12–SR-IOV Configuration
Configuring SR-IOV on VMware
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To enable IOMMU for SR-IOV on SUSE 12.
x
:
1.
In the
/etc/default/grub
file, locate
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT
,
and then add the
intel_iommu=on
boot parameter.
2.
To update the grub configuration file, issue the following command:
grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
Configuring SR-IOV on VMware
To configure SR-IOV on VMware:
1.
Access the server BIOS System Setup, and then click
System BIOS
Settings
.
2.
On the System BIOS Settings page, click
Integrated Devices
.
3.
On the Integrated Devices page (see
a.
Set the
SR-IOV Global Enable
option to
Enabled
.
b.
Click
Back
.
4.
In the System Setup window, click
Device Settings
.
5.
On the Device Settings page, select a port for the 25G 41
xxx
Series
Adapter.
6.
On the Device Level Configuration page (see
):
a.
Set the
Virtualization Mode
to
SR-IOV
.
b.
Click
Back
.
7.
On the Main Configuration Page, click
Finish
.
8.
Save the configuration settings and reboot the system.
9.
To enable the needed quantity of VFs per port (in this example, 16 on each
port of a dual-port adapter), issue the following command:
"esxcfg-module -s "max_vfs=16,16" qedentv"
10. Reboot the host.
11.
To verify that the changes are complete at the module level, issue the
following command:
"esxcfg-module -g qedentv"
NOTE
Each Ethernet function of the 41
xxx
Series Adapter must have its own
entry.
