[Xen-users] xen 3.4.2 networkings - multiple nics to multiple VMs

[fpt stl <fptstl@xxxxxxxxx>]

Greetings all,

I do have some "basic" Xen networking questions, and please help me clarify some misunderstandings.

I have a system with 2 built-in nics (Broadcom) and an add-on network card (Intel) with another 4 nics.

Dom0 is CentOS 5.5 64bit with Xen 3.4.2 installed with the default settings (minus cpu pinning to Dom0 and memory setup for 2GB).

I have 2 guest VMs - VM1 and VM2 - [HVMs] both being CentOS 64bit.

Currently eth4 (Broadcom) is used for all 3 VMs because of the default bridge in xend-config.sxp:

(network-script network-bridge)

(vif-script vif-bridge)

 

I would really appreciate if anyone of the smart people here can indicate how one can obtain a configuration with Dom0 using eth4 on one bridge, VM1 using eth0 on another bridge and VM2 using eth1 on another bridge.

Here is an example of a config file I used with "xm create":

[root@Dom0 xen]# more VM1 

name = "VM1"

maxmem = 4096

memory = 4096

vcpus = 2

builder = "hvm"

kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"

boot = "c"

pae = 1

acpi = 1

apic = 1

localtime = 0

>

>

>

device_model = "/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm"

sdl = 0

vnc = 1

vncunused = 1

keymap = "en-us"

disk = [ "phy:/dev/mapper/VG1-VM1_volume1,hda,w" , ",hdc:cdrom,r" ]

vif = [ "mac=00:12:34:56:78:90,bridge=xenbr0,script=vif-bridge" ]

parallel = "none"

serial = "pty"

The sole reason for multiple bridges and each one with its dedicated nic is to obtain separation between VMs.

All the Ethernet connections will end in one switch. 

I have looked all over the net and I could not find a clear howto for this issue.

Please give me some examples because I am very new to this issue.

Frank

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