The Citrix XenServer universally unique identifier for the physical
host as displayed by <code>xe host-list</code>.
</column>
+
+ <column name="other_config" key="flow-restore-wait"
+ type='{"type": "boolean"}'>
+ <p>
+ When <code>ovs-vswitchd</code> starts up, it has an empty flow table
+ and therefore it handles all arriving packets in its default fashion
+ according to its configuration, by dropping them or sending them to
+ an OpenFlow controller or switching them as a standalone switch.
+ This behavior is ordinarily desirable. However, if
+ <code>ovs-vswitchd</code> is restarting as part of a ``hot-upgrade,''
+ then this leads to a relatively long period during which packets are
+ mishandled.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ This option allows for improvement. When <code>ovs-vswitchd</code>
+ starts with this value set as <code>true</code>, it will neither
+ flush or expire previously set datapath flows nor will it send and
+ receive any packets to or from the datapath. When this value is
+ later set to <code>false</code>, <code>ovs-vswitchd</code> will
+ start receiving packets from the datapath and re-setup the flows.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ Thus, with this option, the procedure for a hot-upgrade of
+ <code>ovs-vswitchd</code> becomes roughly the following:
+ </p>
+ <ol>
+ <li>
+ Stop <code>ovs-vswitchd</code>.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Set <ref column="other_config" key="flow-restore-wait"/>
+ to <code>true</code>.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Start <code>ovs-vswitchd</code>.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Use <code>ovs-ofctl</code> (or some other program, such as an
+ OpenFlow controller) to restore the OpenFlow flow table
+ to the desired state.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Set <ref column="other_config" key="flow-restore-wait"/>
+ to <code>false</code> (or remove it entirely from the database).
+ </li>
+ </ol>
+ <p>
+ The <code>ovs-ctl</code>'s ``restart'' and ``force-reload-kmod''
+ functions use the above config option during hot upgrades.
+ </p>
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="other_config" key="flow-limit"
+ type='{"type": "integer", "minInteger": 0}'>
+ <p>
+ The maximum
+ number of flows allowed in the datapath flow table. Internally OVS
+ will choose a flow limit which will likely be lower than this number,
+ based on real time network conditions.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ The default is 200000.
+ </p>
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="other_config" key="n-handler-threads"
+ type='{"type": "integer", "minInteger": 1}'>
+ <p>
+ Specifies the number of threads for software datapaths to use for
+ handling new flows. The default the number of online CPU cores minus
+ the number of revalidators.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ This configuration is per datapath. If you have more than one
+ software datapath (e.g. some <code>system</code> bridges and some
+ <code>netdev</code> bridges), then the total number of threads is
+ <code>n-handler-threads</code> times the number of software
+ datapaths.
+ </p>
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="other_config" key="n-revalidator-threads"
+ type='{"type": "integer", "minInteger": 1}'>
+ <p>
+ Specifies the number of threads for software datapaths to use for
+ revalidating flows in the datapath. Typically, there is a direct
+ correlation between the number of revalidator threads, and the number
+ of flows allowed in the datapath. The default is the number of cpu
+ cores divided by four plus one. If <code>n-handler-threads</code> is
+ set, the default changes to the number of cpu cores minus the number
+ of handler threads.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ This configuration is per datapath. If you have more than one
+ software datapath (e.g. some <code>system</code> bridges and some
+ <code>netdev</code> bridges), then the total number of threads is
+ <code>n-handler-threads</code> times the number of software
+ datapaths.
+ </p>
+ </column>
</group>
<group title="Status">
</column>
<column name="sflow">
- sFlow configuration.
+ sFlow(R) configuration.
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="ipfix">
+ IPFIX configuration.
</column>
<column name="flood_vlans">
value. May not be all-zero.
</column>
+ <column name="other_config" key="dp-desc">
+ Human readable description of datapath. It it a maximum 256
+ byte-long free-form string to describe the datapath for
+ debugging purposes, e.g. <code>switch3 in room 3120</code>.
+ </column>
+
<column name="other_config" key="disable-in-band"
type='{"type": "boolean"}'>
If set to <code>true</code>, disable in-band control on the bridge
QoS configured, or if the port does not have a queue with the specified
ID, the default queue is used instead.
</column>
+
+ <column name="protocols">
+ <p>
+ List of OpenFlow protocols that may be used when negotiating
+ a connection with a controller. OpenFlow 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, and
+ 1.3 are enabled by default if this column is empty.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ The current implementation of OpenFlow 1.4 support is not safe:
+ <code>ovs-vswitchd</code> will abort when certain unimplemented
+ features are tested. Thus, for now it is suitable only for
+ experimental use. For this reason, OpenFlow 1.4 is supported only
+ if, in addition to specifying <code>OpenFlow14</code> in this field,
+ <code>ovs-vswitchd</code> is invoked with the
+ <code>--enable-of14</code> option. (When support becomes safe, this
+ option will be removed.)
+ </p>
+ </column>
</group>
<group title="Spanning Tree Configuration">
datapath ID.
</column>
- <column name="other_config" key="flow-eviction-threshold"
- type='{"type": "integer", "minInteger": 0}'>
- <p>
- A number of flows as a nonnegative integer. This sets number of
- flows at which eviction from the kernel flow table will be triggered.
- If there are a large number of flows then increasing this value to
- around the number of flows present can result in reduced CPU usage
- and packet loss.
- </p>
- <p>
- The default is 1000. Values below 100 will be rounded up to 100.
- </p>
- </column>
-
<column name="other_config" key="forward-bpdu"
type='{"type": "boolean"}'>
Option to allow forwarding of BPDU frames when NORMAL action is
and if Open vSwitch node does not run STP, then this option
should be enabled. Default is disabled, set to
<code>true</code> to enable.
+
+ The following destination MAC addresss will not be forwarded when this
+ option is enabled.
