[ovs-dev] [PATCH 2/2] ovs-vsctl: Document that set-controller supports passive connections.
Ben Pfaff
blp at nicira.com
Wed Oct 12 21:47:37 UTC 2011
[dropping CC to Mike, who probably lost interest a while ago]
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 02:42:48PM -0700, Justin Pettit wrote:
> On Oct 12, 2011, at 11:36 AM, Ben Pfaff wrote:
>
> > Could you at the same time add text about primary and service
> > controllers and their different purposes? You can crib it (probably
> > abbreviated) from vswitch.xml.
>
>
> How about the following?
>
> ovs-vswitchd can perform all configured bridging and switching locally,
> or it can be configured to communicate with one or more external Open???
> Flow 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. Alternatively, the switch can be config???
> ured to listen to connections from service controllers. Service con???
> trollers are typically used for occasional support and maintenance,
> e.g. with ovs-ofctl.
I like it except that service controllers and primary controllers aren't
mutually exclusive. Maybe delete "Alternatively" and add "also"
somewhere in that sentence?
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