README.Debian for openvswitch-switch --------------------------------- * The switch must be configured before it can be used. Edit /etc/default/openvswitch-switch, then start the switch manually with "/etc/init.d/openvswitch-switch start". * To use the Linux kernel-based switch implementation, you will need to build and install the Open vSwitch kernel module. To do so, install the openvswitch-datapath-source package, then follow the instructions given in /usr/share/doc/openvswitch-datapath-source/README.Debian * This package does not yet support the userspace datapath-based switch implementation. -- Ben Pfaff , Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:51:19 -0700 Debian network scripts integration ---------------------------------- This package lets a user to optionally configure Open vSwitch bridges and ports from /etc/network/interfaces. Please refer to the interfaces(5) manpage for more details regarding /etc/network/interfaces. The stanzas that configure the OVS bridges should begin with "allow-ovs" followed by name of the bridge. Here is an example. allow-ovs br0 The stanzas that configure the OVS ports should begin with "allow-${bridge-name}" followed by name of the port. Here is an example. allow-br0 eth0 The following OVS specific "command" options are supported: - ovs_type: This can either be OVSBridge, OVSPort, OVSIntPort or OVSBond depending on whether you configure a bridge, port, an internal port or a bond. This is a required option. - ovs_ports: This option specifies all the ports that belong to a bridge. - ovs_bridge: This options specifies a bridge to which a port belongs. This is a required option for a port. - ovs_bonds: This option specifies the list of physical interfaces to be bonded together. - ovs_options: This option lets you add extra arguments to a ovs-vsctl command. See examples. - ovs_extra: This option lets you run additional ovs-vsctl commands, separated by "--" (double dash). Variables can be part of the "ovs_extra" option. You can provide all the standard environmental variables described in the interfaces(5) man page. You can also pass shell commands. More implementation specific details can be seen in the examples. Examples: -------- ex 1: A standalone bridge. allow-ovs br0 iface br0 inet static address 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 ovs_type OVSBridge ex 2: A bridge with one port. allow-ovs br0 iface br0 inet dhcp ovs_type OVSBridge ovs_ports eth0 allow-br0 eth0 iface eth0 inet manual ovs_bridge br0 ovs_type OVSPort ex 3: A bridge with multiple physical ports. allow-ovs br0 iface br0 inet dhcp ovs_type OVSBridge ovs_ports eth0 eth1 allow-br0 eth0 iface eth0 inet manual ovs_bridge br0 ovs_type OVSPort allow-br0 eth1 iface eth1 inet manual ovs_bridge br0 ovs_type OVSPort ex 4: A bridge with an OVS internal port. allow-ovs br1 iface br1 inet static address 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 ovs_type OVSBridge ovs_ports vlan100 allow-br1 vlan100 iface vlan100 inet manual ovs_bridge br1 ovs_type OVSIntPort ovs_options tag=100 ovs_extra set interface ${IFACE} external-ids:iface-id=$(hostname -s) ex 5: Bonding. allow-ovs br2 iface br2 inet static address 192.170.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 ovs_type OVSBridge ovs_ports bond0 allow-br2 bond0 iface bond0 inet manual ovs_bridge br2 ovs_type OVSBond ovs_bonds eth2 eth3 ovs_options bond_mode=balance-tcp lacp=active ex 6: Create and destroy bridges. ifup --allow=ovs $list_of_bridges ifdown --allow=ovs $list_of_bridges -- Gurucharan Shetty , Fri, 04 May 2012 12:58:19 -0700