Implementing Windows Server 2012 SR-IOV on HP ProLiant Servers, 2nd edition

Technical white paper | Microsoft Windows Server 2012 SR-IOV
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Enable SR-IOV on a Virtual Machine
To enable SR-IOV on the VM, complete the following steps:
1. Choose the virtual switch that you created previously. See item A in Figure 8.
2. Under the Hardware Acceleration option, click the check the box to Enable SR-IOV. See item B in Figure 8.
3. Click Apply, and then click OK.
Figure 8: Enable SR-IOV for your VM
4. Verify that there no boxes checked in the Advanced Features. If you clear any check boxes, click Apply, and then click
OK to accept the changes.
5. Start the VM by clicking on the Run radio button.
6. Confirm the VM is now in the “running” state.
7. Click the “Summary” tab of the test VM and confirm the Heartbeat indicates “OK (Applications Healthy).” See Figure 9.