Live migration of virtual machines using virtual bridges in a multi-root input-output virtualization blade chassis

摘要

A method for managing migration of a virtual machine includes accessing a first information handling system and a second information handling system, accessing a network information handling resource, using one or more switches to virtualize access of the network information handling resource to the first and second information handling systems, accessing a virtual bridge associated with the network information handling resource, accessing a virtual machine configured to access the resources of the first information handling system, and copying the operational state of the virtual machine from the first information handling system to the second information handling system using the first virtual bridge. The first and second information handling systems, share the network information handling resource using the virtualized access and the network information handling resource is configured to bind a driver to one or more ports, indicating availability to a virtualization environment regardless of an actual connection status.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a chassis configured to receive a first information handling system, a second information handling system, and a plurality of information handling resources including a network information handling resource, each information handling resource received through a slot in the chassis; one or more switches configured to virtualize access of the network information handling resource to the first information handling system and the second information handling system, wherein:
the first information handling system and the second information handling system share the network information handling resource using the virtualized access; andthe network information handling resource is configured to bind a driver to one or more ports, indicating availability to a virtualization environment regardless of an actual connection status; a first virtual bridge associated with the network information handling resource; a virtual machine configured to access the resources of the first information handling system; and the virtualization environment configured to migrate the virtual machine from the first information handling system to the second information handling system using the first virtual bridge.