Description of the OVN logical components of the virtualized network
OVN node switch

A virtual switch named <node-name>. The OVN node switch is named according to the hostname of the node.

  • In this example, the node-name is microshift-dev.

OVN cluster router

A virtual router named ovn_cluster_router, also known as the distributed router.

  • In this example, the node network is 10.42.0.0/16.

OVN join switch

A virtual switch named join.

OVN gateway router

A virtual router named GR_<node-name>, also known as the external gateway router.

OVN external switch

A virtual switch named ext_<node-name>.