OvSDB Manager is an OpenVSwitch Database Protocol (OVSDB) Python Client developed by the i2CAT Foundation (Barcelona). It implements the basic functionalities to interact with OpenVSwitch switches (addport, delete port , add bridge, delete bridge, etc).
Author: Ferran Cañellas ferran.canellas@i2cat.net
- Python 3.5 or greater
If you are using PiP:
pip install ovsdbmanager
Otherwise, you can clone this repo and install the module manually.
git clone https://github.com/Fundacio-i2CAT/ovsdb-manager.git
cd ovsdb-manager
python3 setup.py install
To start using Ovsdb Manager simply do
from ovsdbmanager import OvsdbManager
ovs = OvsdbManager(ip="X.X.X.X", port="Y")If you are running the OVSDB server locally you can ommit the IP address. The default port is 6640.
Examples of use:
from ovsdbmanager import OvsdbManager
from ovsdbmanager.db.bridge import FailMode
from ovsdbmanager.db.controller import ConnectionMode
ovs = OvsdbManager(ip="X.X.X.X", port="Y")
# Create a bridge
br1 = ovs.add_bridge("br1")
# Add a port
p1 = br1.add_port("p1")
# Delete a port
br1.del_port(p1)
# Set controller
ctrl = br1.set_controller("tcp:10.0.10.1:6653")
# Set controller's connection mode as out of band
ctrl.set_connection_mode(ConnectionMode.OUTOFBAND)
# Set fail mode as secure
br1.set_fail_mode(FailMode.SECURE)
# Enable RSTP
br1.set_rstp(True)
# Add a patch port
br1.add_port("p2", patch_peer="p3")
# Delete a bridge
ovs.del_bridge(br1)