Users Guide

5–Adapter Preboot Configuration
Configuring Partitions
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 Storage partitions are enabled (by converting one of the NIC partitions as
storage) while drivers are already installed on the system.
 Partition 2 is changed to FCoE.
 The configuration is saved and the system is rebooted again.
Driver re-installation is required because the storage functions may keep the
vmnicX
enumeration rather than vmhbaX, as shown when you issue the following
command on the system:
# esxcfg-scsidevs -a
vmnic4 qedf link-up fc.2000000e1ed6fa2a:2001000e1ed6fa2a
(0000:19:00.2) QLogic Corp. QLogic FastLinQ QL41xxx Series 10/25 GbE
Controller (FCoE)
vmhba0 lsi_mr3 link-n/a sas.51866da071fa9100
(0000:18:00.0) Avago (LSI) PERC H330 Mini
vmnic10 qedf link-up fc.2000000e1ef249f8:2001000e1ef249f8
(0000:d8:00.2) QLogic Corp. QLogic FastLinQ QL41xxx Series 10/25 GbE
Controller (FCoE)
vmhba1 vmw_ahci link-n/a sata.vmhba1
(0000:00:11.5) Intel Corporation Lewisburg SSATA Controller [AHCI mode]
vmhba2 vmw_ahci link-n/a sata.vmhba2
(0000:00:17.0) Intel Corporation Lewisburg SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
vmhba32 qedil online iscsi.vmhba32 QLogic
FastLinQ QL41xxx Series 10/25 GbE Controller (iSCSI)
vmhba33 qedil online iscsi.vmhba33 QLogic
FastLinQ QL41xxx Series 10/25 GbE Controller (iSCSI)
In the preceding command output, notice that vmnic4 and vmnic10 are actually
storage adapter ports. To prevent this behavior, you should enable storage
functions at the same time that you configure the adapter for NPAR mode.
For example, assuming that the adapter is in Single Function mode by default,
you should:
1. Enable NPAR mode.
2. Change Partition 2 to FCoE.
3. Save and reboot.