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NetXtreme II User Guide
September 2013
Broadcom Corporation
Page 194 Configuring for NIC Partitioning Document INGSRVT78-CDUM100-R
CONFIGURING FOR NIC PARTITIONING
When NIC partitioning is enabled on an adapter, by default, only TCP Offload Engine (TOE) offloads are configured on each
physical function (PF). You must explicitly configure storage offloads on a PF to use FCoE and iSCSI offload functionality
on an adapter.
NIC partitioning can be configured using Broadcom’s Comprehensive Configuration Management (CCM) utility.
NOTE: In NPAR mode, SR-IOV cannot be enabled on any VF on which storage offload (FCoE or iSCSI) is
configured. This does not apply to adapters in Single Function (SF) mode.
To configure a NIC for partitioning using the CCM utility
1. Select the NIC from Device List.
2. From the Main Menu, select Device Hardware Configuration.
3. Change the Multi-Function Mode to NPAR.
4. Configure the NIC parameters for your configuration based on the options shown in Table 1.
Table 1 lists the configuration parameters available from the NIC Partitioning Configuration screen.
Table 2 describes the functions available from the PF# X screen.
Table 1: Configuration Options
Parameter Description Options
Flow Control Configures the Flow Control mode for this port. • Auto
• TX Flow Control
• RX Flow Control
• TX/RX Flow Control
•None
PF#0, PF#2, PF#4, PF#6 Displays the physical function (PF) information regarding
the partition(s) on port 0. Select to configure.
See Table 2 for configuration
options.
PF#1, PF#3, PF#5, PF#7 Displays the physical function (PF) information regarding
the partition(s) on port 1. Select to configure.
See Table 2 for configuration
options.
Reset Configuration to
Default
Resets the NIC partition configuration to the factory
default settings.
Table 2: Function Description
Function Description Option
Ethernet Protocol Enables/disables Ethernet protocol. • Enable
• Disable
iSCSI Offload Protocol Enables/disables iSCSI protocol. • Enable
• Disable
FCoE Offload protocol Enables/disables FCoE protocol. • Enable
• Disable