Cisco Systems Network Hardware UCSCPCIECSC02 User Manual

Managing Network Adapters  
This chapter includes the following sections:  
Overview of the Cisco UCS C-Series Network Adapters  
Note  
The procedures in this chapter are available only when a Cisco UCS C-Series network adapter is installed  
in the chassis.  
A Cisco UCS C-Series network adapter can be installed to provide options for I/O consolidation and  
virtualization support. The following adapters are available:  
• Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card  
• Cisco UCS VIC1225 Virtual Interface Card  
The interactive UCS Hardware and Software Interoperability Utility lets you view the supported components  
and configurations for a selected server model and software release. The utility is available at the following  
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Managing Network Adapters  
Viewing Network Adapter Properties  
Procedure  
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.  
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.  
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.  
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, click an adapter in the table to display its properties.  
The resources of the selected adapter appear in the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area.  
Step 5 In the Adapter Cards area, review the following information for the installed adapters:  
Name  
Description  
PCI Slot column  
The PCI slot in which the adapter is installed.  
Product Name column  
Serial Number column  
Product ID column  
Vendor column  
The product name for the adapter.  
The serial number for the adapter.  
The product ID for the adapter.  
The vendor for the adapter.  
CIMC Management Enabled  
column  
Whether the adapter is able to manage CIMC. This functionality depends  
on the type of adapter installed and how it is configured. For details,  
see the hardware installation guide for the type of server you are using.  
Step 6 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the General tab.  
Step 7 In the Adapter Card Properties area, review the following information for the adapter:  
Name  
Description  
PCI Slot field  
The PCI slot in which the adapter is installed.  
Vendor field  
The vendor for the adapter.  
Product Name field  
Product ID field  
The product name for the adapter.  
The product ID for the adapter.  
The serial number for the adapter.  
The version ID for the adapter.  
The hardware revision for the adapter.  
Serial Number field  
Version ID field  
Hardware Revision field  
CIMC Management Enabled  
field  
If this field displays yes, then the adapter is functioning in Cisco Card  
Mode and passing CIMC management traffic through to the server  
CIMC.  
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Name  
Description  
Configuration Pending field  
If this field displays yes, the adapter configuration has changed in CIMC  
but these changes have not been communicated to the host operating  
system.  
To activate the changes, an administrator must reboot the adapter.  
Description field  
FIP Mode field  
The user-defined description for the adapter, if any.  
Whether FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP) mode is enabled. FIP mode  
ensures that the adapter is compatible with current FCoE standards.  
NIV Mode field  
Whether Network Interface Virtualization (NIV) is enabled.  
If NIV mode is enabled:  
• vNICs and vHBAs can be assigned to a specific channel  
• vNICs and vHBAs can be associated with a port profile  
• vNICs can fail over to another vNIC if there are communication  
problems  
Step 8 In the External Ethernet Interfaces area, review the following information for the adapter:  
Name  
Description  
ID column  
The uplink port ID.  
MAC Address column  
Link State column  
The MAC address of the uplink port.  
The current operational state of the uplink port. This can be one of the  
following:  
Fault  
Link Up  
Link Down  
SFP ID Error  
SFP Not Installed  
SFP Security Check Failed  
Unsupported SFP  
Encap column  
The attribute added to the virtual network tag (VNTag) to support  
Network Interface Virtualization (NIV).  
Step 9 In the Firmware area, review the following information for the adapter:  
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Name  
Description  
Running Version field  
Backup Version field  
The firmware version that is currently active.  
The alternate firmware version installed on the adapter, if any. The  
backup version is not currently running. To activate it, administrators  
can click Activate Firmware in the Actions area.  
Note  
When you install new firmware on the adapter, any existing  
backup version is deleted and the new firmware becomes the  
backup version. You must manually activate the new firmware  
if you want the adapter to run the new version.  
Startup Version field  
The firmware version that will become active the next time the adapter  
is rebooted.  
Bootloader Version field  
Status field  
The bootloader version associated with the adapter card.  
The status of the last firmware activation that was performed on this  
adapter.  
Note  
The status is reset each time the adapter is  
rebooted.  
What to Do Next  
To view the properties of virtual NICs, VM FEXs, and virtual HBAs, see the following sections:  
Viewing vNIC Properties, on page 21  
Viewing Virtual FEX Properties, on page 31  
Viewing vHBA Properties, on page 7  
Configuring Adapter Properties  
Before You Begin  
You must log in with admin privileges to perform this task.  
• A supported Virtual Interface Card (VIC) must be installed in the chassis and the server must be powered  
on.  
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Configuring Adapter Properties  
Procedure  
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.  
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.  
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.  
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.  
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the  
Adapter Cards area.  
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the General tab.  
Step 6 In the Actions area of the General tab, click Set Adapter Properties.  
The Modify Adapter Properties dialog box opens.  
Step 7 In the Modify Adapter Properties dialog box, update the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
Description field  
A user-defined description for the adapter.  
You can enter between 1 and 63 characters.  
Enable FIP Mode check box  
Enable NIV Mode check box  
If checked, then FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP) mode is enabled.  
FIP mode ensures that the adapter is compatible with current FCoE  
standards.  
Note  
We recommend that you use this option only when explicitly  
directed to do so by a technical support representative.  
If checked, then Network Interface Virtualization (NIV) mode is enabled.  
If NIV mode is enabled:  
• vNICs and vHBAs can be assigned to a specific channel  
• vNICs and vHBAs can be associated with a port profile  
• vNICs can fail over to another vNIC if there are communication  
problems  
Number of VM FEX Interfaces The number of VM FEX interfaces you want CIMC to create.  
field  
Enter an integer between 0 and 112.  
Note  
NIV mode is required for this  
option.  
Step 8 Click Save Changes.  
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Managing vHBAs  
Managing vHBAs  
Guidelines for Managing vHBAs  
When managing vHBAs, consider the following guidelines and restrictions:  
• The Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card and Cisco UCS VIC1225 Virtual Interface Card provide  
two vHBAs (fc0 and fc1). You can create up to 16 additional vHBAs on these adapter cards.  
Note  
If Network Interface Virtualization (NIV) mode is enabled for the adapter, you must  
assign a channel number to a vHBA when you create it.  
