[libvirt-users] LibVirtD Networking

Whit Blauvelt whit.virt at transpect.com
Tue May 3 02:09:23 UTC 2011


On Mon, May 02, 2011 at 09:12:15PM -0400, ssaleh at nrln.us wrote:

> Can I support 5 VM's with the three raminging NIC's?  Should I use virtual
> IP's for the 5 VM's? Should I use a single NIC for all 5 VM's (similar to
> what VMWare does)?

The simplest would be to bridge one NIC for the host and your 5 VMs. Use
another for your LAN, and let the other two sit idle. If your router to the
ISP can handle bonding, bond two NICs then bridge that, in case one NIC
fails - but most likely it doesn't.

Whit



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