About Elastic Virtual Switches

Starting with the Oracle Solaris 11.2 release, you can use the Oracle Solaris Elastic Virtual Switch (EVS) feature to manage multiple virtual switches that are spread across several physical machines. This chapter provides an overview of the elastic virtual switch feature in Oracle Solaris and includes the following topics:

• Overview of the Elastic Virtual Switch (EVS) Feature

• EVS Components

• EVS Administrative Commands

• Mandatory Packages for Using EVS

• How EVS Works With Zones

• Security Requirements for Using EVS