numerically lower priority.
</column>
- <column name="other_config" key="lacp-time">
+ <column name="other_config" key="lacp-time"
+ type='{"type": "string", "enum": ["set", ["fast", "slow"]]}'>
<p>
The LACP timing which should be used on this <ref table="Port"/>.
- Possible values are <code>fast</code>, <code>slow</code> and a
- positive number of milliseconds. By default <code>slow</code> is
- used. When configured to be <code>fast</code> LACP heartbeats are
- requested at a rate of once per second causing connectivity
- problems to be detected more quickly. In <code>slow</code> mode,
- heartbeats are requested at a rate of once every 30 seconds.
- </p>
-
- <p>
- Users may manually set a heartbeat transmission rate to increase
- the fault detection speed further. When manually set, OVS expects
- the partner switch to be configured with the same transmission
- rate. Manually setting <code>lacp-time</code> to something other
- than <code>fast</code> or <code>slow</code> is not supported by the
- LACP specification.
+ By default <code>slow</code> is used. When configured to be
+ <code>fast</code> LACP heartbeats are requested at a rate of once
+ per second causing connectivity problems to be detected more
+ quickly. In <code>slow</code> mode, heartbeats are requested at a
+ rate of once every 30 seconds.
</p>
</column>
an <code>ovs-appctl</code> command.
</column>
+ <column name="cfm_fault_status" key="interval">
+ Indicates a CFM fault was triggered due to the reception of a CCM
+ frame having an invalid interval.
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="cfm_fault_status" key="sequence">
+ Indicates a CFM fault was triggered because the CFM module received
+ a CCM frame with a sequence number that it was not expecting.
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="cfm_health">
+ <p>
+ Indicates the health of the interface as a percentage of CCM frames
+ received over 21 <ref column="other_config" key="cfm_interval"/>s.
+ The health of an interface is undefined if it is communicating with
+ more than one <ref column="cfm_remote_mpids"/>. It reduces if
+ healthy heartbeats are not received at the expected rate, and
+ gradually improves as healthy heartbeats are received at the desired
+ rate. Every 21 <ref column="other_config" key="cfm_interval"/>s, the
+ health of the interface is refreshed.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ As mentioned above, the faults can be triggered for several reasons.
+ The link health will deteriorate even if heartbeats are received but
+ they are reported to be unhealthy. An unhealthy heartbeat in this
+ context is a heartbeat for which either some fault is set or is out
+ of sequence. The interface health can be 100 only on receiving
+ healthy heartbeats at the desired rate.
+ </p>
+ </column>
+
<column name="cfm_remote_mpids">
When CFM is properly configured, Open vSwitch will occasionally
receive CCM broadcasts. These broadcasts contain the MPID of the
<column name="other_config" key="cfm_ccm_vlan"
type='{"type": "integer", "minInteger": 1, "maxInteger": 4095}'>
When set, the CFM module will apply a VLAN tag to all CCMs it generates
- with the given value.
+ with the given value. May be the string <code>random</code> in which
+ case each CCM will be tagged with a different randomly generated VLAN.
</column>
<column name="other_config" key="cfm_ccm_pcp"
</column>
</group>
+ <group title="Connection Parameters">
+ <p>
+ Additional configuration for a connection between the controller
+ and the Open vSwitch.
+ </p>
+
+ <column name="other_config" key="dscp"
+ type='{"type": "integer"}'>
+ The Differentiated Service Code Point (DSCP) is specified using 6 bits
+ in the Type of Service (TOS) field in the IP header. DSCP provides a
+ mechanism to classify the network traffic and provide Quality of
+ Service (QoS) on IP networks.
+
+ The DSCP value specified here is used when establishing the connection
+ between the controller and the Open vSwitch. The connection must be
+ reset for the new DSCP values to take effect. If no value is
+ specified, a default value of 48 is chosen. Valid DSCP values must be
+ in the range 0 to 63.
+ </column>
+ </group>
+
+
<group title="Common Columns">
The overall purpose of these columns is described under <code>Common
Columns</code> at the beginning of this document.
<column name="external_ids"/>
+ <column name="other_config"/>
</group>
</table>
</column>
</group>
+ <group title="Connection Parameters">
+ <p>
+ Additional configuration for a connection between the manager
+ and the Open vSwitch Database.
+ </p>
+
+ <column name="other_config" key="dscp"
+ type='{"type": "integer"}'>
+ The Differentiated Service Code Point (DSCP) is specified using 6 bits
+ in the Type of Service (TOS) field in the IP header. DSCP provides a
+ mechanism to classify the network traffic and provide Quality of
+ Service (QoS) on IP networks.
+
+ The DSCP value specified here is used when establishing the connection
+ between the manager and the Open vSwitch. The connection must be
+ reset for the new DSCP values to take effect. If no value is
+ specified, a default value of 48 is chosen. Valid DSCP values must be
+ in the range 0 to 63.
+ </column>
+ </group>
+
<group title="Common Columns">
The overall purpose of these columns is described under <code>Common
Columns</code> at the beginning of this document.
<column name="external_ids"/>
+ <column name="other_config"/>
</group>
</table>
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