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Creating a Virtual Input-Output Pool
Editing a Virtual Input-Output Pool
Viewing the Denitions of a Virtual Input-Output Pool
Renaming a Virtual Input-Output Pool
Deleting a Virtual Input-Output Pool
Creating a Virtual Input-Output Pool
You can create a virtual I/O pool that contains one or more virtual I/O identity types.
To create a pool of virtual I/O identity types:
1. Click Deployment.
The Deployment Portal is displayed.
2. Perform one of the following:
• On the left pane, under Common Tasks, click Create Virtual I/O Pool.
• On the left pane, under Virtual I/O Pools, right-click Virtual I/O Pools → Create Virtual I/O Pool.
The Create Virtual I/O Pool wizard is displayed.
3. On the Name and Description page, type a unique name for the virtual I/O pool and an appropriate description, and then click
Next.
4. On the Ethernet Identities page, perform one of the following:
NOTE: If you do not want to include MAC addresses in the virtual I/O pool, clear the Include MAC addresses in this
pool option, and then click Next.
a. To specify the start address and the number of identities, perform the following:
1. In the Specify the start address box, type the start address that you want to predene in the MAC addresses that will
be generated.
NOTE: The input address range (start address + number of identities) is validated against the existing
address ranges for overlap when you are creating or editing a virtual I/O pool. The number of identities
requested cannot be guaranteed in case the requested address range is overlapping with an existing virtual
I/O pool address range.
2. In the Number of Identities box, type the identity values that you want to dene, and then click Next.
NOTE: For Converged Network Adapter (CNA) cards, WWNN and WWPN identities are derived from virtual
FIP MAC address. In these scenarios, though the identities are not generated from the Ethernet Identities
pool, these derived identities are counted against the Ethernet Identities pool. Ensure that necessary buer
is added while dening the Ethernet Identities pool size when virtual pool is used for deployment on servers
with CNA cards.
b. If you want to import the MAC addresses from a .csv le, click Import from le and perform the following:
NOTE: You can import up to 1000 identities using a .csv le. The .csv le must have a column titled Name or
Value.
1. Click Import.
2. On the Import Wizard, click Import.
3. Browse and select the .csv le and click Open. The Import Results window is displayed.
4. Close the Import Results window and the Import Wizard, and then click Next.
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