X-Git-Url: http://git.onelab.eu/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=55e9d9c9b9b2eee0def667ecc5417701a959ce80;hb=refs%2Fheads%2Fwdp;hp=a0c9a2e1de450609921a04dd7a08cb1a4965e1a8;hpb=2ad2eb042517b975d761d456cceb5c9325c4aaa7;p=sliver-openvswitch.git diff --git a/README b/README index a0c9a2e1d..55e9d9c9b 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ vSwitch supports the following features: * Support for OpenFlow * Compatibility layer for the Linux bridging code -The included Linux kernel module supports Linux 2.6.15 and up, with +The included Linux kernel module supports Linux 2.6.18 and up, with testing focused on 2.6.18 with Centos and Xen patches and version 2.6.26 from kernel.org. Open vSwitch also has special support for Citrix XenServer hosts. @@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ The main components of this distribution are: * ovs-vswitchd, a daemon that implements the switch, along with a companion Linux kernel module for flow-based switching. + * ovsdb-server, a lightweight database server that ovs-vswitchd + queries to obtain its configuration. + * ovs-brcompatd, a daemon that allows ovs-vswitchd to act as a drop-in replacement for the Linux bridge in many environments, along with a companion Linux kernel module to intercept bridge @@ -64,6 +67,9 @@ The main components of this distribution are: * ovs-appctl, a utility that sends commands to running Open vSwitch daemons. + * ovsdbmonitor, a GUI tool for remotely viewing OVS databases and + OpenFlow flow tables. + Open vSwitch also provides an OpenFlow implementation and tools for those interested in OpenFlow but not additional Open vSwitch features: @@ -92,6 +98,9 @@ read INSTALL.bridge. To build RPMs for installing Open vSwitch on a Citrix XenServer host or resource pool, read INSTALL.XenServer. +To use Open vSwitch with KVM on Linux, read INSTALL.Linux, then +INSTALL.KVM. + To install Open vSwitch without using a kernel module, read INSTALL.userspace.