X-Git-Url: http://git.onelab.eu/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=vswitchd%2Fvswitch.xml;h=3e13682393ce85dab220f974f6592d088b724c10;hb=8a07709cb80462edb32fc11d056bfc08ce90f62d;hp=25efdadfc5b6f5fc8e575ffda26d0ce133b63422;hpb=254750ceb233f44744c1a9331145c3c2287bd0df;p=sliver-openvswitch.git diff --git a/vswitchd/vswitch.xml b/vswitchd/vswitch.xml index 25efdadfc..3e1368239 100644 --- a/vswitchd/vswitch.xml +++ b/vswitchd/vswitch.xml @@ -87,14 +87,6 @@ configuration changes. - - Describes functionality supported by the hardware and software platform - on which this Open vSwitch is based. Clients should not modify this - column. See the description for defined - capability categories and the meaning of associated - records. - -

The statistics column contains key-value pairs that @@ -241,8 +233,6 @@ The Open vSwitch version number, e.g. 1.1.0. - If Open vSwitch was configured with a build number, then it is - also included, e.g. 1.1.0+build6579. @@ -467,7 +457,7 @@ on bridges. Bond, internal, and mirror ports are not supported and will not participate in the spanning tree. - + The bridge's STP identifier (the lower 48 bits of the bridge-id) in the form @@ -558,6 +548,26 @@ should be enabled. Default is disabled, set to true to enable. + + +

+ The maximum number of seconds to retain a MAC learning entry for + which no packets have been seen. The default is currently 300 + seconds (5 minutes). The value, if specified, is forced into a + reasonable range, currently 15 to 3600 seconds. +

+ +

+ A short MAC aging time allows a network to more quickly detect that a + host is no longer connected to a switch port. However, it also makes + it more likely that packets will be flooded unnecessarily, when they + are addressed to a connected host that rarely transmits packets. To + reduce the incidence of unnecessary flooding, use a MAC aging time + longer than the maximum interval at which a host will ordinarily + transmit packets. +

+
@@ -1149,7 +1159,7 @@
ipsec_gre
An Ethernet over RFC 2890 Generic Routing Encapsulation over IPv4 - IPsec tunnel. + IPsec tunnel.
capwap
@@ -1277,7 +1287,7 @@ from the inner packet if it is IPv4 or IPv6 (otherwise it will be the system default, typically 64). Default is the system default TTL. - + Optional. If enabled, the Don't Fragment bit will be copied from the inner IP headers (those of the encapsulated traffic) to the outer @@ -1543,7 +1553,7 @@ Total number of receive errors, greater than or equal to the sum of the above. -
+ Number of packets dropped by TX. @@ -1679,6 +1689,43 @@

+ + Indicates a CFM fault was triggered due to a lack of CCMs received on + the . + + + + Indicates a CFM fault was triggered due to the reception of a CCM with + the RDI bit flagged. Endpoints set the RDI bit in their CCMs when they + are not receiving CCMs themselves. This typically indicates a + unidirectional connectivity failure. + + + + Indicates a CFM fault was triggered due to the reception of a CCM with + a MAID other than the one Open vSwitch uses. CFM broadcasts are tagged + with an identification number in addition to the MPID called the MAID. + Open vSwitch only supports receiving CCM broadcasts tagged with the + MAID it uses internally. + + + + Indicates a CFM fault was triggered due to the reception of a CCM + advertising the same MPID configured in the + column of this . This may indicate a loop in + the network. + + + + Indicates a CFM fault was triggered because the CFM module received + CCMs from more remote endpoints than it can keep track of. + + + + Indicates a CFM fault was manually triggered by an administrator using + an ovs-appctl command. + + When CFM is properly configured, Open vSwitch will occasionally receive CCM broadcasts. These broadcasts contain the MPID of the @@ -1722,6 +1769,15 @@ with the given value. + + When set, the CFM module will apply a VLAN tag to all CCMs it generates + with the given PCP value. The VLAN ID of the tag is governed by the + value of . If + is unset, a VLAN ID of + zero is used. + +
@@ -1789,6 +1845,11 @@ The virtual network to which this interface is attached. + + The VM to which this interface belongs. On XenServer, this will be the + same as . + + The VM to which this interface belongs. @@ -1863,6 +1924,12 @@ VLAN splinters increase kernel and userspace memory overhead, so do not use them unless they are needed.

+ +

+ VLAN splinters do not support 802.1p priority tags. Received + priorities will appear to be 0, regardless of their actual values, + and priorities on transmitted packets will also be cleared to 0. +

@@ -1973,10 +2040,8 @@ references it.

