+7. Initialize the configuration database using ovsdb-tool, e.g.:
+
+ % ovsdb-tool create /usr/local/etc/ovs-vswitchd.conf.db vswitchd/vswitch.ovsschema
+
+Startup
+=======
+
+Before starting ovs-vswitchd itself, you need to start its
+configuration database, ovsdb-server. Configure it to use the
+database you created during step 7 of installation, above, and to
+listen on a Unix domain socket, e.g.:
+
+ % 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: