6 .TH ovs\-dpctl 8 "@VERSION@" "Open vSwitch" "Open vSwitch Manual"
10 ovs\-dpctl \- administer Open vSwitch datapaths
14 [\fIoptions\fR] \fIcommand \fR[\fIswitch\fR] [\fIargs\fR\&...]
18 The \fBovs\-dpctl\fR program can create, modify, and delete Open vSwitch
19 datapaths. A single machine may host any number of datapaths.
21 A newly created datapath is associated with only one network device, a
22 virtual network device sometimes called the datapath's ``local port''.
23 A newly created datapath is not, however, associated with any of the
24 host's other network devices. To intercept and process traffic on a
25 given network device, use the \fBadd\-if\fR command to explicitly add
26 that network device to the datapath.
28 If \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR(8) is in use, use \fBovs\-vsctl\fR(8) instead
31 Most \fBovs\-dpctl\fR commands that work with datapaths take an
32 argument that specifies the name of the datapath. Datapath names take
33 the form [\fItype\fB@\fR]\fIname\fR, where \fIname\fR is the network
34 device associated with the datapath's local port. If \fItype\fR is
35 given, it specifies the datapath provider of \fIname\fR, otherwise the
36 default provider \fBsystem\fR is assumed.
38 The following commands manage datapaths.
48 .IQ "\fB\-\-statistics\fR"
49 Causes the \fBshow\fR command to print packet and byte counters for
50 each port within the datapaths that it shows.
54 Increases the verbosity of \fBdump\-flows\fR output.
57 .IQ "\fB\-\-timeout=\fIsecs\fR"
58 Limits \fBovs\-dpctl\fR runtime to approximately \fIsecs\fR seconds. If
59 the timeout expires, \fBovs\-dpctl\fR will exit with a \fBSIGALRM\fR