Re: [dpdk-dev] Testing vmdq sample application

[Wei-Chun Chao <weichunc@plumgrid.com>]

In this case the 'vhost' example is probably what you're looking for.
It supports VM2VM and VM to external traffic.

Thanks,
Weichun

On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 3:58 AM, ANKIT BATRA <ankitbatra2009@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I want to use VMDQ for traffic exchange between virtual machines and
> external world. Need to know how to configure vmdq interface and the
> configuration to be done on virtual machine manager(host machine) as well as
> on the Virtual Machines(guest).
> On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 2:03 PM, Richardson, Bruce
> <bruce.richardson@intel.com> wrote:
>>
>> Also check that the mac addresses are configured correctly on the packets
>> being sent. In vmdq_dcb mode, the nic doesn't act in promiscuous mode
>> picking up all packet irrespective of MAC address, so the destination mac
>> must match that of the NIC port.
>>
>> /Bruce
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Wei-Chun Chao
>> > Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 8:49 PM
>> > To: ANKIT BATRA
>> > Cc: dev@dpdk.org
>> > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] Testing vmdq sample application
>> >
>> > Is your traffic VLAN tagged?
>> >
>> > I think vmdq_app has "conf.enable_default_pool = 0;" so untagged
>> > traffic will be dropped.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Weichun
>> >
>> > On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 12:00 PM, ANKIT BATRA <ankitbatra2009@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> > > Hi,
>> > >
>> > > I have started the application on my host machine.And from another
>> > > terminal
>> > > on host machine gave sudo killall -HUP vmdq_dcb_app and sent packets
>> > > on
>> > NIC
>> > > card from another machine .But on terminal where vmdq application is
>> > > running, I am seeing that no packets are coming.All rows and columns
>> > > are
>> > > 0.And where will the VMs will come into picture here for testing this.
>> > > Please suggest and correct me if i am doing anything incorrect.
>> > >
>> > > On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 6:24 AM, Ouyang, Changchun <
>> > > changchun.ouyang@intel.com> wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> Hi
>> > >>
>> > >> Firstly compiling the application
>> > >> 1. Go to the examples directory:
>> > >> export RTE_SDK=/path/to/rte_sdk
>> > >> cd ${RTE_SDK}/examples/vmdq
>> > >> 2. Set the target (a default target is used if not specified). For
>> > >> example:
>> > >> export RTE_TARGET=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
>> > >> See the Intel® DPDK Getting Started Guide for possible RTE_TARGET
>> > >> values.
>> > >> 3. Build the application:
>> > >> make
>> > >>
>> > >> Then running the application
>> > >> To run the example in a linuxapp environment:
>> > >> user@target:~$ ./build/vmdq_app -c f -n 4 -- --nb-pools 8
>> > >>
>> > >> If you use 1G NIC, 8 pools are available,
>> > >> If you use 10G NIC, 64 pools are available,
>> > >>
>> > >> At last, send packets with vlan tag to select a pool.
>> > >>
>> > >> The vlan tag and pool has the following mapping:
>> > >> const uint16_t vlan_tags[] = {
>> > >>         0,  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,        // It occupies pool 0 ~
>> > >> pool
>> > >> 7, one for each
>> > >>         8,  9, 10, 11,  12, 13, 14, 15,     // It occupies pool 8 ~
>> > >> pool
>> > >> 15, one for each
>> > >>         16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,    // It occupies pool 16 ~
>> > >> pool
>> > >> 23, one for each
>> > >>         24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31,    // It occupies pool 24 ~
>> > >> pool
>> > >> 31, one for each
>> > >>         32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39,    // It occupies pool 32 ~
>> > >> pool
>> > >> 39, one for each
>> > >>         40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47,    // It occupies pool 40 ~
>> > >> pool
>> > >> 47, one for each
>> > >>         48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55,    // It occupies pool 48 ~
>> > >> pool
>> > >> 55, one for each
>> > >>         56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63,    // It occupies pool 56 ~
>> > >> pool
>> > >> 63, one for each
>> > >> };
>> > >>
>> > >> Thanks
>> > >> Changchun
>> > >>
>> > >> > -----Original Message-----
>> > >> > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of ANKIT BATRA
>> > >> > Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 3:23 AM
>> > >> > To: dev@dpdk.org
>> > >> > Subject: [dpdk-dev] Testing vmdq sample application
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Hi,
>> > >> >
>> > >> >  I am trying to run vmdq sample application.But not getting how to
>> > >> > test
>> > >> > this.Can anyone please help with detailed procedure how to test
>> > >> > this
>> > >> sample
>> > >> > application.
>> > >> > --
>> > >> > Regards
>> > >> > Ankit Batra
>> > >>
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Regards
>> > > Ankit Batra
>
>
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>
> --
> Regards
> Ankit Batra