Unknown OVS interface type geneve

[saeed-mcu]

I want to deploy nmstate operator on the host that uses openvswitch and geneve port.
nmstate show error:

nmstate-handler-lgnbr nmstate-handler 02-26 15:18:39 {"level":"error","ts":"2025-02-26T11:48:39.829Z","logger":"setup","msg":"failed checking nmstatectl health","error":"failed to execute nmstatectl show: 'exit status 1' '' '[2025-02-26T11:48:39Z INFO  nmstatectl] Nmstate version: 2.2.36\n[2025-02-26T11:48:39Z WARN  nmstate::ovsdb::show] Unknown OVS interface type \n[2025-02-26T11:48:39Z WARN  nmstate::ovsdb::show] Unknown OVS interface type geneve\n[2025-02-26T11:48:39Z WARN  nmstate::ovsdb::show] Unknown OVS interface type geneve\n[2025-02-26T11:48:39Z WARN  nmstate::nm::nm_dbus::error] Unknown DBUS error MethodError(\"org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown\", Some(\"The name org.freedesktop.NetworkManager was not provided by any .service files\"), Msg { type: Error, sender: \"org.freedesktop.DBus\", reply-serial: 2, body: Signature: [\n    \ts (115),\n    ] })\nNmstateError: Bug: DbusConnectionError: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.NetworkManager was not provided by any .service files\n'","stacktrace":"main.checkNmstateIsWorking\n\t/cmd/handler/main.go:267\nmain.mainHandler\n\t/cmd/handler/main.go:167\nmain.main\n\t/cmd/handler/main.go:89\nruntime.main\n\t/usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:271"}

Info

nmstate version: v0.83.0
OS:  Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS   6.8.0-52-generic

[qinqon]

@saeed-mcu ubuntu nodes do not have NetworkManager activated by default, also there is no NetworkManager-ovs package for ubuntu/debian

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1877884