From e5334dadd6de39c4380f1e968801fb0a4f25108c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jesse Gross Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 01:14:29 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update userspace datapath documentation. --- INSTALL.userspace | 22 ++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/INSTALL.userspace b/INSTALL.userspace index 241d79cb2..c13365a42 100644 --- a/INSTALL.userspace +++ b/INSTALL.userspace @@ -34,28 +34,30 @@ then create /dev/net (if necessary) with "mkdir /dev/net", then create Using the Userspace Datapath with ovs-vswitchd ---------------------------------------------- -To use ovs-vswitchd in userspace mode, give the bridge a name that -begins with "netdev:" in the configuration file. For example: +To use ovs-vswitchd in userspace mode, create a bridge with datapath_type +"netdev" in the configuration database. For example: - bridge.netdev:br0.port=eth0 - bridge.netdev:br0.port=eth1 - bridge.netdev:br0.port=eth2 + ovs-vsctl add-br br0 + ovs-vsctl set bridge br0 datapath_type=netdev + ovs-vsctl add-port br0 eth0 + ovs-vsctl add-port br0 eth1 + ovs-vsctl add-port br0 eth2 ovs-vswitchd will create a TAP device as the bridge's local interface, -named the same as the bridge minus the "netdev:" prefix, as well as -for each configured internal interface. +named the same as the bridge, as well as for each configured internal +interface. Using the Userspace Datapath with ovs-openflowd ----------------------------------------------- To use ovs-openflowd in userspace mode, specify a datapath name that -begins with "netdev:", and specify --ports with the names of the ports +begins with "netdev@", and specify --ports with the names of the ports that should be included in the datapath as argument. For example: - ovs-openflowd netdev:br0 --ports=eth0,eth1,eth2 + ovs-openflowd netdev@br0 --ports=eth0,eth1,eth2 ovs-openflowd will create a TAP device as the bridge's local -interface, named the same as the bridge minus the "netdev:" prefix. +interface, named the same as the bridge minus the "netdev@" prefix. Bug Reporting ------------- -- 2.43.0