[ovs-discuss] L2 Isolation

[Ben Pfaff]

Sure it can, with VLANs, but you already said that had other problems
with VLANs, so I'm suggesting another approach.

On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 06:53:31PM +0200, Trebor Forban wrote:
> Hello Ben,
> 
> thanks for your input; do you possibly have any pointers/examples to get me
> going?
> I read about needing an openflow controller (pox?), but I really know
> nothing about flows.
> Can L2 isolation not be achieved with ovs alone?
> 
> Regards,
> TF
> 
> 
> 2013/4/22 Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com>
> 
> > On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 03:45:23PM +0200, Trebor Forban wrote:
> > > what is the recommended way to achieve L2 isolation with VMs and ovs?
> > >
> > > I have multiple VMs that are identical and hence have identical MAC
> > > addresses.
> >
> > You might be able to write some OpenFlow rules for MAC address
> > translation.
> >