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Diffstat (limited to 'utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in')
| -rw-r--r-- | utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in | 10 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in index 3e9192c2..ef862df1 100644 --- a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in +++ b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in @@ -324,8 +324,13 @@ output. .SS "OpenFlow Controller Connectivity" . \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR can perform all configured bridging and switching -locally, or it can be configured to connect a given bridge to one or -more external OpenFlow controllers, such as NOX. +locally, or it can be configured to communicate with one or more +external OpenFlow controllers. The switch is typically configured to +connect to a primary controller that takes charge of the bridge's flow +table to implement a network policy. In addition, the switch can be +configured to listen to connections from service controllers. Service +controllers are typically used for occasional support and maintenance, +e.g. with \fBovs\-ofctl\fR. . .IP "\fBget\-controller\fR \fIbridge\fR" Prints the configured controller target. @@ -339,6 +344,7 @@ use any of the following forms: . .RS .so lib/vconn-active.man +.so lib/vconn-passive.man .RE . .ST "Controller Failure Settings" |