+ <dl>
+ <dt><code>01:80:c2:00:00:00</code></dt>
+ <dd>IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol (STP).</dd>
+
+ <dt><code>01:80:c2:00:00:01</code></dt>
+ <dd>IEEE Pause frame.</dd>
+
+ <dt><code>01:80:c2:00:00:0<var>x</var></code></dt>
+ <dd>Other reserved protocols.</dd>
+
+ <dt><code>00:e0:2b:00:00:00</code></dt>
+ <dd>Extreme Discovery Protocol (EDP).</dd>
+
+ <dt>
+ <code>00:e0:2b:00:00:04</code> and <code>00:e0:2b:00:00:06</code>
+ </dt>
+ <dd>Ethernet Automatic Protection Switching (EAPS).</dd>
+
+ <dt><code>01:00:0c:cc:cc:cc</code></dt>
+ <dd>
+ Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP), VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP),
+ Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP), Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP),
+ and others.
+ </dd>
+
+ <dt><code>01:00:0c:cc:cc:cd</code></dt>
+ <dd>Cisco Shared Spanning Tree Protocol PVSTP+.</dd>
+
+ <dt><code>01:00:0c:cd:cd:cd</code></dt>
+ <dd>Cisco STP Uplink Fast.</dd>
+
+ <dt><code>01:00:0c:00:00:00</code></dt>
+ <dd>Cisco Inter Switch Link.</dd>
+
+ <dt><code>01:00:0c:cc:cc:c<var>x</var></code></dt>
+ <dd>Cisco CFM.</dd>
+ </dl>
</column>
<column name="other_config" key="mac-aging-time"
transmit packets.
</p>
</column>
+
+ <column name="other_config" key="mac-table-size"
+ type='{"type": "integer", "minInteger": 1}'>
+ <p>
+ The maximum number of MAC addresses to learn. The default is
+ currently 2048. The value, if specified, is forced into a reasonable
+ range, currently 10 to 1,000,000.
+ </p>
+ </column>
</group>
<group title="Bridge Status">
<group title="Bonding Configuration">
<p>A port that has more than one interface is a ``bonded port.'' Bonding
- allows for load balancing and fail-over. Some kinds of bonding will
- work with any kind of upstream switch:</p>
+ allows for load balancing and fail-over.</p>
+
+ <p>
+ The following types of bonding will work with any kind of upstream
+ switch. On the upstream switch, do not configure the interfaces as a
+ bond:
+ </p>
<dl>
<dt><code>balance-slb</code></dt>
<dt><code>active-backup</code></dt>
<dd>
Assigns all flows to one slave, failing over to a backup slave when
- the active slave is disabled.
+ the active slave is disabled. This is the only bonding mode in which
+ interfaces may be plugged into different upstream switches.
</dd>
</dl>
<p>
The following modes require the upstream switch to support 802.3ad with
- successful LACP negotiation:
+ successful LACP negotiation. If LACP negotiation fails and
+ other-config:lacp-fallback-ab is true, then <code>active-backup</code>
+ mode is used:
</p>
<dl>
information such as destination MAC address, IP address, and TCP
port.
</dd>
-
- <dt><code>stable</code></dt>
- <dd>
- <p>Attempts to always assign a given flow to the same slave
- consistently. In an effort to maintain stability, no load
- balancing is done. Uses a similar hashing strategy to
- <code>balance-tcp</code>, always taking into account L3 and L4
- fields even if LACP negotiations are unsuccessful. </p>
- <p>Slave selection decisions are made based on <ref table="Interface"
- column="other_config" key="bond-stable-id"/> if set. Otherwise,
- OpenFlow port number is used. Decisions are consistent across all
- <code>ovs-vswitchd</code> instances with equivalent
- <ref table="Interface" column="other_config" key="bond-stable-id"/>
- values.</p>
- </dd>
</dl>
<p>These columns apply only to bonded ports. Their values are
<column name="bond_updelay">
<p>
- The number of milliseconds for which carrier must stay up on an
+ The number of milliseconds for which the link must stay up on an
interface before the interface is considered to be up. Specify
<code>0</code> to enable the interface immediately.
</p>
</column>
<column name="bond_downdelay">
- The number of milliseconds for which carrier must stay down on an
+ The number of milliseconds for which the link must stay down on an
interface before the interface is considered to be down. Specify
<code>0</code> to disable the interface immediately.
</column>
in LACP negotiations initiated by a remote switch, but not allowed to
initiate such negotiations themselves. If LACP is enabled on a port
whose partner switch does not support LACP, the bond will be
- disabled. Defaults to <code>off</code> if unset.
+ disabled, unless other-config:lacp-fallback-ab is set to true.
+ Defaults to <code>off</code> if unset.
</column>
<column name="other_config" key="lacp-system-id">
rate of once every 30 seconds.
</p>
</column>
+
+ <column name="other_config" key="lacp-fallback-ab"
+ type='{"type": "boolean"}'>
+ <p>
+ Determines the behavior of openvswitch bond in LACP mode. If
+ the partner switch does not support LACP, setting this option
+ to <code>true</code> allows openvswitch to fallback to
+ active-backup. If the option is set to <code>false</code>, the
+ bond will be disabled. In both the cases, once the partner switch
+ is configured to LACP mode, the bond will use LACP.
+ </p>
+ </column>
</group>
- <group title="SLB Configuration">
+ <group title="Rebalancing Configuration">
<p>
These settings control behavior when a bond is in
- <code>balance-slb</code> mode, regardless of whether the bond was
- intentionally configured in SLB mode or it fell back to SLB mode
- because LACP negotiation failed.
+ <code>balance-slb</code> or <code>balance-tcp</code> mode.
</p>
<column name="other_config" key="bond-rebalance-interval"
successive attempts to rebalance the bond, that is, to move flows
from one interface on the bond to another in an attempt to keep usage
of each interface roughly equal. If zero, load balancing is disabled
- on the bond (carrier status changes still cause flows to move). If
+ on the bond (link failure still cause flows to move). If
less than 1000ms, the rebalance interval will be 1000ms.
</column>
</group>
on a host.
