X-Git-Url: https://pintos-os.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=vswitchd%2Fvswitch.xml;h=7b7a1ac928666a8399fa1e1d8bb84c872af204af;hb=83c19ab15aa7b2d63632ac9694541759bc8d2351;hp=38dc6a1aac03a5f4ea9818034d79b8c8c5749380;hpb=c76fde78c528027fe95d714aba5ccf0f01407d75;p=openvswitch diff --git a/vswitchd/vswitch.xml b/vswitchd/vswitch.xml index 38dc6a1a..7b7a1ac9 100644 --- a/vswitchd/vswitch.xml +++ b/vswitchd/vswitch.xml @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ +

A database with this schema holds the configuration for one Open vSwitch daemon. The root of the configuration for the daemon is @@ -15,11 +16,6 @@ Set of bridges managed by the daemon. - - Remote database clients to which the Open vSwitch's database server - should connect or to which it should listen. - - SSL used globally by the daemon. @@ -74,24 +70,172 @@

- Key-value pairs that report statistics about a running Open_vSwitch - daemon. The current implementation updates these counters - periodically. In the future, we plan to, instead, update them only - when they are queried (e.g. using an OVSDB select - operation) and perhaps at other times, but not on any regular - periodic basis.

-

- The currently defined key-value pairs are listed below. Some Open - vSwitch implementations may not support some statistics, in which - case those key-value pairs are omitted.

+ Key-value pairs that report statistics about a system running an Open + vSwitch. These are updated periodically (currently, every 5 + seconds). Key-value pairs that cannot be determined or that do not + apply to a platform are omitted. +

+
-
load-average
+
cpu
+
+

+ Number of CPU processors, threads, or cores currently online and + available to the operating system on which Open vSwitch is + running, as an integer. This may be less than the number + installed, if some are not online or if they are not available to + the operating system. +

+

+ Open vSwitch userspace processes are not multithreaded, but the + Linux kernel-based datapath is. +

+
+ +
load_average
+
+

+ A comma-separated list of three floating-point numbers, + representing the system load average over the last 1, 5, and 15 + minutes, respectively. +

+
+ +
memory
+
+

+ A comma-separated list of integers, each of which represents a + quantity of memory in kilobytes that describes the operating + system on which Open vSwitch is running. In respective order, + these values are: +

+ +
    +
  1. Total amount of RAM allocated to the OS.
    2. +
  2. RAM allocated to the OS that is in use.
    3. +
  3. RAM that can be flushed out to disk or otherwise discarded + if that space is needed for another purpose. This number is + necessarily less than or equal to the previous value.
    4. +
  4. Total disk space allocated for swap.
    5. +
  5. Swap space currently in use.
    6. +
+ +

+ On Linux, all five values can be determined and are included. On + other operating systems, only the first two values can be + determined, so the list will only have two values. +

+
+ +
process_name
+
+

+ One such key-value pair will exist for each running Open vSwitch + daemon process, with name replaced by the daemon's + name (e.g. process_ovs-vswitchd). The value is a + comma-separated list of integers. The integers represent the + following, with memory measured in kilobytes and durations in + milliseconds: +

+ +
    +
  1. The process's virtual memory size.
    2. +
  2. The process's resident set size.
    3. +
  3. The amount of user and system CPU time consumed by the + process.
    4. +
  4. The number of times that the process has crashed and been + automatically restarted by the monitor.
    5. +
  5. The duration since the process was started.
    6. +
  6. The duration for which the process has been running.
    7. +
+ +

+ The interpretation of some of these values depends on whether the + process was started with the . If it + was not, then the crash count will always be 0 and the two + durations will always be the same. If + was given, then the crash count may be positive; if it is, the + latter duration is the amount of time since the most recent crash + and restart. +

+ +

+ There will be one key-value pair for each file in Open vSwitch's + ``run directory'' (usually /var/run/openvswitch) + whose name ends in .pid, whose contents are a + process ID, and which is locked by a running process. The + name is taken from the pidfile's name. +

