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Chapter 15: Virtual NICs
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vNIC Groups in Shared Mode
The
vNIC
group
VLAN
ID
is
placed
on
all
vNIC
group
packets
as
an
“outer”
tag.
As
shown
in
,
the
outer
vNIC
group
VLAN
ID
is
placed
on
the
packet
in
addition
to
any
regular
VLAN
tag
assigned
by
the
network,
server,
or
hypervisor.
Figure 28.
Outer
and
Inner
VLAN
Tags
Within
the
CN4093,
all
Layer
2
switching
for
packets
within
a
vNIC
group
is
based
on
the
outer
vNIC
group
VLAN.
The
CN4093
does
not
consider
the
regular,
inner
VLAN
ID
(if
any)
for
any
VLAN
‐
specific
operation.
The
outer
vNIC
group
VLAN
is
not
removed
by
the
switch
before
the
packet
egresses
any
internal
port
or
external
uplink
port.
For
untagged
packets
sent
by
the
server,
the
uplink
NIC
uses
this
outer
tag
to
switch
the
packet
to
destined
VLAN.
The
shared
mode
is
useful
is
cases
where
the
multiple
vNIC
groups
need
to
share
an
uplink
port.
The
vNIC
group
tag
defines
the
user
VLAN.
Following
is
an
use
case:
An
ESX
server
is
presented
with
eight
vNICs
(four
from
bay
7
and
four
from
bay
9)
used
with
four
virtual
switches
of
the
ESX
host
and
with
no
tagged
port
groups.
A
pair
of
odd/even
vNICs
is
placed
within
each
virtual
switch.
On
the
CN4093,
four
vNIC
groups
are
created
and
the
desired
VLAN
for
each
vNIC
group
is
configured.
For
example,
if
vNIC
group
1
on
the
CN4093
has
four
interfaces:
1.1,
2.1,
3.1,
4.1.
vNIC
group
1
is
configured
with
VLAN
10.
Packets
coming
from
any
VM
connecting
with
the
virtual
switch
that
VMNIC
2
and
3
(vNIC
1.1,
2.1,
3.1,
and
4.1
on
bay
7
and
bay
9)
will
be
assigned
with
VLAN
10.
These
packets
go
out
the
uplink
with
VLAN
10
tag.
The
upstream
switch
sends
these
packets
to
the
desired
destination
on
VLAN
10.
Outbound
Packet
Inbound
Packet
Regular
VLAN ID
NIC attached outer
vNIC group VLAN ID
Switch retains
outer tag
Outer tag sets vNIC;
NIC strips outer tag
Switching uses outer tag;
Ignores regular VLAN
Switching uses outer tag;
Ignores regular VLAN
Switch does not
strip outer tag
vNIC-Capable Server
Lenovo Switch
Ports without
vNICs
Ports with
vNICs
OS/Hypervisor
NIC
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