.br
\fBovs\-ctl stop
.br
+\fBovs\-ctl\fR \fB\-\-system\-id=random\fR|\fIuuid\fR
+[\fIoptions\fR] \fBrestart
+.br
\fBovs\-ctl status
.br
\fBovs\-ctl version
If the \fB\-\-delete\-bridges\fR option was used, deletes all of the
bridges from the database.
.
+.IP 6.
+If the \fB\-\-delete\-transient\-ports\fR option was used, deletes all ports
+that have \fBother_config:transient\fR set to true.
+.
.PP
The \fBstart\fR command skips the following step if
\fBovs\-vswitchd\fR is already running:
-.IP 6.
+.IP 7.
Starts \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR.
.
.SS "Options"
vSwitch bridges after starting \fBovsdb\-server\fR but before starting
\fBovs\-vswitchd\fR.
.
+.IP "\fB\-\-delete\-transient\-ports\fR"
+Deletes all ports that have the other_config:transient value set to true. This
+is important on certain environments where some ports are going to be recreated
+after reboot, but other ports need to be persisted in the database.
+.
.PP
The following options are less important:
.