[ovs-discuss] Running OVS with VLAN tagged ports inside a ESXi host

Ben Pfaff blp at nicira.com
Mon Dec 17 21:38:51 UTC 2012


I don't know a specific reason why that wouldn't work, but it's not
widely tested.  As an experiment, you might want to try using the Open
vSwitch bonding implementation instead of Linux bonding.

On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 10:36:35PM +0100, Endre Karlson wrote:
> bond0, it's a standard Linux bonding interface.
> 
> 2012/12/17 Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com>
> 
> > On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 10:22:34PM +0100, Endre Karlson wrote:
> > > My compute nodes:
> > > # cmp01
> > > 0cf75e38-70e9-4e30-af01-52db13e8ea22
> > >     Bridge br-int
> > >         Port "qvof7c07a40-7a"
> > >             tag: 1
> > >             Interface "qvof7c07a40-7a"
> > >         Port int-br-virtual
> > >             Interface int-br-virtual
> > >         Port br-int
> > >             Interface br-int
> > >                 type: internal
> > >     Bridge br-ex
> > >         Port br-ex
> > >             Interface br-ex
> > >                 type: internal
> > >     Bridge br-virtual
> > >         Port br-virtual
> > >             Interface br-virtual
> > >                 type: internal
> > >         Port "vlan61"
> > >             tag: 61
> > >             Interface "vlan61"
> > >                 type: internal
> > >         Port phy-br-virtual
> > >             Interface phy-br-virtual
> > >         Port "bond0"
> > >             Interface "bond0"
> > >     ovs_version: "1.4.0+build0"
> >
> > OK, where do packets come in and out of the physical box?  Is it
> > through bond0?  What kind of interface is bond0?  It doesn't look like
> > it's an Open vSwitch bond, since it has only one Interface.
> >

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