Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1258)

OneCommand Manager for VMware vCenter Version 10.2 User Manual P010089-01A Rev. A
6. Managing Adapters and Ports
OCe10100–Series and OCe11100–Series Adapters
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Type – Protocol personality of a specific channel.
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MAC Address – MAC address assigned to a specific channel.
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LPVID – Logical port VLAN ID.
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Minimum and maximum bandwidths (in percent) – Percentage of available
link bandwidth allocated to a particular function.
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Minimum bandwidth total – Sum of the minimum bandwidths which must
total 100% in order to apply any changes made in the Channel Mgmt tab.
Note: If you change any properties, you must click Apply Changes to save them.
A reboot is not required for changes to take effect.
Disabling a Specific Channel
To disable a channel, click the Minimum Bandwidth field for the specific channel and
enter a ‘0’ value.
To enable a channel, click the Minimum Bandwidth field for the specific channel and
enter a non-zero value.
For more information on setting bandwidths, see “Bandwidth Assignments for a
Specific Channel” on page 115.
LPVID Assignment for a Specific Channel
LPVID values range between 2 and 4094. Any “enabled” channel must be assigned an
LPVID. LPVIDs must be unique across all channels on a port.
Note: LPVID does not apply to iSCSI and FCoE channel types. LPVID is set to zero for
these protocols.
To assign an LPVID value:
1. Click the LPVID field for the channel you want to change.
2. Enter a valid LPVID value.
3. Click Apply Changes
Note: If you click Apply Changes and the LPVID values are not between 2 and 4094 or
if they are not unique, an error message is displayed indicating the problem and
that the changes were not saved.
Bandwidth Assignments for a Specific Channel
Minimum bandwidth values of the “enabled” channels can be set between 1% and
100%, but must all add up to exactly 100%. The total of these bandwidths is displayed
and updated each time the minimum bandwidth field is changed. If the total is 100%,
the background in the “Minimum bandwidth total:” is green. If not, the background is
red to indicate changes must be made.
The maximum bandwidth of a channel must be greater than or equal to the minimum
bandwidth for that channel.