Viewing the channel management tab for vnic1, Channel mgmt field definitions for vnic1, Figure 6-46 – Dell Emulex Family of Adapters User Manual

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To assign a bandwidth value:
1. Click the appropriate Bandwidth field for the channel you want to change.
2. Enter a valid bandwidth value.
3. Click Apply Changes

Note: If you click Apply Changes and the total minimum bandwidths do not add up

to 100% or one of the maximum bandwidths is not valid, an error message is

displayed indicating the problem and that the changes were not saved.

Viewing the Channel Management Tab for vNIC1

For adapters that support vNIC1, the vNIC properties are displayed in the Channel

Management tab when vNIC is enabled. The Port Channel Management Tab for vNIC

is read-only with the vNIC specific attributes listed in the table as shown in Figure 6-46.

Note: vNIC is only supported on certain virtual fabric adapters. For specific

information as to whether it is supported on a specific adapter, see the release

notes that are available on the Emulex website.

To view vNIC channel management:
1. From the discovery-tree, select the vNIC adapter port whose channel information

you want to view.

2. Select the Channel Management tab.

Figure 6-46 Channel Management Tab in vNIC1 Mode

Channel Mgmt Field Definitions for vNIC1

Channel Management Type – Channel management protocol type in use.

Function # – Function number used to identify a specific channel.

Type – Protocol personality of a specific channel.

MAC address – MAC address assigned to a specific channel.

Name – Name assigned to the vNIC by an administrator during switch

configuration.

Outer VLAN ID – VLAN identifier used between the NIC port and the switch.

The switch maps this value into the VLAN ID used on the network.

Min. BW – Minimum bandwidth at which the port is guaranteed to run.

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