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[sliver-openvswitch.git] / vswitchd / ovs-vswitchd.8.in

diff --git a/vswitchd/ovs-vswitchd.8.in b/vswitchd/ovs-vswitchd.8.in
index 24c1c5d..42282c1 100644 (file)
--- a/vswitchd/ovs-vswitchd.8.in
+++ b/vswitchd/ovs-vswitchd.8.in
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 .  IP "\\$1"
 ..
 .TH ovs\-vswitchd 8 "June 2009" "Open vSwitch" "Open vSwitch Manual"
+.\" This program's name:
 .ds PN ovs\-vswitchd
+.\" SSL peer program's name:
+.ds SN ovs\-controller
 .
 .SH NAME
 ovs\-vswitchd \- Open vSwitch daemon
@@ -18,9 +21,10 @@ ovs\-vswitchd \- Open vSwitch daemon
 A daemon that manages and controls any number of Open vSwitch switches 
 on the local machine.
 .PP
-The mandatory \fIdatabase\fR argument specifies the
-\fBovsdb\-server\fR from which \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR's configuration
-should be retrieved.  It takes one of the following forms:
+The mandatory \fIdatabase\fR argument normally takes the form
+\fBunix:\fIfile\fR, where \fIfile\fR is the name of a Unix domain
+socket on which \fBovsdb\-server\fR is listening.  However, all of the
+following forms are accepted:
 .so ovsdb/remote-active.man
 .so ovsdb/remote-passive.man
 .PP
@@ -75,7 +79,7 @@ Open vSwitch distribution for instructions on how to build and load
 the Open vSwitch kernel module.
 .PP
 .SH OPTIONS
-.IP "\fB--mlockall\fR"
+.IP "\fB\-\-mlockall\fR"
 Causes \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR to call the \fBmlockall()\fR function, to
 attempt to lock all of its process memory into physical RAM,
 preventing the kernel from paging any of its memory to disk.  This
@@ -86,12 +90,14 @@ only allow privileged users, such as the superuser, to use it.
 \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR emits a log message if \fBmlockall()\fR is
 unavailable or unsuccessful.
 .
-.IP "\fB--fake-proc-net\fR"
+.IP "\fB\-\-fake\-proc\-net\fR"
 Causes \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR to simulate some files in \fB/proc/net/vlan\fR
 and \fB/proc/net/bonding\fR that some legacy software expects to
 exist.  This option should only be used if such legacy software is
 actually in use.  It requires the \fBbrcompat_mod.ko\fR kernel module
 to be loaded.
+.IP
+On non-Linux hosts, this option is accepted but has no effect.
 .
 .so lib/daemon.man
 .SS "Public Key Infrastructure Options"
@@ -115,10 +121,16 @@ These commands manage bridges.
 Lists each MAC address/VLAN pair learned by the specified \fIbridge\fR,
 along with the port on which it was learned and the age of the entry,
 in seconds.
+.IP "\fBbridge/reconnect\fR [\fIbridge\fR]"
+Makes \fIbridge\fR drop all of its OpenFlow controller connections and
+reconnect.  If \fIbridge\fR is not specified, then all bridges drop
+their controller connections and reconnect.
+.IP
+This command might be useful for debugging OpenFlow controller issues.
 .
-.IP "\fBbridge/dump-flows\fR \fIbridge\fR"
+.IP "\fBbridge/dump\-flows\fR \fIbridge\fR"
 Lists all flows in \fIbridge\fR, including those normally hidden to
-commands such as \fBovs-ofctl dump-flows\fR.  Flows set up by mechanisms
+commands such as \fBovs\-ofctl dump\-flows\fR.  Flows set up by mechanisms
 such as in-band control and fail-open are hidden from the controller
 since it is not allowed to modify or override them.
 .SS "BOND COMMANDS"
@@ -151,14 +163,14 @@ cause the MAC hash to be shifted to a new slave in the usual
 manner.
 .IP
 A MAC hash cannot be migrated to a disabled slave.
-.IP "\fBbond/set-active-slave\fR \fIport\fR \fIslave\fR"
+.IP "\fBbond/set\-active\-slave\fR \fIport\fR \fIslave\fR"
 Sets \fIslave\fR as the active slave on \fIport\fR.  \fIslave\fR must
 currently be enabled.
 .IP
 The setting is not permanent: a new active slave will be selected
 if \fIslave\fR becomes disabled.
-.IP "\fBbond/enable-slave\fR \fIport\fR \fIslave\fR"
-.IQ "\fBbond/disable-slave\fR \fIport\fR \fIslave\fR"
+.IP "\fBbond/enable\-slave\fR \fIport\fR \fIslave\fR"
+.IQ "\fBbond/disable\-slave\fR \fIport\fR \fIslave\fR"
 Enables (or disables) \fIslave\fR on the given bond \fIport\fR, skipping any
 updelay (or downdelay).
 .IP