Brief description

How to deploy manually

Build the solution openvswitch\openvswitch.sln.

Copy over the generated openvswitch.cat, openvswitch.inf, openvswitch.sys.

Use the script found under Scripts\install.cmd to install the driver.

Remember to have testsigning enabled (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff553484%28v=vs.85%29.aspx).

Also to uninstall the driver use Scripts\uninstall.cmd.

Further documentation in how to setup an environment can be found under: http://www.cloudbase.it/open-vswitch-on-hyper-v/

Excluding Packet Delivery to Extensible Switch Destination Ports: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/hh582255(v=vs.85).aspx

Managing the Hyper-V Extensible Switch Forwarding Context: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/hh582265(v=vs.85).aspx

Datapath

Packet Management Guidelines for the Extensible Switch Data Path: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/hh582270(v=vs.85).aspx

Packet Flow through the Extensible Switch Data Path: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/hh582269(v=vs.85).aspx

Forwarding Packets to Hyper-V Extensible Switch Ports: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/hh598152(v=vs.85).aspx

Send and Receive Operations

Cloning or Duplicating Packet Traffic: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/hh582254(v=vs.85).aspx

Forwarding Packets to Hyper-V Extensible Switch Ports: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/hh598152(v=vs.85).aspx

Originating Packet Traffic: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/hh598285(v=vs.85).aspx

Ethernet Send and Receive Operations

Sending Ethernet Frames: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff570756(v=vs.85).aspx

Indicating Received Ethernet Frames: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff554851(v=vs.85).aspx

Receiving Network Data: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff570452(v=vs.85).aspx

Retreat and Advance Operations: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff570696(v=vs.85).aspx

NET_BUFFER_LIST STRUCTURE

Fragmented NET_BUFFER_LIST Structures: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff550038(v=vs.85).aspx

MDLs

Using MDLs: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff565421(v=vs.85).aspx

Filter Module Send and Receive Operations

Filter Driver Buffer Management: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff549977(v=vs.85).aspx

Sending Data from a Filter Driver: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff570751(v=vs.85).aspx

Canceling a Send Request in a Filter Driver: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff544862(v=vs.85).aspx

Receiving Data in a Filter Driver: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff570448(v=vs.85).aspx

GSO (generic segmentation offload) -- LSO (Large segment offload): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_segmentation_offload

Offloading the Segmentation of Large TCP Packets: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff568840(v=vs.85).aspx

NDIS_TCP_LARGE_SEND_OFFLOAD_NET_BUFFER_LIST_INFO structure: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff567882(v=vs.85).aspx

NDIS_NET_BUFFER_LIST_INFO enumeration: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff566569(v=vs.85).aspx

Accessing TCP/IP Offload NET_BUFFER_LIST Information: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff543696(v=vs.85).aspx

IP Helper Reference: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff557019(v=vs.85).aspx

IP Helper Functions: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff557018%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

Overview of Hyper-V Extensible Switch Network Adapters http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/hh598286(v=vs.85).aspx

NICS AND PORT STATES Hyper-V Extensible Switch Port and Network Adapter States: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/hh598182%28v=vs.85%29.aspx