On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 5:03 PM, Orvar Korvar <knatte_fnatte_tja...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Ok, so I shut down e1000g0 which means my global zone can not access > internet. The local zone will have e1000g0:1 which I do not shut down, which > means the local zone can access internet. Correct? > > But, if we look at this picture > http://blogs.sun.com/droux/entry/private_virtual_networks_for_solaris > I see a virtual switch in the middle. I dont really understand the purpose of > the virtual switch in the middle. What is it for?
It is a feature in Project Crossbow. In one sense, it is the mechanism by which several entities (e.g. several zones) share a physical NIC. In other words, vSwitches connect vNICs to a physical NIC. > Should I also have a vswitch in the middle? And connect all local zones to > the vswitch? That depends on your goals. Unless you have more NICs than zones, you will need at least one vSwitch. --JeffV _______________________________________________ zones-discuss mailing list zones-discuss@opensolaris.org
