Open vSwitch on Linux uses autoconf and automake for generating Makefiles. It will be useful to maintain the same build system while compiling on Windows too. One approach is to compile Open vSwitch in a MinGW environment that contains autoconf and automake utilities and then use Visual C++ as a compiler and linker.
The following explains the steps in some detail.
- Install Mingw on a Windows machine by following the instructions at: http://www.mingw.org/wiki/Getting_Started
This should install mingw at C:\Mingw and msys at C:\Mingw\msys. Add "C:\MinGW\bin" and "C:\Mingw\msys\1.0\bin" to PATH environment variable of Windows.
You can either use the MinGW installer or the command line utility 'mingw-get' to install both the base packages and additional packages like automake and autoconf(version 2.68).
Also make sure that /mingw mount point exists. If its not, please add/create the following entry in /etc/fstab - 'C:/MinGW /mingw'.
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Install the latest Python 2.x from python.org and verify that its path is part of Windows' PATH environment variable.
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You will need at least Visual Studio 2013 to compile userspace binaries. In addition to that, if you want to compile the kernel module you will also need to install Windows Driver Kit (WDK) 8.1 Update.
It is important to get the Visual Studio related environment variables and to have the $PATH inside the bash to point to the proper compiler and linker. One easy way to achieve this is to get into the "Developer Command prompt for visual studio" and through it enter into the bash shell available from msys by typing 'bash --login'.
If after the above step, a 'which link' inside MSYS's bash says, "/bin/link.exe", rename /bin/link.exe to something else so that the Visual studio's linker is used. You should also see a 'which sort' report "/bin/sort.exe".
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For pthread support, install the library, dll and includes of pthreads-win32 project from ftp://sourceware.org/pub/pthreads-win32/prebuilt-dll-2-9-1-release to a directory (e.g.: C:/pthread).
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Get the Open vSwitch sources from either cloning the repo using git or from a distribution tar ball.
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If you pulled the sources directly from an Open vSwitch Git tree, run boot.sh in the top source directory:
% ./boot.sh
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In the top source directory, configure the package by running the configure script. You should provide some configure options to choose the right compiler, linker, libraries, Open vSwitch component installation directories, etc. For example,
% ./configure CC=./build-aux/cccl LD="
which link" LIBS="-lws2_32"
--prefix="C:/openvswitch/usr" --localstatedir="C:/openvswitch/var"
--sysconfdir="C:/openvswitch/etc" --with-pthread="C:/pthread"By default, the above enables compiler optimization for fast code. For default compiler optimization, pass the "--with-debug" configure option.
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Run make for the ported executables in the top source directory, e.g.:
% make
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To run all the unit tests:
% make check
To get SSL support for Open vSwitch on Windows, do the following:
- Install OpenSSL for Windows as suggested at http://www.openssl.org/related/binaries.html. The link as of this writing suggests to download it from http://slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html
Note down the directory where OpenSSL is installed (e.g.: C:/OpenSSL-Win32).
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While configuring the package, specify the OpenSSL directory path. For example,
% ./configure CC=./build-aux/cccl LD="
which link" LIBS="-lws2_32"
--prefix="C:/openvswitch/usr" --localstatedir="C:/openvswitch/var"
--sysconfdir="C:/openvswitch/etc" --with-pthread="C:/pthread"
--enable-ssl --with-openssl="C:/OpenSSL-Win32" -
Run make for the ported executables.
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We directly use the Visual Studio 2013 IDE to compile the kernel datapath. You can open the extensions.sln file in the IDE and build the solution.
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The kernel datapath can be compiled from command line as well. The top level 'make' will invoke building the kernel datapath, if the '--with-vstudioddk' argument is specified while configuring the package. For example,
% ./configure CC=./build-aux/cccl LD="
which link" LIBS="-lws2_32"
--prefix="C:/openvswitch/usr" --localstatedir="C:/openvswitch/var"
--sysconfdir="C:/openvswitch/etc" --with-pthread="C:/pthread"
--enable-ssl --with-openssl="C:/OpenSSL-Win32"
--with-vstudioddk=""Possible values for "" are: "Win8.1 Debug", "Win8.1 Release", "Win8 Debug" and "Win8 Release".
