Using Open vSwitch as a Simple OpenFlow Switch
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-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.<name>.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?
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