Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1542)

Boot Version 10.2 for NIC, iSCSI, FCoE, and RoCE Protocols User Manual P010097-01B Rev. A
3. Configuring PXE Boot for NIC on OCe14000-series Adapters
Using the PXESelect Utility
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2. Use the left or right arrow keys to enable or disable SRIOV.
3. Press to save.
For more information on SR-IOV configuration, see the appropriate Emulex driver
manual.
Configuring NIC Mode
Note: This setting is only available when SR-IOV is enabled, Personality is set to
“NIC”, and a two-port OCe14000-series adapter is in use.
This setting allows you to control the VF count on a two-port OCe14000-series adapter.
The choices include:

NIC – the VF count is restricted to 31 VFs per port and QoS is supported for
those VFs.

NIC-ETS Disabled – the VF count is set to 63 VFs per port but QoS is not
supported for those VFs.
To select the NIC Mode:
1. From the Configure Controller screen (Figure 3-5), ensure that the NIC personality
is selected and SR-IOV is enabled.
2. Use the up or down arrow keys to select NIC Mode.
3. Use the left or right arrow keys to select the desired setting and press .
4. Press to save.
Loading Default Settings
If you want to erase the current configuration, from the Configure Controller screen
press .
See “Erasing Ports and Controller Configuration” on page 1546 for more information.
Selecting a Port
Once you have set the options in the Configure Controller screen, ensure that you have
saved your changes. To save the current settings, press .
To proceed to the Port Selection menu:
1. From the Configure Controller screen, press . The Port Selection Menu
appears.
Figure 3-6 Port Selection Menu
Note: The Port Selection Menu only appears if there are two or more ports
connected.