VMware: Configuring Passtrough interfaces
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Applies to version(s): v3.0 and above
For high performance FreeSBC VMware systems, Passthrough mode can be enabled on network interfaces. Performance indications can be viewed here: Requirements Matrix This process requires a reboot of the host server running the VMware services.
Configure VMware Passthrough Networking Interface
- Log in using the Vmware web interface
- Find MAC address of ethernet interface that will be used for passthrough:
- Networking -> Physical NICs
- Networking -> Physical NICs
- enable passthrough mode on interface
- Host -> Manage -> Hardware -> PCI Devices -> Select Physical Network Interface -> "Toggle Passthrough"
- Host -> Manage -> Hardware -> PCI Devices -> Select Physical Network Interface -> "Toggle Passthrough"
- Reboot the host
- Host -> Actions -> Reboot
- Host -> Actions -> Reboot
- Add PCI device to the FreeSBC instance
- Select the FreeSBC instance -> Edit -> "Add Other Device" -> PCI Device
- Select the Ethernet interface to be used in passthrough mode
- Select the FreeSBC instance -> Edit -> "Add Other Device" -> PCI Device
- Launch the FreeSBC instance
- When selecting the interfaces in the network interface roles, use the appropriate MAC address from first step for the LAN/WAN interface. You may also notice that the device name is not "E1000" or "VMXNET" but a real Physical interface name.
- When selecting the interfaces in the network interface roles, use the appropriate MAC address from first step for the LAN/WAN interface. You may also notice that the device name is not "E1000" or "VMXNET" but a real Physical interface name.
