This chapter will provide step-by-step instructions on how to install OpenDaylight in a virtual environment and from scratch. You will also learn how to prepare a virtual machine for ODL installation and cover the basic steps required to have your first instance of ODL running. For your convenience, we have covered the process of installation over both Oracle VirtualBox and VMware workstation.
We'll explore the following topics:
- Plan to deploy OpenDaylight
- Stepwise installation of OpenDaylight - standalone
- Stepwise installation of OpenDaylight - distributed
- Basic operation of OpenDaylight to verify the installation
- OpenDaylight in a Docker container