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author | Ben Pfaff <blp@nicira.com> | 2009-11-18 12:57:18 -0800 |
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committer | Ben Pfaff <blp@nicira.com> | 2009-11-18 12:57:18 -0800 |
commit | d377243b8557ae8e6c1d374d76b6ee29fd61ceb4 (patch) | |
tree | 737b13cad74b452ba09b1f4f401f1afdae973d87 /README | |
parent | 37c9895288d0f2f8517da4db0df17a004f1faa37 (diff) |
Document userspace switch.
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@@ -28,9 +28,15 @@ vSwitch supports the following features: * Support for OpenFlow * Compatibility layer for the Linux bridging code -Open vSwitch supports Linux 2.6.15 and up, with testing focused on -2.6.18 with Centos and Xen patches and version 2.6.26 from kernel.org. -Open vSwitch also has special support for Citrix XenServer hosts. +The included Linux kernel module supports Linux 2.6.15 and up, with +testing focused on 2.6.18 with Centos and Xen patches and version +2.6.26 from kernel.org. Open vSwitch also has special support for +Citrix XenServer hosts. + +Open vSwitch can also operate, at a cost in performance, entirely in +userspace, without assistance from a kernel module. This userspace +implementation should be easier to port than the kernel-based switch. +It is considered experimental. What's here? ------------ @@ -85,6 +91,9 @@ read INSTALL.bridge. To build RPMs for installing Open vSwitch on a Citrix XenServer host or resource pool, read INSTALL.XenServer. +To install Open vSwitch without using a kernel module, read +INSTALL.userspace. + To learn set up SSL support for Open vSwitch, read INSTALL.SSL. Each Open vSwitch userspace program is accompanied by a manpage. Many |