Users Guide

39 Dell EMC PowerEdge MX SmartFabric Configuration and Troubleshooting Guide
Note: This is only done on CNA ports that carry converged traffic. In this example, these are the two 25GbE
QLogic CNA ports on each server that attach to the fabric internally.
If the system is already in System Setup from the previous section, skip to step 4.
1. Using a web browser, connect to the iDRAC server and launch the Virtual Console.
2. From the Virtual Console, click Next Boot menu then select BIOS Setup.
3. Select the option to reboot the server.
4. On the System Setup Main Menu, select Device Settings.
5. Select the first CNA port.
6. Select Device Level Configuration.
7. Set the Virtualization Mode to NPAR, if not already set, and then click Back.
8. Select NIC Partitioning Configuration, Partition 1 Configuration, and click to set the NIC +
RDMA Mode to Disabled.
9. Click Back.
CNA partition 1 configuration
10. Select Partition 2 Configuration and set the NIC Mode to Disabled.
11. Set the FCoE Mode to Enabled, then click Back.
CNA partition 2 configuration
12. If present, select Partition 3 Configuration and set all modes to Disabled, then click Back.
13. If present, select Partition 4 Configuration and set all modes to Disabled, then click Back.
14. Click Back, and then Finish.
15. When prompted to save changes, click Yes and then click OK in the Success window.