[ovs-discuss] unix controllers

[Ben Pfaff]

unix sockets work only within a single machine, so you can't do what you
want with them.

On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 10:32:40PM +0530, selen jia wrote:
> Hi,
> thnkx but can you please explain in detail , how should i add flow to
> switch using unix remote socket.
> 
> Suppose my switch ip is 192.168.1.1 and controller machine is 192.168.1.2.
> How should i be able to add flow from controller on switch using unix
> socket.
> I set unix socket on switch to unix:/usr/vsr/run/openvswitch/br0.controller.
> but it was on backoff only.
> How can i connect my controller to switch using this unix socket.
> I am using ovs-ofctl on controller.
> 
> On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 10:21 PM, Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 01:25:09PM +0530, selen jia wrote:
> > > Just working on unix controllers are now allowed on ovs 1.8 branch.
> > >
> > > Can some one explain how i can use them to add flows nd all openflow
> > > activities.
> > >
> > > Like we set ovs-vsctl tcp:<remote-ip>:<port>, how i can set remote
> > primary
> > > unix controller??
> >
> > It's no different.
> >