compat: Add act_pedit compatibility for old kernels

[mirror_ovs.git] / ovsdb / remote-active.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<dl>
  <dt><code>ssl:</code><var>ip</var><code>:</code><var>port</var></dt>
  <dd>
    The specified SSL <var>port</var> on the host at the given <var>ip</var>,
    which must be expressed as an IP address (not a DNS name) in IPv4 or IPv6
    address format.  If <var>ip</var> is an IPv6 address, then wrap
    <var>ip</var> with square brackets, e.g.: <code>ssl:[::1]:6640</code>.
    The <code>--private-key</code>, <code>--certificate</code>, and
    <code>--ca-cert</code> options are mandatory when this form is used.
  </dd>
  <dt><code>tcp:</code><var>ip</var><code>:</code><var>port</var></dt>
  <dd>
    Connect to the given TCP <var>port</var> on <var>ip</var>, where
    <var>ip</var> can be an IPv4 or IPv6 address.  If <var>ip</var> is an
    IPv6 address, then wrap <var>ip</var> with square brackets, e.g.:
    <code>tcp:[::1]:6640</code>.
  </dd>
  <dt><code>unix:</code><var>file</var></dt>
  <dd>
    <p>
      On POSIX, connect to the Unix domain server socket named <var>file</var>.
    </p>
    <p>
      On Windows, connect to a local named pipe that is represented by a file
      created in the path <var>file</var> to mimic the behavior of a Unix
      domain socket.
    </p>
  </dd>
</dl>