Today we will be discussing the process of configuring VLANs for the KVM Guests to use to gain access to a wider variety of networks from a single host. This is extremely helpful if you are able to take advantage of 10Gbps connections, as you can eliminate multiple 1Gbps connections…
Solaris 11: Network Configuration Advanced
In my previous post we went over the basics of configuring a network interface in Solaris 11, without using the Network Auto Magic (NWAM) which is enabled by default. In this article we will go over some of the more advanced features which can be leveraged including VLANs, aggregation groups,…
Solaris 11: Network Configuration Basics
I have been doing research for my next big series “So You Want to Learn ZFS.” This series is basically going to be a multi-part series of How-To’s which hopefully will give you the ability to build a file server (or even a SAN) based on ZFS if you so…
Create a Bridged Interface in Ubuntu
Linux-KVM and Linux Containers both require a bridged interface so that it can be shared with the guests. This can also be useful if you want to share a network configuration between a wireless card and a wired card (though I will not be going into this particular configuration). Configuring…