Overview
The ivs-ctl command can be used to view and modify ivs virtual switches.
This information can also be retrived by typing "man ivs-ctl" on the command line on a host whree ivs-ctl is installed.
Name
ivs-ctl - utility for configuring Indigo Virtual SwitchSYNOPSIS
Usage
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ivs-ctl help
ivs-ctl show
ivs-ctl add-port DATAPATH INTERFACE
ivs-ctl add-internal-port DATAPATH INTERFACE
ivs-ctl del-port DATAPATH INTERFACE
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DESCRIPTION
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add-port | del-port modify the attached ports of the given DATAPATH (COMMAND [ARG..] |
DESCRIPTION
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-h, --help Display this help message and exit add-port INTERFACE Add a port to the datapath del-port INTERFACE Remove a port from the datapath Note: INTERFACE argument must be a Linux interface name) add-internal-port creates a Linux interface connected to the given DATAPATH. datapath Note: This interface can have an IP address assigned to it and can generally be used like a normal net?dev, but traffic to and from it will flow through the datapath. show print information about each datapath |
Examples
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ivs-ctl help
ivs-ctl show
ivs-ctl add-port DATAPATH INTERFACE
ivs-ctl add-internal-port DATAPATH INTERFACE
ivs-ctl del-port DATAPATH INTERFACE
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