Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 999)

Emulex Drivers Version 10.2 for VMware ESXi User Manual P010087-01A Rev. A
2. Installation
Installing the NIC Driver
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# esxcfg-module -s max_vfs=x1,y1,x2,y2,x3,y3 be2net
ESXi 5.5
# esxcfg-module -s max_vfs=x1,y1,x2,y2,x3,y3 elxnet
- Or -
# esxcli system module parameters set -p
"max_vfs=x1,y1,x2,y2,x3,y3" -m elxnet
where:
“x1” is the number of VFs to be enabled on the first port of the first adapter
“y1” is the number of VFs to be enabled on the second port of the first adapter
“x2” is the number of VFs to be enabled on the first port of the second adapter
“y2” is the number of VFs to be enabled on the second port of the second adapter
“x3” is the number of VFs to be enabled on the first port of the third adapter
“y3” is the number of VFs to be enabled on the second port of the third adapter
Note: The command may be extended to enable more adapters.
5. Reboot the host.
6. To confirm the number of configured VFs, run the following command:
# esxcfg-module -g be2net
7. To list the SR-IOV enabled pNICs, run the following command:
# esxcli network sriovnic list
8. To list the status of the VFs enabled on a PF, run the following command:
# esxcli network sriovnic vf list -n vmnic<X>
where “vmnic<X>” is the interface corresponding to the PF.
Note: The vSphere Client option Configuration > Advanced Settings also lists the
VFs configured with the above command.
9. To assign a VF to a VM, right-click the VM in the vSphere Client and select Edit
Settings. Under the Hardware tab, click Add and select PCI Device to attach a VF
to the VM.
Note: A maximum of six VFs can be assigned to a VM.
Configuring Multichannel
Multichannel, or UMC, enables the capability to divide a 10Gb port into multiple
physical functions, with flexible bandwidth capacity allocation, that appear to the
operating system and network as separate physical devices.
Multichannel can be configured on OCe14000-series adapters through the adapter BIOS
or the OneCommand Manager application.
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To configure multichannel using the adapter BIOS, see the Boot for NIC, iSCSI,
FCoE, and RoCE Protocols User Manual.