From c0de82d9fc7b8b80b806577650c1bb09f051c605 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Justin Pettit Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:09:47 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] ovs-vsctl: Update man page description of controller support. ovs-vswitchd supports passive OpenFlow connections, but that was not indicated in the documentation. Add that information as well as a description of Primary (active) and Service (passive) control connections. --- utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in | 10 ++++++++-- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in index 3e9192c2f..ef862df10 100644 --- a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in +++ b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in @@ -324,8 +324,13 @@ output. .SS "OpenFlow Controller Connectivity" . \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR can perform all configured bridging and switching -locally, or it can be configured to connect a given bridge to one or -more external OpenFlow controllers, such as NOX. +locally, or it can be configured to communicate with one or more +external OpenFlow controllers. The switch is typically configured to +connect to a primary controller that takes charge of the bridge's flow +table to implement a network policy. In addition, the switch can be +configured to listen to connections from service controllers. Service +controllers are typically used for occasional support and maintenance, +e.g. with \fBovs\-ofctl\fR. . .IP "\fBget\-controller\fR \fIbridge\fR" Prints the configured controller target. @@ -339,6 +344,7 @@ use any of the following forms: . .RS .so lib/vconn-active.man +.so lib/vconn-passive.man .RE . .ST "Controller Failure Settings" -- 2.43.0