The following describes conditions of the virtual NIC mode.
Description | Condition |
|---|---|
Available upper protocol | IPv4 and IPv6 protocol |
Available application | Application for TCP/IP communication |
Connectable remote device | Optional |
Available NIC | Up to two physical interfaces (net0, net1, and etc.) corresponding to GLDv3 and link aggregation (with LACP) interfaces (aggr0, aggr1, and etc.) can be specified. |
Sharing NIC | Multiple virtual NICs are created on the grouped one interface and NICs are shared between virtual NICs. |
Setting up MAC address | For each virtual NIC, a unique MAC address is automatically set. Moreover, an optional MAC address can also be set. |
Setting up IP address | IP addresses can be set with the management command of the operating system such as ipadm(1M) or ifconfig(1M) by the same procedure as the NIC. |
