AFAIK, the xe-network commands are frontends for switches created via openvswitch. So to answer your first question, it seems to be just create networks. >From some Citrix documentation (that I have since misplaced, if memory serves it was their xenserver administration guide, though not the 6.1 one), it showed the physical NIC being connected up to a 'network' object which was a switch created via openvswitch, from there, all the guest virtual NICs connected up to that switch.
For your second question, I'm afraid I'm not an expert at networking, but I hope the first answer can help On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 7:33 PM, samir benkhellat < [email protected]> wrote: > HI all, > I wants to setup this topology in XCP 1.6, but I'm tuck on how to > create and setup the switches I need. > > I know that in order to use vswitch I need to type: > xe-switch-network-backend openvswitch > > I googled and find these sites: > 1- vswitch for VLAN : > http://openvswitch.org/support/config-cookbooks/vlan-configuration-cookbook/ > 2- Old way for VLAN : > http://ronnybull.com/2011/08/03/xen-cloud-platform-xcp-setting-up-a-vlan/ > 3- vswitch & openflow controller: > http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-users/2011-06/msg00359.html > > In the link 3, Wei-Chih Chen says that we need to avoid using > vswitch native commands (see link 1) and use just xe commands. but my > problem is if I want to use vswitch, xe command doesn't have command for > vswitches (openflow) but just xe network (see link 2). > I tried to see if I can use openflow controller to create/manage my > vswitches, but It seems that the vswitches/switches needs to be created in > order to be used. the openflow controllers I found are: > 1- Distributed Virtual Switch/Controller: > http://docs.vmd.citrix.com/XenServer/6.1.0/1.0/en_gb/dvs_controller.html > 2- Flood Light: http://www.projectfloodlight.org/projects/ > 3- tream: http://trema.github.io/trema/ > 4- Nox & POX: http://www.noxrepo.org/ > > So my questions are: > * How we can create vswitches in XCP 1.6: do we create them just by > creating or networks or can you provide me with the detailled steps > * If we want to use a flow controller, what will be the best one in term > of VM resources (CPU, memory), easy deployment, price,features. > > Regards, > > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-api mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.xen.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xen-api > >
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