Openvswitch
Openvswitch tricks
Openvswitch DB
Print Version
$ ovs-vsctl -V
Show configuration
$ ovs-vsctl show
List bridges
$ ovs-vsctl list-br
List ports on bridge
$ ovs-vsctl list-ports <bridge>
Add bridge
ovs-vsctl add-br <bridge>
Add port on bridge
ovs-vsctl add-port <bridge> <interface>
Set controller
ovs-vsctl set-controller <bridge> tcp:<IP>:<port> tcp:<IP>:<port>
Get controller information
ovs-vsctl get-controller <bridge>
Delete controller
ovs-vsctl del-controller <bridge>
Set fail mode
Standalone
ovs-vsctl set-fail-mode <bridge> standalone
Secure
ovs-vsctl set-fail-mode <bridge> secure
Get fail mode
ovs-vsctl get-fail-mode <bridge>
Openvswitch Open Flows
Dump flows for a bridge
ovs-ofctl dump-flows <bridge>
Delete flows for a bridge
ovs-ofctl del-flows <bridge>