Inventory Database

Owned by Tracy Yang
Nov 28, 2023
6 min read

Introduction

Pica-OVS mode switch needs to store some basic switch information and some run-time information in the inventory database, this feature is running when Pica-OVS starts.

There are five kinds of information in this module as shown below, including basic Switch Information, SFP/QSFP Information, Counter Information, Alarm Information, and Hardware Flow Information.

Switch Information

Show function control information.

root@PicOS-OVS$ovs-invctl show  
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  sfp_enable: true
  sfp_query_interval: 10
  counter_enable: false
  hwflow_enable: false
  counter_query_interval: 30
  hwflow_query_interval: 30
  alarm_enable: false
  alarm_high_temp: 176
  alarm_low_temp: 32
  last_alarm_id: 0

 

Show basic switch information in the Switch Inventory table, including switch information, temperature information, port information and SFP/QSFP information.

Before checking the switch information, the DUT must create a bridge and add ports into the bridge. Then make sfp enable-true.

root@PicOS-OVS$ovs-invctl enable-sfp true
 
root@PicOS-OVS$ovs-invctl show-switch-inventory
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  model: "P3295"
  system_mac: "e8:9a:8f:50:3d:30"
  vendor_name: "Pica8"
  serial_number: "QTFAXI12400017"
  ge_port_number: 48
  te_port_number: 4
  qe_port_number: 0
  cpu_temperature: "100 F"
  switch_temperature: "100 F"
  system_temperature: "93 F"
  7c40378e-751f-470f-a8ad-7176a9c16b2c
    port_name: "te-1/1/50"
    vendor_name: JESS-LINK
    vendor_sn: "12344D0001"
    wavelength: "256 nm"
    temperature: "32 F"
    supply_voltage: "0.00 V"
    connector: "Copper pigtail"
    length_copper: "5 m"
    length_50m: "0 m"
    length_625m: "0 m"
    length_9m: "0 m"
    length_9m_km: "0 m"
    plugged_in: true
    rx_receive_power: "-inf dbM"
    tx_bias_current: "0.00 mA"
    tx_optical_power: "-inf dbM"

SFP/QSFP Information

SFP/QSFP information is stored into the database if user enables this feature. The Administrator could enable/disable this function by using command "ovs-invctl enable-sfp {true | false}".

root@PicOS-OVS$ovs-invctl enable-sfp true
 
Administrator could show these information by command "ovs-invctl show-switch-inventory" or "ovs-invctl show-sfp-qsfp".
 
root@PicOS-OVS$ovs-invctl show-sfp-qsfp
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  port_name: "te-1/1/49"
  vendor_name: JESS-LINK
  vendor_sn: "12344D0001"
  wavelength: "256 nm"
  temperature: "32 F"
  supply_voltage: "0.00 V"
  connector: "Copper pigtail"
  length_copper: "5 m"
  length_50m: "0 m"
  length_625m: "0 m"
  length_9m: "0 m"
  length_9m_km: "0 m"
  plugged_in: true
  rx_receive_power: "-inf dbM"
  tx_bias_current: "0.00 mA"
  tx_optical_power: "-inf dbM"
 

 

Administrator could control the refresh interval by command "ovs-invctl set-sfp-interval."

root@PicOS-OVS$ovs-invctl set-sfp-interval 50
root@PicOS-OVS$ovs-invctl show
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 sfp_enable: true
 sfp_query_interval: 50
 counter_enable: false
 hwflow_enable: false
 counter_query_interval: 30
 hwflow_query_interval: 30
 alarm_enable: false
 alarm_high_temp: 176
 alarm_low_temp: 32
 last_alarm_id: 0

Counter Information

There are 4 types of counters: flow, group, meter, and port counter. As expected, the flow counter is the counter of each flow and the port counter is the counter of each port. The meter counter is the counter of each meter, associated with the band counter, and the group counter is the counter of each group, associated with the bucket counter.

Note: this kind of information generates a lot of data. Turning this on will spend some CPU and memory. So if this information is not needed, please turn it off.

