Acked-by: Ethan Jackson <[email protected]>
On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 1:18 PM, Ben Pfaff <[email protected]> wrote: > Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <[email protected]> > --- > FAQ | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ > 1 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ > index a98739c..b14bfa4 100644 > --- a/FAQ > +++ b/FAQ > @@ -747,6 +747,27 @@ A: ovs-dpctl queries a kernel datapath, not an OpenFlow > switch. It > won't display the information that you want. You want to use > "ovs-ofctl dump-flows" instead. > > +Q: It looks like each of the interfaces in my bonded port shows up > + as an individual OpenFlow port. Is that right? > + > +A: Yes, Open vSwitch makes individual bond interfaces visible as > + OpenFlow ports, rather than the bond as a whole. The interfaces > + are treated together as a bond for only a few purposes: > + > + - Sending a packet to the OFPP_NORMAL port. (When an OpenFlow > + controller is not configured, this happens implicitly to > + every packet.) > + > + - The "autopath" Nicira extension action. However, "autopath" > + is deprecated and scheduled for removal in February 2013. > + > + - Mirrors configured for output to a bonded port. > + > + It would make a lot of sense for Open vSwitch to present a bond as > + a single OpenFlow port. If you want to contribute an > + implementation of such a feature, please bring it up on the Open > + vSwitch development mailing list at [email protected]. > + > Contact > ------- > > -- > 1.7.2.5 > > _______________________________________________ > dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/dev _______________________________________________ dev mailing list [email protected] http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/dev