+ +

+ Currently Open vSwitch is only able to obtain all of the above + detail on Linux systems. On other systems, the same key-value + pairs will be present but the values will always be the empty + string. +

+
+ +
file_systems
- System load average multiplied by 100 and rounded to the nearest - integer.
+

+ A space-separated list of information on local, writable file + systems. Each item in the list describes one file system and + consists in turn of a comma-separated list of the following: +

+ +
    +
  1. Mount point, e.g. / or /var/log. + Any spaces or commas in the mount point are replaced by + underscores.
    2. +
  2. Total size, in kilobytes, as an integer.
    3. +
  3. Amount of storage in use, in kilobytes, as an integer.
    4. +
+ +

+ This key-value pair is omitted if there are no local, writable + file systems or if Open vSwitch cannot obtain the needed + information. +

+
+ + +

+ These columns primarily configure the Open vSwitch database + (ovsdb-server), not the Open vSwitch switch + (ovs-vswitchd). The OVSDB database also uses the settings. +

+ +

+ The Open vSwitch switch does read the database configuration to + determine remote IP addresses to which in-band control should apply. +

+ + + Database clients to which the Open vSwitch database server should + connect or to which it should listen, along with options for how these + connection should be configured. See the table + for more information. + + + +

+ Remote database clients to which the Open vSwitch's database server + should connect or to which it should listen. Adding an OVSDB target + to this set is equivalent to adding it to with all of the default options. +

+ +

+ Use of this column is deprecated and may be removed sometime in the + future. New applications should use and set instead. +

+ + @@ -170,7 +314,7 @@

If this value is unset, the default is implementation-specific.

-

When more than one controller is configured, +

When more than one controller is configured, is considered only when none of the configured controllers can be contacted.

@@ -199,7 +343,7 @@ defined key-value pairs are:
bridge-id
-
A unique identifier of the bridge. On Citrix XenServer this +
A unique identifier of the bridge. On Citrix XenServer this will commonly be the same as xs-network-uuids.
xs-network-uuids
Semicolon-delimited set of universally unique identifier(s) for @@ -216,12 +360,23 @@
datapath-id
Exactly 16 hex digits to set the OpenFlow datapath ID to a specific - value.
+ value. May not be all-zero. +
disable-in-band
+
If set to true, disable in-band control on + the bridge regardless of controller and manager settings.
hwaddr
An Ethernet address in the form xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx to set the hardware address of the local port and influence the datapath ID.
+
in-band-queue
+
+ A queue ID as a nonnegative integer. This sets the OpenFlow queue + ID that will be used by flows set up by in-band control on this + bridge. If unset, or if the port used by an in-band control flow + does not have QoS configured, or if the port does not have a queue + with the specified ID, the default queue is used instead. +
@@ -302,11 +457,10 @@

A port that has more than one interface is a ``bonded port.'' Bonding allows for load balancing and fail-over. Open vSwitch supports ``source load balancing'' (SLB) bonding, which - assigns flows to slaves based on source MAC address, with - periodic rebalancing as traffic patterns change. This form of - bonding does not require 802.3ad or other special support from - the upstream switch to which the slave devices are - connected.

+ assigns flows to slaves based on source MAC address and output VLAN, + with periodic rebalancing as traffic patterns change. This form of + bonding does not require 802.3ad or other special support from the + upstream switch to which the slave devices are connected.

These columns apply only to bonded ports. Their values are otherwise ignored.

@@ -337,7 +491,7 @@ Quality of Service configuration for this port. - + The MAC address to use for this port for the purpose of choosing the bridge's MAC address. This column does not necessarily reflect the @@ -426,7 +580,7 @@

Open vSwitch populates this column when the port number becomes known. If the interface is successfully added, will be set to a number between 1 and 65535 - (generally either in the range 1 to 65280, exclusive, or 65534, the + (generally either in the range 1 to 65279, inclusive, or 65534, the port number for the OpenFlow ``local port''). If the interface cannot be added then Open vSwitch sets this column to -1.

