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1*63e0b7dbSkn.\"     $OpenBSD: vsw.4,v 1.4 2022/07/21 08:00:31 kn Exp $
26147c44bSkettenis.\"
36147c44bSkettenis.\" Copyright (c) 2009 Mark Kettenis <kettenis@openbsd.org>
46147c44bSkettenis.\"
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17*63e0b7dbSkn.Dd $Mdocdate: July 21 2022 $
186147c44bSkettenis.Dt VSW 4 sparc64
196147c44bSkettenis.Os
206147c44bSkettenis.Sh NAME
216147c44bSkettenis.Nm vsw
226147c44bSkettenis.Nd virtual network switch
236147c44bSkettenis.Sh SYNOPSIS
246147c44bSkettenis.Cd "vsw* at cbus?"
256147c44bSkettenis.Cd "vnet* at vsw?"
266147c44bSkettenis.Sh DESCRIPTION
276147c44bSkettenisThe
286147c44bSkettenis.Nm
296147c44bSkettenisdriver provides a network switch using the services provided by the
306147c44bSkettenisUltraSPARC Hypervisor as found on sun4v systems.
319ad78162SjmcIt attaches a separate
326147c44bSkettenis.Xr vnet 4
336147c44bSkettenisinterface for each switch port.
346147c44bSkettenisThese ports can be added to a
359ad78162Sjmc.Xr bridge 4
36*63e0b7dbSknor
37*63e0b7dbSkn.Xr veb 4
386147c44bSkettenisto create a functional network switch.
396147c44bSkettenis.Pp
406147c44bSkettenisThe
416147c44bSkettenis.Nm
426147c44bSkettenisdriver supports version 1.0 of the vNet protocol.
436147c44bSkettenis.Sh SEE ALSO
446147c44bSkettenis.Xr bridge 4 ,
456147c44bSkettenis.Xr cbus 4 ,
466147c44bSkettenis.Xr intro 4 ,
47*63e0b7dbSkn.Xr netintro 4 ,
48*63e0b7dbSkn.Xr veb 4
496147c44bSkettenis.Sh HISTORY
506147c44bSkettenisThe
516147c44bSkettenis.Nm
526147c44bSkettenisdriver first appeared in
536147c44bSkettenis.Ox 4.7 .
546147c44bSkettenis.Sh AUTHORS
556147c44bSkettenisThe
566147c44bSkettenis.Nm
576147c44bSkettenisdriver was written by
58e5cc2e7eSschwarze.An Mark Kettenis Aq Mt kettenis@openbsd.org .
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