The amazing new observability features of Open vSwitch

The goal of this tutorial is to demonstrate the power of Open vSwitch flow tables. The tutorial works through the implementation of a MAC-learning switch.

The current release of Open vSwitch supports the following features: Standard 802.1Q VLAN model with trunk and access ports. NIC bonding with or without LACP ...

Features ; Link aggregation through the Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP, IEEE 802.1AX-2008) ; Traffic policing at the level of virtual machine interface ... Overview · Features

The current release of Open vSwitch supports the following features: Standard 802.1Q VLAN model with trunk and access ports; NIC bonding with or without LACP on ... Ovs-advanced.rst · Files · Releases · NEWS

Open vSwitch (OVS) is an open-source, multilayer virtual switch designed to enable efficient networking within virtualized environments.

Open vSwitch supports most of the features you would find on a physical switch, providing some advanced features like RSTP support, VXLANs ...

Open vSwitch supports the following features: Visibility into inter-VM communication via NetFlow, sFlow(R), IPFIX, SPAN, RSPAN, and GRE-tunneled mirrors. LACP ...

This post will break down the new features added to OVS, when those features are useful for troubleshooting and how to consume them.