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doc/install-guide/section_neutron-install.xml
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@ -514,7 +514,21 @@ metadata_proxy_shared_secret = <replaceable>METADATA_PASS</replaceable></program
<para>Add a <firstterm>port</firstterm> (connection) from
the <replaceable>EXTERNAL_INTERFACE</replaceable>
interface to <literal>br-ex</literal> interface:</para>
<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>ovs-vsctl add-port br-ex EXTERNAL_INTERFACE</userinput></screen>
<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>ovs-vsctl add-port br-ex <replaceable>EXTERNAL_INTERFACE</replaceable></userinput></screen>
<warning>
<para>The host must have an IP address associated
with an interface other than <replaceable>EXTERNAL_INTERFACE</replaceable>,
and your remote terminal session must be associated with this other
IP address.</para>
<para>If you associate an IP address with <replaceable>EXTERNAL_INTERFACE</replaceable>,
that IP address stops working after you issue the <command>ovs-vsctl add-port br-ex <replaceable>EXTERNAL_INTERFACE</replaceable></command> command.
If you associate a remote terminal session with that
IP address, you lose connectivity with the host.</para>
<para>For more details about this behavior, see the
<emphasis>Configuration Problems</emphasis> section of the
<link xlink:href="http://git.openvswitch.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=openvswitch;a=blob_plain;f=FAQ;hb=HEAD">Open vSwitch FAQ</link>.
</para>
</warning>
</step>
<step>
<para>Configure the