NIC configurations for NFV

You have several options for how to configure NICs on the nodes that host the data plane.

  • Single NIC configuration - One NIC for the provisioning network on the native VLAN and tagged VLANs that use subnets for the different data plane network types.
  • Dual NIC configuration - One NIC for the provisioning network and the other NIC for the external network.
  • Dual NIC configuration - One NIC for the provisioning network on the native VLAN, and the other NIC for tagged VLANs that use subnets for different data plane network types.
  • Multiple NIC configuration - Each NIC uses a subnet for a different data plane network type.