Advanced Networking & Open vSwitch

The Networks management panel handles network architecture abstraction, virtual bridge links, and traffic port restrictions.

A. Creating a Virtual Network

1. Click + New Network inside the network backends panel.
2. Select the Backend Type from options such as a standard Libvirt Network backend (NAT/Route/Bridge mode) or an Open vSwitch (OVS) network.
3. Configure the IP & DHCP Setup details: provide the Gateway IP Address, Netmask, DHCP Start/End IP allocations, and configure static host tables if required.

B. Port Groups and Traffic Structuring

• Under OVS Network configurations, administrators can utilize Add Portgroup to segment guest networking.
• Define custom VLAN Tags (Trunk or Access modes) to isolate tenant network layers.
• Apply Quality of Service (QoS) network speed limits by configuring Inbound and Outbound rate limits (specifying average bandwidth speeds, peak availability limits, and burst sizes in KiB/s).