</column>
+ <column name="ifindex">
+ A positive interface index as defined for SNMP MIB-II in RFCs 1213 and
+ 2863, if the interface has one, otherwise 0. The ifindex is useful for
+ seamless integration with protocols such as SNMP and sFlow.
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="mac_in_use">
+ The MAC address in use by this interface.
+ </column>
+
<column name="mac">
<p>Ethernet address to set for this interface. If unset then the
default MAC address is used:</p>
address.</p>
</column>
- <column name="ofport">
- <p>OpenFlow port number for this interface. Unlike most columns, this
- column's value should be set only by Open vSwitch itself. Other
- clients should set this column to an empty set (the default) when
- creating an <ref table="Interface"/>.</p>
- <p>Open vSwitch populates this column when the port number becomes
- known. If the interface is successfully added,
- <ref column="ofport"/> will be set to a number between 1 and 65535
- (generally either in the range 1 to 65279, inclusive, or 65534, the
- port number for the OpenFlow ``local port''). If the interface
- cannot be added then Open vSwitch sets this column
- to -1.</p>
- </column>
+ <group title="OpenFlow Port Number">
+ <p>
+ When a client adds a new interface, Open vSwitch chooses an OpenFlow
+ port number for the new port. If the client that adds the port fills
+ in <ref column="ofport_request"/>, then Open vSwitch tries to use its
+ value as the OpenFlow port number. Otherwise, or if the requested
+ port number is already in use or cannot be used for another reason,
+ Open vSwitch automatically assigns a free port number. Regardless of
+ how the port number was obtained, Open vSwitch then reports in <ref
+ column="ofport"/> the port number actually assigned.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Open vSwitch limits the port numbers that it automatically assigns to
+ the range 1 through 32,767, inclusive. Controllers therefore have
+ free use of ports 32,768 and up.
+ </p>
+
+ <column name="ofport">
+ <p>
+ OpenFlow port number for this interface. Open vSwitch sets this
+ column's value, so other clients should treat it as read-only.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ The OpenFlow ``local'' port (<code>OFPP_LOCAL</code>) is 65,534.
+ The other valid port numbers are in the range 1 to 65,279,
+ inclusive. Value -1 indicates an error adding the interface.
+ </p>
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="ofport_request"
+ type='{"type": "integer", "minInteger": 1, "maxInteger": 65279}'>
+ <p>
+ Requested OpenFlow port number for this interface.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ A client should ideally set this column's value in the same
+ database transaction that it uses to create the interface. Open
+ vSwitch version 2.1 and later will honor a later request for a
+ specific port number, althuogh it might confuse some controllers:
+ OpenFlow does not have a way to announce a port number change, so
+ Open vSwitch represents it over OpenFlow as a port deletion
+ followed immediately by a port addition.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ If <ref column="ofport_request"/> is set or changed to some other
+ port's automatically assigned port number, Open vSwitch chooses a
+ new port number for the latter port.
+ </p>
+ </column>
+ </group>
</group>
<group title="System-Specific Details">
<dt><code>gre</code></dt>
<dd>
An Ethernet over RFC 2890 Generic Routing Encapsulation over IPv4
- tunnel. See <ref group="Tunnel Options"/> for information on
- configuring GRE tunnels.
+ tunnel.
</dd>
<dt><code>ipsec_gre</code></dt>
IPsec tunnel.
</dd>
- <dt><code>capwap</code></dt>
+ <dt><code>gre64</code></dt>
<dd>
- An Ethernet tunnel over the UDP transport portion of CAPWAP (RFC
- 5415). This allows interoperability with certain switches that do
- not support GRE. Only the tunneling component of the protocol is
- implemented. UDP ports 58881 and 58882 are used as the source and
- destination ports respectively. CAPWAP is currently supported only
- with the Linux kernel datapath with kernel version 2.6.26 or later.
+ It is same as GRE, but it allows 64 bit key. To store higher 32-bits
+ of key, it uses GRE protocol sequence number field. This is non
+ standard use of GRE protocol since OVS does not increment
+ sequence number for every packet at time of encap as expected by
+ standard GRE implementation. See <ref group="Tunnel Options"/>
+ for information on configuring GRE tunnels.
+ </dd>
+
+ <dt><code>ipsec_gre64</code></dt>
+ <dd>
+ Same as IPSEC_GRE except 64 bit key.
+ </dd>
+
+ <dt><code>vxlan</code></dt>
+ <dd>
+ <p>
+ An Ethernet tunnel over the experimental, UDP-based VXLAN
+ protocol described at
+ <code>http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-mahalingam-dutt-dcops-vxlan-03</code>.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ Open vSwitch uses UDP destination port 4789. The source port used for
+ VXLAN traffic varies on a per-flow basis and is in the ephemeral port
+ range.
+ </p>
+ </dd>
+
+ <dt><code>lisp</code></dt>
+ <dd>
+ <p>
+ A layer 3 tunnel over the experimental, UDP-based Locator/ID
+ Separation Protocol (RFC 6830).
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ Only IPv4 and IPv6 packets are supported by the protocol, and
+ they are sent and received without an Ethernet header. Traffic
+ to/from LISP ports is expected to be configured explicitly, and
+ the ports are not intended to participate in learning based
+ switching. As such, they are always excluded from packet
+ flooding.
+ </p>
</dd>
<dt><code>patch</code></dt>
</dd>
<dt><code>null</code></dt>
- <dd>An ignored interface.</dd>
+ <dd>An ignored interface. Deprecated and slated for removal in
+ February 2013.</dd>
</dl>
</column>
</group>
<group title="Tunnel Options">
<p>
These options apply to interfaces with <ref column="type"/> of
- <code>gre</code>, <code>ipsec_gre</code>, and <code>capwap</code>.
+ <code>gre</code>, <code>ipsec_gre</code>, <code>gre64</code>,
+ <code>ipsec_gre64</code>, <code>vxlan</code>, and <code>lisp</code>.
</p>
<p>
</p>
<column name="options" key="remote_ip">
- <p>
- Required. The tunnel endpoint. Unicast and multicast endpoints are
- both supported.