-

The type of QoS to implement. The column in the table - identifies the types that a switch actually supports. The currently - defined types are listed below:

+

The type of QoS to implement. The currently defined types are + listed below:

linux-htb
@@ -2001,8 +2066,19 @@ supported range of queue numbers depend on . The queue numbers are the same as the queue_id used in OpenFlow in struct ofp_action_enqueue and other - structures. Queue 0 is used by OpenFlow output actions that do not - specify a specific queue.

+ structures.

+ +

+ Queue 0 is the ``default queue.'' It is used by OpenFlow output + actions when no specific queue has been set. When no configuration for + queue 0 is present, it is automatically configured as if a record with empty + and columns had been + specified. + (Before version 1.6, Open vSwitch would leave queue 0 unconfigured in + this case. With some queuing disciplines, this dropped all packets + destined for the default queue.) +

@@ -2010,7 +2086,7 @@ The linux-htb and linux-hfsc classes support the following key-value pair:

- + Maximum rate shared by all queued traffic, in bit/s. Optional. If not specified, for physical interfaces, the default is the link rate. For @@ -2048,7 +2124,7 @@ linux-htb may use queue_ids less than 61440. It has the following key-value pairs defined.

- + Minimum guaranteed bandwidth, in bit/s. @@ -2085,12 +2161,12 @@ linux-hfsc may use queue_ids less than 61440. It has the following key-value pairs defined.

- + Minimum guaranteed bandwidth, in bit/s. - + Maximum allowed bandwidth, in bit/s. Optional. If specified, the @@ -2423,25 +2499,50 @@
- + +

+ OpenFlow switches send certain messages to controllers spontanenously, + that is, not in response to any request from the controller. These + messages are called ``asynchronous messages.'' These columns allow + asynchronous messages to be limited or disabled to ensure the best use + of network resources. +

+ + + The OpenFlow protocol enables asynchronous messages at time of + connection establishment, which means that a controller can receive + asynchronous messages, potentially many of them, even if it turns them + off immediately after connecting. Set this column to + false to change Open vSwitch behavior to disable, by + default, all asynchronous messages. The controller can use the + NXT_SET_ASYNC_CONFIG Nicira extension to OpenFlow to turn + on any messages that it does want to receive, if any. + + -

The maximum rate at which packets in unknown flows will be - forwarded to the OpenFlow controller, in packets per second. This - feature prevents a single bridge from overwhelming the controller. - If not specified, the default is implementation-specific.

-

In addition, when a high rate triggers rate-limiting, Open - vSwitch queues controller packets for each port and transmits - them to the controller at the configured rate. The number of - queued packets is limited by - the value. The packet - queue is shared fairly among the ports on a bridge.

Open - vSwitch maintains two such packet rate-limiters per bridge. - One of these applies to packets sent up to the controller - because they do not correspond to any flow. The other applies - to packets sent up to the controller by request through flow - actions. When both rate-limiters are filled with packets, the - actual rate that packets are sent to the controller is up to - twice the specified rate.

+

+ The maximum rate at which the switch will forward packets to the + OpenFlow controller, in packets per second. This feature prevents a + single bridge from overwhelming the controller. If not specified, + the default is implementation-specific. +

+ +

+ In addition, when a high rate triggers rate-limiting, Open vSwitch + queues controller packets for each port and transmits them to the + controller at the configured rate. The value limits the number of queued + packets. Ports on a bridge share the packet queue fairly. +

+ +

+ Open vSwitch maintains two such packet rate-limiters per bridge: one + for packets sent up to the controller because they do not correspond + to any flow, and the other for packets sent up to the controller by + request through flow actions. When both rate-limiters are filled with + packets, the actual rate that packets are sent to the controller is + up to twice the specified rate. +

@@ -2541,14 +2642,14 @@ human consumption.

- + The amount of time since this controller last successfully connected to the switch (in seconds). Value is empty if controller has never successfully connected. - + The amount of time since this controller last disconnected from @@ -2919,46 +3020,4 @@
- -

Records in this table describe functionality supported by the hardware - and software platform on which this Open vSwitch is based. Clients - should not modify this table.

- -

A record in this table is meaningful only if it is referenced by the - column in the - table. The key used to reference it, called - the record's ``category,'' determines the meanings of the - column. The following general forms of - categories are currently defined:

- -
-
qos-type
-
type is supported as the value for - in the table. -
-
- - -

Key-value pairs that describe capabilities. The meaning of the pairs - depends on the category key that the column in the table - uses to reference this record, as described above.

- -

The presence of a record for category qos-type - indicates that the switch supports type as the value of - the column in the - table. The following key-value pairs are defined to further describe - QoS capabilities:

- -
-
n-queues
-
Number of supported queues, as a positive integer. Keys in the - column for - records whose value - equals type must range between 0 and this value minus one, - inclusive.
-
-
-
-