Patch vports are not network devices so they won't show up in ifconfig. On Fri, Mar 09, 2012 at 09:26:31AM -0800, ABDULHAMID NOOR wrote: > Yes the two interfaces connecting the VMs are UP. The ovs-vswitchd and > ovsdb-server are running. But the ifconfig and ip link list command > does not show the patch interfaces. I think it may be ok. > > > > >Are all the interfaces up (and vswitchd and ovsdb-server) running? > > >Aaron > > > Thanks for previous suggestion. > > > > No connectiving between VMs connected to differnet open vswitch bridges. > > I use patch port to connect two open vswitch bridges "switch1" & "switch2" > > using the following commad > > > > ovs-vsctl add-port switch1 patch_cable_12 -- set Interface patch_cable_12 > > type=patch options:peer=patch_cable_21 > > > > ovs-vsctl add-port switch2 patch_cable_21 -- set Interface patch_cable_21 > > type=patch options:peer=patch_cable_12 > > > > Now two VMs connected to switch1 and switch2 can't ping each other. > > > > Any suggestion please.. > > > > > > From: ABDULHAMID NOOR <[email protected]> > > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, March 9, 2012 3:11 AM > > Subject: [ovs-discuss] How to connect two open vswitch bridges in a single > > physical host ? > > > > Dear All, > > I want to create three open vswitches to connect in a > > circle to evaluate STP protcol. I want to do this on a single physical host. > > I am using Virtual Box on Ubuntu 10.10. > > > > How to connect two open vswitch togather? I create TUN interface using the > > ip tuntap command, but when I add the same TUN interface to the second > > switch, I got the error: cannot create a port named vmif_sw12 because a port > > named vmif_sw12 already exists on bridge switch1. It does not allow to add > > that TUN interface to the second switch. Please suggest any solution. > > > > Thanks in advance.... > > > > --------------------- > > Best Regards > > > > Abdul Hameed > > > > _______________________________________________ > > discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > > > > -- > Aaron O. Rosen > Masters Student - Network Communication > 306B Fluor Daniel
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