Cisco Systems UCSCPCIECSC02 manual Access

Managing Network Adapters

Modifying vNIC Properties

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	The uplink port associated with this vNIC. All traffic for this vNIC goes
	through this uplink port.
MAC Address field	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	Check this box if you want the vNIC to use the class of service provided
	by the host operating system.
PCI Order field	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	If you want to use VLAN trunking, select TRUNK. Otherwise, select
	ACCESS.
	Note	This option cannot be used in NIV
		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.

	Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller GUI Configuration Guide, Release 1.4
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