ovsdb-server: Open vSwitch database server
usage: ovsdb-server [OPTIONS] DATABASE
where DATABASE is a database file in ovsdb format.

JSON-RPC options (may be specified any number of times):
  --remote=REMOTE         connect or listen to REMOTE

Active JSON-RPC connection methods:
  tcp:IP:PORT             PORT at remote IP
  ssl:IP:PORT             SSL PORT at remote IP
  unix:FILE               Unix domain socket named FILE
Passive JSON-RPC connection methods:
  ptcp:PORT[:IP]          listen to TCP PORT on IP
  pssl:PORT[:IP]          listen for SSL on PORT on IP
  punix:FILE              listen on Unix domain socket FILE
PKI configuration (required to use SSL):
  -p, --private-key=FILE  file with private key
  -c, --certificate=FILE  file with certificate for private key
  -C, --ca-cert=FILE      file with peer CA certificate
  --bootstrap-ca-cert=FILE  file with peer CA certificate to read or create

Daemon options:
  --detach                run in background as daemon
  --no-chdir              do not chdir to '/'
  --pidfile[=FILE]        create pidfile (default: /usr/local/var/run/openvswitch/ovsdb-server.pid)
  --overwrite-pidfile     with --pidfile, start even if already running

Logging options:
  -v, --verbose=MODULE[:FACILITY[:LEVEL]]  set logging levels
  -v, --verbose           set maximum verbosity level
  --log-file[=FILE]       enable logging to specified FILE
                          (default: /usr/local/var/log/openvswitch/ovsdb-server.log)

Other options:
  --run COMMAND           run COMMAND as subprocess then exit
  --unixctl=SOCKET        override default control socket name
  -h, --help              display this help message
  -V, --version           display version information
  --check-leaks=FILE      log malloc and free calls to FILE

 

 

ovsdb-client: Open vSwitch database JSON-RPC client
usage: ovsdb-client [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARG...]

Valid commands are:

  list-dbs SERVER
    list databases available on SERVER

  get-schema SERVER DATABASE
    retrieve schema for DATABASE from SERVER

  get-schema-version SERVER DATABASE
    retrieve schema for DATABASE from SERVER and report only its
    version number on stdout

  list-tables SERVER DATABASE
    list tables for DATABASE on SERVER

  list-columns SERVER DATABASE [TABLE]
    list columns in TABLE (or all tables) in DATABASE on SERVER

  transact SERVER TRANSACTION
    run TRANSACTION (a JSON array of operations) on SERVER
    and print the results as JSON on stdout

  monitor SERVER DATABASE TABLE [COLUMN,...]...
    monitor contents of COLUMNs in TABLE in DATABASE on SERVER.
    COLUMNs may include !initial, !insert, !delete, !modify
    to avoid seeing the specified kinds of changes.

  dump SERVER DATABASE
    dump contents of DATABASE on SERVER to stdout

Active SERVER connection methods:
  tcp:IP:PORT             PORT at remote IP
  ssl:IP:PORT             SSL PORT at remote IP
  unix:FILE               Unix domain socket named FILE
Passive SERVER connection methods:
  ptcp:PORT[:IP]          listen to TCP PORT on IP
  pssl:PORT[:IP]          listen for SSL on PORT on IP
  punix:FILE              listen on Unix domain socket FILE
PKI configuration (required to use SSL):
  -p, --private-key=FILE  file with private key
  -c, --certificate=FILE  file with certificate for private key
  -C, --ca-cert=FILE      file with peer CA certificate
  --bootstrap-ca-cert=FILE  file with peer CA certificate to read or create

Output formatting options:
  -f, --format=FORMAT         set output formatting to FORMAT
                              ("table", "html", "csv", or "json")
  --no-headings               omit table heading row
  --pretty                    pretty-print JSON in output
Daemon options:
  --detach                run in background as daemon
  --no-chdir              do not chdir to '/'
  --pidfile[=FILE]        create pidfile (default: /usr/local/var/run/openvswitch/ovsdb-client.pid)
  --overwrite-pidfile     with --pidfile, start even if already running

Logging options:
  -v, --verbose=MODULE[:FACILITY[:LEVEL]]  set logging levels
  -v, --verbose           set maximum verbosity level
  --log-file[=FILE]       enable logging to specified FILE
                          (default: /usr/local/var/log/openvswitch/ovsdb-client.log)

Other options:
  -h, --help                  display this help message
  -V, --version               display version information

 

 

ovsdb-tool: Open vSwitch database management utility
usage: ovsdb-tool [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARG...]
  create DB SCHEMA   create DB with the given SCHEMA
  compact DB [DST]   compact DB in-place (or to DST)
  convert DB SCHEMA [DST]   convert DB to SCHEMA (to DST)
  db-version DB      report version of schema used by DB
  db-cksum DB        report checksum of schema used by DB
  schema-version SCHEMA  report SCHEMA's schema version
  schema-cksum SCHEMA  report SCHEMA's checksum
  query DB TRNS      execute read-only transaction on DB
  transact DB TRNS   execute read/write transaction on DB
  show-log DB        prints information about DB's log entries

Logging options:
  -v, --verbose=MODULE[:FACILITY[:LEVEL]]  set logging levels
  -v, --verbose           set maximum verbosity level
  --log-file[=FILE]       enable logging to specified FILE
                          (default: /usr/local/var/log/openvswitch/ovsdb-tool.log)

Other options:
  -m, --more                  increase show-log verbosity
  -h, --help                  display this help message
  -V, --version               display version information