[ovs-discuss] Could I modify the connection when virtual machine is running?

Ben Pfaff blp at nicira.com
Wed Mar 20 01:24:39 UTC 2013


Please don't drop the mailing list.

You must be working with something other than Open vSwitch.  Open
vSwitch does not have any configuration files that use the format you
mention.

On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 08:54:54AM +0800, jing wrote:
> So could I write "bridge=br0" for vif0 in the config file of vm, start
> the vm, disconnect vif0 from br0, then attach vif0 to br1?
> 
> Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com>?????????
> 
> >On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 12:42:17AM +0800, Jing wrote:
> >> I have reading some articles about the using of ovs bridge in virtual
> >> machine. The only method I saw is generate the config file first, then
> >> start a virtual machine using this file.
> >> Could I modify the connection at runtime? For example we could disconnect
> >> the cable from a host A to switch B, and then connect host A to switch C.
> >> Host A is running throughout the process.
> >
> >You can modify Open vSwitch configuration at any time.



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