VIOS “best practices” - IBM
VIOS “best practices” - IBM
VIOS “best practices” - IBM
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Virtual I/O Network Terms<br />
Shared Ethernet Adapter<br />
(Acts as a layer 2 bridge<br />
to the outside world )<br />
Link Aggregation Adapter<br />
(Used to combine physical<br />
Ethernet adapters)<br />
Physical Ethernet Adapter<br />
(Will hurt if it falls on your<br />
foot)<br />
Virtual LAN (VLAN)<br />
(Mechanism to allow<br />
multiple networks to<br />
share the same physical<br />
link)<br />
16<br />
Virtual I/O Server<br />
PowerVM<br />
IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation<br />
or Cisco EtherChannel<br />
ent1<br />
(Phy)<br />
ent2<br />
(LA)<br />
ent0<br />
(Phy)<br />
VID<br />
2<br />
Ethernet Switch<br />
en4<br />
(if)<br />
ent4<br />
(SEA)<br />
ent3<br />
(Vir)<br />
PVID<br />
1<br />
VLAN 1<br />
VLAN 2<br />
Client 1<br />
en1<br />
(if)<br />
ent1<br />
VLAN<br />
PVID<br />
1<br />
en0<br />
(if)<br />
ent0<br />
(Vir)<br />
VLAN ID (VID)<br />
(VLAN tag information.<br />
Packets are tagged.)<br />
VLAN Device<br />
VID<br />
2<br />
Client 2<br />
PVID<br />
1<br />
en0<br />
(if)<br />
ent0<br />
(Vir)<br />
en1<br />
(if)<br />
ent1<br />
(Vir)<br />
PVID<br />
2<br />
Port VLAN ID (PVID)<br />
(The default VID for a port.<br />
Packets are delivered untagged.)<br />
Interface<br />
Virtual<br />
Ethernet<br />
Adapter<br />
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