Re: [CentOS-virt] Using STP in kvm bridges

2015-09-16 Thread Dmitry E. Mikhailov
On 09/16/2015 03:27 PM, Dennis Jacobfeuerborn wrote: You should always enable STP on a bridge unless you have a very specific reason not to. It's a question in the area of network adminisration. STP is slow by today's standards - 50 seconds to wait until it rearranges the topology is too

Re: [CentOS-virt] Using STP in kvm bridges

2015-09-16 Thread Dmitry E. Mikhailov
On 09/16/2015 03:18 PM, C.L. Martinez wrote: Thanks Dmitry... Uhmm, but my case is: "b) you provide more then one network interface to the virtual machine". I have several kvm guests with 3 or more network interfaces ... In this case, do you recommends to enable STP?? If you are the one who

Re: [CentOS-virt] Using STP in kvm bridges

2015-09-16 Thread Dennis Jacobfeuerborn
On 16.09.2015 12:18, C.L. Martinez wrote: > On 09/16/2015 10:15 AM, Dmitry E. Mikhailov wrote: >> On 09/16/2015 03:02 PM, C.L. Martinez wrote: >>> What advantages and disadvantages have?? If I will want to install >>> some kvm guests that use multicast address for certain services, is it >>>

Re: [CentOS-virt] Using STP in kvm bridges

2015-09-16 Thread Dmitry E. Mikhailov
On 09/16/2015 03:27 PM, Dennis Jacobfeuerborn wrote: You should always enable STP on a bridge unless you have a very specific reason not to. And what's the reason if you're not a hosting provider or an enterprise with heavy and complicated infrastructure?

[CentOS-virt] Using STP in kvm bridges

2015-09-16 Thread C.L. Martinez
Hi all, Reading docs about using bridges in a KVM environment, I have a doubt about activating STP or not in a KVM host. What advantages and disadvantages have?? If I will want to install some kvm guests that use multicast address for certain services, is it recommended to enable STP?