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
4
11
4
6
9
4
3 or more
5 or more
No limitation
Notes:
1
.
Four ports use the CPU resource for one port.
[Windows Server 2016]
•
You are able to assign up to 13 ports per processor core. However, note
that four FC ports of a Hitachi 8Gb FC adapter use the equivalent
resources of one port and three FC ports of the Hitachi 16Gb FC adapter
use the equivalent resources of 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 10-11 Relation between the number of CPUs and the number of card
ports (in case of Windows Server 2016)
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)
Shared NIC
Virtual NIC
VF NIC
8Gb FC
adapter
1
16Gb FC
adapter
2
1
1 to 2
13
12
4
-
12
-
3
2 or more
3 or more
No limitation
Notes:
1
.
Four ports use the CPU resource for one port.
2
.
Three ports use the CPU resource for one port.
Multicast communication errors
When all of the following occurrence conditions are met, multicast packets
that use shared NIC cannot be sent or received:
10-18
Notes
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