NAME
switchd —
software-defined networking (SDN) sflow
controller
SYNOPSIS
switchd |
[-dnv] [-c
cachesize] [-D
macro=value]
[-f file]
[-t timeout] |
DESCRIPTION
switchd is a controller for
software-defined networking (SDN) and is compatible with the OpenFlow
protocol.
The options are as follows:
-ccachesize- Number of MAC addresses to cache. The default is 4096.
-Dmacro=value- Set a macro to a value. Macros can be referenced in the configuration files.
-d- Debug mode. Don't detach or become a daemon. This allows for easy
monitoring of
switchd. -ffile- Specifies the configuration file. The default is /etc/switchd.conf.
-n- Check that the configuration is valid, but don't start the daemon.
-ttimeout- Timeout in seconds for learned MAC addresses. The default is 240 seconds.
-v- Verbose mode. Multiple
-voptions increase the verbosity.
FILES
- /etc/switchd.conf
- Default configuration file.
SEE ALSO
STANDARDS
Open Networking Foundation (ONF), OpenFlow Switch Specification, Version 1.0.0 (Wire Protocol 0x01), December 31, 2009.
Open Networking Foundation (ONF), OpenFlow Switch Specification, Version 1.3.5 (Protocol version 0x04), March 26, 2015.
HISTORY
The switchd program first appeared in
OpenBSD 6.1.
AUTHORS
The switchd program was written by
Reyk Floeter
<reyk@openbsd.org>.