+.IP "\fBdb:\fItable\fB,\fIcolumn\fR"
+Reads additional connection methods from \fIcolumn\fR in all of the
+rows in \fItable\fR. As the contents of \fIcolumn\fR changes,
+\fBovsdb\-server\fR also adds and drops connection methods
+accordingly.
+.IP
+If \fIcolumn\fR's type is string or set of strings, then the
+connection methods are taken directly from the column. The connection
+methods in the column must have one of the forms described above.
+.IP
+If \fIcolumn\fR's type is UUID or set of UUIDs and references a table,
+then each UUID is looked up in the referenced table to obtain a row.
+The following columns in the row, if present and of the correct type,
+configure a connection method. Any additional columns are ignored.