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docs: Make it clear that ovs-openflowd is an alternative to ovs-vswitchd.

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Suggested-by: Vishal Swarankar <vishal.swarnkar@gmail.com>
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2010-10-14 09:44:26 -07:00
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AUTHORS
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@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ Srini Seetharaman seethara@stanford.edu
Stephen Hemminger shemminger@vyatta.com Stephen Hemminger shemminger@vyatta.com
Takayuki HAMA t-hama@cb.jp.nec.com Takayuki HAMA t-hama@cb.jp.nec.com
Teemu Koponen koponen@nicira.com Teemu Koponen koponen@nicira.com
Vishal Swarankar vishal.swarnkar@gmail.com
kk yap yapkke@stanford.edu kk yap yapkke@stanford.edu
Thanks to all Open vSwitch contributors. If you are not listed above Thanks to all Open vSwitch contributors. If you are not listed above

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README
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@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ The main components of this distribution are:
Open vSwitch also provides an OpenFlow implementation and tools for Open vSwitch also provides an OpenFlow implementation and tools for
those interested in OpenFlow but not additional Open vSwitch features: those interested in OpenFlow but not additional Open vSwitch features:
* ovs-openflowd, a program that implements a simple OpenFlow * ovs-openflowd, an alternative to ovs-vswitchd that implements a
switch (without the special features provided by ovs-vswitchd) simple OpenFlow switch, without the special features provided by
using the same kernel module as ovs-vswitchd. ovs-vswitchd.
* ovs-controller, a simple OpenFlow controller. * ovs-controller, a simple OpenFlow controller.

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utilities/ovs-openflowd.8.in
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@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ The \fBovs\-openflowd\fR program implements an OpenFlow switch using a
flow-based datapath. \fBovs\-openflowd\fR connects to one or more flow-based datapath. \fBovs\-openflowd\fR connects to one or more
OpenFlow controllers over TCP or SSL. OpenFlow controllers over TCP or SSL.
.PP .PP
For a more powerful alternative to \fBovs\-openflowd\fR, see
\fBovs\-vswitchd\fR(8). Do not run both daemons at the same time.
.PP
The mandatory \fIdatapath\fR argument argument specifies the local datapath The mandatory \fIdatapath\fR argument argument specifies the local datapath
to relay. It takes one of the following forms: to relay. It takes one of the following forms:
. .

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vswitchd/ovs-vswitchd.8.in
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@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ Only a single instance of \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR is intended to run at a time.
A single \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR can manage any number of switch instances, up A single \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR can manage any number of switch instances, up
to the maximum number of supported Open vSwitch datapaths. to the maximum number of supported Open vSwitch datapaths.
.PP .PP
\fBovs\-vswitchd\fR provides all the features of \fBovs-openflowd\fR,
and more. Do not run both daemons at the same time.
.PP
\fBovs\-vswitchd\fR does all the necessary management of Open vSwitch datapaths \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR does all the necessary management of Open vSwitch datapaths
itself. Thus, external tools, such \fBovs\-dpctl\fR(8), are not needed for itself. Thus, external tools, such \fBovs\-dpctl\fR(8), are not needed for
managing datapaths in conjunction with \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR, and their use managing datapaths in conjunction with \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR, and their use