The connection should be like normal Ethernet wire connection, just like we plug an Ethernet wire between two hosts (Host1)nic---etherrnetwire---nic(Host2).
On 16-Mar-2017 4:40 PM, "Kevin Benton" <ke...@benton.pub> wrote: > What kind of cable? What protocol will be carried over it? > > Traffic between VMs on different hosts needs to be encapsulated by a > protocol like GRE or VXLAN to carry it over the real network so that > imposes some limitations on emulating a 'direct wire'. > > If you need to carry some other l2 protocol between two VMs, I suggest > that you just establish and L2TP connection between the hypervisors. > > On Mar 16, 2017 03:56, "Vivek Nirala" <nirala.vi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I want the connection between the two VMs through nics or anyother way, >> such that the connection is like direct cable connection. >> >> On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 11:06 AM, Kevin Benton <ke...@benton.pub> wrote: >> >>> What type of L2 communication do they need to do? If it's ethernet, then >>> just attaching two ports to a network using one of the reference ML2 >>> drivers (i.e. OVS or LinuxBridge) will give you L2 ethernet connectivity >>> via virtual switches. >>> >>> If you want two VMs connected via a direct connect that passes arbitrary >>> frames directly without switching so you can use non-ethernet protocols, >>> then I don't believe any of the plugins support a model like that. >>> >>> On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 9:46 PM, Vivek Nirala <nirala.vi...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I have installed openstack using ansible on Ubuntu 16.04 Server. >>>> I am able to successfully create VMs and launch instances however the >>>> requirement is to add one extra nic on both VMs(default is only once nic) >>>> so as the extra nics are connected as if they are physically connected via >>>> a wire i.e. L2 connectivity. >>>> >>>> Please let me know your suggestions. >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> , >>>> Vivek >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Mailing list: http://lists.openstack.org/cgi >>>> -bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack >>>> Post to : openstack@lists.openstack.org >>>> Unsubscribe : http://lists.openstack.org/cgi >>>> -bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Thanks, >> *Vivek Nirala* >> Mobile:+91-9278676843 <+91%2092786%2076843> >> >
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