US 2014/0233370 A1 · METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VIRTUAL NETWORK INTERFACE CARDS (VNICS) OVER AGGREGATION SPANNING MULTIPLE SWITCHES

Abstract

A method for remapping VNICs associated with an aggregation layer. The method includes making a first determination that a first network interface card (NIC) has failed, where the first NIC and a second NIC are part of the aggregation group, the aggregation layer manages the aggregation group, where a first virtual NIC (VNIC) is mapped to the first NIC and a second VNIC is mapped to the second NIC, and the first NIC is connected to a first switch and the second NIC is connected to a second switch. The method further includes, based on the first determination, remapping the first VNIC to the second NIC, and after the remapping, receiving packets by the first VNIC from the second NIC.

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Dependent claims

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising software instructions for managing resources on an aggregation layer, wherein the software instructions comprise functionality to:

make a first determination that a first network interface card (NIC) has failed, wherein the first NIC and a second NIC are part of an aggregation group, wherein the aggregation layer manages the aggregation group, wherein a first virtual NIC (VNIC) is mapped to the first NIC and a second VNIC is mapped to the second NIC, and wherein the first NIC is connected to a first switch and the second NIC is connected to a second switch;
based on the first determination, remap the first VNIC to the second NIC;
and
after the remapping, receive packets by the first VNIC from the second NIC.

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Method and system for virtual network interface cards (vnics) over aggregation spanning multiple switches

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Method and system for virtual network interface cards (vnics) over aggregation spanning multiple switches

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Abstract

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