Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 200)

OneCommand™ Manager Application P010066-01A Rev. A
8. Managing Adapters and Ports
OneConnect Adapters
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Note: vNIC is supported only on IBM virtual fabric adapters. For specific information
as to whether it is supported on a specific adapter, see the release notes that are
available on the IBM adapter pages on the Emulex website.
Figure 8-57 Channel Management Tab for vNIC1 (IBM only)
To view vNIC channel management:
1. From the discovery-tree, select the vNIC adapter port whose channel information
you want to view.
2. Select the Channel Management tab.
Channel Management Field Definitions for vNIC1 (IBM only)
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Type (Read-only) – The protocol type in use.
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Func. Num. (Read-only) – The function number assigned by the system to the
channel.
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Type (Read-only) – The protocol type in use by the channel.
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MAC address (Read-only) – The MAC address assigned to the channel.
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Name – The name assigned to the vNIC by an administrator during switch
configuration.
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LPVID – Each channel can be assigned a default VLAN ID. Each egress
untagged packet is tagged with this default value.
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Outer VLAN ID – The VLAN identifier used between the NIC port and the
switch. The switch maps this value into the VLAN ID used on the network.
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Minimum BW (%) – The minimum percentage of the port's bandwidth at which
the channel is guaranteed to run.
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Maximum BW (%) – The maximum percentage of the port's bandwidth that can
be used by the channel.