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Managing Network Adapters

This chapter includes the following sections:

•Overview of the Cisco UCS C-Series Network Adapters, page 1

•Viewing Network Adapter Properties, page 2

•Configuring Adapter Properties, page 5

•Managing vHBAs, page 7

•Managing vNICs, page 20

•Managing VM FEX, page 31

•Backing Up and Restoring the Adapter Configuration, page 35

•Managing Adapter Firmware, page 37

•Resetting the Adapter, page 39

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 URL: http://www.cisco.com/web/techdoc/ucs/interoperability/matrix/matrix.html

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

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Contents

Overview of the Cisco UCS C-Series Network Adapters Managing Network Adapters Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card Viewing Network Adapter Properties PCI Slot column Cimc Management EnabledProduct Name column Serial Number column FIP Mode field Configuration Pending fieldNIV Mode field Fault Configuring Adapter Properties Enable NIV Mode check box Number of VM FEX Interfaces Enable FIP Mode check boxClick Save Changes Guidelines for Managing vHBAs Managing vHBAsViewing vHBA Properties Name field Enable Persistent LUN Binding FC SAN Boot check boxDefault Vlan field Class of Service drop-down list Link Down Timeout field Enable FCP Error RecoveryPort Down Timeout field Ratov field Flogi Timeout field Interrupt Mode drop-down listThrottle Count field LUNs per Target field Modifying vHBA Properties World Wide Node Name field Error Recovery area, update the following fields Fibre Channel Interrupt area, update the following fields Name Click Add vHBA Creating a vHBA Creating a Boot Table Entry VHBA Boot TableDeleting a vHBA Fc1 VHBA Persistent Binding Deleting a Boot Table Entry Viewing Persistent Bindings Rebuilding Persistent Bindings Managing vNICsGuidelines for Managing vNICs Trust Host CoS check box Viewing vNIC PropertiesPCI Order field Enable Uplink Failover check box Enable PXE Boot check boxFailback Timeout field Coalescing Time field Interrupt Count fieldCoalescing Type drop-down list Receive Queue Count field Enable TCP Tx Offload Enable TCP Rx OffloadEnable Large Receive check box Transmit Queue Ring Size field Modifying vNIC Properties Enable TCP-IPv6 Extension RSS Access Ethernet Interrupt area, update the following fields Ethernet Transmit Queue area, update the following fields Enable TCP Receive Side Scaling Click Add vNIC Creating a vNIC Deleting a vNIC Managing VM FEXVirtual Machine Fabric Extender Viewing Virtual FEX Properties PXE Boot field Vlan Mode columnProperties button Uplink Failover column Coalescing Type field Interrupt Mode field Enable Large Receive field Enable TCP SegmentationEnable IPv4 RSS field Enable TCP-IPv4 RSS field Exporting the Adapter Configuration Backing Up and Restoring the Adapter ConfigurationClick Export Configuration Tftp Server IP Address field Restoring Adapter Defaults Importing the Adapter ConfigurationClick Import Configuration Managing Adapter Firmware Installing Adapter Firmware From a Local FileAdapter Firmware Install Firmware button Installing Adapter Firmware From a Tftp Server Activating Adapter Firmware Resetting the Adapter OL-23489-08