Now that I have the openvswitch-switch package installed on v3.2, I have GUI options for OVS showing. Given the current lack of documentation, I'm going to see what I can learn with a bit of brute force experimentation. Host is currently using vmbr0 (bridged to eth0) with its primary IP. I added a new vmbr1 (also bridged to eth0) with a new IP in a different subnet and ran into some issues which drove the move to try OVS.
When I try to create a new OVS bridge, I put eth0 in the 'Bridge Ports' field and receive an error saying
If I change the vmbr number, the error follows with. Why can I create additional linux bridges to the same physical NIC but not OVS bridges?
When I try to create a new OVS bridge, I put eth0 in the 'Bridge Ports' field and receive an error saying
Code:
port 'eth0' is already used on interface 'vmbr2' (500)