VNIC IDs on the Switch, VNIC ID Correlation

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide

vNIC IDs

vNIC IDs on the Switch

BLADEOS 6.5 supports up to four vNICs attached to each server port. Each vNIC is provided its own independent virtual pipe on the port.

On the switch, each vNIC is identified by its port and vNIC number as follows:

<port number or alias>.<vNIC pipe number (1-4)>

For example:

1.1, 1.2, 1.3, and 1.4 represent the vNICs on port 1. 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4 represent the vNICs on port 2, etc.

These vNIC IDs are used when adding vNICs to vNIC groups, and are shown in some configuration and information displays.

vNIC Interface Names on the Server

When running in virtualization mode, the Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapter presents eight vNICs to the OS or hypervisor (four for each of the two physical NIC ports). Each vNIC is identified in the OS or hypervisor with a different vNIC function number (0-7). vNIC function numbers correlate to vNIC IDs on the switch as follows:

Table 15 vNIC ID Correlation

PCIe	NIC	vNIC	vNIC
Function ID	Port	Pipe	ID

0	0	1	x.1

2	0	2	x.2

4	0	3	x.3

6	0	4	x.4

1	1	1	x.1

3	1	2	x.2

5	1	3	x.3

7	1	4	x.4

In this, the x in the vNIC ID represents the switch port to which the NIC port is connected.

BMD00220, October 2010

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G8124-E, G8124 specifications

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Blade ICE G8124-E manual VNIC IDs on the Switch, VNIC Interface Names on the Server

Models: G8124-E G8124