Changes between Version 6 and Version 7 of Documentation/fSDN/aSwitchImage

Timestamp:

Mar 2, 2013, 9:26:12 PM (11 years ago)

Author:

akoshibe

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Documentation/fSDN/aSwitchImage

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 == Contents ==
  [#install I. Installation] [[BR]]
+  [#src 1.1 from source] [[BR]]
+  [#bin 1.2 from binaries] [[BR]]
  [#run II. Running OVS] [[BR]]
+  [#init 2.1 initialization] [[BR]]
+  [#conf 2.2 Configuring OVS] [[BR]]
+  [#kvm 2.3 OVS with KVM] [[BR]]
+  [#of 2.4 OVS with OpenFlow] [[BR]] 
+ [#cite III. References] [[BR]]
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 = I Installation = #install 
@@ -10 +17 @@
 
 === Prerequisites ===
-OVS should install/work with relatively little effort on Ubuntu (or perhaps other Linuxes as well). The following installation/operation steps were done on Ubuntu 10.10 through 12.04. 
+OVS should install/work with relatively little effort on Ubuntu (or perhaps other Linuxes as well). The following installation/operation steps were successfully done on Ubuntu 10.10 through 12.04. 
 
 == 1.1 Method 1: from source == #src
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     }}}
 
-=== 1.2.2 Some Sanity Checks. ===
+=== 1.1.2 Some Sanity Checks. ===
 If things don't go well, here are some things worth checking: 
 
@@ -74 +81 @@
  * In general, `dmesg` can be used to check for various anomalies when things e.g. insmod fail silently.  
 
-== 1.3 Method 2: from binaries == #bin
+== 1.2 Method 2: from binaries == #bin
 Binaries are easier to set up, but lag in OVS version and support a narrower range of architectures and kernel versions. 
  1. Install the openvswitch packages. Do not use the Ubuntu repositories since the install the incorrect versions of the package; Download the 
-    packages that match your kernel version from [http://openvswitch.org/releases/binaries/1.2.2.10448/natty_amd64/ here] [[BR]]
+    packages that match your kernel version from [http://openvswitch.org/releases/binaries/1.2.2.10448/ here] [[BR]]
     For an x86_64 system, the following are needed (The package '''openvswitch-brcompat_1.2.2.10448_amd64.deb''' should be added if bridge compatibility is needed):
     {{{
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     }}}
     lsmod should also show the running openvswitch_mod. 
-
-== 1.4 Section I References ==
-The following links were referenced but aren't relevant overall; this is just for citation.
-
- * http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/build-linux-kernel-module-against-installed-kernel-source-tree.html
- * http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-118180-highlight-bridgeutils.html?sid=4d602c9e364130609caff99aa2a40c69
- * https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Kernel/Compile
- * http://ubuntuguide.net/ubuntu-11-04-upgrade-linux-kernel-to-2-6-39-0
 
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@@ -109 +108 @@
 The daemon configures itself using the data provided by the database; `ovs-vsctl` is used to modify the contents of the database in order to configure the OVS switch at runtime.
 
-== 2.1 Initialization ==
+== 2.1 Initialization == #init
  1. Load openVswitch kernel module
     {{{
@@ -138 +137 @@
  The 'unix:...db.sock' specifies that the process attach to the socket opened by `ovsdb`.  
 
-== 2.2 Configuring OVS ==
+== 2.2 Configuring OVS == #conf
 Once OVS is running, virtual switches may be created and configured. In general, a virtual switch is comprised of a bridge interface (usually named br''x''), and one or more interfaces associated with it. A single vswitchd can control multiple virtual switches with arbitrary number of ports each.   
   
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  }}} 
 
-== 2.3 OVS with KVM ==
+== 2.3 OVS with KVM == #kvm
 OVS can be used with KVM. The instructions for setting this up can be found [http://openvswitch.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=openvswitch;a=blob_plain;f=INSTALL.KVM;hb=HEAD here], or in the root directory of the source as INSTALL.KVM. A use case is documented in this separate [http://orbit-lab.org/wiki/Internal/VMHostSetup wiki entry].     
 
-== 2.4 OVS with !OpenFlow ==
+== 2.4 OVS with !OpenFlow == #of
 OVS switches may be run as !OpenFlow switches. The following steps describe how to run OVS in !OpenFlow mode.
  
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 }}} 
 Once running, all typical things applicable to an !OpenFlow switch applies to the running OVS switch. 
+
+----
+= III References = #cite
+The following links were referenced but aren't relevant overall; this is just for citation.
+
+ * http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/build-linux-kernel-module-against-installed-kernel-source-tree.html
+ * http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-118180-highlight-bridgeutils.html?sid=4d602c9e364130609caff99aa2a40c69
+ * https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Kernel/Compile
+ * http://ubuntuguide.net/ubuntu-11-04-upgrade-linux-kernel-to-2-6-39-0