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.SH SYNOPSIS
.B ovs\-vswitchd
-\fIconfig\fR
+\fIdatabase\fR
.
.SH DESCRIPTION
A daemon that manages and controls any number of Open vSwitch switches
on the local machine.
.PP
-The mandatory \fIconfig\fR argument specifies a configuration file.
-For a description of \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR configuration syntax, see
-\fBovs\-vswitchd.conf\fR(5).
+The mandatory \fIdatabase\fR argument specifies the
+\fBovsdb\-server\fR from which \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR's configuration
+should be retrieved. It takes one of the following forms:
+.so ovsdb/remote-active.man
.PP
-At startup or upon receipt of a \fBSIGHUP\fR signal, \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR
-reads the configuration file. It sets up Open vSwitch datapaths and then
-operates switching across each bridge described in its configuration
-files. If a logfile was specified on the command line it will also
-be opened or reopened.
+\fBovs\-vswitchd\fR retrieves its configuration from \fIdatabase\fR at
+startup. It sets up Open vSwitch datapaths and then operates
+switching across each bridge described in its configuration files. As
+the database changes, \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR automatically updates its
+configuration to match.
+.PP
+Upon receipt of a SIGHUP signal, \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR reopens its log
+file, if one was specified on the command line.
.PP
\fBovs\-vswitchd\fR switches may be configured with any of the following
features:
to be loaded.
.
.so lib/daemon.man
+.so lib/ssl.man
+.so lib/ssl-bootstrap.man
.so lib/vlog.man
.so lib/common.man
.so lib/leak-checker.man
\fBovs\-appctl\fR(8) can send commands to a running
\fBovs\-vswitchd\fR process. The currently supported commands are
described below. The command descriptions assume an understanding of
-how to configure Open vSwitch, as described in
-\fBovs-vswitchd.conf\fR(5).
-.SS "OVS\-VSWITCHD COMMANDS"
-These commands manage the \fBovs-vswitchd\fR process.
-.IP "\fBvswitchd/reload\fR"
-Reloads the \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR configuration file, as if a
-\fBSIGHUP\fR signal were received. The command completes only after
-reloading is finished, in particular after all datapaths have been
-created and destroyed and ports added and removed as specified by the
-new configuration.
+how to configure Open vSwitch.
.SS "BRIDGE COMMANDS"
These commands manage bridges.
.IP "\fBfdb/show\fR \fIbridge\fR"
.so lib/vlog-unixctl.man
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR ovs\-appctl (8),
-.BR ovs\-vswitchd.conf (5),
.BR ovs\-brcompatd (8),
+.BR ovsdb\-server (1),
\fBINSTALL.Linux\fR in the Open vSwitch distribution.