An enterprise network administrator is configuring network isolation for virtual machines hosted on a single bare-metal server. The requirement states that traffic from different virtual machine groups must be segregated into distinct 802.1Q VLANs before traversing the server's shared physical uplink. Which component within the virtualization architecture is primarily responsible for performing Layer 2 frame switching between virtual machines and applying the required VLAN tags?
- The virtual switch (vSwitch) operating within the hypervisorCevap
- BThe virtual network interface card (vNIC) assigned to the guest operating system
- CThe physical network interface card (pNIC) hardware ASIC controller
- DThe underlying host operating system protocol driver stack
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The virtual switch (vSwitch) operating within the hypervisor is responsible for Layer 2 switching and 802.1Q VLAN tagging for hosted virtual machines.
The virtual switch (vSwitch) is a software program running inside the hypervisor that functions as a Layer 2 switch. It maintains MAC tables, performs local frame forwarding between VMs on the same physical host, and tags/untags 802.1Q Ethernet frames for traffic leaving via physical uplinks.
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Virtual Switch (vSwitch) Operation and Functions