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 | 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 | 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 | 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. |
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