On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 7:02 PM, Ben Pfaff <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 11:57:53AM +0200, Valentin Bud wrote: > > I want to dump the statistics of a port which is connected to a VM. I > > use fake bridges, vlan5 in my situation is a fake-bridge in the bridge > > br0. > > > > ``` > > $ ovs-vsctl br0 > > 218c9259-5dcb-40fc-b175-36f4d4275564 > > Bridge br0 > > Port "vnet0" > > tag: 5 > > Interface "vnet0" > > Port "vlan5" > > tag: 5 > > Interface "vlan5" > > type: internal > > Port br0 > > Interface br0 > > type: internal > > ``` > > > > The error I receive is the following: > > > > ``` > > $ sudo ovs-ofctl dump-ports vlan5 vnet0 > > ovs-ofctl: vlan5 is not a bridge or a socket > > ``` > > It is important to understand that a "fake bridge" is neither an Open > vSwitch bridge nor an OpenFlow switch. Thus, you cannot use them in > most contexts where an Open vSwitch bridge or an OpenFlow switch is > required. I am surprised that the word "fake" in the name does not make > this clear. >
Now it's crystal clear. Thank you for your explanation :-). > > You can dump the ports on br0 with the command you listed, if you > substitute "br0" for "vlan5". > Indeed it works. br0 is the bridge the ports are part of. Thank you. Cheers and Goodwill, Valentin
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