@@ -460,7 +614,7 @@ the same except one has an optional identifier and the other does not, the more specific one is matched first. in_key is considered more specific than local_ip if a port - defines one and another port defines the other. The following + defines one and another port defines the other. The following options may be specified in the column:
remote_ip
@@ -539,6 +693,19 @@ compliance with the IEEE 802.1D specification for bridges. Default is enabled, set to false to disable.
+
+
header_cache
+
Optional. Enable caching of tunnel headers and the output + path. This can lead to a significant performance increase + without changing behavior. In general it should not be + necessary to adjust this setting. However, the caching can + bypass certain components of the IP stack (such as IP tables) + and it may be useful to disable it if these features are + required or as a debugging measure. Default is enabled, set to + false to disable. If IPsec is enabled through the + parameters, header caching will be + automatically disabled.
+
capwap
Ethernet tunneling over the UDP transport portion of CAPWAP @@ -594,6 +761,17 @@ compliance with the IEEE 802.1D specification for bridges. Default is enabled, set to false to disable.
+
+
header_cache
+
Optional. Enable caching of tunnel headers and the output + path. This can lead to a significant performance increase + without changing behavior. In general it should not be + necessary to adjust this setting. However, the caching can + bypass certain components of the IP stack (such as IP tables) + and it may be useful to disable it if these features are + required or as a debugging measure. Default is enabled, set to + false to disable.
+
patch
@@ -637,38 +815,104 @@ +

+ These settings control ingress policing for packets received on this + interface. On a physical interface, this limits the rate at which + traffic is allowed into the system from the outside; on a virtual + interface (one connected to a virtual machine), this limits the rate at + which the VM is able to transmit. +

+

+ Policing is a simple form of quality-of-service that simply drops + packets received in excess of the configured rate. Due to its + simplicity, policing is usually less accurate and less effective than + egress QoS (which is configured using the and tables). +

+

+ Policing is currently implemented only on Linux. The Linux + implementation uses a simple ``token bucket'' approach: +

+
    +
  • + The size of the bucket corresponds to . Initially the bucket is full. +
    • +
  • + Whenever a packet is received, its size (converted to tokens) is + compared to the number of tokens currently in the bucket. If the + required number of tokens are available, they are removed and the + packet is forwarded. Otherwise, the packet is dropped. +
    • +
  • + Whenever it is not full, the bucket is refilled with tokens at the + rate specified by . +
    • +
+

+ Policing interacts badly with some network protocols, and especially + with fragmented IP packets. Suppose that there is enough network + activity to keep the bucket nearly empty all the time. Then this token + bucket algorithm will forward a single packet every so often, with the + period depending on packet size and on the configured rate. All of the + fragments of an IP packets are normally transmitted back-to-back, as a + group. In such a situation, therefore, only one of these fragments + will be forwarded and the rest will be dropped. IP does not provide + any way for the intended recipient to ask for only the remaining + fragments. In such a case there are two likely possibilities for what + will happen next: either all of the fragments will eventually be + retransmitted (as TCP will do), in which case the same problem will + recur, or the sender will not realize that its packet has been dropped + and data will simply be lost (as some UDP-based protocols will do). + Either way, it is possible that no forward progress will ever occur. +

+ +

+ Maximum rate for data received on this interface, in kbps. Data + received faster than this rate is dropped. Set to 0 + (the default) to disable policing. +

+ +

Maximum burst size for data received on this interface, in kb. The default burst size if set to 0 is 1000 kb. This value has no effect if is 0.

-

The burst size should be at least the size of the interface's - MTU.

- - - -

Maximum rate for data received on this interface, in kbps. Data - received faster than this rate is dropped. Set to 0 to - disable policing.

-

The meaning of ``ingress'' is from Open vSwitch's perspective. If - configured on a physical interface, then it limits the rate at which - traffic is allowed into the system from the outside. If configured - on a virtual interface that is connected to a virtual machine, then - it limits the rate at which the guest is able to transmit.

