What is a ;vdsmdummy interface on RHEV-H ?

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Issue

  • What is the significance of a ;vdsmdummy interface on RHEV-H ?
  • In ifconfig I see the ;vdsmdummy with a ';' prefix, what does it mean?
;vdsmdummy; Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
          BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor

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