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.
Command Name
ivs - OpenFlow virtual switch
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