Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1275)

OneCommand Manager for VMware vCenter Version 10.2 User Manual P010089-01A Rev. A
6. Managing Adapters and Ports
OCe14100–Series Adapters
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adapter supports multiple NIC configurations (profiles), you must select a
NIC-Only configuration from the NIC-Only configuration list.
Note: If you choose the NIC-Only No ETS configuration, SR-IOV is automatically
enabled on each NIC function and allows up to 63 virtual functions. If you
choose the NIC-Only configuration, SR-IOV is not supported.
4. Click Apply. A message appears notifying you of the profiles activation
requirements. Not all selections require a reboot.
Custom Configurations
The Custom configuration view allows you to customize the protocols running on
each port of an adapter. The Port Configuration table only displays the available
ports. When the Custom radio button is selected, the Adapter Configuration tab
looks like the following:
Figure 6-57 OCe14100-series Adapter Configuration Tab, Custom Configuration
Note: Custom configurations are only available if the adapter supports mixed or
concurrent mode storage.
Note: If you configure all ports the same, you essentially configure a single
personality and the Adapter Configuration tab shows the Single Personality
radio button automatically selected.
To set up a custom configuration:
1. From the discovery-tree, select the OCe14100-series adapter whose personality you
want to configure.
2. From the Adapter Configuration tab, check the Custom radio button.
3. Select the personality you want to apply from the Protocol pull down menu for
each port.
4. Click Apply. A message appears notifying you of the profiles activation
requirements. Not all selections require a reboot.