• When using the Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card or Cisco UCS VIC1225 Virtual Interface Card  
in an FCoE application, you must associate the vHBA with the FCoE VLAN. Follow the instructions  
in Modifying vHBA Properties, on page 11 to assign the VLAN.  
• After making configuration changes, you must reboot the host for settings to take effect.  
Viewing vHBA Properties  
Procedure  
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.  
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.  
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.  
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.  
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the  
Adapter Cards area.  
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the vHBAs tab.  
Step 6 In the Host Fibre Channel Interfaces area, select a vHBA from the table.  
Step 7 Click Properties to open the vHBA Properties dialog box.  
Step 8 In the General area, review the information in the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
Name field  
The name of the virtual HBA.  
This name cannot be changed after the vHBA has been created.  
World Wide Node Name field  
The WWNN associated with the vHBA.  
To let the system generate the WWNN, select AUTO. To specify a  
WWNN, click the second radio button and enter the WWNN in the  
corresponding field.  
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Name  
Description  
World Wide Port Name field  
The WWPN associated with the vHBA.  
To let the system generate the WWPN, select AUTO. To specify a  
WWPN, click the second radio button and enter the WWPN in the  
corresponding field.  
FC SAN Boot check box  
If checked, the vHBA can be used to perform a SAN boot.  
Enable Persistent LUN Binding If checked, any LUN ID associations are retained in memory until they  
check box  
are manually cleared.  
Uplink Port field  
The uplink port associated with the vHBA.  
Note  
This value cannot be changed for the system-defined vHBAs  
fc0 and fc1.  
MAC Address field  
The MAC address associated with the vHBA.  
To let the system generate the MAC address, select AUTO. To specify  
an address, click the second radio button and enter the MAC address in  
the corresponding field.  
Default VLAN field  
If there is no default VLAN for this vHBA, click NONE. Otherwise,  
click the second radio button and enter a VLAN ID between 1 and 4094  
in the field.  
Class of Service drop-down list  
The CoS for the vHBA.  
Select an integer between 0 and 6, with 0 being lowest priority and 6  
being the highest priority.  
Note  
This option cannot be used in NIV  
mode.  
Rate Limit field  
The data rate limit for traffic on this vHBA, in Mbps.  
If you want this vHBA to have an unlimited data rate, select OFF.  
Otherwise, click the second radio button and enter an integer between  
1 and 10,000.  
Note  
This option cannot be used in NIV  
mode.  
PCIe Device Order field  
EDTOV field  
The order in which this vHBA will be used.  
To let the system set the order, select ANY. To specify an order, select  
the second radio button and enter an integer between 0 and 17.  
The error detect timeout value (EDTOV), which is the number of  
milliseconds to wait before the system assumes that an error has  
occurred.  
Enter an integer between 1,000 and 100,000. The default is 2,000  
milliseconds.  
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Name  
Description  
RATOV field  
The resource allocation timeout value (RATOV), which is the number  
of milliseconds to wait before the system assumes that a resource cannot  
be properly allocated.  
Enter an integer between 5,000 and 100,000. The default is 10,000  
milliseconds.  
Max Data Field Size field  
Channel Number field  
The maximum size of the Fibre Channel frame payload bytes that the  
vHBA supports.  
Enter an integer between 256 and 2112.  
The channel number that will be assigned to this vHBA.  
Enter an integer between 1 and 1,000.  
Note  
NIV mode is required for this  
option.  
Port Profile drop-down list  
The port profile that should be associated with the vHBA, if any.  
This field displays the port profiles defined on the switch to which this  
server is connected.  
Note  
NIV mode is required for this  
option.  
Step 9 In the Error Recovery area, review the information in the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
Enable FCP Error Recovery  
check box  
If checked, the system uses FCP Sequence Level Error Recovery  
protocol (FC-TAPE).  
Link Down Timeout field  
The number of milliseconds the uplink port should be offline before it  
informs the system that the uplink port is down and fabric connectivity  
has been lost.  
Enter an integer between 0 and 240,000.  
Port Down I/O Retries field  
Port Down Timeout field  
The number of times an I/O request to a port is returned because the  
port is busy before the system decides the port is unavailable.  
Enter an integer between 0 and 255.  
The number of milliseconds a remote Fibre Channel port should be  
offline before informing the SCSI upper layer that the port is unavailable.  
Enter an integer between 0 and 240,000.  
Step 10 In the Fibre Channel Interrupt area, review the information in the following fields:  
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Name  
Interrupt Mode drop-down list  
Description  
The preferred driver interrupt mode. This can be one of the following:  
MSIx—Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) with the optional  
extension. This is the recommended option.  
MSI—MSI only.  
INTx—PCI INTx interrupts.  
Step 11 In the Fibre Channel Port area, review the information in the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
I/O Throttle Count field  
The number of I/O operations that can be pending in the vHBA at one  
time.  
Enter an integer between 1 and 1,024.  
LUNs per Target field  
The maximum number of LUNs that the driver will export. This is  
usually an operating system platform limitation.  
Enter an integer between 1 and 1,024. The recommended value is 1024.  
Step 12 In the Fibre Channel Port FLOGI area, review the information in the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
FLOGI Retries field  
The number of times that the system tries to log in to the fabric after  
the first failure.  
To specify an unlimited number of retries, select the INFINITE radio  
button. Otherwise select the second radio button and enter an integer  
into the corresponding field.  
FLOGI Timeout field  
The number of milliseconds that the system waits before it tries to log  
in again.  
Enter an integer between 1,000 and 255,000.  
Step 13 In the Fibre Channel Port PLOGI area, review the information in the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
PLOGI Retries field  
The number of times that the system tries to log in to a port after the  
first failure.  
Enter an integer between 0 and 255.  
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Name  
PLOGI Timeout field  
Description  
The number of milliseconds that the system waits before it tries to log  
in again.  
Enter an integer between 1,000 and 255,000.  
Step 14 In the SCSI I/O area, review the information in the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
CDB Transmit Queue Count  
field  
The number of SCSI I/O queue resources the system should allocate.  
Enter an integer between 1 and 8.  
