5–Adapter Preboot Configuration
Configuring Partitions
59
AH0054602-00 J
4.
When prompted, click
Yes
to save the changes. Changes take effect after a
system reset.
To configure partitions:
1.
To examine a specific partition configuration, on the NIC Partitioning
Configuration page (
), select
Partition
n
Configuration
. If NParEP is not enabled, only four partitions exist per port.
2.
To configure the first partition, select
Partition 1 Configuration
to open the
Partition 1 Configuration page (
), which shows the following
parameters:
NIC Mode
(always enabled)
PCI Device ID
PCI
(bus)
Address
MAC Address
Virtual MAC Address
If NParEP is not enabled, only four partitions per port are available. On
non-offload-capable adapters, the
FCoE Mode
and
iSCSI Mode
options
and information are not displayed.
Figure 5-17. Partition 1 Configuration
3.
To configure the second partition, select
Partition 2 Configuration
to open
the Partition 2 Configuration page. If FCoE Offload is present, the Partition 2
Configuration (
) shows the following parameters:
NIC Mode
enables or disables the L2 Ethernet NIC personality on
Partitions 2 and greater. To disable any of the remaining partitions, set
the
NIC Mode
to
Disabled
. To disable offload-capable partitions,
disable both the
NIC Mode
and respective offload mode.
