Figure 1-30 Image of VLAN Switch
Table 1-35 List of switch functions of virtual NIC
Switch function
Target Port
Settings
Port Connection
Port1 - Port128
Assign to LPAR on the Virtual NIC (VNIC)
assignment screen.
Port Speed
Port1 - Port128
Auto Negotiation (This setting cannot be
changed)
- Supports 1000BASE-TX
VLAN
Port1 - Port128
[VLAN mode]
- Undef (default)
- Tagged
- Untagged
Only one (1) VLAN mode per port can be
set
[VLAN ID]
- Tagged: Up to 16 VLAN IDs out of the
range from 1 to 4094, or assign all (ID).
- Untagged: Only one (1) VLAN ID out of
the range from 1 to 4094
Port mirroring
Port1 - Port128
- If promiscuous mode is "Restricted":
Receives only the packets to the target
LPARs (MAC addresses).
- If promiscuous mode is "Through"
(default):
Receives all the packets in the same
network segment.
Jumbo frame function Port1 - Port128
Always enabled.
Uplink failover
Port1 - Port128
Always disabled.
The ports are always linked up.
Flow control
Port1 - Port128
Always disabled.
IGMP Snooping
Port1 - Port128
Always disabled.
Spanning tree
Port1 - Port128
Always disabled.
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Image of Shared NIC switch
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LPAR manager Functions
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