Viewing vNIC Properties | Cisco Systems UCSCPCIECSC02 instruction

Managing Network Adapters

Viewing vNIC Properties

Viewing vNIC Properties

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, select a vNIC from the table.

Step 7 Click Properties to open the vNIC Properties dialog box.

Step 8 In the General area, review the information in the following fields:

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.

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 FIP Mode check box Enable NIV Mode check box Number of VM FEX InterfacesClick 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 Managing vNICs Rebuilding Persistent BindingsGuidelines for Managing vNICs Viewing vNIC Properties Trust Host CoS check boxPCI Order field Enable PXE Boot check box Enable Uplink Failover 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 Importing the Adapter Configuration Restoring Adapter DefaultsClick Import Configuration Installing Adapter Firmware From a Local File Managing Adapter FirmwareAdapter Firmware Install Firmware button Installing Adapter Firmware From a Tftp Server Activating Adapter Firmware Resetting the Adapter OL-23489-08