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.Dd September 10, 2013
.Dt HYPER-V 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm hv_netvsc
.Nd Hyper-V Network Virtual Service Consumer
.Sh SYNOPSIS
To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in
the system kernel configuration file:
.Bd -ragged -offset indent
.Cd "device hyperv"
.Ed
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
driver implements the virtual network device for
.Fx
guest
partitions running on Hyper-V.
.Fx
guest partitions running on Hyper-V do not have direct access to
network devices attached to the Hyper-V server.
Although a
.Fx
guest can access network devices using Hyper-V's
full emulation mode, the performance in this mode tends to be unsatisfactory.
.Pp
To counter the above issues, the
.Nm
driver implements a network
Virtual
Service Consumer (VSC) that relays network requests from the guest partition
to the network Virtual Service Provider (VSP) hosted in the root partition
using the high performance data exchange infrastructure provided by
.Xr hv_vmbus 4
driver.
The VSP in the root partition then forwards the network related requests to
the physical network card.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr hv_ata_pci_disengage 4 ,
.Xr hv_storvsc 4 ,
.Xr hv_utils 4 ,
.Xr hv_vmbus 4
.Sh HISTORY
Support for
.Nm
first appeared in
.Fx 10.0 .
The driver was developed through a joint effort between Citrix Incorporated,
Microsoft Corporation, and Network Appliance Incorporated.
.Sh AUTHORS
.An -nosplit
.Fx
support for
.Nm
was first added by
.An Microsoft BSD Integration Services Team Aq Mt bsdic@microsoft.com .