fi
 }
 
+set_vif_external_id()
+{
+    local key=$1
+    local value=$2
+
+    logger -t scripts-vif "vif${DOMID}.${DEVID} external-ids:\"${key}\"=\"${value}\""
+
+    echo "-- set interface vif${DOMID}.${DEVID} external-ids:\"${key}\"=\"${value}\""
+}
+
+handle_vswitch_vif_details()
+{
+    local vif_details=
+    local net_uuid=$(xenstore-read "${PRIVATE}/network-uuid" 2>/dev/null)
+    if [ -n "${net_uuid}" ] ; then
+       set_vif_external_id "xs-network-uuid" "${net_uuid}"
+    fi
+
+    local address=$(xenstore-read "/local/domain/$DOMID/device/vif/$DEVID/mac" 2>/dev/null)
+    if [ -n "${address}" ] ; then
+       set_vif_external_id "xs-vif-mac" "${address}"
+    fi
+
+    local vif_uuid=$(xenstore-read "${PRIVATE}/vif-uuid" 2>/dev/null)
+    if [ -n "${vif_uuid}" ] ; then
+       set_vif_external_id "xs-vif-uuid" "${vif_uuid}"
+    fi
+
+    local vm=$(xenstore-read "/local/domain/$DOMID/vm" 2>/dev/null)
+    if [ $? -eq 0 -a -n "${vm}" ] ; then
+       local vm_uuid=$(xenstore-read "$vm/uuid" 2>/dev/null)
+    fi
+    if [ -n "${vm_uuid}" ] ; then
+       set_vif_external_id "xs-vm-uuid" "${vm_uuid}"
+    fi
+}
+
 add_to_bridge()
 {
     local address=$(xenstore-read "${PRIVATE}/bridge-MAC")
            ${BRCTL} addif "${bridge}" "${dev}"                 || logger -t scripts-vif "Failed to brctl addif ${bridge} ${dev}"
            ;;
        vswitch)
-               local vif_details=$($dump_vif_details $DOMID $DEVID)
-               if [ $? -ne 0 -o -z "${vif_details}" ]; then
-                       logger -t scripts-vif "Failed to retrieve vif details for vswitch"
-               fi
+           if [ "$TYPE" = "vif" ] ; then
+               local vif_details=$(handle_vswitch_vif_details)
+           fi
 
-               $vsctl -- --if-exists del-port $dev -- add-port $bridge $dev $vif_details
+           $vsctl -- --if-exists del-port $dev -- add-port $bridge $dev $vif_details
            ;;
     esac
            
            # Nothing to do
            ;;
        vswitch)
-        $vsctl del-port $bridge $dev
+           $vsctl del-port $bridge $dev
            ;;
     esac
 }