Users Guide

Name and Description
The Name and Description page allows you to provide a name and description for the task.
The fields displayed on the Name and Description page of the Create Virtual I/O Pool Wizard are
described in the following table.
Field Description
Name Provide a name for the virtual I/O pool.
Description (optional) Provide a description for the virtual I/O pool.
Related References
Create Virtual I/O Pool Wizard
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 fields displayed on the Ethernet Identities page of the Create Virtual I/O Pool Wizard are described
in the following table.
Field Description
Include MAC addresses in this pool Select to include MAC addresses in the virtual I/O
pool.
Specify a prefix to allocate from Select to specify a prefix for the MAC addresses
that will be generated. Type the predefined values
in the appropriate fields.
Number of predefined octets Set the number of octets that you want to
predefine in the MAC addresses that will be
generated.
NOTE: You can only prefix 3 to 5 octets in the
MAC addresses.
Import from file Select to import MAC addresses from a .csv file.
Import Click to open the wizard used to import MAC
addresses from a .csv file.
NOTE: The .csv must include only one
address or identity per line.
View Click to view the MAC addresses in the virtual I/O
pool.
NOTE: You can only view MAC addresses that
you have already imported from a .csv file.
Related References
Create Virtual I/O Pool Wizard
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