X-Git-Url: https://pintos-os.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=utilities%2Fovs-openflowd.8.in;h=176459ca452b48bd07bc9e15522f28fe32063f81;hb=8321fb9c570bd25bb8925e7b5116ab90662113b5;hp=4c10d8d65aab8c78c437095c9cb88a6f8afdce93;hpb=812560d7cea7f618f8fd7110063e8dd039547006;p=openvswitch diff --git a/utilities/ovs-openflowd.8.in b/utilities/ovs-openflowd.8.in index 4c10d8d6..176459ca 100644 --- a/utilities/ovs-openflowd.8.in +++ b/utilities/ovs-openflowd.8.in @@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ The \fBovs\-openflowd\fR program implements an OpenFlow switch using a 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: . @@ -170,7 +173,8 @@ the local port network device, and start the DHCP client afterward. .SS "OpenFlow Options" .TP \fB\-\-datapath\-id=\fIdpid\fR -Sets \fIdpid\fR, which must consist of exactly 16 hexadecimal digits, +Sets \fIdpid\fR, which must consist of exactly 16 hexadecimal digits +and may not be all-zero, as the datapath ID that the switch will use to identify itself to OpenFlow controllers. .IP