Interoperability for distributed overlay virtual environment
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsBhalachandra G. Banavalikar, Amitabha Biswas, Vinit Jain, Jayakrishna Kidambi
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Abstract
A method includes receiving tunnel information and end point information in response to a request to a distributed cluster. A common tunnel type supported by a source switch and a destination switch is selected. A packet is encapsulated with the common tunnel type supported by the source switch and the destination switch for a destination virtual machine (VM).
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving tunnel information and end point information in response to a request to a distributed cluster;
- selecting a common tunnel type supported by a source switch and a destination switch;
- and
- encapsulating a packet with the common tunnel type supported by the source switch and the destination switch for a destination virtual machine (VM),
- wherein a node of the distributed cluster switches with encapsulation of tunnel types that are supported by each switch.
A computer system comprising a processor, a computer readable memory, a computer readable storage device, and program code stored on the computer readable storage device for execution by the processor via the computer readable memory to perform a method comprising:
- receiving tunnel information and end point information in response to a request to a distributed cluster;
- selecting a common tunnel type supported by a source switch and a destination switch;
- and
- encapsulating a packet with the common tunnel type supported by the source switch and the destination switch for a destination virtual machine (VM),
- wherein a node of the distributed cluster switches with encapsulation of tunnel types that are supported by each switch.
A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage device having program code embodied therewith, the program code executable by a processor to perform a method comprising:
- receiving, by the processor, tunnel information and end point information in response to a request to a distributed cluster;
- selecting, by the processor, a common tunnel type supported by a source switch and a destination switch;
- and
- encapsulating, by the processor, a packet with the common tunnel type supported by the source switch and the destination switch for a destination virtual machine (VM),
- wherein a node of the distributed cluster switches with encapsulation of tunnel types that are supported by each switch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.