Tracing logical network packets through physical network

Some embodiments provide a method for a network controller that manages several managed forwarding elements. The method receives a request to trace a specified packet having a particular source on a logical switching element. The method generates the packet at the network controller according to the...

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Hauptverfasser: Fazzone, Paul, Wendlandt, Daniel J, Thakkar, Pankaj, Koponen, Teemu, Ganichev, Igor
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Some embodiments provide a method for a network controller that manages several managed forwarding elements. The method receives a request to trace a specified packet having a particular source on a logical switching element. The method generates the packet at the network controller according to the packet specification. The generated packet includes an indicator that the packet is for a trace operation. The method inserts the packet into a managed forwarding element associated with the particular source. The method receives a set of messages from a set of managed forwarding elements that process the packet regarding operations performed on the packet.