7. Initialize the configuration database using ovsdb-tool, e.g.:
- % ovsdb-tool create /etc/ovs-vswitchd.conf.db vswitchd/vswitch.ovsschema
+ % ovsdb-tool create /usr/local/etc/ovs-vswitchd.conf.db vswitchd/vswitch.ovsschema
Startup
=======
database you created during step 7 of installation, above, and to
listen on a Unix domain socket, e.g.:
- % ovsdb-server /etc/ovs-vswitchd.conf.db --remote=punix:/var/run/ovsdb-server
+ % ovsdb-server /usr/local/etc/ovs-vswitchd.conf.db --remote=punix:/usr/local/var/run/openvswitch/db.sock
+
+Then initialize the database with "ovs-vsctl init". This is only
+necessary the first time after you create the database with
+ovsdb-tool (but running it at any time is harmless):
+
+ % ovs-vsctl init
Then start the main Open vSwitch daemon, telling it to connect to the
same Unix domain socket:
- % ovs-vswitchd unix:/var/run/ovsdb-server
+ % ovs-vswitchd unix:/usr/local/var/run/openvswitch/db.sock
Now you may use ovs-vsctl to set up bridges and other Open vSwitch
features. For example, to create a bridge named br0 and add ports