Systems and methods for extending link layer discovery over virtual ethernet bridges

An article of manufacture comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable medium;
• and
• computer-executable instructions carried on the computer-readable medium, the instructions readable by a processor, the instructions, when read and executed, for causing the processor to, in an information handling system comprising a host system including a host system processor and a network interface coupled to the host system processor and comprising a management controller communicatively coupled to the host system processor and configured to provide management of the information handling system:
• capture, by the network interface, discovery protocol packets;
• and
• encode, by the network interface, the discovery protocol packets with extended discovery protocol information comprising information regarding physical functions, virtual functions, and ports associated with the discovery protocol packets.