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author | Ben Pfaff <blp@nicira.com> | 2012-05-24 14:01:02 -0700 |
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committer | Ben Pfaff <blp@nicira.com> | 2012-05-24 14:06:03 -0700 |
commit | 28124950e42bfbafcc4c2869a5b0b691b14dc53a (patch) | |
tree | c7bf7217ea3c94ec2ff1b93e57d5d75f315562b0 /utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in | |
parent | d0ff75c62b11010ed977e3e73d14253fe521f5b4 (diff) | |
download | openvswitch-28124950e42bfbafcc4c2869a5b0b691b14dc53a.tar.gz |
ovs-ofctl: Support all OFPPC_* flags in "mod-port" command.
Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <blp@nicira.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in')
-rw-r--r-- | utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in | 58 |
1 files changed, 38 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in b/utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in index 4f54208ab..a9398e380 100644 --- a/utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in +++ b/utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in @@ -79,31 +79,49 @@ the device name, e.g. \fBeth0\fR. The \fIaction\fR may be any one of the following: . .RS -.IP \fBup\fR -Enables the interface. This is equivalent to ``ifconfig up'' on a Unix -system. -. -.IP \fBdown\fR -Disables the interface. This is equivalent to ``ifconfig down'' on a Unix -system. +.IQ \fBup\fR +.IQ \fBdown\fR +Enable or disable the interface. This is equivalent to \fBifconfig +up\fR or \fBifconfig down\fR on a Unix system. +. +.IP \fBstp\fR +.IQ \fBno\-stp\fR +Enable or disable 802.1D spanning tree protocol (STP) on the +interface. OpenFlow implementations that don't support STP will +refuse to enable it. +. +.IP \fBreceive\fR +.IQ \fBno\-receive\fR +.IQ \fBreceive\-stp\fR +.IQ \fBno\-receive\-stp\fR +Enable or disable OpenFlow processing of packets received on this +interface. When packet processing is disabled, packets will be +dropped instead of being processed through the OpenFlow table. The +\fBreceive\fR or \fBno\-receive\fR setting applies to all packets +except 802.1D spanning tree packets, which are separately controlled +by \fBreceive\-stp\fR or \fBno\-receive\-stp\fR. . .IP \fBforward\fR -Allows forwarding of traffic on this interface. This is the default posture -for all ports. -. -.IP \fBnoforward\fR -Disallows forwarding of traffic on this interface. +.IQ \fBno\-forward\fR +Allow or disallow forwarding of traffic to this interface. By +default, forwarding is enabled. . .IP \fBflood\fR -When a \fIflood\fR action is specified, traffic will be sent out this -interface. This is the default posture for monitored ports. -. -.IP \fBnoflood\fR -When a \fIflood\fR action is specified, traffic will not be sent out -this interface. This is primarily useful to prevent loops when a -spanning tree protocol is not in use. -. +.IQ \fBno\-flood\fR +Controls whether an OpenFlow \fBflood\fR action will send traffic out +this interface. By default, flooding is enabled. Disabling flooding +is primarily useful to prevent loops when a spanning tree protocol is +not in use. +. +.IP \fBpacket\-in\fR +.IQ \fBno\-packet\-in\fR +Controls whether packets received on this interface that do not match +a flow table entry generate a ``packet in'' message to the OpenFlow +controller. By default, ``packet in'' messages are enabled. .RE +.IP +The \fBshow\fR command displays (among other information) the +configuration that \fBmod\-port\fR changes. . .IP "\fBget\-frags \fIswitch\fR" Prints \fIswitch\fR's fragment handling mode. See \fBset\-frags\fR, |