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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2009
Michael Smith, San Jose, CA (US);
Anusankar Elangovan, San Francisco, CA (US);
David Thompson, Rogers, MN (US);
Mark Bakke, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Michael Smith, San Jose, CA (US);
Anusankar Elangovan, San Francisco, CA (US);
David Thompson, Rogers, MN (US);
Mark Bakke, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a processor configured for operation in a control plane in a distributed virtual switch in communication with a plurality of virtual machines each having a virtual interface. The processor is operable to identify other control planes in the distributed virtual switch, assign a virtual interface identifier to one of the virtual interfaces, receive a configuration for the virtual interface, and share the configuration with the other control planes in the distributed virtual switch. The virtual interface identifier provides a unique identifier for the virtual interface across all of the control planes. The apparatus further includes memory for storing the configuration of the virtual interface. A method for operating a network device associated with a control in the distributed virtual switch is also disclosed.