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8.10.3.3 Verifying SR-IOV Support within the Host Operating System
 T
o verify that the system is properly configured for SR-IOV
Step 1. Go to: Start-> Windows Powershell.
Step 2. Run the following PowerShell commands.
In case that SR-IOV is supported by the OS, the output in the PowerShell is as in Figure 5.
Figure 8: Operating System Supports SR-IOV
Step 3. Update the registry configuration as described in the (Get-VmHost).IovSupportReasons mes-
sage, if BIOS was updated according to BIOS vendor instructions and you see the message as
in the figure below.
Figure 9: SR-IOV Support
Step 4. Reboot
Step 5. Verify the system is configured correctly for SR-IOV as described in Steps 1/2.
8.10.3.4 Creating a Virtual Machine
 To create a virtual machine
Step 1. Open the Hyper-V Manager.
Step 2. Go to: New->Virtual Machine and set the following:
• Name: <name>
• Startup memory: 4096 MB
• Connection: Not Connected
(Get-VmHost).IovSupport
(Get-VmHost).IovSupportReasons