CDB Work Queue Ring Size field The number of descriptors in each SCSI I/O queue.  
Enter an integer between 64 and 512.  
Step 15 In the Receive/Transmit Queues area, review the information in the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
FC Work Queue Ring Size field The number of descriptors in each transmit queue.  
Enter an integer between 64 and 128.  
FC Receive Queue Ring Size field The number of descriptors in each receive queue.  
Enter an integer between 64 and 128.  
Modifying vHBA Properties  
Procedure  
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.  
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.  
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.  
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.  
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the  
Adapter Cards area.  
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Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the vHBAs tab.  
Step 6 In the Host Fibre Channel Interfaces area, select a vHBA from the table.  
Step 7 Click Properties to open the vHBA Properties dialog box.  
Step 8 In the General area, update the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
Name field  
The name of the virtual HBA.  
This name cannot be changed after the vHBA has been created.  
World Wide Node Name field  
World Wide Port Name field  
FC SAN Boot check box  
The WWNN associated with the vHBA.  
To let the system generate the WWNN, select AUTO. To specify a  
WWNN, click the second radio button and enter the WWNN in the  
corresponding field.  
The WWPN associated with the vHBA.  
To let the system generate the WWPN, select AUTO. To specify a  
WWPN, click the second radio button and enter the WWPN in the  
corresponding field.  
If checked, the vHBA can be used to perform a SAN boot.  
Enable Persistent LUN Binding If checked, any LUN ID associations are retained in memory until they  
check box  
are manually cleared.  
Uplink Port field  
The uplink port associated with the vHBA.  
Note  
This value cannot be changed for the system-defined vHBAs  
fc0 and fc1.  
MAC Address field  
The MAC address associated with the vHBA.  
To let the system generate the MAC address, select AUTO. To specify  
an address, click the second radio button and enter the MAC address in  
the corresponding field.  
Default VLAN field  
If there is no default VLAN for this vHBA, click NONE. Otherwise,  
click the second radio button and enter a VLAN ID between 1 and 4094  
in the field.  
Class of Service drop-down list  
The CoS for the vHBA.  
Select an integer between 0 and 6, with 0 being lowest priority and 6  
being the highest priority.  
Note  
This option cannot be used in NIV  
mode.  
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Name  
Description  
Rate Limit field  
The data rate limit for traffic on this vHBA, in Mbps.  
If you want this vHBA to have an unlimited data rate, select OFF.  
Otherwise, click the second radio button and enter an integer between  
1 and 10,000.  
Note  
This option cannot be used in NIV  
mode.  
PCIe Device Order field  
EDTOV field  
The order in which this vHBA will be used.  
To let the system set the order, select ANY. To specify an order, select  
the second radio button and enter an integer between 0 and 17.  
The error detect timeout value (EDTOV), which is the number of  
milliseconds to wait before the system assumes that an error has  
occurred.  
Enter an integer between 1,000 and 100,000. The default is 2,000  
milliseconds.  
RATOV field  
The resource allocation timeout value (RATOV), which is the number  
of milliseconds to wait before the system assumes that a resource cannot  
be properly allocated.  
Enter an integer between 5,000 and 100,000. The default is 10,000  
milliseconds.  
Max Data Field Size field  
Channel Number field  
The maximum size of the Fibre Channel frame payload bytes that the  
vHBA supports.  
Enter an integer between 256 and 2112.  
The channel number that will be assigned to this vHBA.  
Enter an integer between 1 and 1,000.  
Note  
NIV mode is required for this  
option.  
Port Profile drop-down list  
The port profile that should be associated with the vHBA, if any.  
This field displays the port profiles defined on the switch to which this  
server is connected.  
Note  
NIV mode is required for this  
option.  
Step 9 In the Error Recovery area, update the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
Enable FCP Error Recovery  
check box  
If checked, the system uses FCP Sequence Level Error Recovery  
protocol (FC-TAPE).  
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Name  
Description  
Link Down Timeout field  
The number of milliseconds the uplink port should be offline before it  
informs the system that the uplink port is down and fabric connectivity  
has been lost.  
Enter an integer between 0 and 240,000.  
Port Down I/O Retries field  
Port Down Timeout field  
The number of times an I/O request to a port is returned because the  
port is busy before the system decides the port is unavailable.  
Enter an integer between 0 and 255.  
The number of milliseconds a remote Fibre Channel port should be  
offline before informing the SCSI upper layer that the port is unavailable.  
Enter an integer between 0 and 240,000.  
Step 10 In the Fibre Channel Interrupt area, update the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
Interrupt Mode drop-down list  
The preferred driver interrupt mode. This can be one of the following:  
MSIx—Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) with the optional  
extension. This is the recommended option.  
MSI—MSI only.  
INTx—PCI INTx interrupts.  
Step 11 In the Fibre Channel Port area, update the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
I/O Throttle Count field  
The number of I/O operations that can be pending in the vHBA at one  
time.  
Enter an integer between 1 and 1,024.  
LUNs per Target field  
The maximum number of LUNs that the driver will export. This is  
usually an operating system platform limitation.  
Enter an integer between 1 and 1,024. The recommended value is 1024.  
Step 12 In the Fibre Channel Port FLOGI area, update the following fields:  
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Name  
Description  
FLOGI Retries field  
The number of times that the system tries to log in to the fabric after  
the first failure.  
To specify an unlimited number of retries, select the INFINITE radio  
button. Otherwise select the second radio button and enter an integer  
into the corresponding field.  
FLOGI Timeout field  
The number of milliseconds that the system waits before it tries to log  
in again.  
Enter an integer between 1,000 and 255,000.  
Step 13 In the Fibre Channel Port PLOGI area, update the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
PLOGI Retries field  
The number of times that the system tries to log in to a port after the  
first failure.  
Enter an integer between 0 and 255.  
PLOGI Timeout field  
The number of milliseconds that the system waits before it tries to log  
in again.  
Enter an integer between 1,000 and 255,000.  
Step 14 In the SCSI I/O area, update the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
CDB Transmit Queue Count  
field  
The number of SCSI I/O queue resources the system should allocate.  
Enter an integer between 1 and 8.  
CDB Work Queue Ring Size field The number of descriptors in each SCSI I/O queue.  