 

Administrator could enable/disable this function by command "ovs-invctl enable-counter {true | false}"

root@PicOS-OVS$ovs-invctl enable-counter true

 

Administrator could control the refresh interval by command "ovs-invctl set-counter-interval".

root@PicOS-OVS$ovs-invctl enable-counter true
root@PicOS-OVS$ovs-invctl show
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 sfp_enable: true
 sfp_query_interval: 50
 counter_enable: true
 hwflow_enable: false
 counter_query_interval: 20
 hwflow_query_interval: 30
 alarm_enable: false
 alarm_high_temp: 176
 alarm_low_temp: 32
 last_alarm_id: 0

 

The Administrator could show this information by command "ovs-invctl show-port/meter/flow/group-counter" or "ovs-invctl show-all-counter".

root@PicOS-OVS$ovs-invctl show-all-counter
Switch PicOS-OVS
  Bridge "br0"
    Port "Bridge br0 Local Port"
      statistics: {collisions=0, duration_nsec=3220239464, duration_sec=1208147968, multicast=0, rx_bytes=368, rx_crc_errors=0, rx_dropped=0, rx_errors=0, rx_fifo_errors=0, rx_frame_errors=0, rx_length_errors=0, rx_missed_errors=0, rx_over_errors=0, rx_packets=4, tx_aborted_errors=0, tx_bytes=0, tx_carrier_errors=0, tx_dropped=0, tx_errors=0, tx_fifo_errors=0, tx_heartbeat_errors=0, tx_packets=0, tx_window_errors=0}
    Port "Bridge br0 Port 50"
      statistics: {collisions=0, duration_nsec=3220239464, duration_sec=1208147968, multicast=0, rx_bytes=0, rx_crc_errors=0, rx_dropped=0, rx_errors=0, rx_fifo_errors=0, rx_frame_errors=0, rx_length_errors=0, rx_missed_errors=0, rx_over_errors=0, rx_packets=0, tx_aborted_errors=0, tx_bytes=0, tx_carrier_errors=0, tx_dropped=0, tx_errors=0, tx_fifo_errors=0, tx_heartbeat_errors=0, tx_packets=0, tx_window_errors=0}
    Port "Bridge br0 Port 49"
      statistics: {collisions=0, duration_nsec=3220239464, duration_sec=1208147968, multicast=0, rx_bytes=0, rx_crc_errors=0, rx_dropped=0, rx_errors=0, rx_fifo_errors=0, rx_frame_errors=0, rx_length_errors=0, rx_missed_errors=0, rx_over_errors=0, rx_packets=0, tx_aborted_errors=0, tx_bytes=0, tx_carrier_errors=0, tx_dropped=0, tx_errors=0, tx_fifo_errors=0, tx_heartbeat_errors=0, tx_packets=0, tx_window_errors=0}
 
root@PicOS-OVS$ovs-invctl show-port-counter
Switch : PicOS-OVS
  Bridge : br0
    Port "Bridge br0 Local Port"
      statistics: {collisions=0, duration_nsec=3220239464, duration_sec=1208147968, multicast=0, rx_bytes=368, rx_crc_errors=0, rx_dropped=0, rx_errors=0, rx_fifo_errors=0, rx_frame_errors=0, rx_length_errors=0, rx_missed_errors=0, rx_over_errors=0, rx_packets=4, tx_aborted_errors=0, tx_bytes=0, tx_carrier_errors=0, tx_dropped=0, tx_errors=0, tx_fifo_errors=0, tx_heartbeat_errors=0, tx_packets=0, tx_window_errors=0}
    Port "Bridge br0 Port 49"
      statistics: {collisions=0, duration_nsec=3220239464, duration_sec=1208147968, multicast=0, rx_bytes=0, rx_crc_errors=0, rx_dropped=0, rx_errors=0, rx_fifo_errors=0, rx_frame_errors=0, rx_length_errors=0, rx_missed_errors=0, rx_over_errors=0, rx_packets=0, tx_aborted_errors=0, tx_bytes=0, tx_carrier_errors=0, tx_dropped=0, tx_errors=0, tx_fifo_errors=0, tx_heartbeat_errors=0, tx_packets=0, tx_window_errors=0}
    Port "Bridge br0 Port 50"
      statistics: {collisions=0, duration_nsec=3220239464, duration_sec=1208147968, multicast=0, rx_bytes=0, rx_crc_errors=0, rx_dropped=0, rx_errors=0, rx_fifo_errors=0, rx_frame_errors=0, rx_length_errors=0, rx_missed_errors=0, rx_over_errors=0, rx_packets=0, tx_aborted_errors=0, tx_bytes=0, tx_carrier_errors=0, tx_dropped=0, tx_errors=0, tx_fifo_errors=0, tx_heartbeat_errors=0, tx_packets=0, tx_window_errors=0}Alarm information

Alarm Information

Alarm stores the alarm information about: PSU, FAN, OPTICS, PORT, TEMP, MANAGEMENT_PORT_STATUE. This information is stored in the Alarm table.