- </p>
+ <p>Required. The remote tunnel endpoint, one of:</p>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>
+ An IPv4 address (not a DNS name), e.g. <code>192.168.0.123</code>.
+ Only unicast endpoints are supported.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ The word <code>flow</code>. The tunnel accepts packets from any
+ remote tunnel endpoint. To process only packets from a specific
+ remote tunnel endpoint, the flow entries may match on the
+ <code>tun_src</code> field. When sending packets to a
+ <code>remote_ip=flow</code> tunnel, the flow actions must
+ explicitly set the <code>tun_dst</code> field to the IP address of
+ the desired remote tunnel endpoint, e.g. with a
+ <code>set_field</code> action.
+ </li>
+ </ul>
<p>
- When a multicast endpoint is specified, a routing table lookup occurs
- only when the tunnel is created. Following a routing change, delete
- and then re-create the tunnel to force a new routing table lookup.
+ The remote tunnel endpoint for any packet received from a tunnel
+ is available in the <code>tun_src</code> field for matching in the
+ flow table.
</p>
</column>
<column name="options" key="local_ip">
- Optional. The destination IP that received packets must match.
- Default is to match all addresses. Must be omitted when <ref
- column="options" key="remote_ip"/> is a multicast address.
+ <p>
+ Optional. The tunnel destination IP that received packets must
+ match. Default is to match all addresses. If specified, may be one
+ of:
+ </p>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>
+ An IPv4 address (not a DNS name), e.g. <code>192.168.12.3</code>.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ The word <code>flow</code>. The tunnel accepts packets sent to any
+ of the local IP addresses of the system running OVS. To process
+ only packets sent to a specific IP address, the flow entries may
+ match on the <code>tun_dst</code> field. When sending packets to a
+ <code>local_ip=flow</code> tunnel, the flow actions may
+ explicitly set the <code>tun_src</code> field to the desired IP
+ address, e.g. with a <code>set_field</code> action. However, while
+ routing the tunneled packet out, the local system may override the
+ specified address with the local IP address configured for the
+ outgoing system interface.
+
+ <p>
+ This option is valid only for tunnels also configured with the
+ <code>remote_ip=flow</code> option.
+ </p>
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+
+ <p>
+ The tunnel destination IP address for any packet received from a
+ tunnel is available in the <code>tun_dst</code> field for matching in
+ the flow table.
+ </p>
</column>
<column name="options" key="in_key">
key="in_key"/> at all.
</li>
<li>
- A positive 32-bit (for GRE) or 64-bit (for CAPWAP) number. The
- tunnel receives only packets with the specified key.
+ A positive 24-bit (for VXLAN and LISP), 32-bit (for GRE) or 64-bit
+ (for GRE64) number. The tunnel receives only packets with the
+ specified key.
</li>
<li>
The word <code>flow</code>. The tunnel accepts packets with any
key="out_key"/> at all.
</li>
<li>
- A positive 32-bit (for GRE) or 64-bit (for CAPWAP) number. Packets
- sent through the tunnel will have the specified key.
+ A positive 24-bit (for VXLAN and LISP), 32-bit (for GRE) or 64-bit
+ (for GRE64) number. Packets sent through the tunnel will have the
+ specified key.
</li>
<li>
The word <code>flow</code>. Packets sent through the tunnel will
system default, typically 64). Default is the system default TTL.
</column>
- <column name="options" key="df_inherit" type='{"type": "boolean"}'>
- Optional. If enabled, the Don't Fragment bit will be copied from the
- inner IP headers (those of the encapsulated traffic) to the outer
- (tunnel) headers. Default is disabled; set to <code>true</code> to
- enable.
- </column>
-
<column name="options" key="df_default"
type='{"type": "boolean"}'>
- Optional. If enabled, the Don't Fragment bit will be set by default on
- tunnel headers if the <code>df_inherit</code> option is not set, or if
- the encapsulated packet is not IP. Default is enabled; set to
- <code>false</code> to disable.
+ Optional. If enabled, the Don't Fragment bit will be set on tunnel
+ outer headers to allow path MTU discovery. Default is enabled; set
+ to <code>false</code> to disable.
</column>
- <column name="options" key="pmtud" type='{"type": "boolean"}'>
- Optional. Enable tunnel path MTU discovery. If enabled ``ICMP
- Destination Unreachable - Fragmentation Needed'' messages will be
- generated for IPv4 packets with the DF bit set and IPv6 packets above
- the minimum MTU if the packet size exceeds the path MTU minus the size
- of the tunnel headers. Note that this option causes behavior that is
- typically reserved for routers and therefore is not entirely in
- compliance with the IEEE 802.1D specification for bridges. Default is
- enabled; set to <code>false</code> to disable.
- </column>
-
- <group title="Tunnel Options: gre only">
- <p>
- Only <code>gre</code> interfaces support these options.
- </p>
-
- <column name="options" key="header_cache" type='{"type": "boolean"}'>
- Enable caching of tunnel headers and the output path. This can lead
- to a significant performance increase without changing behavior. In
- general it should not be necessary to adjust this setting. However,
- the caching can bypass certain components of the IP stack (such as
- <code>iptables</code>) and it may be useful to disable it if these
- features are required or as a debugging measure. Default is enabled,
- set to <code>false</code> to disable.
- </column>
- </group>
-
<group title="Tunnel Options: gre and ipsec_gre only">
<p>
Only <code>gre</code> and <code>ipsec_gre</code> interfaces support
<column name="status" key="source_ip">
The source IP address used for an IPv4 tunnel end-point, such as
- <code>gre</code> or <code>capwap</code>.
+ <code>gre</code>.
</column>
<column name="status" key="tunnel_egress_iface">
- Egress interface for tunnels. Currently only relevant for GRE and
- CAPWAP tunnels. On Linux systems, this column will show the name of
- the interface which is responsible for routing traffic destined for the
- configured <ref column="options" key="remote_ip"/>. This could be an
- internal interface such as a bridge port.