Enter an integer between 64 and 512.  
Step 15 In the Receive/Transmit Queues area, update the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
FC Work Queue Ring Size field The number of descriptors in each transmit queue.  
Enter an integer between 64 and 128.  
FC Receive Queue Ring Size field The number of descriptors in each receive queue.  
Enter an integer between 64 and 128.  
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Step 16 Click Save Changes.  
Creating a vHBA  
The adapter provides two permanent vHBAs. If NIV mode is enabled, you can create up to 16 additional  
vHBAs.  
Procedure  
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.  
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.  
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.  
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.  
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the  
Adapter Cards area.  
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the vHBAs tab.  
Step 6 In the Host Fibre Channel Interfaces area, choose one of these actions:  
• To create a vHBA using default configuration settings, click Add.  
• To create a vHBA using the same configuration settings as an existing vHBA, select that vHBA and  
click Clone.  
The Add vHBA dialog box appears.  
Step 7 In the Add vHBA dialog box, enter a name for the vHBA in the Name entry box.  
Step 8 Click Add vHBA.  
What to Do Next  
• Reboot the server to create the vHBA.  
• If configuration changes are required, configure the new vHBA as described in Modifying vHBA  
Properties, on page 11.  
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Deleting a vHBA  
Deleting a vHBA  
Procedure  
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.  
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.  
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.  
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.  
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the  
Adapter Cards area.  
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the vHBAs tab.  
Step 6 In the Host Fibre Channel Interfaces area, select a vHBA from the table.  
Note  
You cannot delete either of the two default vHBAs, fc0 or  
fc1.  
Step 7 Click Delete and click OK to confirm.  
vHBA Boot Table  
In the vHBA boot table, you can specify up to four LUNs from which the server can boot.  
Creating a Boot Table Entry  
Procedure  
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.  
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.  
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.  
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.  
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the  
Adapter Cards area.  
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the vHBAs tab.  
Step 6 In the Host Fibre Channel Interfaces area, select a vHBA from the table.  
Step 7 Click Boot Table to open the Boot Table dialog box for the selected vHBA.  
Step 8 In the Boot Table dialog box, click Add to open the Add Boot Entry dialog box.  
Step 9 In the Add Boot Entry dialog box, update the following fields:  
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Name  
Description  
Target WWPN field  
The World Wide Port Name (WWPN) that corresponds to the location  
of the boot image.  
Enter the WWPN in the format hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh.  
LUN ID field  
The LUN ID that corresponds to the location of the boot image.  
Enter an ID between 0 and 255.  
Add Boot Entry button  
Reset Values button  
Cancel button  
Adds the specified location to the boot table.  
Clears the values currently entered in the fields.  
Closes the dialog box without saving any changes made while the dialog  
box was open.  
Step 10 Click Add Boot Entry.  
Deleting a Boot Table Entry  
Procedure  
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.  
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.  
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.  
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.  
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the  
Adapter Cards area.  
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the vHBAs tab.  
Step 6 In the Host Fibre Channel Interfaces area, select a vHBA from the table.  
Step 7 Click Boot Table to open the Boot Table dialog box for the selected vHBA.  
Step 8 In the Boot Table dialog box, click the entry to be deleted.  
Step 9 Click Delete and click OK to confirm.  
vHBA Persistent Binding  
Persistent binding ensures that the system-assigned mapping of Fibre Channel targets is maintained after a  
reboot.  
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Viewing Persistent Bindings  
Procedure  
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.  
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.  
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.  
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.  
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the  
Adapter Cards area.  
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the vHBAs tab.  
Step 6 In the Host Fibre Channel Interfaces area, select a vHBA from the table.  
Step 7 Click Persistent Bindings to open the Persistent Bindings dialog box for the selected vHBA.  
Step 8 In the Persistent Bindings dialog box for the selected vHBA, review the following information:  
Name  
Description  
Index column  
The unique identifier for the binding.  
Target WWPN column  
Host WWPN column  
Bus ID column  
The target World Wide Port Name with which the binding is associated.  
The host World Wide Port Name with which the binding is associated.  
The bus ID with which the binding is associated.  
Target ID column  
The target ID on the host system with which the binding is associated.  
Clears all unused bindings and resets the ones that are in use.  
Rebuild Persistent Bindings  
button  
Close button  
Closes the dialog box and saves your changes.  
Step 9 Click Close.  
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Rebuilding Persistent Bindings  
Procedure  
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.  
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.  
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.  
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.  
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the  
Adapter Cards area.  
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the vHBAs tab.  
Step 6 In the Host Fibre Channel Interfaces area, select a vHBA from the table.  
Step 7 Click Persistent Bindings to open the Persistent Bindings dialog box for the selected vHBA.  
Step 8 In the Persistent Bindings dialog box for the selected vHBA, click Rebuild Persistent Bindings.  
Step 9 Click Close.  
Managing vNICs  
Guidelines for Managing vNICs  
When managing vNICs, consider the following guidelines and restrictions:  
• The Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card and Cisco UCS VIC1225 Virtual Interface Card provide  
two default vNICs (eth0 and eth1). You can create up to 16 additional vNICs on these adapter cards.  
Note  
If Network Interface Virtualization (NIV) mode is enabled for the adapter, you must  
assign a channel number to a vNIC when you create it.  
• After making configuration changes, you must reboot the host for settings to take effect.  
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Viewing vNIC Properties  
Procedure  
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.  
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.  
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.  
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.  
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the  
Adapter Cards area.  
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the vNICs tab.  
Step 6 In the Host Ethernet Interfaces area, select a vNIC from the table.  
Step 7 Click Properties to open the vNIC Properties dialog box.  
Step 8 In the General area, review the information in the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
Name field  
The name for the virtual NIC.  
This name cannot be changed after the vNIC has been created.  
MTU field  
The maximum transmission unit, or packet size, that this vNIC accepts.  
Enter an integer between 1500 and 9000.  
Uplink Port drop-down list  
MAC Address field  
The uplink port associated with this vNIC. All traffic for this vNIC goes  
through this uplink port.  
The MAC address associated with the vNIC.  
