X-Git-Url: https://pintos-os.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=vswitchd%2Fovs-vswitchd.8.in;h=42282c16cd9b1ec6777049b55daaf77156764982;hb=ca78c6b69c01508713b8a8e50065843fcaf53936;hp=71115f9b1a8e981bad7ff894b9efbce792738fa7;hpb=5f55c39b21e69025045437ffbd3bb98fe6ce2e89;p=openvswitch diff --git a/vswitchd/ovs-vswitchd.8.in b/vswitchd/ovs-vswitchd.8.in index 71115f9b..42282c16 100644 --- a/vswitchd/ovs-vswitchd.8.in +++ b/vswitchd/ovs-vswitchd.8.in @@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ . IP "\\$1" .. .TH ovs\-vswitchd 8 "June 2009" "Open vSwitch" "Open vSwitch Manual" +.\" This program's name: .ds PN ovs\-vswitchd +.\" SSL peer program's name: +.ds SN ovs\-controller . .SH NAME ovs\-vswitchd \- Open vSwitch daemon @@ -18,10 +21,12 @@ ovs\-vswitchd \- Open vSwitch daemon A daemon that manages and controls any number of Open vSwitch switches on the local machine. .PP -The mandatory \fIdatabase\fR argument specifies the -\fBovsdb\-server\fR from which \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR's configuration -should be retrieved. It takes one of the following forms: +The mandatory \fIdatabase\fR argument normally takes the form +\fBunix:\fIfile\fR, where \fIfile\fR is the name of a Unix domain +socket on which \fBovsdb\-server\fR is listening. However, all of the +following forms are accepted: .so ovsdb/remote-active.man +.so ovsdb/remote-passive.man .PP \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR retrieves its configuration from \fIdatabase\fR at startup. It sets up Open vSwitch datapaths and then operates @@ -74,14 +79,28 @@ Open vSwitch distribution for instructions on how to build and load the Open vSwitch kernel module. .PP .SH OPTIONS -.IP "\fB--fake-proc-net\fR" +.IP "\fB\-\-mlockall\fR" +Causes \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR to call the \fBmlockall()\fR function, to +attempt to lock all of its process memory into physical RAM, +preventing the kernel from paging any of its memory to disk. This +helps to avoid networking interruptions due to system memory pressure. +.IP +Some systems do not support \fBmlockall()\fR at all, and other systems +only allow privileged users, such as the superuser, to use it. +\fBovs\-vswitchd\fR emits a log message if \fBmlockall()\fR is +unavailable or unsuccessful. +. +.IP "\fB\-\-fake\-proc\-net\fR" Causes \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR to simulate some files in \fB/proc/net/vlan\fR and \fB/proc/net/bonding\fR that some legacy software expects to exist. This option should only be used if such legacy software is actually in use. It requires the \fBbrcompat_mod.ko\fR kernel module to be loaded. +.IP +On non-Linux hosts, this option is accepted but has no effect. . .so lib/daemon.man +.SS "Public Key Infrastructure Options" .so lib/ssl.man .so lib/ssl-bootstrap.man .so lib/vlog.man @@ -93,16 +112,25 @@ to be loaded. \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR process. The currently supported commands are described below. The command descriptions assume an understanding of how to configure Open vSwitch. +.SS "GENERAL COMMANDS" +.IP "\fBexit\fR" +Causes \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR to gracefully terminate. .SS "BRIDGE COMMANDS" These commands manage bridges. .IP "\fBfdb/show\fR \fIbridge\fR" Lists each MAC address/VLAN pair learned by the specified \fIbridge\fR, along with the port on which it was learned and the age of the entry, in seconds. +.IP "\fBbridge/reconnect\fR [\fIbridge\fR]" +Makes \fIbridge\fR drop all of its OpenFlow controller connections and +reconnect. If \fIbridge\fR is not specified, then all bridges drop +their controller connections and reconnect. +.IP +This command might be useful for debugging OpenFlow controller issues. . -.IP "\fBbridge/dump-flows\fR \fIbridge\fR" +.IP "\fBbridge/dump\-flows\fR \fIbridge\fR" Lists all flows in \fIbridge\fR, including those normally hidden to -commands such as \fBovs-ofctl dump-flows\fR. Flows set up by mechanisms +commands such as \fBovs\-ofctl dump\-flows\fR. Flows set up by mechanisms such as in-band control and fail-open are hidden from the controller since it is not allowed to modify or override them. .SS "BOND COMMANDS" @@ -135,14 +163,14 @@ cause the MAC hash to be shifted to a new slave in the usual manner. .IP A MAC hash cannot be migrated to a disabled slave. -.IP "\fBbond/set-active-slave\fR \fIport\fR \fIslave\fR" +.IP "\fBbond/set\-active\-slave\fR \fIport\fR \fIslave\fR" Sets \fIslave\fR as the active slave on \fIport\fR. \fIslave\fR must currently be enabled. .IP The setting is not permanent: a new active slave will be selected if \fIslave\fR becomes disabled. -.IP "\fBbond/enable-slave\fR \fIport\fR \fIslave\fR" -.IQ "\fBbond/disable-slave\fR \fIport\fR \fIslave\fR" +.IP "\fBbond/enable\-slave\fR \fIport\fR \fIslave\fR" +.IQ "\fBbond/disable\-slave\fR \fIport\fR \fIslave\fR" Enables (or disables) \fIslave\fR on the given bond \fIport\fR, skipping any updelay (or downdelay). .IP