[libvirt] documenting the 802.1Qbg parameters of a 'direct' interface
This patchs adds documentation about the 802.1Qbg related parameters of the virtualport element in a 'direct' interface definition. Signed-off-by: Gerhard Stenzel <gerhard.stenzel@de.ibm.com> patch attached to avoid line wrapping -- Best regards, Gerhard Stenzel, ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IBM Deutschland Research & Development GmbH Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: Martin Jetter Geschäftsführung: Dirk Wittkopp Sitz der Gesellschaft: Böblingen Registergericht: Amtsgericht Stuttgart, HRB 243294
On 03/11/2011 02:47 AM, Gerhard Stenzel wrote:
This patchs adds documentation about the 802.1Qbg related parameters of the virtualport element in a 'direct' interface definition.
Thanks! Doc work is never as fun as code, but it's equally (if not more) important.
+ <p> + The network access of direct attached virtual machines can be + managed by the hardware switch to which the physical interface + of the host machine is connected to. + <p> + The interface can have additional parameters as shown below, + if the switch is conforming to the IEEE 802.1Qbg standard. + The parameters of the virtualport element are documented in more detail + in the IEEE 802.1Qbg standard. The values are network specific and + should be provided by the network administrator. In 802.1Qbg terms, + the Virtual Station Interface (VSI) represents the virtual inferface
s/inferface/interface/ ACK with the nit fixed, so I pushed it. -- Eric Blake eblake@redhat.com +1-801-349-2682 Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
2011/3/11 Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>:
On 03/11/2011 02:47 AM, Gerhard Stenzel wrote:
This patchs adds documentation about the 802.1Qbg related parameters of the virtualport element in a 'direct' interface definition.
Thanks! Doc work is never as fun as code, but it's equally (if not more) important.
+ <p> + The network access of direct attached virtual machines can be + managed by the hardware switch to which the physical interface + of the host machine is connected to.
I think a </p> is missing here.
+ <p> + The interface can have additional parameters as shown below, + if the switch is conforming to the IEEE 802.1Qbg standard. + The parameters of the virtualport element are documented in more detail + in the IEEE 802.1Qbg standard. The values are network specific and + should be provided by the network administrator. In 802.1Qbg terms, + the Virtual Station Interface (VSI) represents the virtual inferface
s/inferface/interface/
ACK with the nit fixed, so I pushed it.
Matthias
On 03/11/2011 10:02 AM, Matthias Bolte wrote:
2011/3/11 Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>:
On 03/11/2011 02:47 AM, Gerhard Stenzel wrote:
This patchs adds documentation about the 802.1Qbg related parameters of the virtualport element in a 'direct' interface definition.
Thanks! Doc work is never as fun as code, but it's equally (if not more) important.
+ <p> + The network access of direct attached virtual machines can be + managed by the hardware switch to which the physical interface + of the host machine is connected to.
I think a </p> is missing here.
+ <p>
Indeed, and I just pushed the trivial fix. -- Eric Blake eblake@redhat.com +1-801-349-2682 Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
On Fri, 2011-03-11 at 10:11 -0700, Eric Blake wrote:
Indeed, and I just pushed the trivial fix.
Thanks for pushing .. and for all the corrections as well -- Best regards, Gerhard Stenzel, ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IBM Deutschland Research & Development GmbH Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: Martin Jetter Geschäftsführung: Dirk Wittkopp Sitz der Gesellschaft: Böblingen Registergericht: Amtsgericht Stuttgart, HRB 243294
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