This document describes how to build and install Open vSwitch on a
generic Linux host. If you want to install Open vSwitch on a Citrix
-XenServer version 5.5.0, see INSTALL.XenServer instead.
+XenServer, see INSTALL.XenServer instead.
This version of Open vSwitch may be built manually with "configure"
and "make", as described below. You may also build Debian packages by
whether this is the case. If you know that your particular driver can
handle it (for example by testing sending large TCP packets over VLANs)
then passing in a value of 1 may improve performance. Modules built for
- Linux kernels 2.6.37 and later do not need this and do not have this
- parameter. If you do not understand what this means or do not know if
- your driver will work, do not set this.
+ Linux kernels 2.6.37 and later, as well as specially patched versions
+ of earlier kernels, do not need this and do not have this parameter. If
+ you do not understand what this means or do not know if your driver
+ will work, do not set this.
7. Initialize the configuration database using ovsdb-tool, e.g.:
- % ovsdb-tool create /usr/local/etc/ovs-vswitchd.conf.db vswitchd/vswitch.ovsschema
+ % mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/openvswitch
+ % ovsdb-tool create /usr/local/etc/openvswitch/conf.db vswitchd/vswitch.ovsschema
Startup
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any managers specified in the database itself, and to use the SSL
configuration in the database:
- % ovsdb-server /usr/local/etc/ovs-vswitchd.conf.db \
+ % ovsdb-server /usr/local/etc/openvswitch/conf.db \
--remote=punix:/usr/local/var/run/openvswitch/db.sock \
- --remote=db:Open_vSwitch,managers \
+ --remote=db:Open_vSwitch,manager_options \
--private-key=db:SSL,private_key \
--certificate=db:SSL,certificate \
--bootstrap-ca-cert=db:SSL,ca_cert \
1. Stop the Open vSwitch daemons, e.g.:
- % ovs-kill ovsdb-server.pid ovs-vswitchd.pid
+ % kill `cd /usr/local/var/run && cat ovsdb-server.pid ovs-vswitchd.pid`
2. Install the new Open vSwitch release.
- If you want to preserve the contents of your database, back it
up first, then use "ovsdb-tool convert" to upgrade it, e.g.:
- % ovsdb-tool convert /usr/local/etc/ovs-vswitchd.conf.db vswitchd/vswitch.ovsschema
+ % ovsdb-tool convert /usr/local/etc/openvswitch/conf.db vswitchd/vswitch.ovsschema
4. Start the Open vSwitch daemons as described under "Building and
Installing Open vSwitch for Linux" above.