X-Git-Url: http://git.onelab.eu/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=INSTALL.OpenFlow;h=684d01f3deebed87af83b72f134600bfc28bf79c;hb=refs%2Fheads%2Forig-parallel;hp=a1b77997f328d138ac33d5483c091f921ac02ec8;hpb=3f355f47f8e7343e909ccfa854454d667baf3c38;p=sliver-openvswitch.git diff --git a/INSTALL.OpenFlow b/INSTALL.OpenFlow index a1b77997f..684d01f3d 100644 --- a/INSTALL.OpenFlow +++ b/INSTALL.OpenFlow @@ -1,15 +1,18 @@ Using Open vSwitch as a Simple OpenFlow Switch ============================================== -Open vSwitch uses OpenFlow as its preferred method of remote flow table -configuration. This is the simplest method of using it with an OpenFlow -controller. All that is required is to follow the instructions in -INSTALL.Linux and add the bridge..controller set of parameters to the -ovs-vswitchd(8) configuration file as described in ovs-vswitchd.conf(5). -We recommend using OpenFlow in this manner. However, it is also possible to -use Open vSwitch as a simple OpenFlow switch like that provided by the -OpenFlow reference implementation [1]. The remainder of this file describes -how to user it in that manner. +Open vSwitch uses OpenFlow as its preferred method of remote flow +table configuration. This is the simplest method of using it with an +OpenFlow controller. The ovs-vsctl "set-controller" command can also +be used in conjunction with ovs-vswitchd to set the controller for one +or more bridges. We recommend using OpenFlow in this manner and in this +case you should not run ovs-openflowd. Directions for setting up +ovs-vswitchd can be found in INSTALL.Linux. + +However, it is also possible to use Open vSwitch as a simple OpenFlow +switch like that provided by the OpenFlow reference implementation +[1]. The remainder of this file describes how to use it in that +manner. What is OpenFlow? -----------------