Cisco Systems UCSCPCIECSC02 manual Creating a vNIC, Click Add vNIC

Managing Network Adapters

Creating a vNIC

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.