Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 846)

Emulex Drivers Version 10.2 for Linux User Manual P010081-01A Rev. A
3. Configuration
Ethernet Driver Configuration
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vf 0 MAC 00:00:c9:9d:90:80, tx rate 10000 (Mbps)
vf 1 MAC 00:00:c9:9d:90:81, tx rate 10000 (Mbps)
ARI Considerations for OCe14000-Series Adapters
Alternative routing-ID interpretation (ARI) is supported on the OCe14000-series
adapters. The maximum number of functions allowed on an adapter is controlled by
the adapter's IPL file and the system’s support for ARI.
When universal multichannel (UMC) is enabled on an OCe14000-series network
adapter, each port may be partitioned into isolated PFs (channels). You can configure
the following number of functions:

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

up to four functions per port on a four-port OCe14100-series adapter
Note: Refer to the Emulex Universal Multichannel Reference Guide for additional
information on UMC.
ARI must be available to support up to sixteen 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:

The system hardware (the motherboard and BIOS) must support ARI.
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ARI must be enabled in the system BIOS.
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The host or guest operating system must support ARI:
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RHEL 6.4 and newer versions

SLES 11 SP2 and newer versions
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The application management tools, including the OneCommand Manager
application, must support ARI.
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.