The leaf switch and the virtualization switch provide high-speed GbE connectivity to connect cloud servers to a data center’s LAN. These terms describe Ethernet connectivity:
Default Ethernet gateway – Enables IP communication with hosts on different IP subnets. A default gateway enables centralized IP address administration from the fabric. A default gateway is configured as part of the OS installation, so you do not need to add or configure a default gateway.
Public network – Enables access to other networks or an external Ethernet network.
Server profile – Assigns connections and I/O configuration properties to a physical server.
VNIC – Virtualizes Ethernet connectivity. A vNIC is a virtual NIC that appears to the OS as a physical NIC and enables a server to have an Ethernet network attachment without having a physical NIC present.
LAGs – Combines multiple physical gateway ports into one logical port group to increase bandwidth and provide HA.
PVI – Provides 100-GbE connections within the fabric.
These topics explain how to work with public networks, PVIs, and server profiles.