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

jing vitojing at gmail.com
Wed Mar 20 02:36:32 UTC 2013


Ok, thanks for your help.

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Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com>编写:

>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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