Basic:
1. Action: Run VPP
sudo vpp unix {cli-listen /run/vpp/cli-{name}.sock} api-segment { prefix{name}.sock} api-segment { prefix{name} }
2. Action: Using vppctl to send commands to vpp
sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-name.sock{cmd}
3. Action: Using vppctl to start a vpp shell
sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-${name}.sock
4. Action: Show interface
sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-${name}.sock show interface
5. Action: Show hardware
sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-${name}.sock show hardware
Interface:
1. Action: Create vpp host-interface
sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-name.sockcreatehost−interfacename{int-name}
2. Action: Create loopback interface
sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-${name}.sock create loopback interface
3. Action: Turn up the interface:
sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-name.socksetintstate{int-name} up
4. Action: Assign ip address
sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-name.socksetintipaddress{int-name} ${ip}
5. Action: Create the sub-interface
sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-name.sockcreatesub−interfaces{int-name} ${sub-int-num}
Switch:
1. Action: show bridge-domain
sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-${name}.sock show bridge-domain
2. Action: Add interface to bridge domain
sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-name.socksetinterfacel2bridge{int-name} 1
3. Action: Show bridge domain
sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-name.sockshowbridge−domain{id} detail
4. Action: Show fib
sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-${name}.sock show l2fib verbose
5. Action: Show arp
sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-${name}.sock show ip arp
Route:
Action: Setup route
sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-name.sockiprouteadd{ip} via ${ip}
Debug:
1. Action: Add trace
sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-${name}.sock trace add af-packet-input 10
