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vNIC IDs

vNIC IDs on the Switch

vNIC Interface Names on the Server
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Enterprise NOS 8.4 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.
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 30.
vNIC ID Correlation
PCIe NIC
Function ID Port
0 0
2 0
4 0
6 0
1 1
3 1
5 1
7 1
In this, the x in the vNIC ID represents the switch port to which the NIC port is
connected.
vNIC vNIC
Pipe ID
1 x.1
2 x.2
3 x.3
4 x.4
1 x.1
2 x.2
3 x.3
4 x.4
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Chapter 19: Virtual NICs