+ Egress interface for tunnels. Currently only relevant for GRE tunnels
+ On Linux systems, this column will show the name of the interface
+ which is responsible for routing traffic destined for the configured
+ <ref column="options" key="remote_ip"/>. This could be an internal
+ interface such as a bridge port.
</column>
<column name="status" key="tunnel_egress_iface_carrier"
</column>
</group>
+ <group title="Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)">
+ <p>
+ BFD, defined in RFC 5880 and RFC 5881, allows point-to-point
+ detection of connectivity failures by occasional transmission of
+ BFD control messages. Open vSwitch implements BFD to serve
+ as a more popular and standards compliant alternative to CFM.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ BFD operates by regularly transmitting BFD control messages at a rate
+ negotiated independently in each direction. Each endpoint specifies
+ the rate at which it expects to receive control messages, and the rate
+ at which it is willing to transmit them. Open vSwitch uses a detection
+ multiplier of three, meaning that an endpoint signals a connectivity
+ fault if three consecutive BFD control messages fail to arrive. In the
+ case of a unidirectional connectivity issue, the system not receiving
+ BFD control messages signals the problem to its peer in the messages it
+ transmits.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ The Open vSwitch implementation of BFD aims to comply faithfully
+ with RFC 5880 requirements. Open vSwitch does not implement the
+ optional Authentication or ``Echo Mode'' features.
+ </p>
+
+ <group title="BFD Configuration">
+ <p>
+ A controller sets up key-value pairs in the <ref column="bfd"/>
+ column to enable and configure BFD.
+ </p>
+
+ <column name="bfd" key="enable" type='{"type": "boolean"}'>
+ True to enable BFD on this <ref table="Interface"/>.
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="bfd" key="min_rx"
+ type='{"type": "integer", "minInteger": 1}'>
+ The shortest interval, in milliseconds, at which this BFD session
+ offers to receive BFD control messages. The remote endpoint may
+ choose to send messages at a slower rate. Defaults to
+ <code>1000</code>.
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="bfd" key="min_tx"
+ type='{"type": "integer", "minInteger": 1}'>
+ The shortest interval, in milliseconds, at which this BFD session is
+ willing to transmit BFD control messages. Messages will actually be
+ transmitted at a slower rate if the remote endpoint is not willing to
+ receive as quickly as specified. Defaults to <code>100</code>.
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="bfd" key="decay_min_rx" type='{"type": "integer"}'>
+ An alternate receive interval, in milliseconds, that must be greater
+ than or equal to <ref column="bfd" key="min_rx"/>. The
+ implementation switches from <ref column="bfd" key="min_rx"/> to <ref
+ column="bfd" key="decay_min_rx"/> when there is no obvious incoming
+ data traffic at the interface, to reduce the CPU and bandwidth cost
+ of monitoring an idle interface. This feature may be disabled by
+ setting a value of 0. This feature is reset whenever <ref
+ column="bfd" key="decay_min_rx"/> or <ref column="bfd" key="min_rx"/>
+ changes.
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="bfd" key="forwarding_if_rx" type='{"type": "boolean"}'>
+ When <code>true</code>, traffic received on the
+ <ref table="Interface"/> is used to indicate the capability of packet
+ I/O. BFD control packets are still transmitted and received. At
+ least one BFD control packet must be received every 100 * <ref
+ column="bfd" key="min_rx"/> amount of time. Otherwise, even if
+ traffic are received, the <ref column="bfd" key="forwarding"/>
+ will be <code>false</code>.
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="bfd" key="cpath_down" type='{"type": "boolean"}'>
+ Set to true to notify the remote endpoint that traffic should not be
+ forwarded to this system for some reason other than a connectivty
+ failure on the interface being monitored. The typical underlying
+ reason is ``concatenated path down,'' that is, that connectivity
+ beyond the local system is down. Defaults to false.
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="bfd" key="check_tnl_key" type='{"type": "boolean"}'>
+ Set to true to make BFD accept only control messages with a tunnel
+ key of zero. By default, BFD accepts control messages with any
+ tunnel key.
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="bfd" key="bfd_dst_mac">
+ Set to an Ethernet address in the form
+ <var>xx</var>:<var>xx</var>:<var>xx</var>:<var>xx</var>:<var>xx</var>:<var>xx</var>
+ to set the MAC used as destination for transmitted BFD packets and
+ expected as destination for received BFD packets. The default is
+ <code>00:23:20:00:00:01</code>.
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="bfd" key="bfd_src_ip">
+ Set to an IPv4 address to set the IP address used as source for
+ transmitted BFD packets. The default is <code>169.254.1.0</code>.
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="bfd" key="bfd_dst_ip">
+ Set to an IPv4 address to set the IP address used as destination
+ for transmitted BFD packets. The default is <code>169.254.1.1</code>.
+ </column>
+ </group>
+
+ <group title="BFD Status">
+ <p>
+ The switch sets key-value pairs in the <ref column="bfd_status"/>
+ column to report the status of BFD on this interface. When BFD is
+ not enabled, with <ref column="bfd" key="enable"/>, the switch clears
+ all key-value pairs from <ref column="bfd_status"/>.
+ </p>
+
+ <column name="bfd_status" key="state"
+ type='{"type": "string",
+ "enum": ["set", ["admin_down", "down", "init", "up"]]}'>
+ Reports the state of the BFD session. The BFD session is fully
+ healthy and negotiated if <code>UP</code>.
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="bfd_status" key="forwarding" type='{"type": "boolean"}'>
+ Reports whether the BFD session believes this <ref
+ table="Interface"/> may be used to forward traffic. Typically this
+ means the local session is signaling <code>UP</code>, and the remote
+ system isn't signaling a problem such as concatenated path down.
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="bfd_status" key="diagnostic">
+ In case of a problem, set to a short message that reports what the
+ local BFD session thinks is wrong.
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="bfd_status" key="remote_state"
+ type='{"type": "string",
+ "enum": ["set", ["admin_down", "down", "init", "up"]]}'>
+ Reports the state of the remote endpoint's BFD session.
