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2 <manpage program="ovn-nbctl" section="8" title="ovn-nbctl">
4 <p>ovn-nbctl -- Open Virtual Network northbound db management utility</p>
7 <p><code>ovn-nbctl</code> [<var>options</var>] <var>command</var> [<var>arg</var>...]</p>
10 <p>This utility can be used to manage the OVN northbound database.</p>
12 <h1>Logical Switch Commands</h1>
13 <p><code>lswitch-add</code> [<var>name</var>]</p>
14 <p><code>lswitch-del</code> <var>lswitch</var></p>
15 <p><code>lswitch-list</code></p>
16 <p><code>lswitch-set-external-id</code> <var>lswitch</var> <var>key</var> [<var>value</var>]</p>
17 <p><code>lswitch-get-external-id</code> <var>lswitch</var> [<var>key</var>]</p>
19 <h1>Logical Port Commands</h1>
20 <p><code>lport-add</code> <var>lswitch</var> <var>name</var></p>
21 <p><code>lport-del</code> <var>lport</var></p>
22 <p><code>lport-list</code> <var>lswitch</var></p>
23 <p><code>lport-set-external-id</code> <var>lport</var> <var>key</var> [<var>value</var>]</p>
24 <p><code>lport-get-external-id</code> <var>lport</var> [<var>key</var>]</p>
25 <p><code>lport-set-macs</code> <var>lport</var> [<var>mac</var>] [<var>mac</var>] [...]</p>
26 <p><code>lport-get-macs</code> <var>lport</var></p>
27 <p><code>lport-get-up</code> <var>lport</var></p>
30 <p><code>-d</code> <var>database</var> | <code>--db</code> <var>database</var></p>
31 <p><code>-h</code> | <code>--help</code></p>
32 <p><code>-o</code> | <code>--options</code></p>
33 <p><code>-V</code> | <code>--version</code></p>
35 <h1>Logging options</h1>
36 <p><code>-v</code><var>spec</var>, <code>--verbose=</code><var>spec</var></p>
37 <p><code>-v</code>, <code>--verbose</code></p>
38 <p><code>--log-file</code>[<code>=</code><var>file</var>]</p>
39 <p><code>--syslog-target=</code><var>host</var><code>:</code><var>port</var></p>
41 <h1>PKI configuration (required to use SSL)</h1>
42 <p><code>-p</code>, <code>--private-key=</code><var>file</var> file with private key</p>
43 <p><code>-c</code>, <code>--certificate=</code><var>file</var> file with certificate for private key</p>
44 <p><code>-C</code>, <code>--ca-cert=</code><var>file</var> file with peer CA certificate</p>