+

+ Specifying a larger burst size lets the algorithm be more forgiving, + which is important for protocols like TCP that react severely to + dropped packets. The burst size should be at least the size of the + interface's MTU. Specifying a value that is numerically at least as + large as 10% of helps TCP come + closer to achieving the full rate. +

+ + + Connectivity monitor configuration for this interface. + + Key-value pairs for use by external frameworks that integrate with Open vSwitch, rather than by Open vSwitch itself. System integrators should either use the Open vSwitch development mailing list to coordinate on common key-value definitions, or choose key names that are likely to be unique. The currently - defined common key-value pair is: + defined common key-value pairs are:
+
attached-mac
+
+ The MAC address programmed into the ``virtual hardware'' for this + interface, in the form + xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx. + For Citrix XenServer, this is the value of the MAC + field in the VIF record for this interface.
iface-id
-
A system-unique identifier for the interface. On XenServer, +
A system-unique identifier for the interface. On XenServer, this will commonly be the same as xs-vif-uuid.

@@ -689,12 +933,27 @@

The virtual network to which this interface is attached.
xs-vm-uuid
The VM to which this interface belongs.
-
xs-vif-mac
-
The MAC address programmed into the "virtual hardware" for this - interface, in the - form xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx. - For Citrix XenServer, this is the value of the MAC - field in the VIF record for this interface.
+ + + + + Key-value pairs for rarely used interface features. Currently, + the only keys are for configuring GRE-over-IPsec, which is only + available through the openvswitch-ipsec package for + Debian. The currently defined key-value pairs are: +
+
ipsec_local_ip
+
Required key for GRE-over-IPsec interfaces. Additionally, + the must be gre and the + ipsec_psk key must + be set. The in_key, out_key, and + key must not be + set.
+
ipsec_psk
+
Required key for GRE-over-IPsec interfaces. Specifies a + pre-shared key for authentication that must be identical on + both sides of the tunnel. Additionally, the + ipsec_local_ip key must also be set.
 @@ -774,7 +1033,20 @@ defined types are listed below:

linux-htb
-
Linux ``hierarchy token bucket'' classifier.
+
+ Linux ``hierarchy token bucket'' classifier. See tc-htb(8) (also at + http://linux.die.net/man/8/tc-htb) and the HTB manual + (http://luxik.cdi.cz/~devik/qos/htb/manual/userg.htm) + for information on how this classifier works and how to configure it. +
+
+
+
linux-hfsc
+
+ Linux "Hierarchical Fair Service Curve" classifier. + See http://linux-ip.net/articles/hfsc.en/ for + information on how this classifier works. +
@@ -790,8 +1062,8 @@

Key-value pairs for configuring QoS features that depend on .

-

The linux-htb class supports the following key-value - pairs:

+

The linux-htb and linux-hfsc classes support + the following key-value pairs:

max-rate
Maximum rate shared by all queued traffic, in bit/s. @@ -824,7 +1096,8 @@ column="type"/> of min-rate are:

min-rate
-
Minimum guaranteed bandwidth, in bit/s. Required.
+
Minimum guaranteed bandwidth, in bit/s. Required. The + floor value is 1500 bytes/s (12,000 bit/s).

The key-value pairs defined for of linux-htb are:

@@ -849,6 +1122,17 @@ a queue with a larger value receives any. Specific priority values are unimportant; only relative ordering matters.
+

The key-value pairs defined for of linux-hfsc are:

+
+
min-rate
+
Minimum guaranteed bandwidth, in bit/s. Required.
+
max-rate
+
Maximum allowed bandwidth, in bit/s. Optional. If specified, the + queue's rate will not be allowed to exceed the specified value, even + if excess bandwidth is available. If unspecified, defaults to no + limit.
+
@@ -860,6 +1144,98 @@
+ +

+ A attaches to an to + implement 802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management (CFM). CFM allows a + group of Maintenance Points (MPs) called a Maintenance Association (MA) + to detect connectivity problems with each other. MPs within a MA should + have complete and exclusive interconnectivity. This is verified by + occasionally broadcasting Continuity Check Messages (CCMs) at a + configurable transmission interval. A is + responsible for collecting data about other MPs in its MA and + broadcasting CCMs. +

