[ovs-discuss] How to use ovs-controller to make interfaces related changes to switch when it connect to the controller

Justin Pettit jpettit at nicira.com
Sun Mar 11 18:43:47 UTC 2012


On Mar 11, 2012, at 11:25 AM, ABDULHAMID NOOR wrote:

> You means that ovs-controller can not be used to make device configuration related changes. It can be used only to setup flow table in the switches.

Yes, this is correct.

> But please let me know whether other controllers like NOX, SNAC and etc , can  be used to do such changes.

As far as I know, all of those controllers just speak OpenFlow and not the Open vSwitch configuration protocol.  I don't know of any open source controllers/managers that speak the configuration protocol.

--Justin





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