Installation with Virtual Box
Prerequisites
Follow the instructions at the IVS Installation Guide to get IVS installed and running.
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#!/bin/sh -e
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# rc.local
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# This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel.
# Make sure that the script will "exit 0" on success or any other
# value on error.
#
# In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
# bits.
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# By default this script does nothing.
for tap in `seq 0 7`; do sudo ip tuntap add mode tap veth$tap; sudo ip link set veth$tap up; done
/etc/init.d/xenon restart
exit 0
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Modify the IVS configuration file /etc/default/ivs to include the virtual interfaces.
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To connect a virtual machine to the Xenon switch, go to the network configuration under Machine->Settings->Network, select Bridged Adapter, and then choose one of the veth interfaces.
Alternatively, the VboxManage tool can be used to edit the network configuration from the command-line.
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VBoxManage modifyvm <vmname> --nic1 bridged --bridgeadapter1 <interface_to_bridge_to>
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The hosts should now be able to communicate via the Xenon switch. xenon-ctl show should show traffic counters increasing on the bridged interfaces.
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~$ xenon-ctl show
indigo:
kernel lookups: hit=348 missed=444 lost=0
kernel flows=0
ports:
0 indigo (internal)
rx: packets=0 bytes=0 errors=0 dropped=0
tx: packets=0 bytes=0 errors=0 dropped=0
1 veth0
rx: packets=0 bytes=0 errors=0 dropped=0
tx: packets=420 bytes=25632 errors=0 dropped=0
2 veth1
rx: packets=0 bytes=0 errors=0 dropped=0
tx: packets=420 bytes=25632 errors=0 dropped=0
3 veth2
rx: packets=531 bytes=38992 errors=0 dropped=0
tx: packets=261 bytes=22944 errors=0 dropped=0
4 veth3
rx: packets=261 bytes=22944 errors=0 dropped=0
tx: packets=531 bytes=38992 errors=0 dropped=0
5 veth4
rx: packets=0 bytes=0 errors=0 dropped=0
tx: packets=420 bytes=25632 errors=0 dropped=0
6 veth5
rx: packets=0 bytes=0 errors=0 dropped=0
tx: packets=420 bytes=25632 errors=0 dropped=0
7 veth6
rx: packets=0 bytes=0 errors=0 dropped=0
tx: packets=420 bytes=25632 errors=0 dropped=0
8 veth7
rx: packets=0 bytes=0 errors=0 dropped=0
tx: packets=420 bytes=25632 errors=0 dropped=0
1023 gre (gre)
rx: packets=0 bytes=0 errors=0 dropped=0
tx: packets=0 bytes=0 errors=0 dropped=420
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