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| author | Keith Amidon <keith@nicira.com> | 2009-07-16 18:07:10 -0700 |
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| committer | Keith Amidon <keith@nicira.com> | 2009-07-16 18:07:56 -0700 |
| commit | e5660bae198d3272e4445e21716d381a97af67f0 (patch) | |
| tree | 7f200d0a9b234aa5f088fbbb0716c6fa5f2878ef /INSTALL.bridge | |
| parent | 3b01baa3970139c3a195017ab1ea3e42761e3db2 (diff) | |
Minor documentation fixups.
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| -rw-r--r-- | INSTALL.bridge | 19 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/INSTALL.bridge b/INSTALL.bridge index 7738cd2e..76d180fe 100644 --- a/INSTALL.bridge +++ b/INSTALL.bridge @@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ This file documents how Open vSwitch may be used as a drop-in replacement for a Linux kernel bridge in an environment that includes elements that are tightly tied to the Linux bridge tools -(e.g. "brctl") and architecture. We do not recommend using the -approach described here outside such an environment, since the other -tools included with Open vSwitch are easier to use and more -general-purpose than the Linux bridging tools. +(e.g. "brctl") and architecture. We recommend directly using the +management tools provided with Open vSwitch rather than these +compatibility hooks for environments that are not tightly tied to the +Linux bridging tools; they are more efficient and better reflect the +actual operation and status. + Installation Procedure ---------------------- @@ -40,10 +42,11 @@ to update system scripts to follow these steps. bridge interfaces), to ensure that the Open vSwitch kernel modules are loaded before the Linux kernel bridge module. -3. Create an initial ovs-vswitchd.conf file. This file may be empty - when ovs-vswitchd, or you may add any valid configuration - directives to it (as described in ovs-vswitchd.conf(5)), but it - must exist. +3. Create an initial version of the configuration file, for example + /etc/ovs-vswitchd.conf. This file may be empty initially or may + contain add any valid configuration directives described in + ovs-vswitchd.conf(5). However, it must exist when you start + ovs-vswitchd. To create an empty configuration file: |