[libvirt] [PATCH] fix missing VLAN id for Qbg example

Gerhard Stenzel gstenzel at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Mon May 2 14:49:03 UTC 2011


For IEEE 802.1Qbg, it is necessary to use a VLAN interface.
vepa itself does not require a VLAN interface.

Signed-off-by: Gerhard Stenzel <stenzel at de.ibm.com>

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--- a/docs/formatdomain.html.in
+++ b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
@@ -1440,6 +1440,10 @@
       the Virtual Station Interface (VSI) represents the virtual interface
       of a virtual machine.
     </p>
+    <p>
+      Please note, that IEEE 802.1Qbg requires a non-zero value for the
+      VLAN ID.
+    </p>
     <dl>
       <dt><code>managerid</code></dt>
       <dd>The VSI Manager ID identifies the database containing the VSI type
@@ -1466,7 +1470,7 @@
     <interface type='direct'/>
     ...
     <interface type='direct'>
-      <source dev='eth0' mode='vepa'/>
+      <source dev='eth0.2' mode='vepa'/>
       <virtualport type="802.1Qbg">
         <parameters managerid="11" typeid="1193047" typeidversion="2" instanceid="09b11c53-8b5c-4eeb-8f00-d84eaa0aaa4f"/>
       </virtualport>

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Best regards, 

Gerhard Stenzel
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