[ovs-discuss] Database configuration question (Was Re: Open vSwitch 0.99.2 Available)

[Todd Deshane]

On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 11:56 AM, Justin Pettit <jpettit at nicira.com> wrote:
> Ben recently updated them in the "next" branch, and we're using them internally.  The "next" branch is what all future "stable" releases will be based on.  It uses a configuration database instead of a configuration file, so it's not really backwards-compatible from an end-user perspective.  What time frame are you working on?  The "next" branch isn't stable enough for production use yet, but basing a release on master may be confusing to users in the future.

Will the database get rid of the need to kill -HUP the switch daemon?

I'm working on a network wrapper interface for another project and I
just wanted to get a basic sense for what I functionality it will need
and how it will make use of the vswitches. Are there other changes
related to basic usage that come along with this new configuration
database management?

Thanks,
Todd

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