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="bfd_status" key="remote_diagnostic">
+ In case of a problem, set to a short message that reports what the
+ remote endpoint's BFD session thinks is wrong.
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="bfd_status" key="flap_count"
+ type='{"type": "integer", "minInteger": 0}'>
+ Counts the number of <ref column="bfd_status" key="forwarding" />
+ flaps since start. A flap is considered as a change of the
+ <ref column="bfd_status" key="forwarding" /> value.
+ </column>
+ </group>
+ </group>
+
<group title="Connectivity Fault Management">
<p>
802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) allows a group of
faulted otherwise.
</p>
+ <p>
+ When operating over tunnels which have no <code>in_key</code>, or an
+ <code>in_key</code> of <code>flow</code>. CFM will only accept CCMs
+ with a tunnel key of zero.
+ </p>
+
<column name="cfm_mpid">
- A Maintenance Point ID (MPID) uniquely identifies each endpoint within
- a Maintenance Association. The MPID is used to identify this endpoint
- to other Maintenance Points in the MA. Each end of a link being
- monitored should have a different MPID. Must be configured to enable
- CFM on this <ref table="Interface"/>.
+ <p>
+ A Maintenance Point ID (MPID) uniquely identifies each endpoint
+ within a Maintenance Association. The MPID is used to identify this
+ endpoint to other Maintenance Points in the MA. Each end of a link
+ being monitored should have a different MPID. Must be configured to
+ enable CFM on this <ref table="Interface"/>.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ According to the 802.1ag specification, MPIDs can only range between
+ [1, 8191]. However, extended mode (see <ref column="other_config"
+ key="cfm_extended"/>) supports eight byte MPIDs.
+ </p>
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="cfm_flap_count">
+ Counts the number of cfm fault flapps since boot. A flap is
+ considered to be a change of the <ref column="cfm_fault"/> value.
</column>
<column name="cfm_fault">
frame having an invalid interval.
</column>
- <column name="cfm_fault_status" key="sequence">
- Indicates a CFM fault was triggered because the CFM module received
- a CCM frame with a sequence number that it was not expecting.
+ <column name="cfm_remote_opstate">
+ <p>When in extended mode, indicates the operational state of the
+ remote endpoint as either <code>up</code> or <code>down</code>. See
+ <ref column="other_config" key="cfm_opstate"/>.
+ </p>
</column>
<column name="cfm_health">
with compliant implementations which may be running concurrently on the
network. Furthermore, extended mode increases the accuracy of the
<code>cfm_interval</code> configuration parameter by breaking wire
- compatibility with 802.1ag compliant implementations. Defaults to
- <code>false</code>.
+ compatibility with 802.1ag compliant implementations. And extended
+ mode allows eight byte MPIDs. Defaults to <code>false</code>.
</column>
+
+ <column name="other_config" key="cfm_demand" type='{"type": "boolean"}'>
+ <p>
+ When <code>true</code>, and
+ <ref column="other_config" key="cfm_extended"/> is true, the CFM
+ module operates in demand mode. When in demand mode, traffic
+ received on the <ref table="Interface"/> is used to indicate
+ liveness. CCMs are still transmitted and received. At least one
+ CCM must be received every 100 * <ref column="other_config"
+ key="cfm_interval"/> amount of time. Otherwise, even if traffic
+ are received, the CFM module will raise the connectivity fault.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Demand mode has a couple of caveats:
+ <ul>
+ <li>
+ To ensure that ovs-vswitchd has enough time to pull statistics
+ from the datapath, the fault detection interval is set to
+ 3.5 * MAX(<ref column="other_config" key="cfm_interval"/>, 500)
+ ms.
+ </li>
+
+ <li>
+ To avoid ambiguity, demand mode disables itself when there are
+ multiple remote maintenance points.
+ </li>
+
+ <li>
+ If the <ref table="Interface"/> is heavily congested, CCMs
+ containing the <ref column="other_config" key="cfm_opstate"/>
+ status may be dropped causing changes in the operational state to
+ be delayed. Similarly, if CCMs containing the RDI bit are not
+ received, unidirectional link failures may not be detected.
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+ </p>
+ </column>
+
<column name="other_config" key="cfm_opstate"
type='{"type": "string", "enum": ["set", ["down", "up"]]}'>
When <code>down</code>, the CFM module marks all CCMs it generates as
<column name="other_config" key="cfm_ccm_pcp"
type='{"type": "integer", "minInteger": 1, "maxInteger": 7}'>
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
+ with the given PCP value, the VLAN ID of the tag is governed by the
value of <ref column="other_config" key="cfm_ccm_vlan"/>. If
<ref column="other_config" key="cfm_ccm_vlan"/> is unset, a VLAN ID of
zero is used.
</group>
<group title="Bonding Configuration">
- <column name="other_config" key="bond-stable-id"
- type='{"type": "integer", "minInteger": 1}'>
- Used in <code>stable</code> bond mode to make slave
- selection decisions. Allocating <ref column="other_config"
- key="bond-stable-id"/> values consistently across interfaces
- participating in a bond will guarantee consistent slave selection
- decisions across <code>ovs-vswitchd</code> instances when using
- <code>stable</code> bonding mode.
- </column>
-
<column name="other_config" key="lacp-port-id"
type='{"type": "integer", "minInteger": 1, "maxInteger": 65535}'>
The LACP port ID of this <ref table="Interface"/>. Port IDs are
two different hypervisors. That is, <code>active</code> means that
this <ref column="external_ids" key="iface-id"/> is the active
instance within a single hypervisor, not in a broader scope.
+ There is one exception: some hypervisors support ``migration'' from a
+ given hypervisor to itself (most often for test purposes). During
+ such a ``migration,'' two instances of a single <ref
+ column="external_ids" key="iface-id"/> might both be briefly marked
+ <code>active</code> on a single hypervisor.
</p>
</column>
<p>
The eviction process only considers flows that have an idle timeout or
a hard timeout. That is, eviction never deletes permanent flows.
- (Permanent flows do count against <ref column="flow_limit"/>.
