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IVS

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Name

ivs - OpenFlow virtual switch daemonSYNOPSIS

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.

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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