To let the adapter select an available MAC address from its internal  
pool, select Auto. To specify an address, click the second radio button  
and enter the MAC address in the corresponding field.  
Class of Service drop-down list  
The class of service to associate with traffic from this vNIC.  
Select an integer between 0 and 6, with 0 being lowest priority and 6  
being the highest priority.  
Note  
This option cannot be used in NIV  
mode.  
Trust Host CoS check box  
PCI Order field  
Check this box if you want the vNIC to use the class of service provided  
by the host operating system.  
The order in which this vNIC will be used.  
To let the system set the order, select Any. To specify an order, select  
the second radio button and enter an integer between 0 and 17.  
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Name  
Description  
Default VLAN field  
If there is no default VLAN for this vNIC, click NONE. Otherwise,  
click the second radio button and enter a VLAN ID between 1 and 4094  
in the field.  
Note  
This option cannot be used in NIV  
mode.  
VLAN Mode drop-down list  
Rate Limit field  
If you want to use VLAN trunking, select TRUNK. Otherwise, select  
ACCESS.  
Note  
This option cannot be used in NIV  
mode.  
If you want this vNIC to have an unlimited data rate, select OFF.  
Otherwise, click the second radio button and enter a rate limit in the  
associated field.  
Enter an integer between 1 and 10,000 Mbps.  
Note  
This option cannot be used in NIV  
mode.  
Enable PXE Boot check box  
Channel Number field  
Check this box if the vNIC can be used to perform a PXE boot.  
Select the channel number that will be assigned to this vNIC.  
Note  
NIV mode is required for this  
option.  
Port Profile drop-down list  
Select the port profile that should be associated with the vNIC.  
This field displays the port profiles defined on the switch to which this  
server is connected.  
Note  
NIV mode is required for this  
option.  
Enable Uplink Failover check box Check this box if traffic on this vNIC should fail over to the secondary  
interface if there are communication problems.  
Note  
NIV mode is required for this  
option.  
Failback Timeout field  
After a vNIC has started using its secondary interface, this setting  
controls how long the primary interface must be available before the  
system resumes using the primary interface for the vNIC.  
Enter a number of seconds between 0 and 600.  
Note  
NIV mode is required for this  
option.  
Step 9 In the Ethernet Interrupt area, review the information in the following fields:  
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Name  
Description  
Interrupt Count field  
The number of interrupt resources to allocate. In general, this value  
should be equal to the number of completion queue resources.  
Enter an integer between 1 and 514.  
Coalescing Time field  
The time to wait between interrupts or the idle period that must be  
encountered before an interrupt is sent.  
Enter an integer between 1 and 65535. To turn off interrupt coalescing,  
enter 0 (zero) in this field.  
Coalescing Type drop-down list This can be one of the following:  
MIN—The system waits for the time specified in the Coalescing  
Time field before sending another interrupt event.  
IDLE—The system does not send an interrupt until there is a  
period of no activity lasting as least as long as the time specified  
in the Coalescing Time field.  
Interrupt Mode drop-down list  
The preferred driver interrupt mode. This can be one of the following:  
MSI-X—Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) with the optional  
extension. This is the recommended option.  
MSI—MSI only.  
INTx—PCI INTx interrupts.  
Step 10 In the Ethernet Receive Queue area, review the information in the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
Receive Queue Count field  
The number of receive queue resources to allocate.  
Enter an integer between 1 and 256.  
Receive Queue Ring Size field  
The number of descriptors in each receive queue.  
Enter an integer between 64 and 4096.  
Step 11 In the Ethernet Transmit Queue area, review the information in the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
Transmit Queue Count field  
The number of transmit queue resources to allocate.  
Enter an integer between 1 and 256.  
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Name  
Description  
Transmit Queue Ring Size field The number of descriptors in each transmit queue.  
Enter an integer between 64 and 4096.  
Step 12 In the Completion Queue area, review the information in the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
Completion Queue Count field The number of completion queue resources to allocate. In general, the  
number of completion queue resources you should allocate is equal to  
the number of transmit queue resources plus the number of receive  
queue resources.  
Enter an integer between 1 and 512.  
Completion Queue Ring Size  
field  
The number of descriptors in each completion queue.  
This value cannot be changed.  
Step 13 In the TCP Offload area, review the information in the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
Enable TCP Segmentation  
Offload check box  
If checked, the CPU sends large TCP packets to the hardware to be  
segmented. This option may reduce CPU overhead and increase  
throughput rate.  
If cleared, the CPU segments large packets.  
Note  
This option is also known as Large Send Offload  
(LSO).  
Enable TCP Rx Offload  
If checked, the CPU sends all packet checksums to the hardware for  
Checksum Validation check box validation. This option may reduce CPU overhead.  
If cleared, the CPU validates all packet checksums.  
Enable TCP Tx Offload  
If checked, the CPU sends all packets to the hardware so that the  
Checksum Generation check box checksum can be calculated. This option may reduce CPU overhead.  
If cleared, the CPU calculates all packet checksums.  
Enable Large Receive check box If checked, the hardware reassembles all segmented packets before  
sending them to the CPU. This option may reduce CPU utilization and  
increase inbound throughput.  
If cleared, the CPU processes all large packets.  
Step 14 In the Receive Side Scaling area, review the information in the following fields:  
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Name  
Description  
Enable TCP Receive Side Scaling Receive Side Scaling (RSS) distributes network receive processing  
check box  
across multiple CPUs in multiprocessor systems.  
If checked, network receive processing is shared across processors  
whenever possible.  
If cleared, network receive processing is always handled by a single  
processor even if additional processors are available.  
Enable IPv4 RSS check box  
If checked, RSS is enabled on IPv4 networks.  
Enable TCP-IPv4 RSS check box If checked, RSS is enabled for TCP transmissions across IPv4 networks.  
Enable IPv6 RSS check box If checked, RSS is enabled on IPv6 networks.  
Enable TCP-IPv6 RSS check box If checked, RSS is enabled for TCP transmissions across IPv6 networks.  
Enable IPv6 Extension RSS  
If checked, RSS is enabled for IPv6 extensions.  
check box  
Enable TCP-IPv6 Extension RSS If checked, RSS is enabled for TCP transmissions across IPv6 networks.  
check box  
Modifying vNIC Properties  
Procedure  
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.  
