X-Git-Url: https://pintos-os.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=utilities%2Fovs-vsctl.8.in;h=ef862df10f35c57ee62884c4d551258036f2ce42;hb=4bfff3c8b608bf174e2accd39f7c56d8f827bf2b;hp=88230be3d720d872fd968750e8ba27445533c952;hpb=cefb3cc644ef5022b32ad07439aae7a5ba0891cf;p=openvswitch diff --git a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in index 88230be3..ef862df1 100644 --- a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in +++ b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in @@ -324,8 +324,13 @@ output. .SS "OpenFlow Controller Connectivity" . \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR can perform all configured bridging and switching -locally, or it can be configured to connect a given bridge to one or -more external OpenFlow controllers, such as NOX. +locally, or it can be configured to communicate with one or more +external OpenFlow controllers. The switch is typically configured to +connect to a primary controller that takes charge of the bridge's flow +table to implement a network policy. In addition, the switch can be +configured to listen to connections from service controllers. Service +controllers are typically used for occasional support and maintenance, +e.g. with \fBovs\-ofctl\fR. . .IP "\fBget\-controller\fR \fIbridge\fR" Prints the configured controller target. @@ -339,6 +344,7 @@ use any of the following forms: . .RS .so lib/vconn-active.man +.so lib/vconn-passive.man .RE . .ST "Controller Failure Settings" @@ -353,7 +359,7 @@ If the value is \fBstandalone\fR, or if neither of these settings is set, \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR will take over responsibility for setting up flows when no message has been received from the controller for three -times the inactivity probe interval (xxx needs to be exposed). In this mode, +times the inactivity probe interval. In this mode, \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR causes the datapath to act like an ordinary MAC-learning switch. \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR will continue to retry connecting to the controller in the background and, when the connection succeeds, @@ -694,6 +700,9 @@ initially connects to the database. Consider specifying \fB\-\-timeout=0\fR along with \fB\-\-wait\-until\fR, to prevent \fBovs\-vsctl\fR from terminating after waiting only at most 5 seconds. +.IP "\fBcomment \fR[\fIarg\fR]..." +This command has no effect on behavior, but any database log record +created by the command will include the command and its arguments. .SH "EXAMPLES" Create a new bridge named br0 and add port eth0 to it: .IP @@ -783,11 +792,11 @@ their UUIDs, then "\fBovs\-vsctl destroy Queue \fIuuid1\fR .PP Monitor connectivity to a remote maintenance point on eth0. .IP -.B "ovs\-vsctl set Interface eth0 cfm_mpid=1 cfm_remote_mpid=2" +.B "ovs\-vsctl set Interface eth0 cfm_mpid=1" .PP Deconfigure connectivity monitoring from above: .IP -.B "ovs\-vsctl clear Interface eth0 cfm_mpid cfm_remote_mpid" +.B "ovs\-vsctl clear Interface eth0 cfm_mpid" .SS "NetFlow" .PP Configure bridge \fBbr0\fR to send NetFlow records to UDP port 5566 on