I have a question: If I want to deploy vnf on different machines, does OpenNetVM support this method? If so how can I connect them through IP address？

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OpenNetVM does not provide a control plane that can route packets to specific NFs if they are running on different machines. In the simplest case, ONVM can be installed on a middlebox server that is connected "in line" with cables between the source and destination traffic. See this tutorial for an example: https://opennetvm-readthedocs.readthedocs.io/en/docs/threenodetutorial/index.html

Another option is to run the ARP response NF which can make ONVM advertise an IP address. We are currently preparing a tutorial showing how to use the ARP NF + Load Balancer NF to demonstrate this case.