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=689ff5c73a36466153e21bf419434ee45083a24a;hpb=67f6bdd73b612eae4f193164ccf3c144214e9f16;p=openvswitch diff --git a/utilities/ovs-openflowd.8.in b/utilities/ovs-openflowd.8.in index 689ff5c7..176459ca 100644 --- a/utilities/ovs-openflowd.8.in +++ b/utilities/ovs-openflowd.8.in @@ -1,5 +1,8 @@ .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 @@ -13,6 +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: . @@ -167,7 +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