Hi Asadullah
Thanks. I'll test and let you know the result later. However one more question. I want to know whether features such LACP,STP tha are included in features list at openvswitch.org operates at kernel space or at user space.<http://space.ch> ? Please help regarding this On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 11:36 AM, Asadullah Hussain <asadxf...@gmail.com>wrote: > I guess a kernel space OVS instance is already running on your system. To > completely remove OVS from a linux system use the following commands: > > kill `cd /usr/local/var/run/openvswitch && cat ovsdb-server.pid > ovs-vswitchd.pid` > rmmod openvswitch > rm -rf /usr/local/etc/openvswitch > rm -rf /usr/local/var/run/openvswitch > > The "rmmod openvswitch" command should remove the kernel module. Then try > re-installing OVS without the kernel modules: > > > ./boot.sh > ./configure > make > make install > mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/openvswitch > ovsdb-tool create /usr/local/etc/openvswitch/conf.db > vswitchd/vswitch.ovsschema > ovsdb-server --remote=punix:/usr/local/var/run/openvswitch/db.sock \ > --remote=db:Open_vSwitch,Open_vSwitch,manager_options > \ > --private-key=db:Open_vSwitch,SSL,private_key \ > --certificate=db:Open_vSwitch,SSL,certificate \ > --bootstrap-ca-cert=db:Open_vSwitch,SSL,ca_cert \ > --pidfile --detach > > ovs-vsctl --no-wait init > ovs-vswitchd --pidfile --detach > > > On 27 January 2014 10:23, sonia verma <soniaverma9...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> HI Asadullah >> >> Thanks >> I need to run OVS in userspace and i have succesfully installed OVS using >> instructions in INSTALL.USERSPACE. >> However whenever i start the switch,the kernel module openvswitch appears >> in lsmod. >> Can we start the OVS in userspace without loading its kernel module? >> >> >> >> >> Thanks >> >> >> On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 10:39 AM, Asadullah Hussain >> <asadxf...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> To add a bridge in user space the following command is used: >>> >>> ovs-vsctl add-br br0 -- set bridge br0 datapath_type=netdev >>> >>> If "br0" appears in the network interface list then OVS is running in >>> userspace successfully: >>> >>> You can use "ifconfig" to confirm that. >>> >>> >>> On 27 January 2014 09:41, sonia verma <soniaverma9...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Arun >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> I'm able to install ovs in userspace after following the >>>> INSTALL.USERSPACE and I'm able to create bridge successfully by using >>>> ovs-vsctl add-br br0 command. >>>> >>>> But how to confirm whether it runs in userspace or not? >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 9:19 AM, Arun Sharma < >>>> arun.sha...@calsoftinc.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I hope you have referred >>>>> INSTALL.userspace<http://git.openvswitch.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=openvswitch;a=blob_plain;f=INSTALL.userspace;hb=a3ea1821d67e7dc8af32d7a55b5857014ec4583f> >>>>> document >>>>> "Using Open vSwitch without kernel support" related to this? >>>>> >>>>> To be specific, " >>>>> On Linux, when a physical interface is in use by the userspace >>>>> datapath, packets received on the interface still also pass into the >>>>> kernel TCP/IP stack. This can cause surprising and incorrect >>>>> behavior. You can use "iptables" to avoid this behavior, by using it >>>>> to drop received packets. For example, to drop packets received on >>>>> eth0: >>>>> iptables -A INPUT -i eth0 -j DROP >>>>> iptables -A FORWARD -i eth0 -j DROP >>>>> " >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> From: sonia verma <soniaverma9...@gmail.com> >>>>> Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 08:59:54 +0530 >>>>> To: "discuss@openvswitch.org" <discuss@openvswitch.org> >>>>> Subject: [ovs-discuss] OVS in userspace >>>>> >>>>> Hi >>>>> >>>>> Is it possible to run ovs on userspace without loading its kernel >>>>> modules? >>>>> >>>>> Please help regarding this. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list >>>>> discuss@openvswitch.org >>>>> http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> discuss mailing list >>>> discuss@openvswitch.org >>>> http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Asadullah Hussain >>> >> >> > > > -- > Asadullah Hussain >
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