A software switch in Hyper-V attached to a virtual or physical NIC. For the Extended Network appliance, each NIC needs its own external switch.
Also called external virtual switch.
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Terms in this definition
- SWITCH
Checks one expression against several candidate values, returning whichever result pairs with the match (or a fallback otherwise). Writing SWITCH ( TRUE (), ... ) avoids nested IF chains: whichever condition is first true wins.
- Hyper-V
The hypervisor built into Windows. The VMs for the Azure Extended Network appliance require the Hyper-V role, using nested virtualisation, and an external virtual switch for each NIC.
- Physical
Describes the concrete, real-world parts that put a logical architecture into effect.
- NIC
Network interface card, the network interface of a VM; NSGs can be associated with it.
- External
API Management virtual network mode in which the gateway stays public but can call private back ends inside the VNet.
Related terms
- Guest NIC teaming
Combining virtual network adapters inside a virtual machine into a team for failover, with each adapter attached to a separate external virtual switch.