This has far more to do with BSD than it does with Linux unfortunately (Proxmox).
Q: Are the use of NIC bridges and virtIO within a Hypervisor an acceptable way to achieve desired line speeds in/from a VM that doesn't natively support the NIC/hardware ?
(Think RTL 2.5Gbe WAN/LAN & PFsense).
I know very little about BSD, never mind Linux, therefore don't have the skills to play around with compiling anything.
I simply need to be able to accept a 2.5Gbe input for an upcoming Internet upgrade and am taking a very simple approach.
I am essentially using a simple pair of bridges in my Virtual Server to accomplish what I need for input/output.
Onboard Intel 1Gbe NIC bridged with a (BSD unsupported) RTL 2.5Gbe as INPUT. (2nd onboard is spare/dedicated ipmi)
Quad port Intel 1Gbe bridged with a Dual Port 10Gbe for OUTPUT.
It all works, but other than the possible security of a dedicated HW passthrough INPUT NIC for the firewall, what else am I giving up ?
This server will only spin up a few VMs and is just for home use. No Datacenter security really required.
..but, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
thanks,
Allan
Q: Are the use of NIC bridges and virtIO within a Hypervisor an acceptable way to achieve desired line speeds in/from a VM that doesn't natively support the NIC/hardware ?
(Think RTL 2.5Gbe WAN/LAN & PFsense).
I know very little about BSD, never mind Linux, therefore don't have the skills to play around with compiling anything.
I simply need to be able to accept a 2.5Gbe input for an upcoming Internet upgrade and am taking a very simple approach.
I am essentially using a simple pair of bridges in my Virtual Server to accomplish what I need for input/output.
Onboard Intel 1Gbe NIC bridged with a (BSD unsupported) RTL 2.5Gbe as INPUT. (2nd onboard is spare/dedicated ipmi)
Quad port Intel 1Gbe bridged with a Dual Port 10Gbe for OUTPUT.
It all works, but other than the possible security of a dedicated HW passthrough INPUT NIC for the firewall, what else am I giving up ?
This server will only spin up a few VMs and is just for home use. No Datacenter security really required.
..but, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
thanks,
Allan