[ovs-discuss] BUG

jayakeerthi k jayakeerthik82 at gmail.com
Thu Feb 19 04:47:51 UTC 2015


OK..
when i try to create vm i'm gettting error unable to add vnet0 port on the
bridge br3.

On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 10:01 AM, Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com> wrote:

> I don't think you can.  KVM creates the port, OVS only handles
> switching.
>
> On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 09:08:49AM +0530, jayakeerthi k wrote:
> > how to create port's in openvswitch that can be assigned to vm created
> with
> > KVM?
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 10:59 PM, Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Do you have a specific question?
> > >
> > > On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 10:57:49PM +0530, jayakeerthi k wrote:
> > > > gone through that link it explain only how to install libvirt.
> > > > it is not help full to resolve my issue.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 10:45 PM, Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Since you are using libvirt, please read INSTALL.Libvirt.md.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 10:43:54PM +0530, jayakeerthi k wrote:
> > > > > > i'm following the steps in below link
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> http://git.openvswitch.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=openvswitch;a=blob_plain;f=INSTALL.KVM;hb=HEAD
> > > > > > .
> > > > > > and i installed libvirt (sudo apt-get install libvirt-bin)
> > > > > > how KVM creates the interfaces??
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 10:19 PM, Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com>
> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Please don't drop the list.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > KVM creates the interfaces, then you add them to a bridge.
> > > Creating
> > > > > > > internal interfaces isn't going to do what you want, because
> those
> > > > > > > interfaces won't be used by the VM.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Did you read INSTALL.Libvirt.md?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 10:18:09PM +0530, jayakeerthi k wrote:
> > > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > > > then how to create the openvswitch interfaces to connect to
> the
> > > > > VM's. But
> > > > > > > > it works fine with above method.
> > > > > > > > i'm creating the vm with virt-manager(kvm-qemu) and when i
> give
> > > the
> > > > > > > > specified shared name i could not able to create the vm. it
> says
> > > that
> > > > > > > > unable to add vneto port on the bridge.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > ovs-vsctl add-port br3 vport1--  port created this way is not
> > > shown
> > > > > in
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > available interfaces.
> > > > > > > > please suggest any resources regarding this.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Thanking you,
> > > > > > > > Jayakeerthi k
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 9:38 PM, Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 03:25:33PM +0530, jayakeerthi k
> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > I installed openvswitch and i could able to add port and
> > > connect
> > > > > it
> > > > > > > to vm
> > > > > > > > > > on KVM  only when the port created in the following way.
> > > > > > > > > > ovs-vsctl add-port br3 vport1 -- set interface vport1
> > > > > type=internal.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > is the correct way of creating port and connecting it
> the vm.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > No.  VM interfaces aren't "internal".
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Also when i connect it the controller (ODL) . It shows
> many
> > > hosts
> > > > > > > which
> > > > > > > > > are
> > > > > > > > > > not really connected particular port i created.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > It's hard to tell what you mean.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
>
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