ovsdb: Define official port number.

[sliver-openvswitch.git] / vswitchd / vswitch.xml

diff --git a/vswitchd/vswitch.xml b/vswitchd/vswitch.xml
index 5fd5b3b..6fed6eb 100644 (file)
--- a/vswitchd/vswitch.xml
+++ b/vswitchd/vswitch.xml
@@ -3127,39 +3127,55 @@
           <dt><code>ssl:<var>ip</var></code>[<code>:<var>port</var></code>]</dt>
           <dd>
             <p>
-              The specified SSL <var>port</var> (default: 6632) on the host at
-              the given <var>ip</var>, which must be expressed as an IP address
-              (not a DNS name).  The <ref table="Open_vSwitch" column="ssl"/>
-              column in the <ref table="Open_vSwitch"/> table must point to a
-              valid SSL configuration when this form is used.
+              The specified SSL <var>port</var> on the host at the given
+              <var>ip</var>, which must be expressed as an IP address
+              (not a DNS name).  The <ref table="Open_vSwitch"
+              column="ssl"/> column in the <ref table="Open_vSwitch"/>
+              table must point to a valid SSL configuration when this
+              form is used.
             </p>
             <p>
-              SSL support is an optional feature that is not always built as
-              part of Open vSwitch.
+              If <var>port</var> is not specified, it currently defaults
+              to 6632.  In the future, the default will change to 6640,
+              which is the IANA-defined value.
+            </p>
+            <p>
+              SSL support is an optional feature that is not always
+              built as part of Open vSwitch.
             </p>
           </dd>
 
           <dt><code>tcp:<var>ip</var></code>[<code>:<var>port</var></code>]</dt>
           <dd>
-            The specified TCP <var>port</var> (default: 6632) on the host at
-            the given <var>ip</var>, which must be expressed as an IP address
-            (not a DNS name).
+            <p>
+              The specified TCP <var>port</var> on the host at the given
+              <var>ip</var>, which must be expressed as an IP address
+              (not a DNS name).
+            </p>
+            <p>
+              If <var>port</var> is not specified, it currently defaults
+              to 6632.  In the future, the default will change to 6640,
+              which is the IANA-defined value.
+            </p>
           </dd>
           <dt><code>pssl:</code>[<var>port</var>][<code>:<var>ip</var></code>]</dt>
           <dd>
             <p>
-              Listens for SSL connections on the specified TCP <var>port</var>
-              (default: 6632).  Specify 0 for <var>port</var> to have the
-              kernel automatically choose an available port.  If <var>ip</var>,
-              which must be expressed as an IP address (not a DNS name), is
-              specified, then connections are restricted to the specified local
-              IP address.
-            </p>
-            <p>
-              The <ref table="Open_vSwitch" column="ssl"/> column in the <ref
+              Listens for SSL connections on the specified TCP
+              <var>port</var>.  Specify 0 for <var>port</var> to have
+              the kernel automatically choose an available port.  If
+              <var>ip</var>, which must be expressed as an IP address
+              (not a DNS name), is specified, then connections are
+              restricted to the specified local IP address.  The <ref
+              table="Open_vSwitch" column="ssl"/> column in the <ref
               table="Open_vSwitch"/> table must point to a valid SSL
               configuration when this form is used.
             </p>
+            <p>
+              If <var>port</var> is not specified, it currently defaults
+              to 6632.  In the future, the default will change to 6640,
+              which is the IANA-defined value.
+            </p>
             <p>
               SSL support is an optional feature that is not always built as
               part of Open vSwitch.
@@ -3167,11 +3183,19 @@
           </dd>
           <dt><code>ptcp:</code>[<var>port</var>][<code>:<var>ip</var></code>]</dt>
           <dd>
-            Listens for connections on the specified TCP <var>port</var>
-            (default: 6632).  Specify 0 for <var>port</var> to have the kernel
-            automatically choose an available port.  If <var>ip</var>, which
-            must be expressed as an IP address (not a DNS name), is specified,
-            then connections are restricted to the specified local IP address.
+            <p>
+              Listens for connections on the specified TCP
+              <var>port</var>.  Specify 0 for <var>port</var> to have
+              the kernel automatically choose an available port.  If
+              <var>ip</var>, which must be expressed as an IP address
+              (not a DNS name), is specified, then connections are
+              restricted to the specified local IP address.
+            </p>
+            <p>
+              If <var>port</var> is not specified, it currently defaults
+              to 6632.  In the future, the default will change to 6640,
+              which is the IANA-defined value.
+            </p>
           </dd>
         </dl>
         <p>When multiple managers are configured, the <ref column="target"/>