openvswitch-create

Open vSwitch is a multilayer virtual switch licensed by Apache 2.0. It is designed to enable massive network automation through programmable extensions. This command creates an Open vSwitch instance on the switch.


Syntax   openvswitch-create name  

name name-string

Specify a name for the Open vSwitch instance.

vnet vnet-name

Specify the vNET name for Open vSwitch.

tunnel-ip ip-address

Specify the IP address for the tunnel.

Specify any of the following options:

dedicated-vnet-service|shared-vnet-service

Specify if Open vSwitch is a dedicated or shared vNET service.

shared-vnet-mgr vnet-manager name

Specify the vNET manager to share with if this is a shared service.

location fabric-node name

Specify the location of the service.

storage-pool storage-pool-name

Specify a storage pool to apply to the vNET.

gateway ip-address        

Specify gateway IP address for service.

cert-name cert-name-string

Specify the certificate name for SSL connections

ca-cert-name ca-cert-name-string

Specify the CA Certificate name for SSL connections

cert-location none|global|container

Specify the Certificate location - global or within container.

global-vtep|local-vtep

Specify the hardware VTEP associated with Open vSwitch.

bfd|no-bfd

Specify if you want to enable BFD for OVSDB created tunnels.

Defaults   None

Access   CLI

History   

Version 2.4

Command introduced.

Version 2.4.1

The parameters tunnel and vtep added.

Version 2.5

The parameters gateway, db-conn-type, db-port, db-socket, and db-ip are deprecated.

Version 2.5.4

The parameter shared-vnet-mgr, cert-name, ca-cert-name, and cert-location added.

Version 2.6.2

The parameter gateway deprecated.

Version 3.0.0

The parameter bfd added.

Usage   Use this command to create an Open vSwitch instance on a vNET.

Examples  To create an OpenvSwitch instance, Open-One, on vNET, opvnet, as a dedicated service, with storage pool, vry-lrg-str, use the following command:

CLI (network-admin@switch) > openvswitch-create name Open-One vnet opvnet dedicated-vnet-service storage-pool vry-lrg-str

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