[OmniOS-discuss] 10Gb nic (ixgbe), bridge and errors on the linux side

[Shvayakov A.]

On 18.04.2013 18:26, Eric Sproul wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 10:46 AM, Shvayakov Alexander
> <a.shvayakov at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> I need to use one common IP-address for the storage-server, and I wanted
>> to use the bridge for it.
> What is the reason for needing a single IP?  Is it just a convenience
> or is there a deeper technical reason?
I use linux-servers as a nodes for kvm virtualization
The KVM guests must use the network resources at the same address 
regardless of the node
>
> Perhaps a VNIC on an etherstub would do it.  You'd need to use
> forwarding from the crossover interfaces (and use a separate IP
> network for those) to the VNIC, but that might be more straightforward
> than bridging.
>
> Eric
Probably I misunderstood your idea
-  VNIC on an etherstub, the separate IP network and NAT forwarding ...
I think it would require more resources
It is a storage network, there need maximum performance