In the following menu, you can set the following options:
This section is displayed only when the attribute “VMware Distributed Services Engine (DPU)” is Enabled.
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Location: | VMware Configuration |
Description: | Controls exposing a management networking PF connected directly to the BMC. |
Configurable: | Yes – built-in options |
Persistency: | Persistent through AC cycle |
Reboot required: | Yes – reboot is needed for this change to apply |
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Default Value: | Device Default |
Location: | VMware Configuration |
Description: | Specifies the type of virtualization used by the controller on all ports. Only valid for adapters that support SR-IOV virtualization mode. |
Configurable: | Yes – built-in options |
Persistency: | Persistent through AC cycle |
Reboot required: | Yes – reboot is needed in order for this change to be applied |
Available options: |
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Default Value: | Enabled |
Location: | VMware Configuration |
Description: | The number of Virtual Functions advertised and usable by the driver. Only valid for adapters that support SR-IOV virtualization mode. |
Configurable: | Yes – via input – If virtualization mode is SR-IOV |
Persistency: | Persistent through AC cycle |
Reboot required: | Yes – reboot is needed in order for this change to be applied |
Value restrictions: | Minimum integer value is 0. Maximum integer value is the value supported by the firmware installed. |
Default Value: | 64 |
Location: | VMware Configuration |
Description: | The number of UPT interfaces the NIC supports (limited by number of maximum VFs). |
Configurable: | Yes – via input – If virtualization mode is SR-IOV |
Persistency: | Persistent through AC cycle |
Reboot required: | Yes – reboot is needed in order for this change to be applied |
Value restrictions: | Minimum integer value is 0. Maximum integer value is the value supported by the firmware installed. |
Default Value: | 64 |
Location: | VMware Configuration |
Description: | Selects whether the NIC internal LLDP client is enabled or not.
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Configurable: | Yes – via input – If virtualization mode is SR-IOV |
Persistency: | Persistent through AC cycle |
Reboot required: | Yes – reboot is needed in order for this change to be applied |
Available options: |
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Default Value: | 64 |
Location: | VMware Configuration |
Description: | Defines the way resources are allocated for LAG. |
Configurable: | Yes – via input – If virtualization mode is SR-IOV |
Persistency: | Persistent through AC cycle |
Reboot required: | Yes – reboot is needed in order for this change to be applied |
Available options: |
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Default Value: | 64 |