Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1156)

CIM Provider Package Installation Guide P010091-01A Rev. A
3. Using the Adapter
Discovering vNICs Using the Emulex CIM Provider
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To Determine vNICs Hosted by the UCNA or CFA in FCoE+NIC
Mode in a Particular Host
1. Find the CIM_Card instance for the UCNA or CFA in FCoE+NIC mode.
2. Find the vNICs in the host as detailed earlier, based on the version of the CIM
Provider.
3. For each CIM_EthernetPort representing a vNIC:
a. Find the instance of CIM_ControlledBy associating the CIM_EthernetPort to an
instance of CIM_PortController. Follow the association to the
CIM_PortController instance.
b. Find the instance of CIM_Realizes associating the CIM_PortController to an
instance of CIM_PhysicalConnector. Follow the association to the
CIM_PhysicalConnector instance.
c. Find the instance of CIM_Container associating the CIM_PhysicalConnector to
an instance of CIM_Card.
4. Each CIM_EthernetPort with a CIM_Container instance referencing the CIM_Card
instance found in step 1 is hosted by the targeted UCNA.
To Determine vNICs Operating Over the Same Physical Port
1. Find the CIM_PhysicalConnector instance representing the port in question. The
key value for CIM_PhysicalConnector instances contains the serial number of the
UCNA hosting the port and the port number assigned to the physical port.
2. Find the vNICs in the host as detailed earlier, based on the version of the CIM
Provider. For each CIM_EthernetPort representing a vNIC:
a. Find the instance of CIM_ControlledBy associating the CIM_EthernetPort to an
instance of CIM_PortController. Follow the association to the
CIM_PortController instance.
b. Find the instance of CIM_Realizes associating the CIM_PortController to an
instance of CIM_PhysicalConnector.
3. Each CIM_EthernetPort with a CIM_Realizes instance referencing the
CIM_PhysicalConnector instance found in step 1 is running over the targeted
physical port.