+ + + + A Maintenance Point ID (MPID) uniquely identifies each endpoint within + a Maintenance Association (see ). The MPID is + used to identify this to other endpoints in the + MA. + + + + A set of which this + should have connectivity to. If this + does not have connectivity to any MPs in this + set, or has connectivity to any MPs not in this set, a fault is + signaled. + + + + A Maintenance Association (MA) name pairs with a Maintenance Domain + (MD) name to uniquely identify a MA. A MA is a group of endpoints who + have complete and exclusive interconnectivity. Defaults to + ovs if unset. + + + + A Maintenance Domain name pairs with a Maintenance Association name to + uniquely identify a MA. Defaults to ovs if unset. + + + + The transmission interval of CCMs in milliseconds. Three missed CCMs + indicate a connectivity fault. Defaults to 1000ms. + + + + + + A set of MPIDs representing MPs to which this + has detected connectivity that are not in the + set. This should not + have connectivity to any MPs not listed in . + Thus, if this set is non-empty a fault is indicated. + + + + A set of MAIDs representing foreign Maintenance Associations (MAs) + which this has detected connectivity to. A + should not have connectivity to a Maintenance + Association other than its own. Thus, if this set is non-empty a fault + is indicated. + + + + Indicates a Connectivity Fault caused by a configuration error, a down + remote MP, or unexpected connectivity to a remote MAID or remote MP. + + +
+ + +

+ A represents a MP which a + has or should have connectivity to. +

+ + + + A Maintenance Point ID (MPID) uniquely identifies each endpoint within + a Maintenance Association. All MPs within a MA should have a unique + MPID. + + + + + + Indicates a connectivity fault. + + +
+

A port mirror within a .

A port mirror configures a bridge to send selected frames to special @@ -957,7 +1333,7 @@

Open vSwitch supports two kinds of OpenFlow controllers:

- +
Primary controllers
@@ -1082,34 +1458,34 @@ restricted to the specified local IP address.
-

When multiple controllers are configured for a single bridge, the - values must be unique. Duplicate - values yield unspecified results.

+

When multiple controllers are configured for a single bridge, the + values must be unique. Duplicate + values yield unspecified results.

-

If it is specified, this setting must be one of the following - strings that describes how Open vSwitch contacts this OpenFlow - controller over the network:

- -
-
in-band
-
In this mode, this controller's OpenFlow traffic travels over the - bridge associated with the controller. With this setting, Open - vSwitch allows traffic to and from the controller regardless of the - contents of the OpenFlow flow table. (Otherwise, Open vSwitch - would never be able to connect to the controller, because it did - not have a flow to enable it.) This is the most common connection - mode because it is not necessary to maintain two independent - networks.
-
out-of-band
-
In this mode, OpenFlow traffic uses a control network separate - from the bridge associated with this controller, that is, the - bridge does not use any of its own network devices to communicate - with the controller. The control network must be configured - separately, before or after ovs-vswitchd is started. -
-
+

If it is specified, this setting must be one of the following + strings that describes how Open vSwitch contacts this OpenFlow + controller over the network:

+ +
+
in-band
+
In this mode, this controller's OpenFlow traffic travels over the + bridge associated with the controller. With this setting, Open + vSwitch allows traffic to and from the controller regardless of the + contents of the OpenFlow flow table. (Otherwise, Open vSwitch + would never be able to connect to the controller, because it did + not have a flow to enable it.) This is the most common connection + mode because it is not necessary to maintain two independent + networks.
+
out-of-band
+
In this mode, OpenFlow traffic uses a control network separate + from the bridge associated with this controller, that is, the + bridge does not use any of its own network devices to communicate + with the controller. The control network must be configured + separately, before or after ovs-vswitchd is started. +
+

If not specified, the default is implementation-specific. If is discover, the connection mode @@ -1166,7 +1542,7 @@

These values are considered only when - is discover.

+ is discover.

