DISTRIBUTED VIRTUAL SWITCH CONFIGURATION AND STATE MANAGEMENT

摘要

Techniques are disclosed for pushing configuration changes of a distributed virtual switch from a management server to a plurality of host servers underlying the distributed virtual switch. The approach includes sending, in parallel, by the management server, a message to each of the plurality of host servers. The message specifies a final configuration state for one or more virtual ports emulated via virtualization layers of the host servers. The approach further includes determining, by each of the plurality of host servers, port state configuration changes to make to the virtual ports to achieve the final configuration state, and reconfiguring, by each of the plurality of host servers, their respective virtual ports, to match the final configuration state.

主权项

1. A method for updating a management server with runtime state data of a virtual port of a virtual switch, the method comprising:
monitoring a port state of the virtual port; and in response to identifying a predefined state change event for the monitored port state or that the monitored port state has stopped changing, transmitting data for the monitored port state to the management server.