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authorBen Pfaff <blp@nicira.com>2009-11-23 11:32:08 -0800
committerBen Pfaff <blp@nicira.com>2009-11-23 15:58:48 -0800
commite3e9370bf9ee0fde67b3d94acf119cec5dc3701d (patch)
treeb48a56488a326a40e7bda3853c966d0a5a0ba665 /INSTALL.userspace
parentcfae8ec3e7ba9e02d4f994f77ef70435cd3575e5 (diff)
ovs-openflowd: Add support for userspace-only switching.
Diffstat (limited to 'INSTALL.userspace')
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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/INSTALL.userspace b/INSTALL.userspace
index a0c6a266..241d79cb 100644
--- a/INSTALL.userspace
+++ b/INSTALL.userspace
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ The tun device must also exist as /dev/net/tun. If it does not exist,
then create /dev/net (if necessary) with "mkdir /dev/net", then create
/dev/net/tun with "mknod /dev/net/tun c 10 200".
-Using the Userspace Datapath
-----------------------------
+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:
@@ -45,6 +45,18 @@ 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.
+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
+that should be included in the datapath as argument. For example:
+
+ 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.
+
Bug Reporting
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