[ovs-discuss] Issue in using Unix controller

[akash sharma]

ok. I got your point.
thanks for the response.

Regards,
Akash

On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 12:04 PM, Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com> wrote:

> That does not make much sense. First, inactivity probes are by default
> disabled for Unix sockets. Second, a disconnected socket has no traffic.
> On May 15, 2013 11:30 PM, "akash sharma" <akashsharma.0812 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I want to check that inactivity probe message is not sent by the switch
>> to the controller after the unix socket is disconnected.
>>
>> On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 11:47 AM, Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com> wrote:
>>
>>> OK. But what is your higher level goal? The best way to observe the
>>> inactivity probe message depends on how you plan to react to it.
>>>  On May 15, 2013 11:07 PM, "akash sharma" <akashsharma.0812 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks for the response.
>>>> It resolves my two queries.
>>>> Regarding query#2, I need to capture the "inactivity-probe" message
>>>> sent by the switch to the controller.
>>>> But I am not able to understand how can I capture the messages/packets
>>>> exchanged between the switch and the unix controller.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Akash
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 11:26 AM, Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 11:23:23AM +0530, akash sharma wrote:
>>>>> >  1. I need to disconnect the unix socket.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I deleted the link created above using the following command:
>>>>> >
>>>>> >  [root at user]rm /usr/local/var/run/openvswitch/br0.mgmt
>>>>> >
>>>>> >  Am i correct or is there any other way to disconnect the unix
>>>>> socket from
>>>>> > bridge?
>>>>>
>>>>> ovs-vsctl del-controller br0
>>>>>
>>>>> >  2. Also, I am not able to understand where to check for the
>>>>> > "inactivity-prove" message sent by the switch to the unix controller.
>>>>>
>>>>> What do you mean by "to check for" it?
>>>>>
>>>>> >  3. Does setting inactivity-probe to zero triggers the switch to
>>>>> enter in
>>>>> > fail-open mode?
>>>>>
>>>>> No.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
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