OVS通過在不同的bridge上面創建patch ports,將兩個bridge連接起來。比如,OpenStack里面的br-int和br-tun。
在bridge上創建patch port的命令主要是下面三條。
在兩個bridge里面創建一對ports,並互相指定peer,就實現了兩個網橋連接。命令如下:
ovs-vsctl add-port <bridge name> <port name> ovs-vsctl set interface <port name> type=patch ovs-vsctl set interface <port name> options:peer=<peer name>
兩個網橋分別配置patch port完成后,查看狀態如下:
# ovs-vsctl show
Bridge "br2" Port "br2" Interface "br2" type: internal Port "br2--br0" Interface "br2--br0" type: patch options: {peer="br0--br2"} Bridge "br0" Port "bond0" Interface "eth0" Interface "eth2" Port "br0--br2" Interface "br0--br2" type: patch options: {peer="br2--br0"} Port "br0" Interface "br0" type: internal