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Managing Network Adapters
Viewing vNIC Properties
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 |
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| mode. |
VLAN Mode | If you want to use VLAN trunking, select TRUNK. Otherwise, select | |
| ACCESS. | |
| Note | This option cannot be used in NIV |
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| mode. |
Rate Limit field | 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. | |
Channel Number field | Select the channel number that will be assigned to this vNIC. | |
| Note | NIV mode is required for this |
|
| option. |
Port Profile | 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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