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IVS

NAME
ivs - OpenFlow virtual switch

SYNOPSIS
ivs -hvt port... port... -iinterface...

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Overview

ivs (Indigo Virtual Switch) is an OpenFlow virtual switch designed for high performance and
minimal administration. It uses the openvswitch kernel module available in newer kernels or
from the openvswitch-datapath-dkms package.

The below information can also be retrived by typing "man ivs" on the command line on a host whree ivs-ctl is insatlled.

Name

ivs - OpenFlow virtual switch

Synopsis

ivs -hvt port... port... -iinterface...

Options

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Code Block

\-h     Show summary of options.

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\-v     Enable verbose logging.

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\-t     Enable trace logging.

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\-min   Set minimal veth configuration at startup (suitable for OFTest).

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\-c host:port

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Add a controller connection.

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\-L host:port

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Add a listening connection.

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\-i interface

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Add an interface (next available index).