How to Install EVB

1. Become an administrator.

   For more information, see Using Your Assigned Administrative Rights in Securing Users and Processes in Oracle Solaris 11.2 .

2. Verify whether the EVB package is installed.

   # pkg info evb

3. If the EVB package is not installed, install the package.

   # pkg install evb

4. Verify whether the service is enabled.

   # svcs vdp

5. If the service is not enabled, enable the service.

   # svcadm enable vdp

   The default EVB configuration is automatically enabled after EVB package installation. By accepting the default EVB configuration, the system can immediately exchange the information about any VNIC that you configure on the system with the external switch.

See also

• To know more about exchanging VNIC information, the protocols that are used for exchanging the VNIC information, and EVB components, see Exchanging VNIC Information by Using VDP.

• To display information about the VSI discovery and configuration protocol (VDP) state for physical Ethernet links if EVB is enabled on the system and also check if VDP packets are being exchanged for VNICs, see Displaying VDP and ECP State and Statistics.

• To alter the default EVB configuration, see Changing the Default EVB Configuration.

• To display the default EVB configuration information, see Example 4–2.