Users Guide

12–NIC Partitioning and Bandwidth Management
Configuring for NIC Partitioning
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NIC partitioning can also be configured using pre-boot CCM, Linux and Windows
QCC GUI, Linux and Windows QCS CLI, and the VMware QCC vSphere GUI
plug-in. See the respective user's guides for more information.
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 12-1, which lists the configuration parameters available on
the NIC Partitioning Configuration window.
NOTE
In NPAR mode, SR-IOV cannot be enabled on any partition or PF (VNIC) on
which storage offload (FCoE or iSCSI) is configured. This does not apply to
adapters in Single Function (SF) mode.
Configure NPAR mode (and reboot the system) before attempting to
configure the SR-IOV settings on any NPAR-ed partitions of an adapter port.
The NPAR mode configuration will take precedence over the SR-IOV
configuration.
Table 12-1. 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 config-
ure.
See Table 12-2 for con-
figuration options.
PF#1, PF#3, PF#5,
PF#7
Displays the physical function (PF) information
regarding the partition(s) on port 1. Select to config-
ure.
See Table 12-2 for con-
figuration options.
Reset Configuration to
Default
Resets the NIC partition configuration to the factory
default settings.
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