Number of processors
per LPAR
Maximum number
of ports
Number of ports which can
be assigned
Hyper-
Threading is
Disable
(Number of
cores)
Hyper-
Threading is
Enable
(Number of
threads)
Dedicated
NIC
(Emulex
10Gb)
1
Shared NIC
Virtual NIC
VF NIC
3
5 to 6
24
-
16
2
16
4
8
6
-
4
7 to 8
32
-
16
2-4
16
6
8
5 or more
9 or more
No limitation
Notes:
1
.
One port uses the CPU resource for four ports.
[Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2]
•
Up to eight ports can be assigned per core, but four FC ports use the CPU
resource for one port.
•
The relation between the number of processor cores and the maximum
number of card ports which can be assigned is shown below.
Table 10-10 Relation between the number of CPUs and the number of card
ports (in case of Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2)
Number of CPUs/LPAR
Maximum
number of
ports
Number of ports which can be
assigned
Hyper-
Threading is
Disable
(Number of
cores)
Hyper-
Threading is
Enable
(Number of
threads)
Dedicated
NIC
(Emulex
10Gb)
Shared NIC
Virtual NIC
VF NIC
FC
adapter
1
1
1 to 2
7
-
7
4
2
5
4
4
3
4
6
1
4
2
3 to 4
15
-
15
4
2
13
4
Notes
10-17
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