IP=${IP_PREFIX%/*}
PREFIX=${IP_PREFIX#*/}
- # ensure ovs-vswitchd is running
- is_switch_running || { echo "ovs-vswitchd not running" >&2 ; exit 1 ; }
+ W=
+ if ! is_switch_running; then
+ # we can create the bridge even if ovs-vswitchd is not running,
+ # but we need a running ovsdb-server
+ is_db_running || { echo "ovsdb-server not running" >&2; exit 1; }
+ W="--no-wait"
+ fi
+
set -e
- ovs-vsctl --db=unix:$DB_SOCKET -- --may-exist add-br "$bridge" \
+ ovs-vsctl --db=unix:$DB_SOCKET $W -- --may-exist add-br "$bridge" \
-- set bridge "$bridge" datapath_type=planetlab \
-- set interface "$bridge" options:local_ip="$IP" option:local_netmask="$PREFIX"
- ovs-appctl netdev-pltap/get-tapname "$bridge"
}
function create_port () {