Administrator could enable/disable this function by command "ovs-invctl enable-alarm {true | false}".

root@PicOS-OVS$ovs-invctl enable-alarm true
 
root@PicOS-OVS$ovs-invctl show
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  sfp_enable: true
  sfp_query_interval: 50
  counter_enable: true
  hwflow_enable: false
  counter_query_interval: 20
  hwflow_query_interval: 30
  alarm_enable: true
  alarm_high_temp: 176
  alarm_low_temp: 32
  last_alarm_id: 9


The Administrator could control the temperature threshold by the command "ovs-invctl set-high/low-temp". When the switch temp id is higher or lower then the temperature threshold, it will produce an alarm message.

root@PicOS-OVS$ovs-invctl set-low-temp 10
root@PicOS-OVS$ovs-invctl set-high-temp 133
 
root@PicOS-OVS$ovs-invctl show
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  sfp_enable: true
  sfp_query_interval: 50
  counter_enable: true
  hwflow_enable: false
  counter_query_interval: 20
  hwflow_query_interval: 30
  alarm_enable: true
  alarm_high_temp: 133
  alarm_low_temp: 10
  last_alarm_id: 9


The Administrator could show this information by the command "ovs-invctl show-alarm"

root@PicOS-OVS$ovs-invctl show-alarm
Alarm 1
  severity_code: cleared
  switch_name: PicOS-OVS
  entity_text: "te-1/1/50"
  text: "Optics inserted"
  time: "Tue Nov  3 13:49:28 2015"
Alarm 2
  severity_code: cleared
  switch_name: PicOS-OVS
  entity_text: "te-1/1/49"
  text: "Optics inserted"
  time: "Tue Nov  3 13:49:28 2015"
Alarm 3
  severity_code: critical
  switch_name: PicOS-OVS
  entity_text: "power 1"
  text: "power removed"
  time: "Tue Nov  3 13:49:39 2015"
Alarm 4
  severity_code: critical
  switch_name: PicOS-OVS
  entity_text: "PSU 1"
  text: "PSU removed"
  time: "Tue Nov  3 13:49:39 2015"

Hardware Flow Information


Note: This kind of information is very large, turning this feature on will spend some CPU and memory. So if this information is not needed, please turn it off. For saving memory, we support max 20,000 hardware flows written into the database. If the count of hardware flows is exceeded, they are discarded.

 

Administrator could enable/disable this function by the command "ovs-invctl enable-hwflow {true | false}".

root@PicOS-OVS$ovs-invctl enable-hwflow true
 
root@PicOS-OVS$ovs-invctl show
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  sfp_enable: true
  sfp_query_interval: 50
  counter_enable: true
  hwflow_enable: true
  counter_query_interval: 20
  hwflow_query_interval: 30
  alarm_enable: true
  alarm_high_temp: 133
  alarm_low_temp: 10
  last_alarm_id: 9

 

The Administrator could control the refresh interval by command "ovs-invctl set-hwflow-interval INTEGER".

root@PicOS-OVS$ovs-invctl enable-hwflow true
 
root@PicOS-OVS$ovs-invctl set-hwflow-interval 50
root@PicOS-OVS$ovs-invctl show
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  sfp_enable: true
  sfp_query_interval: 50
  counter_enable: true
  hwflow_enable: true
  counter_query_interval: 20
  hwflow_query_interval: 50
  alarm_enable: true
  alarm_high_temp: 133
  alarm_low_temp: 10
  last_alarm_id: 9

The Administrator could get hardware flow information by the command  "ovs-invctl list Hardware_Flow"

Others Hardware_Flow commands are available by using the command "root@PicOS-OVS$ovs-invctl --help"

root@PicOS-OVS$ovs-invctl list Hardware_Flow
_uuid               : e6e61c9d-df38-43c6-abc0-2b0654af9713
hwflow              : "[\"#0 normal_d permanent priority=0,recirc_id=0, actions:drop\", \"#1 normal permanent recirc_id=0,tcp,in_port=49,dl_src=22:11:11:11:11:11,dl_dst=22:00:00:00:00:00,nw_src=1.1.2.100,nw_dst=2.2.2.100, actions:50\"]"
update_time         : "Tue Nov  3 15:11:19 2015"

Show Power/Fan Information

root@PicOS-OVS$ovs-invctl list power-status
_uuid               : 19af5a8c-9adc-4d92-8615-0e4a50aadabd
good_12v            : "false"
led                 : ""
number              : 1
power_alert         : ""
present             : "false"

_uuid               : 95b3fa12-8f6e-4709-bf0a-363a9fda0c2f
good_12v            : "true"
led                 : ""
number              : 2
power_alert         : ""
present             : "true"
 
root@PicOS-OVS$ovs-invctl list fan_status 
_uuid : 43d903ec-7894-4df7-833b-5d5a1004b388 
direction : "fan direction from front to back" 
fault : "false" 
input : " 11400 rpm" 
number : 3 
pwm : " 50 %"

 

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