+ (Permanent flows do count against <ref column="flow_limit"/>.)
</p>
<p>
column has no effect.
</p>
</column>
+
+ <column name="prefixes">
+ <p>
+ This string set specifies which fields should be used for
+ address prefix tracking. Prefix tracking allows the
+ classifier to skip rules with longer than necessary prefixes,
+ resulting in better wildcarding for datapath flows.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ Prefix tracking may be beneficial when a flow table contains
+ matches on IP address fields with different prefix lengths.
+ For example, when a flow table contains IP address matches on
+ both full addresses and proper prefixes, the full address
+ matches will typically cause the datapath flow to un-wildcard
+ the whole address field (depending on flow entry priorities).
+ In this case each packet with a different address gets handed
+ to the userspace for flow processing and generates its own
+ datapath flow. With prefix tracking enabled for the address
+ field in question packets with addresses matching shorter
+ prefixes would generate datapath flows where the irrelevant
+ address bits are wildcarded, allowing the same datapath flow
+ to handle all the packets within the prefix in question. In
+ this case many userspace upcalls can be avoided and the
+ overall performance can be better.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ This is a performance optimization only, so packets will
+ receive the same treatment with or without prefix tracking.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ The supported fields are: <code>tun_id</code>,
+ <code>tun_src</code>, <code>tun_dst</code>,
+ <code>nw_src</code>, <code>nw_dst</code> (or aliases
+ <code>ip_src</code> and <code>ip_dst</code>),
+ <code>ipv6_src</code>, and <code>ipv6_dst</code>. (Using this
+ feature for <code>tun_id</code> would only make sense if the
+ tunnel IDs have prefix structure similar to IP addresses.)
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ For example, <code>prefixes=ip_dst,ip_src</code> instructs the
+ flow classifier to track the IP destination and source
+ addresses used by the rules in this specific flow table. To
+ set the prefix fields, the flow table record needs to exist:
+ </p>
+ <dl>
+ <dt><code>ovs-vsctl set Bridge br0 flow_tables:0=@N1 -- --id=@N1 create Flow_Table name=table0</code></dt>
+ <dd>
+ Creates a flow table record for the OpenFlow table number 0.
+ </dd>
+
+ <dt><code>ovs-vsctl set Flow_Table table0 prefixes=ip_dst,ip_src</code></dt>
+ <dd>
+ Enables prefix tracking for IP source and destination
+ address fields.
+ </dd>
+ </dl>
+
+ <p>
+ There is a maximum number of fields that can be enabled for any
+ one flow table. Currently this limit is 3.
+ </p>
+ </column>
+
+ <group title="Common Columns">
+ The overall purpose of these columns is described under <code>Common
+ Columns</code> at the beginning of this document.
+
+ <column name="external_ids"/>
+ </group>
</table>
<table name="QoS" title="Quality of Service configuration">
sent out an implicit VLAN port, the frame will not be tagged. This
type of mirroring is sometimes called RSPAN.</p>
<p>
- The following destination MAC addresses will not be mirrored to a
- VLAN to avoid confusing switches that interpret the protocols that
- they represent:
+ See the documentation for
+ <ref column="other_config" key="forward-bpdu"/> in the
+ <ref table="Interface"/> table for a list of destination MAC
+ addresses which will not be mirrored to a VLAN to avoid confusing
+ switches that interpret the protocols that they represent.
</p>
- <dl>
- <dt><code>01:80:c2:00:00:00</code></dt>
- <dd>IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol (STP).</dd>
-
- <dt><code>01:80:c2:00:00:01</code></dt>
- <dd>IEEE Pause frame.</dd>
-
- <dt><code>01:80:c2:00:00:0<var>x</var></code></dt>
- <dd>Other reserved protocols.</dd>
-
- <dt><code>01:00:0c:cc:cc:cc</code></dt>
- <dd>
- Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP), VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP),
- Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP), Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP),
- and others.
- </dd>
-
- <dt><code>01:00:0c:cc:cc:cd</code></dt>
- <dd>Cisco Shared Spanning Tree Protocol PVSTP+.</dd>
-
- <dt><code>01:00:0c:cd:cd:cd</code></dt>
- <dd>Cisco STP Uplink Fast.</dd>
-
- <dt><code>01:00:0c:00:00:00</code></dt>
- <dd>Cisco Inter Switch Link.</dd>
- </dl>
<p><em>Please note:</em> Mirroring to a VLAN can disrupt a network that
contains unmanaged switches. Consider an unmanaged physical switch
with two ports: port 1, connected to an end host, and port 2,
<dl>
<dt><code>ssl:<var>ip</var></code>[<code>:<var>port</var></code>]</dt>
<dd>
- <p>The specified SSL <var>port</var> (default: 6633) 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>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>If <var>port</var> is not specified, it currently
+ defaults to 6633. In the future, the default will change to
+ 6653, 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: 6633) on the host at
- the given <var>ip</var>, which must be expressed as an IP address
- (not a DNS name).</dd>
+ <dd>
+ <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), where <var>ip</var> can be IPv4 or IPv6 address. If
+ <var>ip</var> is an IPv6 address, wrap it in square brackets,
+ e.g. <code>tcp:[::1]:6632</code>.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ If <var>port</var> is not specified, it currently defaults to
+ 6633. In the future, the default will change to 6653, which is
+ the IANA-defined value.
+ </p>
+ </dd>
</dl>
<p>
The following connection methods are currently supported for service
<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: 6633). 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.
+ Listens for SSL connections on the specified TCP <var>port</var>.
+ 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 (either IPv4 or IPv6). If
+ <var>ip</var> is an IPv6 address, wrap it in square brackets,
+ e.g. <code>pssl:6632:[::1]</code>.
</p>
<p>
- 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.
