[pve-devel] report on openvswitch

[Martin Maurer]

Thanks for test and the summary!

Martin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pve-devel-bounces at pve.proxmox.com [mailto:pve-devel-
> bounces at pve.proxmox.com] On Behalf Of Alexandre DERUMIER
> Sent: Montag, 07. November 2011 09:27
> To: pve-devel at pve.proxmox.com
> Subject: [pve-devel] report on openvswitch
> 
> Hi,
> 
> After 2 week of testing openvswitch,
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> Here a little reports:
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> Firstly,
> you need to compile openvswitch module kernel and some management
> daemon and userspace tools (easy) you cannot use linux bridge module kernel
> and openvswitch module kernel at the same time.
> 
> After that, you just need to replace brctl tools, by openvswitch tools.
> 
> It is working really fine, like a real switch.
> 
> So no more prosmisc mode !
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> I can do bonding (lacp,failover) inside the switch.
> rate limiting is working .
> netflow is working fine too.
> Performance is equal to linux bridge. (same cpu). I see some benchmarks with
> 10GB, with better result than linux bridge.
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> The only thing which not working good, is vlan tagging. (you can use 1 bridge,
> and add different vlan tag to each network interface)
> 
> I was talking with openvswitchs dev, we need a recent kernel > 2.6.37, as it
> need a rework of kernel vlan architecture.
> Also nic kernel drivers need to be updated, and it will be finished for 3.1 kernel.
> 
> I had try with bnx2 and e1000 module, vlan not working with current kernel.
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> Also, openvz not working with openvswitch(crash), as openvswitch replace linux
> bridge.
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> So I think we need to wait a little time, more recent kernel and also openvz
> compatibility.
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Alexandre
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