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Appendix B Configuring the Intel 82599 VF
NIC
Intel 82599 VF NIC overview
The Intel 82599 NIC supports SR-IOV, which allows hardware-based NIC virtualization with the use of
virtual function (VF). Each virtual NIC is a VF NIC, and can be added to a VM as a PCI device. VF NICs
ensure higher performance than software-based virtual NICs.
VF NICs need to be configured on the BIOS server and the virtual platform (VMware or KVM) that
support VT-d or SR-IOV.
Configuring the BIOS server
This section uses HP 360Gen8 as an example.
To configure the BIOS server:
1.
Log in to the BIOS server, and select System Options > Processor Options > Intel (R) Virtualization
Technology to enable CPU virtualization, as shown in
.
Figure 86 Enabling CPU virtualization
2.
Select System Options > Processor Options > Intel (R) VT-d to enable CPU VT-d, as shown in
.