IFCFG-BRIDGE(5)

NAME
ifcfg-ovs-bridge - openvswitch bridge configuration

SYNOPSIS
/etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-*

CONFIGURATION
To setup an ovs bridge interface you need a configuration file ifcfg-<interface-name> with the usual network settings. But you must add additional variables:

OVS_BRIDGE <yes|no>
    This option must be set to 'yes' to identify this interface as ovs bridge interface.

OVS_BRIDGE_PORT_DEVICE[suffix] <port device name>
    This suffix variable contains the names of port devices to enslave into the bridge, each port suffix has to be a unique keyword, e.g. _1 .. _N.

OVS_BRIDGE_VLAN_PARENT <parent device name>
    Permits to create a ``fake bridge`` refering to the ``parent bridge`` with implicit VLAN on the ports of the ``parent bridge``.

OVS_BRIDGE_VLAN_TAG <vlan tag>
    The 802.1Q VLAN tag or ID used to filter traffic for the ``fake bridge`` on ports of the ``parent bridge``.

EXAMPLE
Minimal example for a ovs bridge interface on eth2 and eth3, the bridge interface itself is configured via dhcp: ifcfg-ovsbr0
	STARTMODE='auto'
	BOOTPROTO='dhcp'
	OVS_BRIDGE='yes'
	OVS_BRIDGE_PORT_DEVICE_2='eth2'
	OVS_BRIDGE_PORT_DEVICE_3='eth3'

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For additional and more general information have a look into documentation provided at <http://openvswitch.org/>.

COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2012 SUSE Linux GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.

BUGS
Please report bugs at <http://bugs.opensuse.org>

AUTHOR
Marius Tomaschewski

SEE ALSO
ifcfg(5), wicked(8), ovs-vsctl(8).