ovs-vsctl: Allow "fake bridges" to be created for VLAN 0.

[sliver-openvswitch.git] / utilities / ovs-vsctl.8.in

diff --git a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
index d24af14..57f76d5 100644 (file)
--- a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
+++ b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ When such a ``fake bridge'' is active, \fBovs\-vsctl\fR will treat it
 much like a bridge separate from its ``parent bridge,'' but the actual
 implementation in Open vSwitch uses only a single bridge, with ports on
 the fake bridge assigned the implicit VLAN of the fake bridge of which
-they are members.
+they are members.  (A fake bridge for VLAN 0 receives packets that
+have no 802.1Q tag or a tag with VLAN 0.)
 .
 .SH OPTIONS
 .
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ nothing if \fIbridge\fR already exists as a real bridge.
 Creates a ``fake bridge'' named \fIbridge\fR within the existing Open
 vSwitch bridge \fIparent\fR, which must already exist and must not
 itself be a fake bridge.  The new fake bridge will be on 802.1Q VLAN
-\fIvlan\fR, which must be an integer between 1 and 4095.  Initially
+\fIvlan\fR, which must be an integer between 0 and 4095.  Initially
 \fIbridge\fR will have no ports (other than \fIbridge\fR itself).
 .IP
 Without \fB\-\-may\-exist\fR, attempting to create a bridge that
@@ -486,6 +487,9 @@ A bridge port.  Records may be identified by port name.
 .IP "\fBInterface\fR"
 A network device attached to a port.  Records may be identified by
 name.
+.IP "\fBFlow_Table\fR"
+Configuration for a particular OpenFlow flow table.  Records may be
+identified by name.
 .IP "\fBQoS\fR"
 Quality-of-service configuration for a \fBPort\fR.  Records may be
 identified by port name.
@@ -785,6 +789,12 @@ access port for VLAN 10, and configure it with an IP address:
 .IP
 .B "ifconfig vlan10 192.168.0.123"
 .
+.PP
+Add a GRE tunnel port \fBgre0\fR to remote IP address 1.2.3.4 to
+bridge \fBbr0\fR:
+.IP
+.B "ovs\-vsctl add\-port br0 gre0 \-\- set Interface gre0 type=gre options:remote_ip=1.2.3.4"
+.
 .SS "Port Mirroring"
 .PP
 Mirror all packets received or sent on \fBeth0\fR or \fBeth1\fR onto