VMware plugin

The Fabric Services System integrates with VMware vSphere to provide fabric level application networks for VMware Virtual Machines. The Connect integration leverages the VMware vSphere distributed vSwitch architecture to support managing the fabric directly from VMware vCenter and make the fabric respond to the networking needs of the environment.

It provides the following advantages and capabilities:

• Direct integration into the network management workflow of VMware vCenter.
• The use of the common distributed vSwitches and Port Groups for both regular Virtual Machine NICs as well as SR-IOV use cases.

  VMware plugin supports the following VLAN types for Port Groups.

  • None: Vlan 0
  • VLAN: <vlan-id> (1-4094)
• Automatic provisioning of the fabric based on where the Virtual Machines need the connectivity.
• Support advanced workflows through the Fabric Service System Managed solution. Including for VNF use cases with features like QoS, ACLs, BGP PE-CE, ...
• Interconnectivity between different cloud environments, allowing for flexible network configurations.