The image that we use is based on an Ubuntu cloud image downloaded from:
`Ubuntu Cloud Images <https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/xenial/current>`_.
-All FD.io VPP commands are being run from a su shell.
+All FD.io VPP commands are being run from a su shell.
.. _vhosttopo:
-Topology
+Topology
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In this case we will use 2 systems. One system we will be running standard linux, the other will
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vpp# clear interfaces
vpp# show int
Name Idx State Counter Count
For more information on the interface commands refer to: :ref:`intcommands`
-The next step will be to create the virtual port using the :ref:`createvhostuser` command.
+The next step will be to create the virtual port using the ``createvhostuser`` command.
This command will create the virtual port in VPP and create a linux socket that the VM will
use to connect to VPP.
Notice the interface **VirtualEthernet0/0/0**. In this example we created the virtual interface as
a client.
-We can get more detail on the vhost connection with the :ref:`showvhost` command.
+We can get more detail on the vhost connection with the ``showvhost`` command.
.. code-block:: console
protocol features (0x3)
VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_MQ (0)
VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_LOG_SHMFD (1)
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socket filename /tmp/vm00.sock type client errno "No such file or directory"
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rx placement:
tx placement: spin-lock
thread 0 on vring 0
thread 1 on vring 0
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Memory regions (total 0)
Notice **No such file or directory** and **Memory regions (total 0)**. This is because the