Verified on ovn2.11.1-8: [root@ibm-x3650m5-03 bz1761405]# rpm -qa | grep ovn ovn2.11-2.11.1-8.el8fdp.x86_64 ovn2.11-central-2.11.1-8.el8fdp.x86_64 ovn2.11-host-2.11.1-8.el8fdp.x86_64 [root@ibm-x3650m5-03 bz1761405]# bash -x rep.sh + ovn-nbctl ls-add ls2 + ovn-sbctl lflow-list ls2 + echo 0 0 + ovn-nbctl ls-del ls2 + ovn-sbctl lflow-list ls2 ovn-sbctl: ls2 is not a UUID or the beginning of a UUID + echo 1 1 + ovs-appctl -t ovn-northd is-paused false + ovs-appctl -t ovn-northd pause <==== set paused + ovs-appctl -t ovn-northd is-paused true + ovn-nbctl ls-add ls2 + ovn-sbctl lflow-list ls2 ovn-sbctl: ls2 is not a UUID or the beginning of a UUID + echo 1 1 <==== changes on DB is not processed by northd + ovs-appctl -t ovn-northd resume <=== resumed + ovs-appctl -t ovn-northd is-paused false + ovn-sbctl lflow-list ls2 + echo 0 0 <==== DB is processed by ovn-northd + ovn-nbctl ls-del ls2