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Learn how to install, configure, and operate the Vyatta Network Operating System (Vyatta NOS) and Orchestrator, which help drive our virtual networking and physical platforms portfolio.

Limitations of Vyatta NOS on VMware

There are some limitations of using a vRouter that prevent it functioning in the VMware environment.

VRRP in RFC-Compliant mode does not function in the VMware environment.

To prevent RFC compatibility issues when running a vRouter on a VMware platform, by default, RFC compliant MAC address behavior is not enabled on vRouter.

To enable MAC address RFC-compliance, you must run the set interfaces <interface> vrrp vrrp-group <group-id> rfc-compatibility command.

The default behavior of non-RFC-compliant MAC addresses is required for any deployment in which VMware provides Layer 2 services. This is because vSwitch does not support true MAC learning and blocks traffic when MAC addresses move between the ports of an L2 switch.

Also, RFC-compliant VRRP requires that MAC addresses can be moved between routers that participate in a group. For more information about MAC support on VMware, refer to the VMware documentation.