Linking to a Real Interface

Perform this task to link from a virtual device on a vSLX network to a real port on the server running vSLX.

Note

A common use-case is to support connection of an external traffic generator into a virtual network.

The following diagram displays a virtual network with two routers, RT1 and RT2. You link RT1 and RT2 and link RT2 to a real port (eth1) on the server hosting the vSLX instance. You can then connect an external device to that port.

1. Link RT1 and RT2.
   

   (vsh) create link RT1 1/1 RT2 1/1

2. Link RT2 to the real interface eth1.
   

   (vsh) create link RT2 1/2 -interface eth1