You can create an OVS-based virtual network from a specified port or from an entire bridge, to a target mirror port.
About this task
Ensure your environment is configured as follows:
- You have set up two physical hosts (host1 and
host2). Each host:
- Is running the Napatech version of Open vSwitch.
- Has a Napatech SmartNIC.
- Runs one VM installed with QEMU or KVM.
In the figure, the first image mirrors traffic that is sent to a specific port (select-dst-port), the second image mirrors traffic received on a specific port (select-src-port), and the third image captures all traffic on the mirror bridge (select-all).
Follow these steps to configure the host: