Dell npar configuration views, Npar bandwidth settings, Two port adapters – Dell Emulex Family of Adapters User Manual
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OneCommand Manager for VMware vCenter Version 10.2 User Manual
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6. Managing Adapters and Ports
OCe14100–Series Adapters
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The second and third channels can be assigned the following:
NIC
None (channel disabled)
Storage protocol (third channel only when concurrent mode storage is
available)
Storage protocols can only be assigned to the second channel when
mix-mode storage is available.
The third channel can be assigned a storage protocol when concurrent mode
storage is available under the following restrictions.
Can only be assigned a storage protocol if the second channel is assigned
a storage protocol.
The storage protocol must be different than the second channel's storage
protocol.
The fourth and higher channels (if available) can be assigned the NIC protocol
or None (channel is disabled).
Dell NPar Configuration Views
NPar Bandwidth Settings
Similar to UMC, a minimum and maximum bandwidth is assigned to each enabled (i.e.
not None) partition. The sum of the minimum bandwidths must add up to 100. The
maximum bandwidth for each partition must be equal to or greater than the minimum
bandwidth on that partition and no larger than 100. Unlike UMC, if the minimum and
maximum bandwidths are set to 0, the logical link on the adapter is not brought down.
A small of amount of data will trickle through the port for that partition when
bandwidth is available. Bandwidth changes take effect immediately (no reboot
required).
Two Port Adapters
Dell two port adapters allow up to four or eight partitions per port, depending upon
whether the NParEP Mode check box is checked or cleared.
NParEP Mode Disabled
For Dell NPar adapters, the Adapter Configuration tab is different than for the other
adapters. There are two choices in the Next Boot Configuration: NPar Enabled and
Enable NParEP Mode. When NPar is enabled and NParEP Mode is disabled, the
adapter is basically a NIC-only adapter. The Adapter Configuration tab looks similar to
the following: