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access you requested has been added to your account, and the access profile will be listed in the
Current Site Access section.
5. Click on Downloads on the main page.
6. Click on Application Delivery Controllers or Network Functions Virtualization from the
Download by dropdown list.
7. Click on Virtual ADX in the Product Name area.
8. Navigate the folder and click on the downloadable Brocade Virtual ADX file based on the requested
hypervisor support.
9. Select the OVA file link for your host environment and follow the prompts to start the download and
save the file.
10.If you are upgrading, select the .gz file link and follow the prompts to download and save the file.
Brocade Virtual ADX on XenServer: installation
XenServer supports the following network backends to provide virtual switch functionality on the
hypervisor:
• Linux Bridging (LB)
• OpenvSwitch (OVS)
Linux Bridging supports an access port equivalent that can accept traffic on only one VLAN. If you
choose the Linux Bridging backend, a Brocade Virtual ADX port can be part of only one VLAN.
OpenvSwitch supports additional VLAN features when compared to Linux Bridging; it supports trunk
ports which can accept tagged traffic on multiple VLANs. If you want to configure ports on more than
one VLAN you need to choose the Openvswitch backend.
Use the following steps to complete the installation and deployment.
1. Choose the network backend via SSH login or the XenCenter Console.
Use the following command to select the Linux Bridging network backend.
[root@xenserver ~]# xe-switch-network-backend bridge
Use the following command to select the Openvswitch network backend.
[root@xenserver ~]# xe-switch-network-backend openvswitch
NOTE
These commands will only become effective after a server reboot.
OpenvSwitch is a multi-layer software switch that is well suited to function as a virtual switch in virtual
machine environments. Brocade Virtual ADX requires configuration of the following OVS entities:
• ovs-bridge - An ovs-bridge represents an ethernet switch with one or more "ports" and can be
considered equivalent to a vSwitch on the VMware ESX Server.
• ovs-port - An ovs-port represents a port within an ovs-bridge; it logically corresponds to a port on a
physical ethernet switch.
For further information about the ovs-bridge and ovs-port entities, refer to
2. Start the XenCenter client.
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