Once you have built the solution, you can copy the following files to the target Hyper-V machines.
./datapath-windows/x64/Win8.1Debug/package/ovsext.inf
./datapath-windows/x64/Win8.1Debug/package/OVSExt.sys
./datapath-windows/x64/Win8.1Debug/package/ovsext.cat
./datapath-windows/misc/install.cmd
./datapath-windows/misc/uninstall.cmd
The above path assumes that the kernel module has been built using Windows DDK 8.1 in Debug mode. Change the path appropriately, if a different WDK has been used.
01> Run ./uninstall.cmd to remove the old extension. 02> Run ./install.cmd to insert the new one. For this to work you will have to turn on TESTSIGNING boot option or 'Disable Driver Signature Enforcement' during boot. 03> In the Virtual Switch Manager configuration you should now see "VMWare OVS Extension" under 'Virtual Switch Extensions'. Click the check box to enable the extension.
01> Create the conf db file. ovsdb\ovsdb-tool.exe create conf.db .\vswitchd\vswitch.ovsschema
02> Run ovsdb-server ovsdb\ovsdb-server.exe -v --remote=ptcp:6640:127.0.0.1 conf.db
03> Create integration bridge & pif bridge utilities\ovs-vsctl.exe --db=tcp:127.0.0.1:6640 add-br br-int utilities\ovs-vsctl.exe --db=tcp:127.0.0.1:6640 add-br br-pif
04> Dump the ports utilities\ovs-dpctl.exe show
- Sample output shows up like this. Currently it is not possible to figure out
- the mapping between VIF and VM from the output.
$ utilities\ovs-dpctl.exe show 2014-06-27T01:55:32Z|00001|socket_util|ERR|4789:0.0.0.0: socket: Either the application has not called WSAStartup, or WSAStartup failed. <<< Ignore this error, it is harmless. system@ovs-system: lookups: hit:0 missed:0 lost:0 flows: 0 masks: hit:0 total:0 hit/pkt:0.00 port 16777216: internal <<< VTEP created by AllowManagementOS setting port 16777225: external.1 <<< Physical NIC port 16777288: vmNICEmu.1000048 <<< VIF #1 port 16777289: vmNICSyn.1000049 <<< VIF #2
05> Add the physical NIC and the internal port to br-pif utilities\ovs-vsctl.exe --db=tcp:127.0.0.1:6640 add-port br-pif
Eg: utilities\ovs-vsctl.exe --db=tcp:127.0.0.1:6640 add-port br-pif external.1 utilities\ovs-vsctl.exe --db=tcp:127.0.0.1:6640 add-port br-pif internal
06> Add the VIFs to br-int utilities\ovs-vsctl.exe --db=tcp:127.0.0.1:6640 add-port br-int
Eg: utilities\ovs-vsctl.exe --db=tcp:127.0.0.1:6640 add-port br-int vmNICEmu.1000048 utilities\ovs-vsctl.exe --db=tcp:127.0.0.1:6640 add-port br-int vmNICSyn.1000049
07> Verify the status utilities\ovs-vsctl.exe --db=tcp:127.0.0.1:6640 show
Eg: $ utilities\ovs-vsctl.exe --db=tcp:127.0.0.1:6640 show 4cd86499-74df-48bd-a64d-8d115b12a9f2 Bridge br-pif Port internal Interface internal Port "external.1" Interface "external.1" Port br-pif Interface br-pif type: internal Bridge br-int Port br-int Interface br-int type: internal Port "vmNICEmu.1000048" Interface "vmNICEmu.1000048" Port "vmNICSyn.1000049" Interface "vmNICSyn.1000049"
09> Run vswitchd vswitchd\ovs-vswitchd.exe -v tcp:127.0.0.1:6640
10> You can figure out the port name to MAC address mapping now. (optional) utilities\ovs-vsctl.exe --db=tcp:127.0.0.1:6640 list interface
