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
Usage
ivs [OPTION] ...
Options
-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