Re: [Xen-users] Assign Physical NIC to domU

[Ivan Gonzalez <smaug_valley@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Igor.

Great, that works perfectly!!

Thank you.
I really appreciate your help.
Regards.
Ivan

--- Igor Chubin <igor@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Mi, M�r 26, 2008 at 12:25:02 -0700, Ivan
Gonzalez
> wrote:
> > Hello Igor.
> > 
> > I'm using HVM for my domU, and i don't mind to use
> > linux bridge to connect my domU to eth1, so if you
> > could tell me how to do it would be really
> helpful.
> 
> 
> If you use (and want use further) HVM domain,
> you can make passthrough only if 
> 
>     (1) your hadrware support VT-d (I/O
> virtualization technology from Intel) 
>         which is very rare for the present (don't
> confuse it with VT-x)
>     and
>     (2) you also use Xen 3.2 (or 3.3-unstable).
> 
> So, I think that it's better not to passthrouth
> PCI-device, 
> but to use linux bridge instead of it.
> 
> To do this, you should:
> 
> 
> 1) In dom0:
> 
>  /etc/xen/scripts/network-bridge start
> bridge=eth1bridged netdev=eth1
> 
> 2) In config of your HVM domain:
> 
>  vif = [ 'type=ioemu, bridge=eth1bridged' ]
> 
> That's all.
> 
> 
> > 
> > Thanks for your help.
> > Regards
> > Ivan
> > 
> > --- Igor Chubin <igor@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > > On Mi, M�r 26, 2008 at 11:56:12 -0700, Ivan
> Gonzalez
> > > wrote:
> > > > Hello Brian!
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks for the quick answer.
> > > > 
> > > > Yes i have two separate cards, do you mind
> telling
> > > me
> > > > how can i assign the PCI device to the domU?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Do you use a PV or an HVM guest domain?
> > > Do you want to make PCI passthrough or you 
> > > don't mind to use linux bridge to connect
> > > domU to eth1 in the domain 0?
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Again thanks for your help.
> > > > Regards
> > > > Ivan
> > > > 
> > > > --- Brian Stempin <brian.stempin@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > Hi Ivan,
> > > > > 
> > > > > If the NICs are on 2 separate cards or have
> 2
> > > > > separate PCI addresses, you
> > > > > can assign the PCI device directly to the
> DomU.
> > > > > 
> > > > > On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 6:55 PM, Ivan
> Gonzalez
> > > > > <smaug_valley@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > > Hello everyone!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Well i want to know, if there is a way to
> > > specify
> > > > > a
> > > > > > physical nic (like eth0 or eth1) to a
> > > > > > domU and how can i do it.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The server has two nics, what i want to do
> is
> > > > > assign
> > > > > > physical nic (eth0) to the dom0 and assign
> > > > > physical
> > > > > > nic (eht1) to the domU.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I appreciate your help.
> > > > > > Regards
> > > > > > Ivan
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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