//********** VXLAN PORT CONFIGURATION (Supports Multiple ports) ************// (Remove all patch ports added to create VLAN networks.) 11> Add the vxlan port between 172.168.201.101 <-> 172.168.201.102 utilities\ovs-vsctl.exe --db=tcp:127.0.0.1:6640 add-port br-int vxlan-1 utilities\ovs-vsctl.exe --db=tcp:127.0.0.1:6640 set Interface vxlan-1 type=vxlan utilities\ovs-vsctl.exe --db=tcp:127.0.0.1:6640 set Interface vxlan-1 options:local_ip=172.168.201.101 utilities\ovs-vsctl.exe --db=tcp:127.0.0.1:6640 set Interface vxlan-1 options:remote_ip=172.168.201.102 utilities\ovs-vsctl.exe --db=tcp:127.0.0.1:6640 set Interface vxlan-1 options:in_key=flow utilities\ovs-vsctl.exe --db=tcp:127.0.0.1:6640 set Interface vxlan-1 options:out_key=flow
12> Add the vxlan port between 172.168.201.101 <-> 172.168.201.105 utilities\ovs-vsctl.exe --db=tcp:127.0.0.1:6640 add-port br-int vxlan-2 utilities\ovs-vsctl.exe --db=tcp:127.0.0.1:6640 set Interface vxlan-2 type=vxlan utilities\ovs-vsctl.exe --db=tcp:127.0.0.1:6640 set Interface vxlan-2 options:local_ip=172.168.201.102 utilities\ovs-vsctl.exe --db=tcp:127.0.0.1:6640 set Interface vxlan-2 options:remote_ip=172.168.201.105 utilities\ovs-vsctl.exe --db=tcp:127.0.0.1:6640 set Interface vxlan-2 options:in_key=flow utilities\ovs-vsctl.exe --db=tcp:127.0.0.1:6640 set Interface vxlan-2 options:out_key=flow
//********** VLAN CONFIGURATION (Using patch ports) ************// (Remove all VXLAN ports from the configuration.) 13> Add a patch port from br-int to br-pif utilities/ovs-vsctl.exe -- add-port br-int patch-to-pif utilities/ovs-vsctl.exe -- set interface patch-to-pif type=patch options:peer=patch-to-int
14> Add a patch port from br-pif to br-int utilities/ovs-vsctl.exe -- add-port br-pif patch-to-int utilities/ovs-vsctl.exe -- set interface patch-to-int type=patch options:peer=patch-to-pif
15> Re-Add the VIF ports with the VLAN tag utilities\ovs-vsctl.exe add-port br-int vmNICEmu.1000048 tag=900 utilities\ovs-vsctl.exe add-port br-int vmNICSyn.1000049 tag=900
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We require that you don't disable the "Allow management operating system to share this network adapter" under 'Virtual Switch Properties' > 'Connection type: External network', in the HyperV virtual network switch configuration.
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Checksum Offloads While there is some support for checksum/segmentation offloads in software, this is still a work in progress. Till the support is complete we recommend disabling TX/RX offloads for both the VM's as well as the HyperV.
AppVeyor (appveyor.com) provides a free Windows autobuild service for opensource projects. Open vSwitch has integration with AppVeyor for continuous build. A developer can build test his changes for Windows by logging into appveyor.com using a github account, creating a new project by linking it to his development repository in github and triggering a new build.
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Investigate the working of sFlow on Windows and re-enable the unit tests.
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Investigate and add the feature to provide QOS.
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Sign the driver & create an MSI for installing the different OpenvSwitch components on windows.