Systems, methods, and apparatus for implementing agents in service appliances

摘要

A method, service appliance, and non-transitory media for establishing connections to virtual device contexts (VDCs) whereby a communication channel for each of the VDCs is identified based on connection data corresponding to each of the VDCs. A service appliance receives, from each of one or more VDCs located on a switch, a message containing connection data that identifies at least one communication channel between the service appliance and a corresponding one of the one or more VDCs from which the message was received. The connection data is stored in a memory accessible to the service appliance. The service appliance identifies a communication channel for each of a plurality of VDCs based on the connection data and an identifier corresponding to each of the plurality of VDCs. The service appliance establishes a connection to each of the plurality of VDCs using the communication channel for each of the plurality of VDCs.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a service appliance, a message from each of one or more virtual device contexts (VDCs) located on a switch, wherein the message contains connection data that identifies at least one communication channel between the service appliance and a corresponding one of the one or more VDCs from which the message was received; storing the connection data in a memory accessible to the service appliance; identifying, by the service appliance, a communication channel for each of a plurality of VDCs based on the connection data and an identifier corresponding to each of the plurality of VDCs; and establishing, by the service appliance, a connection to each of the plurality of VDCs using the communication channel for each of the plurality of VDCs.