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ovn-ctl(8) | Open vSwitch Manual | ovn-ctl(8) |
NAME¶
ovn-ctl - Open Virtual Network northbound daemon lifecycle utilitySYNOPSIS¶
ovn-ctl [options] commandDESCRIPTION¶
This program is intended to be invoked internally by Open Virtual Network startup scripts. System administrators should not normally invoke it directly.COMMANDS¶
- start_northd
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- start_controller
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- start_controller_vtep
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- stop_northd
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- stop_controller
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- stop_controller_vtep
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- restart_northd
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- restart_controller
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- restart_controller_vtep
OPTIONS¶
--ovn-northd-priority=NICE--ovn-northd-wrapper=WRAPPER
--ovn-controller-priority=NICE
--ovn-controller-wrapper=WRAPPER
-h | --help
FILE LOCATION OPTIONS¶
--db-sock==SOCKET--db-nb-file==FILE
--db-sb-file==FILE
--db-nb-schema==FILE
--db-sb-schema==FILE
EXAMPLE USAGE¶
Run ovn-controller on a host already running OVS¶
# ovn-ctl start_controllerRun ovn-northd on a host already running OVS¶
# ovn-ctl start_northdAll-in-one OVS+OVN for testing¶
# ovs-ctl start --system-id="random"# ovn-ctl start_northd
# ovn-ctl start_controller
ovn-ctl | Open vSwitch 2.6.2 |