* NIC bonding with or without LACP on upstream switch
* NetFlow, sFlow(R), and mirroring for increased visibility
* QoS (Quality of Service) configuration, plus policing
- * GRE, GRE over IPSEC, and CAPWAP tunneling
+ * GRE, GRE over IPSEC, CAPWAP, and VXLAN tunneling
* 802.1ag connectivity fault management
* OpenFlow 1.0 plus numerous extensions
* Transactional configuration database with C and Python bindings
What other documentation is available?
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-To install Open vSwitch on a regular Linux machine, read INSTALL.Linux.
+To install Open vSwitch on a regular Linux or FreeBSD host, please
+read INSTALL. For specifics around installation on a specific
+platform, please see one of these files:
-To use Open vSwitch as a drop-in replacement for the Linux bridge,
-read INSTALL.bridge.
+ - INSTALL.Debian
+ - INSTALL.Fedora
+ - INSTALL.RHEL
+ - INSTALL.XenServer
-To build RPMs for installing Open vSwitch on a Citrix XenServer host
-or resource pool, read INSTALL.XenServer.
+To use Open vSwitch...
-To build RPMs for installing Open vSwitch on a Red Hat Enterprise
-Linux host, read INSTALL.RHEL.
+ - ...with KVM on Linux, read INSTALL, read INSTALL.KVM.
-To use Open vSwitch with KVM on Linux, read INSTALL.Linux, then
-INSTALL.KVM.
+ - ...with Libvirt, read INSTALL.Libvirt.
-To use Open vSwitch with Libvirt, read INSTALL.Libvirt.
+ - ...as a drop-in replacement for the Linux bridge, read
+ INSTALL.bridge.
-To install Open vSwitch without using a kernel module, read
-INSTALL.userspace.
+ - ...without using a kernel module, read INSTALL.userspace.
+
+For answers to common questions, read FAQ.
To learn how to set up SSL support for Open vSwitch, read INSTALL.SSL.