Merge v1.91

1 files changed, 39 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/trex_book.asciidoc b/trex_book.asciidoc
index 6e4e01f6..a037416c 100755
--- a/trex_book.asciidoc
+++ b/trex_book.asciidoc
@@ -439,7 +439,18 @@ zmq publisher at: tcp://*:4500
 <13> Gb/sec generated per core of DP. Higer is better.
 <14> Rx and latency thread CPU utilization.
 
-WARNING: if you don't see rx packets, revisit your MAC address configuration.
+WARNING: If you don't see rx packets, revisit your MAC address configuration.
+
+==== Running TRex for the first time with virtual NICs + vSwitch
+
+[NOTE]
+=====================================================================
+Current limitation: following command will not work as excepted:
+....
+sudo ./t-rex-64 -f cap2/dns.yaml --lm 1 --lo -l 1000 -d 100
+....
+vSwitch can't know where to "route" the packet, it supposed to be fixed once TRex supports ARP
+=====================================================================
 
 ==== Running TRex for the first time with router
 
@@ -1609,7 +1620,7 @@ The TRex output
 <1>  this counter should be zero 
 
 
-===  Troubleshoot installation, FAQ
+===  Troubleshoot common problems, FAQ
 
 Q: During OS installation, screen is skewed / error "Out of range" / resolution not supported etc. +
 A:
@@ -1617,3 +1628,29 @@ A:
 * Fedora - during installation, choose "Troubleshooting" -> Install in basic graphic mode
 * Ubuntu - try Ubuntu server, which has textual installation
 
+Q: How to determine relation between TRex ports and Router ports +
+A: Run the TRex with following command and check incoming packet on router interfaces: +
+sudo ./t-rex-64 -f cap2/dns.yaml --lm 1 --lo -l 1000 -d 100
+
+Q: How to determine relation between Virtual OS ports and Hypervisor ports +
+A: Compare the MACs address + name of interface, for example:
+
+* > ifconfig +
+*eth0*    Link encap:Ethernet  *HWaddr 00:0c:29:2a:99:b2* + 
+          ...
+
+* > sudo ./dpdk_setup_ports.py -s +
+*03:00.0* 'VMXNET3 Ethernet Controller' *if=eth0* drv=vmxnet3 unused=igb_uio
+
+[NOTE]
+=====================================
+If at TRex side the NICs are not visible to ifconfig, run: +
+....
+sudo ./dpdk_nic_bind.py -b <driver name> <1> <PCI address> <2>
+....
+
+<1> driver name - vmxnet3 for VMXNET3 and e1000 for E1000
+<2> 03:00.0 for example
+
+We are planning to add MACs to `./dpdk_setup_ports.py -s`
+=====================================