MODIFYING VIRTUAL MACHINE COMMUNICATIONS

摘要

In one implementation, a host platform implemented on a computing device hosting one or more virtual machines determines that a communication generated by a virtual machine and intended for another virtual machine is to be transmitted to a network appliance. Consequently, the host platform modifies the communication generated by the virtual machine.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a first computing device to:
host a first virtual machine, andimplement a first host platform to:
determine that a communication generated by the first virtual machine that includes an indication that it is intended for a second virtual machine is to be transmitted to a network appliance, andas a consequence of determining that the communication generated by the first virtual machine is to be transmitted to the network appliance, modify the communication generated by the first virtual machine to include an indication that a computing device that hosts the network appliance is the destination for the communication generated by the first virtual machine; and a second computing device communicatively coupled to the first computing device to:
host the second virtual machine, andimplement a second host platform to:
determine that a communication received at the second computing device that includes an indication that it is intended for the second virtual machine and an indication that it was transmitted by the computing device that hosts the network appliance originated from the first virtual machine, andas a consequence of determining that the communication received at the second computing device originated from the first virtual machine, overwrite the indication in the communication received at the second computing device that it is was transmitted by the computing device that hosts the network appliance with an indication that it originated from the first virtual machine.