MN

NAME

mn − create a Mininet network.

SYNOPSIS

mn [options]

DESCRIPTION

(type mn −h for details)

The mn utility creates Mininet network from the command line. It can create parametrized topologies, invoke the Mininet CLI, and run tests.

OPTIONS

−h, −−help

show this help message and exit

−−switch=SWITCH

default|ivs|lxbr|ovs|ovsbr|ovsk|user[,param=value...] ovs=OVSSwitch default=OVSSwitch ovsk=OVSSwitch lxbr=LinuxBridge user=UserSwitch ivs=IVSSwitch ovsbr=OVSBridge

−−host=HOST

cfs|proc|rt[,param=value...] rt=CPULimitedHost{’sched’: ’rt’} proc=Host cfs=CPULimitedHost{’sched’: ’cfs’}

−−controller=CONTROLLER

default|none|nox|ovsc|ref|remote|ryu[,param=value...] ovsc=OVSController none=NullController remote=RemoteController default=DefaultController nox=NOX ryu=Ryu ref=Controller

−−link=LINK

default|ovs|tc|tcu[,param=value...] default=Link ovs=OVSLink tcu=TCULink tc=TCLink

−−topo=TOPO

linear|minimal|reversed|single|torus|tree[,param=value ...] linear=LinearTopo reversed=SingleSwitchReversedTopo tree=TreeTopo single=SingleSwitchTopo torus=TorusTopo minimal=MinimalTopo

−c, −−clean

clean and exit

−−custom=CUSTOM

read custom classes or params from .py file(s)

−−test=TESTS

cli|build|pingall|pingpair|iperf|all|iperfudp|none|pin gpair|iperfudp|pingall|iperfUDP

−x, −−xterms

spawn xterms for each node

−i IPBASE, −−ipbase=IPBASE

base IP address for hosts

	−−mac		automatically set host MACs
	−−arp		set all−pairs ARP entries

−v VERBOSITY, −−verbosity=VERBOSITY

info|warning|critical|error|debug|output

−−innamespace

sw and ctrl in namespace?

−−listenport=LISTENPORT

base port for passive switch listening

−−nolistenport

don’t use passive listening port

−−pre=PRE

CLI script to run before tests

−−post=POST

CLI script to run after tests

	−−pin		pin hosts to CPU cores (requires −−host cfs or −−host rt)
	−−nat		[option=val...] adds a NAT to the topology that connects Mininet hosts to the physical network. Warning: This may route any traffic on the machine that uses Mininet’s IP subnet into the Mininet network. If you need to change Mininet’s IP subnet, see the −−ipbase option.

−−version

prints the version and exits

−−cluster=server1,server2...

run on multiple servers (experimental!)

−−placement=block|random

node placement for −−cluster (experimental!)