Yes, they can be centrally managed through OpenFlow (http://openflowswitch.org). In order to do this coordination, you need a central controller such as NOX (http://noxrepo.org). However, NOX is intended to be a platform on which to develop distributed data-plane applications, and as such, the apps it ships with are fairly limited.
--Justin On Apr 22, 2010, at 1:53 PM, Sumin Xia wrote: > Hello, > > Recently, I read your white paper - Extending Networking into the > Virtualization Layer. I have a question about open vSwitch. > > If I install several Open vSwitches on different virtual machines, can these > Open vSwitches be managed by a central controller looks like openflow > controller or VSM of Cisco Nexus 1000v? Can I manage these Open vSwitches as > the same as Cisco Nexus 1000v? > > Thanks, > > Sumin > _______________________________________________ > discuss mailing list > discuss@openvswitch.org > http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_openvswitch.org _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@openvswitch.org http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_openvswitch.org