A POSIX @@ -1188,14 +1564,14 @@

These values are considered only in in-band control mode (see - ) and only when - is not discover. (For controller discovery, the network - configuration obtained via DHCP is used instead.)

+ ) and only when + is not discover. (For controller discovery, the network + configuration obtained via DHCP is used instead.)

When multiple controllers are configured on a single bridge, there - should be only one set of unique values in these columns. If different - values are set for these columns in different controllers, the effect - is unspecified.

+ should be only one set of unique values in these columns. If different + values are set for these columns in different controllers, the effect + is unspecified.

The IP address to configure on the local port, @@ -1229,6 +1605,145 @@
+ +

+ Configuration for a database connection to an Open vSwitch database + (OVSDB) client. +

+ +

+ This table primarily configures the Open vSwitch database + (ovsdb-server), not the Open vSwitch switch + (ovs-vswitchd). The switch does read the table to determine + what connections should be treated as in-band. +

+ +

+ The Open vSwitch database server can initiate and maintain active + connections to remote clients. It can also listen for database + connections. +

+ + + +

Connection method for managers.

+

+ The following connection methods are currently supported: +

+
+
ssl:ip[:port]
+
+

+ The specified SSL port (default: 6632) on the host at + the given ip, which must be expressed as an IP address + (not a DNS name). The + column in the table must point to a + valid SSL configuration when this form is used. +

+

+ SSL support is an optional feature that is not always built as + part of Open vSwitch. +

+
+ +
tcp:ip[:port]
+
+ The specified TCP port (default: 6632) on the host at + the given ip, which must be expressed as an IP address + (not a DNS name). +
+
pssl:[port][:ip]
+
+

+ Listens for SSL connections on the specified TCP port + (default: 6632). If ip, which must be expressed as an + IP address (not a DNS name), is specified, then connections are + restricted to the specified local IP address. +

+

+ The column in the table must point to a valid SSL + configuration when this form is used. +

+

+ SSL support is an optional feature that is not always built as + part of Open vSwitch. +

+
+
ptcp:[port][:ip]
+
+ Listens for connections on the specified TCP port + (default: 6632). If ip, which must be expressed as an + IP address (not a DNS name), is specified, then connections are + restricted to the specified local IP address. +
+
+

When multiple managers are configured, the + values must be unique. Duplicate values yield + unspecified results.

+ + + +

+ If it is specified, this setting must be one of the following strings + that describes how Open vSwitch contacts this OVSDB client over the + network: +

+ +
+
in-band
+
+ In this mode, this connection's traffic travels over a bridge + managed by Open vSwitch. With this setting, Open vSwitch allows + traffic to and from the client regardless of the contents of the + OpenFlow flow table. (Otherwise, Open vSwitch would never be able + to connect to the client, because it did not have a flow to enable + it.) This is the most common connection mode because it is not + necessary to maintain two independent networks. +
+
out-of-band
+
+ In this mode, the client's traffic uses a control network separate + from that managed by Open vSwitch, that is, Open vSwitch does not + use any of its own network devices to communicate with the client. + The control network must be configured separately, before or after + ovs-vswitchd is started. +
+
+ +

+ If not specified, the default is implementation-specific. +

+ + + + + + Maximum number of milliseconds to wait between connection attempts. + Default is implementation-specific. + + + + Maximum number of milliseconds of idle time on connection to the client + before sending an inactivity probe message. If Open vSwitch does not + communicate with the client for the specified number of seconds, it + will send a probe. If a response is not received for the same + additional amount of time, Open vSwitch assumes the connection has been + broken and attempts to reconnect. Default is implementation-specific. + + + + + + Key-value pairs for use by external frameworks that integrate with Open + vSwitch, rather than by Open vSwitch itself. System integrators should + either use the Open vSwitch development mailing list to coordinate on + common key-value definitions, or choose key names that are likely to be + unique. No common key-value pairs are currently defined. + + +
+ A NetFlow target. NetFlow is a protocol that exports a number of details about terminating IP flows, such as the principals involved