Virtual switch interconnect for hybrid enterprise servers

A system for network configuration, the system comprising:

• a first processor coupled to a second processor via a network, the network comprising a plurality of switches and links between the switches to offload processing from the first processor to the second processor, the first processor configured to perform a method comprising:
• receiving network configuration data and switch state information for the network, wherein the network configuration data comprises a machine address code (MAC) address that has been moved between network devices;
• detecting that a first link and a second link provide two different paths between two of the switches;
• selecting the first link as a primary link, the selecting responsive to the network configuration data;
• deactivating the second link in response to the selecting;
• and
• transmitting a gratuitous address resolution protocol to accelerate movement of the MAC address.

A system for network configuration, the system comprising:

• a first processor coupled to a second processor via a network, the network comprising a plurality of switches and links between the switches to offload processing from the first processor to the second processor, the first processor configured to perform a method comprising:
• receiving network configuration data and switch state information for the network, wherein the switch state information is rapid spanning tree protocol (RSTP) data, and wherein RSTP is disabled for at least one of the plurality of switches and enabled for at least one of the plurality of switches;
• detecting that a first link and a second link provide two different paths between two of the switches;
• selecting the first link as a primary link, the selecting responsive to the network configuration data;
• and
• deactivating the second link in response to the selecting.