ovs-vswitchd.conf.db - Open_vSwitch database schema
A database with this schema holds the configuration for one Open
vSwitch daemon. The top-level configuration for the daemon is the
Open_vSwitch table, which must have exactly one record. Records
in other tables are significant only when they can be reached
directly or indirectly from the Open_vSwitch table. Records that
are not reachable from the Open_vSwitch table are automatically
deleted from the database, except for records in a few
distinguished ``root set'' tables.
Common Columns
Most tables contain two special columns, named other_config and
external_ids. These columns have the same form and purpose each
place that they appear, so we describe them here to save space
later.
other_config: map of string-string pairs
Key-value pairs for configuring rarely used
features. Supported keys, along with the forms
taken by their values, are documented individually
for each table.
A few tables do not have other_config columns
because no key-value pairs have yet been defined
for them.
external_ids: map of string-string pairs
Key-value pairs for use by external frameworks that
integrate with Open vSwitch, rather than by Open
vSwitch itself. System integrators should either
use the Open vSwitch development mailing list to
coordinate on common key-value definitions, or
choose key names that are likely to be unique. In
some cases, where key-value pairs have been defined
that are likely to be widely useful, they are
documented individually for each table.
