[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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