Vswitches

`networking.vswitches.<name>.controllers`

Specify the controller targets. For the allowed options see man 8 ovs-vsctl.

Type: list of string

Default

[ ]

Example

["ptcp:6653:[::1]"]

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/tasks/network-interfaces.nix

`networking.vswitches.<name>.extraOvsctlCmds`

Commands to manipulate the Open vSwitch database. Every line executed with ovs-vsctl. All commands are bundled together with the operations for adding the interfaces into one atomic operation.

Type: strings concatenated with "\n"

Default

""

Example

'' set-fail-mode <switch_name> secure set Bridge <switch_name> stp_enable=true''

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/tasks/network-interfaces.nix

`networking.vswitches.<name>.interfaces`

The physical network interfaces connected by the vSwitch. Type: attribute set of (submodule)

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/tasks/network-interfaces.nix

`networking.vswitches.<name>.interfaces.<name>.name`

Name of the interface Type: string

Example

"eth0"

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/tasks/network-interfaces.nix

`networking.vswitches.<name>.interfaces.<name>.type`

Openvswitch type to assign to interface Type: null or string

Default

null

Example

"internal"

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/tasks/network-interfaces.nix

`networking.vswitches.<name>.interfaces.<name>.vlan`

Vlan tag to apply to interface Type: null or signed integer

Default

null

Example

10

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/tasks/network-interfaces.nix

`networking.vswitches.<name>.openFlowRules`

OpenFlow rules to insert into the Open vSwitch. All openFlowRules are loaded with ovs-ofctl within one atomic operation.

Type: strings concatenated with "\n"

Default

""

Example

'' actions=normal''

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/tasks/network-interfaces.nix

`networking.vswitches.<name>.openFlowVersion`

Version of OpenFlow protocol to use when communicating with the switch internally (e.g. with openFlowRules).

Type: string

Default

"OpenFlow13"

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/tasks/network-interfaces.nix

`networking.vswitches.<name>.supportedOpenFlowVersions`

Supported versions to enable on this switch.

Type: list of string

Default

["OpenFlow13"]

Example

["OpenFlow10""OpenFlow13""OpenFlow14"]

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/tasks/network-interfaces.nix