Specifications

Managing Virtual Machines
Ridgeline Concepts and Solutions Guide
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Figure 101: Topology of XNV Configuration
Managing the XNV Feature, VM Tracking
The following sections describe how to manage the XNV feature:
● Limitations on page 148
● Adding and Importing VMs on page 150
● Enabling VM Tracking On a Switch on page 152
● Editing List of Devices and Ports on page 156
Limitations
The following limitations apply to this release of the VM tracking feature:
● VM tracking authentication cannot be used simultaneously with Network Login authentication on
the same port.
● When VM tracking is configured on a port, all existing learned MAC addresses are flushed. MAC
addresses will be relearned by the switch and the appropriate VPP (if any) for each VM will be
applied.
● If a VM changes MAC addresses while moving between ports on a switch, the VM remains
authenticated on the original port until the original MAC address ages out of the FDB.
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Client 2
Ridgeline server
VMWare
server
VMWare
server
Top of rack
Switch1
Top of rack
Switch2
VM1 VM2
VM1 VM2
VM1 VM2
VM Movement
VM Movement
1:23 1:22
11.1.1.50/24
11.1.1.1/24 11.1.1.2/24
Vlan V1
23 22
Vlan V1
Layer 3 network
Layer 2 network
21
21
22
Data Center
core switch
Network
Ridgeline repository
server
Client 1