Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1796)

Boot Version 10.2 for NIC, iSCSI, FCoE, and RoCE Protocols User Manual P010097-01B Rev. A
Appendix H. Configuring PXE Boot for NIC on Dell OCe14000-based Systems
Setting Up a PXE Bootable Network
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Note: Changing the protocol setting requires a reboot before the change will take
effect. A reboot will occur when you exit the PXESelect utility if the protocol
selection has changed since the last boot.
Configuring Minimum and Maximum Bandwidth
To configure bandwidth:
1. On the Configure Partition screen, use the left or right arrow keys to select the
minimum bandwidth (Min BW) and maximum bandwidth (Max BW) settings.
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The Min BW value is the least amount of bandwidth that the function can
provide. It is represented as a percentage. The Min BW value must be less than
or equal to the Max BW value. The total of the Min BW values for all enabled
functions on that port must be equal to 100.
Note: A Min BW value of 0 is a valid value. When all of the partitions’ Min BW
values are zero, the bandwidth is distributed equally among the current
active partitions.
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The Max BW value is the greatest amount of bandwidth that the function can
provide. It is represented as a percentage.
2. Press <F7> to save.
Enabling NParEP Support
Note: NParEP support is available only on Dell 13G or newer systems.
NParEP support provides the ability to configure additional PCI functions or I/O
partitions for each physical adapter port.
You can configure up to 16 functions on a one-port OCe14400-series adapter, up to
eight functions per port on a one or two-port OCe14100-series adapter, and up to four
functions per port on a four-port OCe14100-series adapter.
The maximum number of functions allowed on an adapter is controlled by the
adapter's IPL file and the system’s support for NParEP.
The following requirements must be met in order to support more than eight functions
on an adapter.
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The Dell system hardware (the motherboard and BIOS) must support NParEP.
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The host operating system must support NParEP:
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Windows Server 2012 and newer versions
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RHEL 6.4 and newer versions
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SLES 11 SP2 and newer versions
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ESXi 5.0 and newer versions
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The application management tools, including the OneCommand Manager
application, must support NParEP.
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NParEP must be enabled in the firmware using the OneCommand Manager
application.