[ovs-discuss] ovs-vsctl set-manager command

Ben Pfaff blp at ovn.org
Wed Jun 1 14:55:40 UTC 2016


On Wed, Jun 01, 2016 at 07:03:48AM +0000, ojas kanhere wrote:
> So, is it required to "set-manager"? I did not understand the need for the
> command.

If you need to connect to OVSDB over TCP or SSL, then you need to use
set-manager.

> Also, when I try to set the remote IP using
> 
> ovsdb-server --remote=ptcp:6640:10.107.48.192

That sets the local IP address to use, not the remote.

> I get the following:
> 2016-04-23T16:05:29Z|00001|socket_util|ERR|6640:10.107.48.192: bind: Cannot
> assign requested address
> 2016-04-23T16:05:29Z|00002|ovsdb_jsonrpc_server|ERR|ptcp:6640:10.107.48.192:
> listen failed: Cannot assign requested address
> 2016-04-23T16:05:29Z|00003|ovsdb_server|INFO|ovsdb-server (Open vSwitch)
> 2.3.90

Your host does not own that IP address.

> We basically want a secured connection between ovsdb-client and server.
> Should we use ssl? If so, how exactly do we set up the connection, generate
> the keys and certificates?

Read INSTALL.SSL.md.



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