User Manual

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Step 4. Attach a virtual NIC to VM.
ifconfig -a
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eth6 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 52:54:00:E7:77:99
inet addr:13.195.15.5 Bcast:13.195.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.0
inet6 addr: fe80::5054:ff:fee7:7799/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:481 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:450 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:22440 (21.9 KiB) TX bytes:19232 (18.7 KiB)
Interrupt:10 Base address:0xa000
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4.15.4 Assigning a Virtual Function to a Virtual Machine
This section will describe a mechanism for adding a SR-IOV VF to a Virtual Machine.
4.15.4.1 Assigning the SR-IOV Virtual Function to the Red Hat KVM VM Server
Step 1. Run the virt-manager.
Step 2. Double click on the virtual machine and open its Properties.
Step 3. Go to Details->Add hardware ->PCI host device.
Step 4. Choose a Mellanox virtual function according to its PCI device (e.g., 00:03.1)
Step 5. If the Virtual Machine is up reboot it, otherwise start it.
Step 6. Log into the virtual machine and verify that it recognizes the Mellanox card. Run:
lspci | grep Mellanox
00:03.0 InfiniBand: Mellanox Technologies MT27500 Family [ConnectX-3 Virtual Function]
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