Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1000)

Emulex Drivers Version 10.2 for VMware ESXi User Manual P010087-01A Rev. A
2. Installation
Installing the NIC Driver
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To configure multichannel using the OneCommand Manager for VMware
vCenter application, see the latest OneCommand Manager for VMware vCenter
User Manual.
Refer to the Emulex Universal Multichannel Reference Guide for additional information on
multichannel.
Using ARI
When multichannel is enabled on an OCe14000-series network adapter, each port may
be partitioned into isolated PFs (channels).You can configure up to sixteen functions on
a one-port OCe14400-series adapter, up to eight functions per port on a one or two-port
OCe14100-series adapter, and up to four functions per port on a four-port
OCe14100-series adapter.
The maximum number of functions allowed on an adapter is controlled by the
adapter's IPL file and the system’s support for ARI.
ARI must be available to support more than eight functions on an adapter.
OCe14000-series adapters automatically support ARI. However, the following
requirements must be met in order to support more than eight functions on an adapter.
1. The system hardware (the motherboard and BIOS) must support ARI.
2. ARI must be enabled in the system BIOS.
3. The host or guest operating system must support ARI:
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Windows Server 2012 and newer versions
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RHEL 6.4 and newer versions
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SLES 11 SP2 and newer versions
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ESXi 5.0 and newer versions
4. The application management tools, including the OneCommand Manager for
VMware vCenter application, must support ARI.
5. ARI must be enabled in the firmware using the OneCommand Manager for
VMware vCenter application.
If these conditions are not met, you may be able to configure more than eight functions,
but only up to eight functions will be running and discovered after a reboot.
Configuring VLANs
VLAN filtering is supported in the hardware. To configure VLANs, create the vSwitch
with the required VLAN ID and use this interface as an adapter to this vSwitch. A
native VLAN can also be configured in the guest operating system in VGT mode. (For
example, using vconfig in the Linux guest operating system.)
Note: You cannot run LACP when UMC is enabled.
Refer to the Emulex Universal Multichannel Reference Guide for additional information on
UMC.