type='{"type": "integer", "minInteger": 1}'>
<p>
Specifies the number of threads for software datapaths to use for
- handling new flows. The default is one less than the number of
+ handling new flows. The default is two less than the number of
online CPU cores (but at least 1).
</p>
<p>
An Ethernet tunnel over the experimental, UDP-based VXLAN
protocol described at
<code>http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-mahalingam-dutt-dcops-vxlan-03</code>.
- VXLAN is currently supported only with the Linux kernel datapath
- with kernel version 2.6.26 or later.
</p>
<p>
Open vSwitch uses UDP destination port 4789. The source port used for
<dt><code>lisp</code></dt>
<dd>
A layer 3 tunnel over the experimental, UDP-based Locator/ID
- Separation Protocol (RFC 6830). LISP is currently supported only
- with the Linux kernel datapath with kernel version 2.6.26 or later.
+ Separation Protocol (RFC 6830).
</dd>
<dt><code>patch</code></dt>
reconfigured.
</column>
+ <column name="bfd" key="forwarding_if_rx" type='{"type": "boolean"}'>
+ When <code>forwarding_if_rx</code> is true the interface will be
+ considered capable of packet I/O as long as there is packet
+ received at interface. This is important in that when link becomes
+ temporarily conjested, consecutive BFD control packets can be lost.
+ And the <code>forwarding_if_rx</code> can prevent link failover by
+ detecting non-control packets received at interface.
+ </column>
<column name="bfd" key="cpath_down" type='{"type": "boolean"}'>
Concatenated path down may be used when the local system should not
<ul>
<li>
To ensure that ovs-vswitchd has enough time to pull statistics
- from the datapath, the minimum
- <ref column="other_config" key="cfm_interval"/> is 500ms.
+ from the datapath, the fault detection interval is set to
+ 3.5 * MAX(<ref column="other_config" key="cfm_interval"/>, 500)
+ ms.
</li>
<li>
<dt><code>ssl:<var>ip</var></code>[<code>:<var>port</var></code>]</dt>
<dd>
<p>
- The specified SSL <var>port</var> (default: 6632) on the host at
- the given <var>ip</var>, which must be expressed as an IP address
- (not a DNS name). The <ref table="Open_vSwitch" column="ssl"/>
- column in the <ref table="Open_vSwitch"/> table must point to a
- valid SSL configuration when this form is used.
+ The specified SSL <var>port</var> on the host at the given
+ <var>ip</var>, which must be expressed as an IP address
+ (not a DNS name). The <ref table="Open_vSwitch"
+ column="ssl"/> column in the <ref table="Open_vSwitch"/>
+ table must point to a valid SSL configuration when this
+ form is used.
</p>
<p>
- SSL support is an optional feature that is not always built as
- part of Open vSwitch.
+ If <var>port</var> is not specified, it currently defaults
+ to 6632. In the future, the default will change to 6640,
+ which is the IANA-defined value.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ SSL support is an optional feature that is not always
+ built as part of Open vSwitch.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>tcp:<var>ip</var></code>[<code>:<var>port</var></code>]</dt>
<dd>
- The specified TCP <var>port</var> (default: 6632) on the host at
- the given <var>ip</var>, which must be expressed as an IP address
- (not a DNS name).
+ <p>
+ The specified TCP <var>port</var> on the host at the given
+ <var>ip</var>, which must be expressed as an IP address
+ (not a DNS name).
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ If <var>port</var> is not specified, it currently defaults
+ to 6632. In the future, the default will change to 6640,
+ which is the IANA-defined value.
+ </p>
</dd>
<dt><code>pssl:</code>[<var>port</var>][<code>:<var>ip</var></code>]</dt>
<dd>
<p>
- Listens for SSL connections on the specified TCP <var>port</var>
- (default: 6632). Specify 0 for <var>port</var> to have the
- kernel automatically choose an available port. If <var>ip</var>,
- which must be expressed as an IP address (not a DNS name), is
- specified, then connections are restricted to the specified local
- IP address.
- </p>
- <p>
- The <ref table="Open_vSwitch" column="ssl"/> column in the <ref
+ Listens for SSL connections on the specified TCP
+ <var>port</var>. Specify 0 for <var>port</var> to have
+ the kernel automatically choose an available port. If
+ <var>ip</var>, which must be expressed as an IP address
+ (not a DNS name), is specified, then connections are
+ restricted to the specified local IP address. The <ref
+ table="Open_vSwitch" column="ssl"/> column in the <ref
table="Open_vSwitch"/> table must point to a valid SSL
configuration when this form is used.
</p>
+ <p>
+ If <var>port</var> is not specified, it currently defaults
+ to 6632. In the future, the default will change to 6640,
+ which is the IANA-defined value.
+ </p>
<p>
SSL support is an optional feature that is not always built as
part of Open vSwitch.
</dd>
<dt><code>ptcp:</code>[<var>port</var>][<code>:<var>ip</var></code>]</dt>
<dd>
- Listens for connections on the specified TCP <var>port</var>
- (default: 6632). Specify 0 for <var>port</var> to have the kernel
- automatically choose an available port. If <var>ip</var>, which
- must be expressed as an IP address (not a DNS name), is specified,
- then connections are restricted to the specified local IP address.
+ <p>
+ Listens for connections on the specified TCP
+ <var>port</var>. Specify 0 for <var>port</var> to have
+ the kernel automatically choose an available port. If
+ <var>ip</var>, which must be expressed as an IP address
+ (not a DNS name), is specified, then connections are
+ restricted to the specified local IP address.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ If <var>port</var> is not specified, it currently defaults
+ to 6632. In the future, the default will change to 6640,
+ which is the IANA-defined value.
+ </p>
</dd>
</dl>
<p>When multiple managers are configured, the <ref column="target"/>
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