OVS uses as many controllers as you configure at the same time. Can you point where the manpage says what you report? I would like to correct it, if it has incorrect statements.
On Sat, Jun 08, 2013 at 06:54:17PM +0530, kevin parker wrote: > i dont think ovs uses multiple controller at the same time,in my case both > were used. > i am looking for the reason as per man page in secure mode vswitchd will > not be used when connection to controller fails,but it does not says that > when the connection is working both controller will be used. > > Regards, > keve > > On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 10:17 PM, Ben Pfaff <b...@nicira.com> wrote: > > > Why did you think that setting secure mode would not use ovs-vswitchd? > > > > On Fri, Jun 07, 2013 at 09:33:31PM +0530, kevin parker wrote: > > > I thought setting secure mode would not use ovs-vswitchd, but in my case > > > its using both ovs-controller and ovs-vswitchd > > > Regards, > > > Ananthakrishnan > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 8:22 PM, Ben Pfaff <b...@nicira.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Why do use think it would make a difference? > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 07, 2013 at 08:16:52PM +0530, kevin parker wrote: > > > > > Can some one please clarify this,why ovs-vswitchd is used even in > > secure > > > > > mode > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 10:58 AM, kevin parker < > > kevin.parker...@gmail.com > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > and with out controller and in standalone ovs-vswitchd is at ~80% > > for > > > > the > > > > > > same traffic. > > > > > > > > > > > > using > > > > > > *ovs-vsctl -V* > > > > > > ovs-vsctl (Open vSwitch) 1.4.2 > > > > > > Compiled Nov 23 2012 12:41:37 > > > > > > > > > > > > *ovs-controller -V* > > > > > > ovs-controller (Open vSwitch) 1.4.0+build0 > > > > > > Compiled Feb 18 2013 13:13:22 > > > > > > OpenFlow versions 0x1:0x1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 10:28 AM, kevin parker < > > > > kevin.parker...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >> Mostly HTTP, > > > > > >> > > > > > >> For confirming bench marked Apache with ab, ovs-vswitchd reached > > 100% > > > > and > > > > > >> ovs-controller 14% > > > > > >> > > > > > >> ovs-dpctl show at the time of benchmark > > > > > >> > > > > > >> system@xenbr0: > > > > > >> lookups: hit:55391 missed:966296 lost:0 > > > > > >> flows: 0 > > > > > >> port 0: xenbr0 (internal) > > > > > >> port 3: vif2.1 > > > > > >> port 4: vif1.1 > > > > > >> > > > > > >> Do i need to make any changes in ovs-controller. > > > > > >> > > > > > >> Thanks, > > > > > >> Kevin. > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 9:56 PM, Ben Pfaff <b...@nicira.com> wrote: > > > > > >> > > > > > >>> On Wed, Jun 05, 2013 at 07:11:44PM +0530, kevin parker wrote: > > > > > >>> > Hi, > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > i have ovs-controller with default setting > > (ovs-controller > > > > -v > > > > > >>> > ptcp:6633). > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > on xenserver host with ovs > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > *ovs-vsctl get-fail-mode xenbr0* > > > > > >>> > *secure* > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > I set it to secure mode to test that host should not use > > vswitchd > > > > for > > > > > >>> flows > > > > > >>> > and forward it to controller for generating flow .* > > > > > >>> > * > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > *ovs-vsctl get-controller xenbr0* > > > > > >>> > *tcp:10.10.10.183:6633* > > > > > >>> > * > > > > > >>> > * > > > > > >>> > * ovs-dpctl show > > > > > >>> > * > > > > > >>> > * > > > > > >>> > hit:8560336 missed:1060122 lost:0 > > > > > >>> > flows: 81 > > > > > >>> > * > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > where xenbr0 is an isolated bridge with no connection to host > > > > > >>> interfaces. > > > > > >>> > No other bridge is connected to this controller. > > > > > >>> > When i ping vms on same host l can see ovs-vswitchd using 35% > > > > CPU. > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > and ovs-controller almost 11% CPU and some times non > > responsive ssh > > > > > >>> session > > > > > >>> > on hosts. > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> What kind of trafffic do you have in your network? > > > > > >>> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@openvswitch.org http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
