distribution tarball), or if you modify the Open vSwitch build system,
you will also need the following software:
- - Autoconf version 2.63 or later.
+ - Autoconf version 2.64 or later.
- Automake version 1.10 or later.
% ovsdb-server /etc/ovs-vswitchd.conf.db --remote=punix:/var/run/ovsdb-server
+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: