[ovs-dev] [PATCH] ovs-vsctl: Add details to documentation for "emer-reset" command.

Ben Pfaff blp at nicira.com
Fri Jun 18 22:47:24 UTC 2010


Someone asked me what emer-reset really does and I had to look in the
source code to find out.  It's kinder just to document it.
---
 utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in |   18 +++++++++++++++++-
 1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
index ab487ad..8356321 100644
--- a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
+++ b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
@@ -142,7 +142,23 @@ initialize the database without executing any other command.
 .IP "\fBemer\-reset\fR"
 Reset the configuration into a clean state.  This will clear the
 configuration of items likely to have been configured by a manager.
-The core networking configuration will be left as is.
+The core networking configuration is left as is.
+.IP
+In more detail, this command does the following:
+.RS
+.IP \(bu
+Deconfigures all OpenFlow controllers (as with \fBdel\-controller\fR)
+and OVSDB servers.
+.IP \(bu
+Deconfigures SSL (as with \fBdel\-ssl\fR).
+.IP \(bu
+Deconfigures and deletes all port mirroring and NetFlow and sFlow
+configuration.
+.IP \(bu
+Removes all \fBother\-config\fR keys from all database records, except
+that \fBother-config:hwaddr\fR is preserved if it is present in a
+Bridge record.
+.RE
 .
 .SS "Bridge Commands"
 These commands examine and manipulate Open vSwitch bridges.
-- 
1.7.1





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