</p>
<dl>
- <dt><code><var>xx</var>:<var>xx</var>:<var>xx</var>:<var>xx</var>:<var>xx</var>:<var>xx</var></code></dt>
+ <dt><code>Ethernet address followed by zero or more IPv4 or IPv6 addresses (or both)</code></dt>
<dd>
<p>
- An Ethernet address owned by the logical port. Like a physical
- Ethernet NIC, a logical port ordinarily has a single fixed
- Ethernet address.
+ An Ethernet address defined is owned by the logical port.
+ Like a physical Ethernet NIC, a logical port ordinarily has
+ a single fixed Ethernet address.
</p>
<p>
if a MAC learning process had learned that MAC address on the
port.
</p>
- </dd>
- <dt><code><var>xx</var>:<var>xx</var>:<var>xx</var>:<var>xx</var>:<var>xx</var>:<var>xx</var> <var>a</var>.<var>b</var>.<var>c</var>.<var>d</var></code></dt>
- <dd>
<p>
- This form has all the effects of the previous form. It also
- indicates that the logical port owns the given IPv4 address.
+ If IPv4 or IPv6 address(es) (or both) are defined, it indicates
+ that the logical port owns the given IP addresses.
</p>
<p>
- The OVN logical switch uses this information to synthesize
- responses to ARP requests without traversing the physical
- network. The OVN logical router connected to the logical switch,
- if any, uses this information to avoid issuing ARP requests for
- logical switch ports.
+ If IPv4 address(es) are defined, the OVN logical switch uses this
+ information to synthesize responses to ARP requests without
+ traversing the physical network. The OVN logical router connected
+ to the logical switch, if any, uses this information to avoid
+ issuing ARP requests for logical switch ports.
</p>
<p>
Note that the order here is important. The Ethernet address must
- be listed before the IP address.
+ be listed before the IP address(es) if defined.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Examples:
</p>
+
+ <dl>
+ <dt><code>80:fa:5b:06:72:b7</code></dt>
+ <dd>
+ This indicates that the logical port owns the above mac address.
+ </dd>
+
+ <dt><code>80:fa:5b:06:72:b7 10.0.0.4 20.0.0.4</code></dt>
+ <dd>
+ This indicates that the logical port owns the mac address and two
+ IPv4 addresses.
+ </dd>
+
+ <dt><code>80:fa:5b:06:72:b7 fdaa:15f2:72cf:0:f816:3eff:fe20:3f41</code></dt>
+ <dd>
+ This indicates that the logical port owns the mac address and
+ 1 IPv6 address.
+ </dd>
+
+ <dt><code>80:fa:5b:06:72:b7 10.0.0.4 fdaa:15f2:72cf:0:f816:3eff:fe20:3f41</code></dt>
+ <dd>
+ This indicates that the logical port owns the mac address and
+ 1 IPv4 address and 1 IPv6 address.
+ </dd>
+ </dl>
</dd>
<dt><code>unknown</code></dt>