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E6998 - Virtual Machines Network Virtualization: Scott Devine Vmware, Inc

This document discusses network virtualization techniques used with virtual machines. It describes how virtual networks (vnets) allow virtual machines to connect to physical networks by providing virtual network interfaces and enabling different network configurations like host-only, bridged, and NAT networking. It also discusses how vnets support features like DHCP services, VLAN trunking, and secure networking using multiple physical NICs.

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E6998 - Virtual Machines Network Virtualization: Scott Devine Vmware, Inc

This document discusses network virtualization techniques used with virtual machines. It describes how virtual networks (vnets) allow virtual machines to connect to physical networks by providing virtual network interfaces and enabling different network configurations like host-only, bridged, and NAT networking. It also discusses how vnets support features like DHCP services, VLAN trunking, and secure networking using multiple physical NICs.

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E6998 - Virtual Machines Lecture 5 Network Virtualization

Scott Devine VMware, Inc.

Computer System Organization


CPU
MMU

Memory
Controller

Local Bus
Interface

High-Speed I/O Bus


NIC Controller Bridge Frame Buffer

LAN

Low-Speed I/O Bus


CD-ROM USB

Device Virtualization
Goals
Isolation Multiplexing Speed Mobility Interposition

Device Virtualization Strategies


Direct Access Emulation Para-virtualization

Network Virtualization
Considerations
What layer?
Ethernet TCP/IP

Which network are we attached to? What network identity?

Virtual Networking with vnets


VM 1 VM 2

Guest NIC Driver

Para-virtualized NIC Driver

NIC Emulation

Para-virt Interface

TCP/IP Stack

vnet
HW NIC Driver

VMM / Hypervisor / Host OS


LAN

vnets in a Hosted Architecture


User App Guest NIC Emulation NIC Driver

Host OS

vnet
Monitor

LAN

VMware's Hosted vnet API


char packet[1500];

fd = open("/dev/vmnet1", O_RDWR);
ioctl(fd, ...); read(fd, packet, 1500); write(fd, packet, 1500); close(fd);

DHCP Service
VM 1
vnet DHCP Server

VM 2

Guest NIC Driver

Para-virtualized NIC Driver

NIC Emulation

Para-virt Interface

TCP/IP Stack

vnet
HW NIC Driver

VMM / Hypervisor / Host OS


LAN

Host-only Networking
VM 1
vnet DHCP Server

VM 2

Guest NIC Driver

Para-virtualized NIC Driver

NIC Emulation

Para-virt Interface

TCP/IP Stack

HW NIC Driver

vnet NIC Driver

vnet
VMM / Hypervisor / Host OS

LAN

Bridged Networking
VM 1 VM 2

Guest NIC Driver

Para-virtualized NIC Driver

NIC Emulation

Para-virt Interface

TCP/IP Stack

Bridge

vnet
HW NIC Driver

VMM / Hypervisor / Host OS


LAN

Secure Networking with 2 NICs


Internet VM Intranet App

Browser

TCP/IP Stack

Bridge

vnet
HW NIC 1 Driver HW NIC 2 Driver

VMM / Hypervisor / Host OS


LAN
www

NAT Networking with vnets


VM 1
NAT App

VM 2

Guest NIC Driver

Para-virtualized NIC Driver

NIC Emulation

Para-virt Interface

TCP/IP Stack

vnet
HW NIC Driver

VMM / Hypervisor / Host OS


LAN

VLAN Trunking
P P
VLAN 1
VLAN 2

VLAN 1
VLAN 2

VLAN 3

Q P

VLAN Switch

VLAN Trunk

VLAN Switch

VLAN 3

VLAN 1

<1,P> <3,Q>

VLAN 2

VLAN 3

VLAN 2

VLANs with vnets


VM 1 on VLAN 1 VM 2 on VLAN2

VMM / Hypervisor / Host OS

Bridge

vnet1

Bridge

vnet2

HW NIC Driver

HW NIC Driver

VLAN 1

VLAN 2

VLAN Trunking with vnets


VM 1 on VLAN 1 VM 2 on VLAN2

VMM / Hypervisor / Host OS

vnet1
HW NIC Driver

vnet2

Virtual VLAN Switch

VLAN Trunk

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