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Create Virtual Input-Output Pool Wizard
The Create Virtual I/O Pool Wizard guides you through the creation of a pool of one or more virtual I/O identity types.
OpenManage Essentials utilizes the virtual I/O identities from the pool to assign an unique identity to the network interfaces of a
server. The elds displayed on the various pages of the wizard are described in the following sections.
NOTE: Creating a virtual I/O pool is a prerequisite for automatically assigning and managing the virtual identities of the
network interfaces of a server.
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Name and Description
Ethernet Identities
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Summary
Name and Description
The Name and Description page allows you to provide a name and description for the task.
The elds displayed on the Name and Description page of the Create Virtual I/O Pool Wizard are described in the following table.
Table 70. Name and Description
Field Description
Name Provide a name for the virtual I/O pool.
Description (optional) Provide a description for the virtual I/O pool.
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Ethernet Identities
The Ethernet Identities page allows you to generate or import Media Access Control (MAC) addresses to the virtual I/O pool. MAC
addresses are required for Ethernet (LAN) communications.
The elds displayed on the Ethernet Identities page of the Create Virtual I/O Pool Wizard are described in the following table.
Table 71. Ethernet Identities
Field Description
Include MAC addresses in this pool Select to include MAC addresses in the virtual I/O pool.
Specify the start address Select to specify the start address for the MAC addresses that
will be generated.
Number of Identities Set the number of identities that you want to predene in the
MAC addresses that will be generated.
Import from le Select to import MAC addresses from a .csv le.
Import Click to open the wizard used to import MAC addresses from
a .csv le.
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