On 20/11/13 19:25, aurfalien wrote:
On Nov 20, 2013, at 4:13 PM, Digimer wrote:
On 20/11/13 19:04, aurfalien wrote:
Hi,
Wondering if this is the proper bridging technique to use for Centos6+KVM;
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/KVM
Before I embark on this again, I would like to do it by the book.
Thanks in advance,
- aurf
Personally, I do this:
https://alteeve.ca/w/2-Node_Red_Hat_KVM_Cluster_Tutorial#Configuring_The_Bri...
It gives the VMs direct access to the outside network, as if they were normal servers. I've used this setup for years without issue under many different VMs with various OSes.
cheers
Many many thanks, will use it.
Sounds like it will bode well concerning jumbo frames.
- aurf
Jumbo frames should be fine. I don't generally use it myself, but I have tested it with success. Just be sure to enable it on the bridge and slaved devices. Simply adding 'MTU="xxxx"' to each ifcfg-x file should be sufficient.