Users Guide

15–SR-IOV
Verifying that SR-IOV is Operational
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In ESX:
a. Install one of the following drivers:
 bnx2x (ESXi 6.5 or earlier)
 qfle3 (ESXi 6.5 or later)
b. Ensure that the lspci command output on ESXi lists the desired
adapter.
c. From lspci, select the 10G NIC sequence number for which SR-IOV
is required. For example:
~ # lspci | grep -i Broadcom 0000:03:00.0 Network
Controllers: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM57810
10 Gigabit Ethernet [vmnic0]
Following is a sample output.
0000:03:00.1 Network Controllers: Broadcom Corporation
NetXtreme II BCM57810 10 Gigabit Ethernet [vmnic1]
~ #
d. In the driver, enable SR-IOV by using the max_vfs parameter and
passing a list containing the quantity of VFs for each port. In the BIOS,
ensure that the quantity of VFs per PF parameter is configured with a
minimum of the required quantity of VFs. Each PF port supports a
maximum of 64 VFs; the minimum quantity is 1. For example:
~ # esxcli system module parameters set -m bnx2x -p
"max_vfs=64, 64"
e. Restart the system.
4. Install the Marvell drivers for the adapters detected in the VM. Use the latest
drivers available from your vendor for the host OS (do not use the inbox
drivers). The same driver version should be installed on the host and the
VM.
Verifying that SR-IOV is Operational
Follow the appropriate steps for Hyper-V, VMware vSphere, or ESXi CLI.
To verify SR-IOV in Hyper-V Manager:
1. Start the VM.
2. In Hyper-V Manager, select the adapter and select the VM in the Virtual
Machines list.
3. Click the Networking tab at the bottom of the window and view the adapter
status.