Pica8 PicOS software leverages Open vSwitch, a production quality, multi-layer virtual switch licensed under the open source Apache 2.0 license. OVS runs as a process within PicOS. The OpenFlow protocol is driven by the Open Networking Foundation (ONF), a leader in software-defined networking (SDN). The OpenFlow protocol governs three essential components of SDN, including an OpenFlow physical switch, an OpenFlow virtual switch to manage virtual machines, and an OpenFlow controller to organize all network pieces.

Organization

This document presents OVS commands arranged in three major sections:

ovs−appctl: Utility for querying and controlling ovs-vswitchd (Open vSwitch daemon)
ovs-ofctl: OpenFlow switch management utility
ovs-vsctl: Utility for configuring and controlling ovs-vswitchd (Open vSwitch daemon)

Additional Resources

For detailed information about Open vSwitch, OpenFlow, and command usage, visit the following web sites:

Open vSwitch Advanced Features Tutorial
Open vSwitch
OpenFlow

ovs−appctl Commands

ovs-appctl Target Commands
ovs-appctl Common Commands
ovs−ofctl Commands

ovs-ofctl Common Commands
ovs-ofctl dump-meters <bridge>
ovs−vsctl Commands

Bridge Commands
Port Commands
Controller commands
Database commands
Interface commands
Mirror Commands
NetFlow Commands
Open vSwitch commands
Match-mode Command
QoS_queue Commands
sFlow commands
Cos-map Command
Egress-mode Command
Set-flow-counter-mode Command
Combinated-mode Command
DSCP Commands

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