.TH ovs\-openflowd 8 "March 2009" "Open vSwitch" "Open vSwitch Manual"
+.\" This program's name:
.ds PN ovs\-openflowd
+.\" SSL peer program's name:
+.ds SN ovs\-controller
.
.SH NAME
ovs\-openflowd \- OpenFlow switch implementation
flow-based datapath. \fBovs\-openflowd\fR connects to one or more
OpenFlow controllers over TCP or SSL.
.PP
+For a more powerful alternative to \fBovs\-openflowd\fR, see
+\fBovs\-vswitchd\fR(8). Do not run both daemons at the same time.
+.PP
The mandatory \fIdatapath\fR argument argument specifies the local datapath
to relay. It takes one of the following forms:
.