Thanks for the response. It resolves my query. Regards, Akash
On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 2:05 PM, Justin Pettit <jpet...@nicira.com> wrote: > Yes, this is expected. The ovs-vsctl commands you are executing are > manipulating a database that describes the configuration you'd like. The > other commands are retrieving the actual configuration of the system. The > last paragraph of this FAQ entry provides some information about how to > notice invalid ports: > > Q: How can I figure out the OpenFlow port number for a given port? > > A: The OFPT_FEATURES_REQUEST message requests an OpenFlow switch to > respond with an OFPT_FEATURES_REPLY that, among other information, > includes a mapping between OpenFlow port names and numbers. From a > command prompt, "ovs-ofctl show br0" makes such a request and > prints the response for switch br0. > > The Interface table in the Open vSwitch database also maps OpenFlow > port names to numbers. To print the OpenFlow port number > associated with interface eth0, run: > > ovs-vsctl get Interface eth0 ofport > > You can print the entire mapping with: > > ovs-vsctl -- --columns=name,ofport list Interface > > but the output mixes together interfaces from all bridges in the > database, so it may be confusing if more than one bridge exists. > > In the Open vSwitch database, ofport value -1 means that the > interface could not be created due to an error. (The Open vSwitch > log should indicate the reason.) ofport value [] (the empty set) > means that the interface hasn't been created yet. The latter is > normally an intermittent condition (unless ovs-vswitchd is not > running). > > --Justin > > > On May 16, 2013, at 1:24 AM, akash sharma <akashsharma.0...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I want to verify that all the ports which are added to the ovs switch > are present in the ovs list/show commands as well as the feature reply > message from switch to the controller. > > > > I am adding a port to the bridge which does not exist physically. > > After the addition of port, the added port is present in the following > command results: > > ovs-vsctl show > > ovs-vsctl list interface > > ovs-vsctl port > > > > But the port is not shown in the following ovs-ofctl commands: > > ovs-ofctl show br0 > > ovs-ofctl dump-ports br0 > > ovs-ofctl dump-ports-desc br0 > > > > Also, the feature reply message sent by the switch to the controller > does not contain the added port. > > It contains ports which are physically present(connected to another > machine). > > > > Please confirm whether this is desired behavior or I am missing > something. > > > > Regards, > > Akash > > _______________________________________________ > > discuss mailing list > > discuss@openvswitch.org > > http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > >
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