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.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
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:
-.IP "\fBtcp:\fIip\fB:\fIport\fR"
-Connect to the given TCP \fIport\fR on \fIip\fR.
-.IP "\fBunix:\fIfile\fR"
-Connect to the Unix domain server socket named \fIfile\fR.
+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
\fBovs\-vswitchd\fR retrieves its configuration from \fIdatabase\fR at
startup. It sets up Open vSwitch datapaths and then operates
NetFlow v5 flow logging.
.
.IP \(bu
+sFlow(R) monitoring.
+.
+.IP \(bu
Connectivity to an external OpenFlow controller, such as NOX.
.
.PP
the Open vSwitch kernel module.
.PP
.SH OPTIONS
-.IP "\fB--fake-proc-net\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
+helps to avoid networking interruptions due to system memory pressure.
+.IP
+Some systems do not support \fBmlockall()\fR at all, and other systems
+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"
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"
+.so lib/ssl.man
+.so lib/ssl-bootstrap.man
.so lib/vlog.man
.so lib/common.man
.so lib/leak-checker.man
\fBovs\-vswitchd\fR process. The currently supported commands are
described below. The command descriptions assume an understanding of
how to configure Open vSwitch.
+.SS "GENERAL COMMANDS"
+.IP "\fBexit\fR"
+Causes \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR to gracefully terminate.
.SS "BRIDGE COMMANDS"
These commands manage bridges.
.IP "\fBfdb/show\fR \fIbridge\fR"
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"
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
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