Arch linux post-installation and ovs

Hi all,

I’ve installed from AUR mininet 2.2.1-4 and the required dependencies. Then I’ve found these set of commands from the post-install script

  # systemctl enable ovsdb-server.service
  # systemctl start ovs-vswitchd.service
  # systemctl enable ovsdb-server.service
  # systemctl start ovs-vswitchd.service

I think that they are wrong and should be substituted with:

  # systemctl enable ovs-vswitchd.service
  # systemctl start ovs-vswitchd.service

Because once I start and enable ovs-vswitchd I can see both services that are running typing a command like systemctl |grep ovs.

Even if I executed, what I think, are the correct commands when I type sudo mn the program is struck at:

*** Creating network
*** Adding controller
*** Adding hosts:
h1 h2 
*** Adding switches:
s1 
*** Adding links:
(h1, s1) (h2, s1) 
*** Configuring hosts
h1 h2 
*** Starting controller
c0 
*** Starting 1 switches
s1 ...

Can you help me with that ? I think that the problem is related with the database.

I’d really like to develop using my host OS (manjaro-linux) rather than a VM.

Thanks !

[matclab]

I manages to have mininet working on arch linux by:

• loading openvswitch module: sudo modprobe openvswitch
• providing the missing controller executable: sudo ln -s /usr/bin/ovs-testcontroller /usr/bin/controller

Hope this helps

[francozappa]

Hi @martinjlowm

Are there any updates regarding Arch linux mininet pkg?

Cheers