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| author | Matthias Bolte <matthias.bolte@googlemail.com> | 2012-08-05 22:11:50 +0200 |
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| committer | Matthias Bolte <matthias.bolte@googlemail.com> | 2012-08-09 22:31:47 +0200 |
| commit | b8fa5fd071e9f552f40bd6a5566e836e588ab181 (patch) | |
| tree | 3ebf6b792c3a27028c568f75b84e2cdd493e11a7 /.mailmap | |
| parent | ba86e5cd3f715c58d9c6af3ac81ad29a2caaf19e (diff) | |
| download | libvirt-b8fa5fd071e9f552f40bd6a5566e836e588ab181.tar.gz | |
esx: Implement network driver
An ESX server has one or more PhysicalNics that represent the actual
hardware NICs. Those can be listed via the interface driver.
A libvirt virtual network is mapped to a HostVirtualSwitch. On the
physical side a HostVirtualSwitch can be connected to PhysicalNics.
On the virtual side a HostVirtualSwitch has HostPortGroups that are
mapped to libvirt virtual network's portgroups. Typically there is
HostPortGroups named 'VM Network' that is used to connect virtual
machines to a HostVirtualSwitch. A second HostPortGroup typically
named 'Management Network' is used to connect the hypervisor itself
to the HostVirtualSwitch. This one is not mapped to a libvirt virtual
network's portgroup. There can be more HostPortGroups than those
typical two on a HostVirtualSwitch.
+---------------+-------------------+
...---| | | +-------------+
| HostPortGroup | |---| PhysicalNic |
| VM Network | | | vmnic0 |
...---| | | +-------------+
+---------------+ HostVirtualSwitch |
| vSwitch0 |
+---------------+ |
| HostPortGroup | |
...---| Management | |
| Network | |
+---------------+-------------------+
The virtual counterparts of the PhysicalNic is the HostVirtualNic for
the hypervisor and the VirtualEthernetCard for the virtual machines
that are grouped into HostPortGroups.
+---------------------+ +---------------+---...
| VirtualEthernetCard |---| |
+---------------------+ | HostPortGroup |
+---------------------+ | VM Network |
| VirtualEthernetCard |---| |
+---------------------+ +---------------+
|
+---------------+
+---------------------+ | HostPortGroup |
| HostVirtualNic |---| Management |
+---------------------+ | Network |
+---------------+---...
The currently implemented network driver can list, define and undefine
HostVirtualSwitches including HostPortGroups for virtual machines.
Existing HostVirtualSwitches cannot be edited yet. This will be added
in a followup patch.
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