//FIXME: need updated config procedure for customers that will persist across reboots //this module content is unused as of 4.13 //=== Manually configuring OVS bridge br-ex //.Procedure //Manually configure the OVS bridge br-ex by running the following commands. //* Initiate OVS: //+ //[source,terminal] //---- //$ sudo systemctl enable openvswitch --now //---- //* Add the network bridge: //+ //[source,terminal] //---- //$ sudo ovs-vsctl add-br br-ex //---- //* Add the interface to the network bridge: //+ //[source,terminal] //---- //$ sudo ovs-vsctl add-port br-ex //---- //The `` is the network interface name where the node IP address is assigned. //* Get the bridge up and running: //+ //[source,terminal] //---- //$ sudo ip link set br-ex up //---- //* After `br-ex up` is running, assign the node IP address to `br-ex` bridge: //[source,terminal] //---- //$ sudo ... //---- //[NOTE] //Adding a physical interface to `br-ex` bridge will disconnect the ssh connection on the node IP address.