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.  
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.  
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.  
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the  
Adapter Cards area.  
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the vNICs tab.  
Step 6 In the Host Ethernet Interfaces area, select a vNIC from the table.  
Step 7 Click Properties to open the vNIC Properties dialog box.  
Step 8 In the General area, update the following fields:  
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Name  
Description  
Name field  
The name for the virtual NIC.  
This name cannot be changed after the vNIC has been created.  
MTU field  
The maximum transmission unit, or packet size, that this vNIC accepts.  
Enter an integer between 1500 and 9000.  
Uplink Port drop-down list  
MAC Address field  
The uplink port associated with this vNIC. All traffic for this vNIC goes  
through this uplink port.  
The MAC address associated with the vNIC.  
To let the adapter select an available MAC address from its internal  
pool, select Auto. To specify an address, click the second radio button  
and enter the MAC address in the corresponding field.  
Class of Service drop-down list  
The class of service to associate with traffic from this vNIC.  
Select an integer between 0 and 6, with 0 being lowest priority and 6  
being the highest priority.  
Note  
This option cannot be used in NIV  
mode.  
Trust Host CoS check box  
PCI Order field  
Check this box if you want the vNIC to use the class of service provided  
by the host operating system.  
The order in which this vNIC will be used.  
To let the system set the order, select Any. To specify an order, select  
the second radio button and enter an integer between 0 and 17.  
Default VLAN field  
If there is no default VLAN for this vNIC, click NONE. Otherwise,  
click the second radio button and enter a VLAN ID between 1 and 4094  
in the field.  
Note  
This option cannot be used in NIV  
mode.  
VLAN Mode drop-down list  
Rate Limit field  
If you want to use VLAN trunking, select TRUNK. Otherwise, select  
ACCESS.  
Note  
This option cannot be used in NIV  
mode.  
If you want this vNIC to have an unlimited data rate, select OFF.  
Otherwise, click the second radio button and enter a rate limit in the  
associated field.  
Enter an integer between 1 and 10,000 Mbps.  
Note  
This option cannot be used in NIV  
mode.  
Enable PXE Boot check box  
Check this box if the vNIC can be used to perform a PXE boot.  
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Name  
Description  
Select the channel number that will be assigned to this vNIC.  
Channel Number field  
Note  
NIV mode is required for this  
option.  
Port Profile drop-down list  
Select the port profile that should be associated with the vNIC.  
This field displays the port profiles defined on the switch to which this  
server is connected.  
Note  
NIV mode is required for this  
option.  
Enable Uplink Failover check box Check this box if traffic on this vNIC should fail over to the secondary  
interface if there are communication problems.  
Note  
NIV mode is required for this  
option.  
Failback Timeout field  
After a vNIC has started using its secondary interface, this setting  
controls how long the primary interface must be available before the  
system resumes using the primary interface for the vNIC.  
Enter a number of seconds between 0 and 600.  
Note  
NIV mode is required for this  
option.  
Step 9 In the Ethernet Interrupt area, update the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
Interrupt Count field  
The number of interrupt resources to allocate. In general, this value  
should be equal to the number of completion queue resources.  
Enter an integer between 1 and 514.  
Coalescing Time field  
The time to wait between interrupts or the idle period that must be  
encountered before an interrupt is sent.  
Enter an integer between 1 and 65535. To turn off interrupt coalescing,  
enter 0 (zero) in this field.  
Coalescing Type drop-down list This can be one of the following:  
MIN—The system waits for the time specified in the Coalescing  
Time field before sending another interrupt event.  
IDLE—The system does not send an interrupt until there is a  
period of no activity lasting as least as long as the time specified  
in the Coalescing Time field.  
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Name  
Interrupt Mode drop-down list  
Description  
The preferred driver interrupt mode. This can be one of the following:  
MSI-X—Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) with the optional  
extension. This is the recommended option.  
MSI—MSI only.  
INTx—PCI INTx interrupts.  
Step 10 In the Ethernet Receive Queue area, update the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
Receive Queue Count field  
The number of receive queue resources to allocate.  
Enter an integer between 1 and 256.  
Receive Queue Ring Size field  
The number of descriptors in each receive queue.  
Enter an integer between 64 and 4096.  
Step 11 In the Ethernet Transmit Queue area, update the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
Transmit Queue Count field  
The number of transmit queue resources to allocate.  
Enter an integer between 1 and 256.  
Transmit Queue Ring Size field The number of descriptors in each transmit queue.  
Enter an integer between 64 and 4096.  
Step 12 In the Completion Queue area, update the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
Completion Queue Count field The number of completion queue resources to allocate. In general, the  
number of completion queue resources you should allocate is equal to  
the number of transmit queue resources plus the number of receive  
queue resources.  
Enter an integer between 1 and 512.  
Completion Queue Ring Size  
field  
The number of descriptors in each completion queue.  
This value cannot be changed.  
Step 13 In the TCP Offload area, update the following fields:  
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Name  
Description  
Enable TCP Segmentation  
Offload check box  
If checked, the CPU sends large TCP packets to the hardware to be  
segmented. This option may reduce CPU overhead and increase  
throughput rate.  
If cleared, the CPU segments large packets.  
Note  
This option is also known as Large Send Offload  
(LSO).  
Enable TCP Rx Offload  
If checked, the CPU sends all packet checksums to the hardware for  
Checksum Validation check box validation. This option may reduce CPU overhead.  
If cleared, the CPU validates all packet checksums.  
Enable TCP Tx Offload  
If checked, the CPU sends all packets to the hardware so that the  
Checksum Generation check box checksum can be calculated. This option may reduce CPU overhead.  
If cleared, the CPU calculates all packet checksums.  
Enable Large Receive check box If checked, the hardware reassembles all segmented packets before  
sending them to the CPU. This option may reduce CPU utilization and  
increase inbound throughput.  
If cleared, the CPU processes all large packets.  
Step 14 In the Receive Side Scaling area, update the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
Enable TCP Receive Side Scaling Receive Side Scaling (RSS) distributes network receive processing  
check box  
across multiple CPUs in multiprocessor systems.  
