Learning OpenStack Networking - Third Edition

Identifying ports on the virtual switch

Using the ovs-ofctl show br-int command, we can see a logical representation of the integration bridge. The following screenshot demonstrates the use of this command to show the switch ports of the integration bridge on compute02:

The following are the components demonstrated in the preceding screenshot:

• Port number 1 is named int-br-eth2 and is one end of an OVS patch cable. The other end connects to the provider bridge, br-eth2 (not shown).
• Port number 2 is named patch-tun and is one end of an OVS patch cable. The other end connects to the tunnel bridge, br-tun (not pictured).
• Port number 3 is named ...