+ If <var>port</var> is not specified, it currently defaults to
+ 6633. If <var>ip</var> is not specified then it listens only on
+ IPv4 (but not IPv6) addresses. 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
+ 6633. In the future, the default will change to 6653, 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>
- <p>SSL support is an optional feature that is not always built as
- part of Open vSwitch.</p>
</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: 6633). 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>. 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 (either IPv4 or IPv6). If
+ <var>ip</var> is an IPv6 address, wrap it in square brackets,
+ e.g. <code>ptcp:6632:[::1]</code>. If <var>ip</var> is not
+ specified then it listens only on IPv4 addresses.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ If <var>port</var> is not specified, it currently defaults to
+ 6633. In the future, the default will change to 6653, which is
+ the IANA-defined value.
+ </p>
</dd>
</dl>
<p>When multiple controllers are configured for a single bridge, the
Service (QoS) on IP networks.
The DSCP value specified here is used when establishing the connection
- between the controller and the Open vSwitch. The connection must be
- reset for the new DSCP values to take effect. If no value is
- specified, a default value of 48 is chosen. Valid DSCP values must be
- in the range 0 to 63.
+ between the controller and the Open vSwitch. If no value is specified,
+ a default value of 48 is chosen. Valid DSCP values must be in the
+ range 0 to 63.
</column>
</group>
<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), where <var>ip</var> can be IPv4 or IPv6 address. If
+ <var>ip</var> is an IPv6 address, wrap it in square brackets,
+ e.g. <code>tcp:[::1]:6632</code>.
+ </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). 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>
+ 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
+ (either IPv4 or IPv6 address). If <var>ip</var> is an IPv6
+ address, wrap in square brackets,
+ e.g. <code>pssl:6632:[::1]</code>. If <var>ip</var> is not
+ specified then it listens only on IPv4 (but not IPv6) addresses.
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.
</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). 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
+ (either IPv4 or IPv6 address). If <var>ip</var> is an IPv6
+ address, wrap it in square brackets,
+ e.g. <code>ptcp:6632:[::1]</code>. If <var>ip</var> is not
+ specified then it listens only on IPv4 addresses.
+ </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"/>
chosen connection.
</p>
</column>
+
+ <column name="status" key="bound_port" type='{"type": "integer"}'>
+ When <ref column="target"/> is <code>ptcp:</code> or
+ <code>pssl:</code>, this is the TCP port on which the OVSDB server is
+ listening. (This is is particularly useful when <ref
+ column="target"/> specifies a port of 0, allowing the kernel to
+ choose any available port.)
+ </column>
</group>
<group title="Connection Parameters">
Service (QoS) on IP networks.
The DSCP value specified here is used when establishing the connection
- between the manager and the Open vSwitch. The connection must be
- reset for the new DSCP values to take effect. If no value is
- specified, a default value of 48 is chosen. Valid DSCP values must be
- in the range 0 to 63.
+ between the manager and the Open vSwitch. If no value is specified, a
+ default value of 48 is chosen. Valid DSCP values must be in the range
+ 0 to 63.
</column>
</group>
</table>
<table name="sFlow">
- <p>An sFlow(R) target. sFlow is a protocol for remote monitoring
- of switches.</p>
+ <p>A set of sFlow(R) targets. sFlow is a protocol for remote
+ monitoring of switches.</p>
<column name="agent">
Name of the network device whose IP address should be reported as the
</group>
</table>
+ <table name="IPFIX">
+ <p>A set of IPFIX collectors. IPFIX is a protocol that exports a
+ number of details about flows.</p>
+
+ <column name="targets">
+ IPFIX target collectors in the form
+ <code><var>ip</var>:<var>port</var></code>.
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="sampling">
+ For per-bridge packet sampling, i.e. when this row is referenced
+ from a <ref table="Bridge"/>, the rate at which packets should
+ be sampled and sent to each target collector. If not specified,
+ defaults to 400, which means one out of 400 packets, on average,
+ will be sent to each target collector. Ignored for per-flow
+ sampling, i.e. when this row is referenced from a <ref
+ table="Flow_Sample_Collector_Set"/>.
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="obs_domain_id">
+ For per-bridge packet sampling, i.e. when this row is referenced
+ from a <ref table="Bridge"/>, the IPFIX Observation Domain ID
+ sent in each IPFIX packet. If not specified, defaults to 0.
+ Ignored for per-flow sampling, i.e. when this row is referenced
+ from a <ref table="Flow_Sample_Collector_Set"/>.
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="obs_point_id">
+ For per-bridge packet sampling, i.e. when this row is referenced
+ from a <ref table="Bridge"/>, the IPFIX Observation Point ID
+ sent in each IPFIX flow record. If not specified, defaults to
+ 0. Ignored for per-flow sampling, i.e. when this row is
+ referenced from a <ref table="Flow_Sample_Collector_Set"/>.
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="cache_active_timeout">
+ The maximum period in seconds for which an IPFIX flow record is
+ cached and aggregated before being sent. If not specified,
+ defaults to 0. If 0, caching is disabled.
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="cache_max_flows">
+ The maximum number of IPFIX flow records that can be cached at a
+ time. If not specified, defaults to 0. If 0, caching is
+ disabled.
+ </column>
+
+ <group title="Common Columns">
+ The overall purpose of these columns is described under <code>Common
+ Columns</code> at the beginning of this document.
+
+ <column name="external_ids"/>
+ </group>
+ </table>
+
+ <table name="Flow_Sample_Collector_Set">
+ <p>A set of IPFIX collectors of packet samples generated by
+ OpenFlow <code>sample</code> actions.</p>
+
+ <column name="id">
+ The ID of this collector set, unique among the bridge's
+ collector sets, to be used as the <code>collector_set_id</code>
+ in OpenFlow <code>sample</code> actions.
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="bridge">
+ The bridge into which OpenFlow <code>sample</code> actions can
+ be added to send packet samples to this set of IPFIX collectors.
+ </column>
+
+ <column name="ipfix">
+ Configuration of the set of IPFIX collectors to send one flow
+ record per sampled packet to.
+ </column>
+
+ <group title="Common Columns">
+ The overall purpose of these columns is described under <code>Common
+ Columns</code> at the beginning of this document.
+
+ <column name="external_ids"/>
+ </group>
+ </table>
+
</database>
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