If checked, network receive processing is shared across processors  
whenever possible.  
If cleared, network receive processing is always handled by a single  
processor even if additional processors are available.  
Enable IPv4 RSS check box  
If checked, RSS is enabled on IPv4 networks.  
Enable TCP-IPv4 RSS check box If checked, RSS is enabled for TCP transmissions across IPv4 networks.  
Enable IPv6 RSS check box If checked, RSS is enabled on IPv6 networks.  
Enable TCP-IPv6 RSS check box If checked, RSS is enabled for TCP transmissions across IPv6 networks.  
Enable IPv6 Extension RSS  
If checked, RSS is enabled for IPv6 extensions.  
check box  
Enable TCP-IPv6 Extension RSS If checked, RSS is enabled for TCP transmissions across IPv6 networks.  
check box  
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Step 15 Click Save Changes.  
Creating a vNIC  
The adapter provides two permanent vNICs. You can create up to 16 additional vNICs.  
Procedure  
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.  
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.  
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.  
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.  
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the  
Adapter Cards area.  
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the vNICs tab.  
Step 6 In the Host Ethernet Interfaces area, choose one of these actions:  
• To create a vNIC using default configuration settings, click Add.  
• To create a vNIC using the same configuration settings as an existing vNIC, select that vNIC and click  
Clone.  
The Add vNIC dialog box appears.  
Step 7 In the Add vNIC dialog box, enter a name for the vNIC in the Name entry box.  
Step 8 (Optional) In the Add vNIC dialog box, enter a channel number for the vNIC in the Channel Number entry  
box.  
Note  
If NIV is enabled on the adapter, you must assign a channel number for the vNIC when you create  
it.  
Step 9 Click Add vNIC.  
What to Do Next  
If configuration changes are required, configure the new vNIC as described in Modifying vNIC Properties,  
on page 25.  
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Deleting a vNIC  
Deleting a vNIC  
Procedure  
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.  
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.  
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.  
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.  
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the  
Adapter Cards area.  
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the vNICs tab.  
Step 6 In the Host Ethernet Interfaces area, select a vNIC from the table.  
Note  
You cannot delete either of the two default vNICs, eth0 or  
eth1.  
Step 7 Click Delete and click OK to confirm.  
Managing VM FEX  
Virtual Machine Fabric Extender  
Cisco Virtual Machine Fabric Extender (VM FEX) extends the (prestandard) IEEE 802.1Qbh port extender  
architecture to virtual machines. In this architecture, each VM interface is provided with a virtual Peripheral  
Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) device and a virtual port on a switch.  
Viewing Virtual FEX Properties  
Before You Begin  
• The server must be powered on, or the properties will not display.  
• A supported Virtual Interface Card (VIC) must be installed in the chassis and the server must be powered  
on.  
Procedure  
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.  
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.  
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.  
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.  
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If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the  
Adapter Cards area.  
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the VM FEXs tab.  
Step 6 In the Virtual FEXs area, review the following information:  
Name  
Description  
Properties button  
Opens a dialog box that allows you to view the properties for the selected  
VM FEX.  
Name column  
MTU column  
The name of the VM FEX.  
The maximum transmission unit, or packet size, that this VM FEX  
accepts.  
CoS column  
If enabled, the VM FEX uses the class of service provided by the host  
operating system.  
VLAN column  
The VLAN associated with the VM FEX.  
The mode for the associated VLAN.  
VLAN Mode column  
Uplink Failover column  
If NIV mode is enabled for the adapter, this column displays whether  
traffic on this VM FEX will fail over to a secondary interface if the  
primary interface fails.  
Step 7 In the Virtual FEXs area, select a VM FEX from the table.  
Step 8 Click Properties to open the VM FEX Properties dialog box for the selected VM FEX.  
Step 9 In the General Properties area, review the information in the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
Name field  
The name of the VM FEX.  
MTU field  
The maximum transmission unit, or packet size, that this VM FEX  
accepts.  
Trust Host CoS field  
If enabled, the VM FEX uses the class of service provided by the host  
operating system.  
PCI Order field  
Default VLAN field  
Rate Limit field  
PXE Boot field  
The order in which this VM FEX will be used, if any.  
The VLAN associated with the VM FEX.  
The data rate limit associated with this VM FEX, if any.  
Whether PXE boot is enabled or disabled for this VM FEX.  
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Step 10 In the Ethernet Interrupt area, review the information in the following fields:  
Name Description  
Interrupt Count field  
Coalescing Time field  
The number of interrupt resources allocated to this VM FEX.  
The time CIMC waits between interrupts or the idle period that must  
be encountered before an interrupt is sent.  
Coalescing Type field  
This can be one of the following:  
MIN—The system waits for the time specified in the Coalescing  
Time field before sending another interrupt event.  
IDLE—The system does not send an interrupt until there is a  
period of no activity lasting as least as long as the time specified  
in the Coalescing Time field.  
Interrupt Mode field  
The preferred driver interrupt mode. This can be one of the following:  
MSIx—Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) with the optional  
extension.  
MSI—MSI only.  
INTx—PCI INTx interrupts.  
Step 11 In the Ethernet Receive Queue area, review the information in the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
Receive Queue Count field  
The number of receive queue resources allocated to this VM FEX.  
Receive Queue Ring Size field  
The number of descriptors in each receive queue.  
Step 12 In the Ethernet Transmit Queue area, review the information in the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
Transmit Queue Count field  
The number of transmit queue resources allocated to this VM FEX.  
Transmit Queue Ring Size field The number of descriptors in each transmit queue.  
Step 13 In the Completion Queue area, review the information in the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
Completion Queue Count field The number of completion queue resources allocated to this VM FEX.  
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Name  
Description  
The number of descriptors in each completion queue.  
Completion Queue Ring Size  
field  
Step 14 In the TCP Offload area, review the information in the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
Enable TCP Segmentation  
Offload field  
If enabled, the CPU sends large TCP packets to the hardware to be  
segmented. If disabled, the CPU segments large packets.  
Note  
This option is also known as Large Send Offload  
(LSO).  
