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Name

NAME
ivs - OpenFlow virtual switch daemon

Usage

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ivs [OPTION] ...

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DESCRIPTION
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.

OPTIONS
-h Show summary of options.

-v Enable verbose logging.

-t Enable trace logging.

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

-c host:port
Add a controller connection.

-L host:port
Add a listening connection.

-i interface
Add an interface (next available index).

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IVS-CTL

NAME
ivs-ctl - utility for configuring Indigo Virtual Switch

SYNOPSIS
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

DESCRIPTION
The ivs-ctl command can be used to view and modify ivs virtual switches.

The show command outputs information and statistics about each switch, including the attached
ports.

The add-port and del-port commands modify the attached ports of the given DATAPATH (which can
be found in the output of show). The INTERFACE argument must be a Linux interface name.

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Options

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-v, --verbose                Verbose logging

-t, --trace                  Very verbose logging

-c, --controller=IP:PORT     Connect to a controller at startup

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

-L host:port                 Add a listening connection.

-i, --interface=INTERFACE    Attach a network interface at startup
    --dpid=DPID              Set datapath ID (default autogenerated)
    --syslog                 Log to syslog instead of stderr

-h, --help                   Display this help message and exit
    --version                Display version information and exit