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

Ben Pfaff blp at nicira.com
Wed Mar 20 02:06:22 UTC 2013


Then you should ask your question on a Xen or KVM mailing list, because
the readers of those mailing lists are more likely to have the answers
you want.

On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 10:04:43AM +0800, jing wrote:
> I mean the config file of xen or kvm.
> 
> Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com>?????????
> 
> >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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