changes that it makes to the system log. This option disables this
logging.
.IP
-This option is equivalent to \fB\-\-verbose=vvsctl:syslog:warn\fR.
+This option is equivalent to \fB\-\-verbose=vsctl:syslog:warn\fR.
.
.IP "\fB\-\-oneline\fR"
Modifies the output format so that the output for each command is printed
.
.SS "Manager Connectivity"
.
-These commands manipulate the \fBmanagers\fR and \fBmanager_options\fR columns
-in the \fBOpen_vSwitch\fR table and rows in the \fBManagers\fR table. When
-\fBovsdb\-server\fR is configured to use those rows and columns for OVSDB
-connections, as described in \fBINSTALL.Linux\fR and in the startup scripts
-provided with Open vSwitch, this allows the administrator to use
+These commands manipulate the \fBmanager_options\fR column in the
+\fBOpen_vSwitch\fR table and rows in the \fBManagers\fR table. When
+\fBovsdb\-server\fR is configured to use the \fBmanager_options\fR column for
+OVSDB connections (as described in \fBINSTALL.Linux\fR and in the startup
+scripts provided with Open vSwitch), this allows the administrator to use
\fBovs\-vsctl\fR to configure database connections.
.
.IP "\fBget\-manager\fR"
When \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR is configured to connect over SSL for management or
controller connectivity, the following parameters are required:
.TP
-\fBprivate\-key\fR
+\fIprivate-key\fR
Specifies a PEM file containing the private key used as the virtual
switch's identity for SSL connections to the controller.
.TP
-\fBcertificate\fR
+\fIcertificate\fR
Specifies a PEM file containing a certificate, signed by the
certificate authority (CA) used by the controller and manager, that
certifies the virtual switch's private key, identifying a trustworthy
switch.
.TP
-\fBca\-cert\fR
+\fIca-cert\fR
Specifies a PEM file containing the CA certificate used to verify that
the virtual switch is connected to a trustworthy controller.
.PP
.ST "CA Certificate Bootstrap"
.PP
Ordinarily, all of the files named in the SSL configuration must exist
-when \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR starts. However, if the \fB\-\-bootstrap\fR
+when \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR starts. However, if the \fIca-cert\fR file
+does not exist and the \fB\-\-bootstrap\fR
option is given, then \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR will attempt to obtain the
CA certificate from the controller on its first SSL connection and
save it to the named PEM file. If it is successful, it will