Enable TCP Rx Offload  
Checksum Validation field  
If enabled, the CPU sends all packet checksums to the hardware for  
validation. If disabled, the CPU validates all packet checksums.  
Enable TCP Tx Offload  
Checksum Generation field  
If enabled, the CPU sends all packets to the hardware so that the  
checksum can be calculated. If disabled, the CPU calculates all packet  
checksums.  
Enable Large Receive field  
If enabled, the hardware reassembles all segmented packets before  
sending them to the CPU. If disabled, the CPU processes all large  
packets.  
Step 15 In the Receive Side Scaling area, review the information in the following fields:  
Name Description  
Enable TCP Receive Side Scaling Receive Side Scaling (RSS) distributes network receive processing  
field  
across multiple CPUs in multiprocessor systems.  
If enabled, network receive processing is shared across processors  
whenever possible. If disabled, network receive processing is always  
handled by a single processor even if additional processors are available.  
Enable IPv4 RSS field  
If enabled, RSS is enabled on IPv4 networks.  
Enable TCP-IPv4 RSS field  
Enable IPv6 RSS field  
If enabled, RSS is enabled for TCP transmissions across IPv4 networks.  
If enabled, RSS is enabled on IPv6 networks.  
Enable TCP-IPv6 RSS field  
If enabled, RSS is enabled for TCP transmissions across IPv6 networks.  
Enable IPv6 Extension RSS field If enabled, RSS is enabled for IPv6 extensions.  
Enable TCP-IPv6 Extension RSS If enabled, RSS is enabled for TCP transmissions across IPv6 networks.  
field  
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Backing Up and Restoring the Adapter Configuration  
Backing Up and Restoring the Adapter Configuration  
Exporting the Adapter Configuration  
The adapter configuration can be exported as an XML file to a TFTP server.  
Before You Begin  
Obtain the TFTP server IP address.  
Procedure  
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.  
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.  
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.  
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.  
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the  
Adapter Cards area.  
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the General tab.  
Step 6 In the Actions area of the General tab, click Export Configuration.  
The Export Adapter Configuration dialog box opens.  
Step 7 In the Export Adapter Configuration dialog box, update the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
TFTP Server IP Address field  
The IP address of the TFTP server to which the adapter configuration  
file will be exported.  
Path and Filename field  
The path and filename CIMC should use when exporting the file to the  
TFTP server.  
Step 8 Click Export Configuration.  
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Importing the Adapter Configuration  
Procedure  
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.  
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.  
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.  
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.  
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the  
Adapter Cards area.  
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the General tab.  
Step 6 In the Actions area of the General tab, click Import Configuration.  
The Import Adapter Configuration dialog box opens.  
Step 7 In the Import Adapter Configuration dialog box, update the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
TFTP Server IP Address field  
The IP address of the TFTP server on which the adapter configuration  
file resides.  
Path and Filename field  
The path and filename of the configuration file on the TFTP server.  
Step 8 Click Import Configuration.  
The adapter downloads the configuration file from the specified path on the TFTP server at the specified IP  
address. The configuration will be installed during the next server reboot.  
What to Do Next  
Reboot the server to apply the imported configuration.  
Restoring Adapter Defaults  
Procedure  
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.  
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.  
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.  
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.  
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the  
Adapter Cards area.  
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Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the General tab.  
Step 6 In the Actions area of the General tab, click Reset To Defaults and click OK to confirm.  
Managing Adapter Firmware  
Adapter Firmware  
A Cisco UCS C-Series network adapter contains the following firmware components:  
• Adapter firmware—The main operating firmware, consisting of an active and a backup image, can be  
installed from the CIMC GUI or CLI interface or from the Host Upgrade Utility (HUU). You can upload  
a firmware image from either a local file system or a TFTP server.  
• Bootloader firmware—The bootloader firmware cannot be installed from the CIMC GUI or CLI. You  
can install this firmware using the Host Upgrade Utility.  
Installing Adapter Firmware From a Local File  
Before You Begin  
Store the adapter firmware file in the file system of the managing computer.  
Procedure  
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.  
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.  
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.  
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.  
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the  
Adapter Cards area.  
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the General tab.  
Step 6 In the Actions area of the General tab, click Install Firmware to open the Install Adapter Firmware dialog  
box.  
Step 7 In the Install Adapter Firmware dialog box, select Install from local file, then click Next.  
Step 8 Click Browse... and locate the adapter firmware file.  
Step 9 Click Install Firmware.  
What to Do Next  
To activate the new firmware, see Activating Adapter Firmware.  
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Installing Adapter Firmware From a TFTP Server  
Procedure  
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.  
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.  
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.  
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.  
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the  
Adapter Cards area.  
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the General tab.  
Step 6 In the Actions area of the General tab, click Install Firmware to open the Install Adapter Firmware dialog  
box.  
Step 7 In the Install Adapter Firmware dialog box, select Install from TFTP server, then click Next.  
Step 8 In the Install Adapter Firmware dialog box, update the following fields:  
Name  
Description  
TFTP Server IP Address field  
The IP address of the TFTP server on which the adapter configuration  
file resides.  
Path and Filename field  
Back button  
The path and filename of the configuration file on the TFTP server.  
Click this button if you want to specify a local path for the firmware  
package.  
Install Firmware button  
Close button  
Click this button to install the selected firmware package in the adapter's  
backup memory slot.  
Click this button to close the wizard without making any changes to the  
firmware versions stored on the server.  
Step 9 Click Install Firmware.  
What to Do Next  
To activate the new firmware, see Activating Adapter Firmware.  
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Activating Adapter Firmware  
Procedure  
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.  
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.  
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.  
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.  
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the  
Adapter Cards area.  
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the General tab.  
Step 6 In the Actions area of the General tab, click Activate Firmware to open the Activate Adapter Firmware  
dialog box.  
Step 7 In the Activate Adapter Firmware dialog box, select the image to run the next time the firmware starts up.  
Step 8 Click Activate Adapter Firmware.  
Resetting the Adapter  
Procedure  
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.  
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.  
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.  
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.  
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the  
Adapter Cards area.  
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the General tab.  
Step 6 In the Actions area of the General tab, click Reset and click Yes to confirm.  
Note  
Resetting the adapter also resets the  
host.  
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