Users Guide

12–SR-IOV Configuration
Configuring SR-IOV on VMware
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To enable IOMMU for SR-IOV on SLES 12.x:
1. In the
/etc/default/grub file, locate GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT,
and then append the
intel_iommu=on boot parameter.
2. To update the grub configuration file, issue the following command:
grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
To enable IOMMU for SR-IOV on SLES 15.x and later:
1. In the
/etc/default/grub file, locate GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT,
and then append the
intel_iommu=on boot parameter.
2. To update the grub configuration file, issue the following command:
grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/efi/EFI/sles/grub.cfg
Configuring SR-IOV on VMware
To configure SR-IOV on VMware:
1. Access the server BIOS System Setup, and then click System BIOS
Settings.
2. On the System BIOS Settings page, click Integrated Devices.
3. On the Integrated Devices page (see Figure 12-1 on page 218):
a. Set the SR-IOV Global Enable option to Enabled.
b. Click Back.
4. In the System Setup window, click Device Settings.
5. On the Device Settings page, select a port for the 25G 41xxx Series
Adapter.
6. On the Device Level Configuration page (see Figure 12-2 on page 218):
a. Set the Virtualization Mode to SR-IOV.
b. Click Back.
7. On the Main Configuration Page, click Finish.
8. Save the configuration settings and reboot the system.