apt-get install software-properties-common box@odl:~$ sudo apt-get install maven git unzip
Install Java 1.8
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box@odl:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java box@odl:~$ sudo apt install oracle-java8-installer box@odl:~$ export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/
Download Package
Copy the link for the latest release within https://www.opendaylight.org/downloads. Select the ‘Pre-Built Zip’ link. Once you have the link download.
box@odl:~$ wget egration/distribution-karaf/0.5.3-Boron-SR3/distribution-karaf-0.5.3-Boron-SR3.zip
Run
box@odl:~$ cd distribution-karaf-0.5.3-Boron-SR3/ box@odl:~$ ./bin/karaf
Install Features
opendaylight-user@root>feature:install odl-restconf odl-l2switch-switch odl-mdsal-apidocs odl-dlux-core opendaylight-user@root>feature:install odl-dlux-all
Connect to UI
Connect to http://<IP>:8181/index.html#/login, using the credentials of admin/admin.
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