X-Git-Url: http://git.onelab.eu/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=7c680d490036ef99f0ed15375fcbce9f9b97081a;hb=f6eb6b202533ad393b8d1d8e6ae6e502cbf19caf;hp=d23636d598f31fc728144a0d1d735f1297982cce;hpb=045b2e5c77d02cd0d7bba046e2dbed72ec4828c8;p=sliver-openvswitch.git diff --git a/README b/README index d23636d59..7c680d490 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ vSwitch supports the following features: * Standard 802.1Q VLAN model with trunk and access ports * NIC bonding with or without LACP on upstream switch - * NetFlow, sFlow(R), SPAN, RSPAN, and ERSPAN for increased visibility + * NetFlow, sFlow(R), and mirroring for increased visibility * QoS (Quality of Service) configuration, plus policing * GRE, GRE over IPSEC, and CAPWAP tunneling * 802.1ag connectivity fault management @@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ vSwitch supports the following features: The included Linux kernel module supports Linux 2.6.18 and up, with testing focused on 2.6.32 with Centos and Xen patches. Open vSwitch -also has special support for Citrix XenServer hosts. +also has special support for Citrix XenServer and Red Hat Enterprise +Linux hosts. Open vSwitch can also operate, at a cost in performance, entirely in userspace, without assistance from a kernel module. This userspace @@ -58,9 +59,10 @@ The main components of this distribution are: * ovs-dpctl, a tool for configuring the switch kernel module. - * Scripts and specs for building RPMs that allow Open vSwitch - to be installed on a Citrix XenServer host as a drop-in - replacement for its switch, with additional functionality. + * Scripts and specs for building RPMs for Citrix XenServer and Red + Hat Enterprise Linux. The XenServer RPMs allow Open vSwitch to + be installed on a Citrix XenServer host as a drop-in replacement + for its switch, with additional functionality. * ovs-vsctl, a utility for querying and updating the configuration of ovs-vswitchd. @@ -86,7 +88,9 @@ Open vSwitch also provides some tools: What other documentation is available? -------------------------------------- -To install Open vSwitch on a regular Linux machine, read INSTALL.Linux. +To install Open vSwitch on a regular Linux machine, read INSTALL. + +For answers to common questions, read FAQ. To use Open vSwitch as a drop-in replacement for the Linux bridge, read INSTALL.bridge. @@ -94,9 +98,14 @@ 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 +To build RPMs for installing Open vSwitch on a Red Hat Enterprise +Linux host, read INSTALL.RHEL. + +To use Open vSwitch with KVM on Linux, read INSTALL, then INSTALL.KVM. +To use Open vSwitch with Libvirt, read INSTALL.Libvirt. + To install Open vSwitch without using a kernel module, read INSTALL.userspace.