The majority of Open vSwitch configuration and troubleshooting can be accomplished with the following commands:
- ovs-vsctl: A tool used to configure the ovs-vswitchd database
- ovs-ofctl: A tool used for monitoring and administering OpenFlow switches
- ovs-dpctl: A tool used to administer Open vSwitch data paths
- ovs-appctl: A tool used to query and manage Open vSwitch daemons