Re: [libvirt] [PATCH] esx: Implement network driver

On 05.08.2012 22:11, Matthias Bolte wrote: > An ESX server has one or more PhysicalNics that represent the actual > hardware NICs. Those can be listed via the interface driver. > > A libvirt virtual network is mapped to a HostVirtualSwitch. On the > physical side a HostVirtualSwitch can be connected to PhysicalNics. > On the virtual side a HostVirtualSwitch has HostPortGroups that are > mapped to libvirt virtual network's portgroups. Typically there is > HostPortGroups named 'VM Network' that is used to connect virtual > machines to a HostVirtualSwitch. A second HostPortGroup typically > named 'Management Network' is used to connect the hypervisor itself > to the HostVirtualSwitch. This one is not mapped to a libvirt virtual > network's portgroup. There can be more HostPortGroups than those > typical two on a HostVirtualSwitch. > > +---------------+-------------------+ > ...---| | | +-------------+ > | HostPortGroup | |---| PhysicalNic | > | VM Network | | | vmnic0 | > ...---| | | +-------------+ > +---------------+ HostVirtualSwitch | > | vSwitch0 | > +---------------+ | > | HostPortGroup | | > ...---| Management | | > | Network | | > +---------------+-------------------+ > > The virtual counterparts of the PhysicalNic is the HostVirtualNic for > the hypervisor and the VirtualEthernetCard for the virtual machines > that are grouped into HostPortGroups. > > +---------------------+ +---------------+---... > | VirtualEthernetCard |---| | > +---------------------+ | HostPortGroup | > +---------------------+ | VM Network | > | VirtualEthernetCard |---| | > +---------------------+ +---------------+ > | > +---------------+ > +---------------------+ | HostPortGroup | > | HostVirtualNic |---| Management | > +---------------------+ | Network | > +---------------+---... > > The currently implemented network driver can list, define and undefine > HostVirtualSwitches including HostPortGroups for virtual machines. > Existing HostVirtualSwitches cannot be edited yet. This will be added > in a followup patch. > --- > po/POTFILES.in | 1 + > src/conf/network_conf.c | 3 +- > src/conf/network_conf.h | 3 + > src/esx/esx_network_driver.c | 867 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- > src/esx/esx_vi.c | 171 ++++++++ > src/esx/esx_vi.h | 14 + > src/esx/esx_vi_generator.input | 151 +++++++ > src/esx/esx_vi_generator.py | 5 + > 8 files changed, 1212 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > ACK