Network Basics for Cloud Computing

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 Foreword
 The network consists of a variety of networking devices. In addition to the
traditional physical network, the networks for a virtualized environment also
include invisible networks running inside servers. This chapter will cover basic
knowledge about both types of networks.

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 Objectives
 Upon completion of this course, you will:
 Understand how physical and virtual switches work.

 Understand the network architecture used for virtualized environments.

 Understand the traffic flows between VMs.

 Understand concepts related to VLAN.

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 Contents
1. Network Architecture for Virtualization

2. Physical Network for Virtualization

3. Virtual Network for Virtualization

4. Network Features of Huawei Virtualization Product

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 How Do VMs Communicate?

How do VMs
communicate
with each other?

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 Network Architecture for Virtualization

Physical server
Physical server

Physical server

Physical server
VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM

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 Basic Network Concepts
VM
VM on network
segment A

1
0 VM VM
VM VM VM Communication VM on network
source segment B

VM
VM on network
Broadcast & Unicast Routing segment C

Default gateway VLAN

VM
VM on network
segment A Trunk

Access Access Access Access Access Access

VM
Communication VM VM on network
source segment B
VM VM VM VM VM VM

VM
VM on network
VLAN 1 VLAN 2 VLAN 3 VLAN 1 VLAN 2 VLAN 3
segment C

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 Contents
1. Network Architecture for Virtualization

2. Physical Network for Virtualization

3. Virtual Network for Virtualization

4. Network Features of Huawei Virtualization Product

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 Physical Network Devices

Router Layer 3 switch

Layer 2 switch Server NIC

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 Router in a Virtualized Environment

Internet

VM VM VM VM VM VM

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 Layer 3 Switch in a Virtualized Environment

VM VM VM

Virtual Machines Storage Devices

Physical Servers Users

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 Layer 2 Switches in a Virtualized Environment

Management Storage Service

Switch Switch Switch

VM VM VM

Physical Servers Storage Devices Users

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 Physical NICs in a Virtualized Environment

Physical Logical
form form

Management traffic
Not bundled
Service traffic
Bundled
Storage traffic

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 Contents
1. Network Architecture for Virtualization

2. Physical Network for Virtualization

3. Virtual Network for Virtualization

4. Network Features of Huawei Virtualization Product

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 Mainstream Virtual Network Architecture

Application program A Application program A Application program A

Binaries/Libraries Binaries/Libraries Binaries/Libraries

Guest OS Guest OS Guest OS

Guest Machine Guest Machine Guest Machine

Bridged NAT

Virtual
Switch

Host Machine

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 Bridged vs. NAT

Bridged NAT

TAP0 TAP1 TAP2 TAP0 TAP1 TAP2

VM VM VM VM

Host Machine Host Machine

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 Virtual Switch - Open vSwitch

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 Distributed Virtual Switch

Application program A Application program A Application program A

Binaries/Libraries Binaries/Libraries Binaries/Libraries

Guest OS Guest OS Guest OS

Guest Machine Guest Machine Guest Machine

Host Machine 1 Host Machine 2 Host Machine 3

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 Contents
1. Network Architecture for Virtualization

2. Physical Network for Virtualization

3. Virtual Network for Virtualization

4. Network Features of Huawei Virtualization Product

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 FusionCompute Network Architecture

Port group Port group Port group Port group Port group Port group
VLAN 100 VLAN 200 VLAN 300 VLAN 300 VLAN 200 VLAN 100
Virtual Virtual
Switch Uplink
SwitchUplink
Host Machine 1 Host Machine 2

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 Traffic Flow

Port group Port group Port group Port group Port group Port group
VLAN 100 VLAN 200 VLAN 300 VLAN 300 VLAN 200 VLAN 100
Virtual Virtual
Switch Uplink
SwitchUplink
Host Machine 1 Host Machine 2

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 Security Group

Security Group

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 Quiz
1. Which of the following falls into the category of “north-south traffic”? ()
A. Traffic between VMs in a data center

B. Traffic generated when users access the data center through the Internet

C. Traffic generated during VM live migration

D. Traffic between VMs in different data centers

2. One VM can have multiple virtual NICs connecting it to different virtual switches.
A. TRUE

B. FALSE

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 Summary
 This chapter covers basic knowledge about the physical and virtual networks
used in virtualized environments.

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 Recommendations
 Huawei e-Learning website:
 http://support.huawei.com/learning/Index!toTrainIndex

 Huawei Support case library:

 http://support.huawei.com/enterprise/servicecenter?lang=en

 HCIA-Cloud Computing v4.0 online forum

 https://forum.huawei.com/enterprise/en/Huawei-Official-Communication-Channel-
HCNA-Cloud-Certification-Course/thread/456287-911

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