Thanks a ton for the clarification Ben :) I will surely give it a try in this week and will get back to you if I face any problems. Thanks once again.
<https://icon.me/nishagoyal?from=emailsignature&access=e61dcac56e1913500c7859c18e74136104901592> Nisha GoyalResearch Associate | IIT Delhi View my Icon <https://icon.me/nishagoyal?from=emailsignature&access=e61dcac56e1913500c7859c18e74136104901592> On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 9:19 PM, Ben Pfaff <b...@nicira.com> wrote: > On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 11:57:08AM +0530, nisha goyal wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 8:56 PM, Ben Pfaff <b...@nicira.com> wrote: > > > > > On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 04:58:40PM +0530, nisha goyal wrote: > > > > I have a query regarding openvswitch. I know that openvswitch can be > used > > > > as a virtual switch to connect the vms.But is it possible to > configure a > > > > physical machine(with two or more NICs) to be used as a switch using > > > > openvswitch? If it's possible, then what is the way to go ahead with > it? > > > > > > Yes, just add multiple NICs to an OVS bridge. > > > > > > > Is there any documentation available on it? > > > > > > What do you want to know? > > > > > I want to simulate an environment where I want to treat one of my > physical > > machine(with 2 or more NICs) as a physical switch between two other > > physical machines. I don't know how to configure this. As you say above, > I > > got that on the machine which is to be treated as a switch should have an > > openvswitch installation and that an openvswitch bridge needs to be > > configured with the NICs as ports. > > > > > > But I don't know if I need to have a openvswitch installation on the > other > > two physical machines as well? > > Not normally. When you connect physical machines to an ordinary switch, > you don't need any special software on the machines. The same is true > for software switches. > > > I am really not clear about it. Can you point me to some place where I > > can find this or a similar thing documented? > > It would be hard to make a comprehensive list of everything you don't > need to do to use Open vSwitch. >
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