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Chapter 15. Virtual NICs
A
Network
Interface
Controller
(NIC)
is
a
component
within
a
blade
server
that
allows
the
server
to
be
connected
to
a
network.
The
NIC
provides
the
physical
point
of
connection,
as
well
as
internal
software
for
encoding
and
decoding
network
packets.
Virtualizing
the
NIC
helps
to
resolve
issues
caused
by
limited
NIC
slot
availability.
By
virtualizing
a
10Gbps
NIC,
its
resources
can
be
divided
into
multiple
logical
instances
known
as
virtual
NICs
(vNICs).
Each
vNIC
appears
as
a
regular,
independent
NIC
to
the
server
operating
system
or
a
hypervisor,
with
each
vNIC
using
some
portion
of
the
physical
NIC’s
overall
bandwidth.
Figure 26.
Virtualizing
the
NIC
for
Multiple
Virtual
Pipes
on
Each
Link
A
CN4093
with
Enterprise
NOS
8.4
supports
the
Emulex
Virtual
Fabric
Adapter
(VFA)
2
‐
port
10Gb
LOM
and
Emulex
Virtual
Fabric
Adapter
(Fabric
Mezz)
for
Lenovo
Flex
System
to
provide
the
following
vNIC
features:
Up
to
four
vNICs
are
supported
on
each
internal
switch
port.
Each
vNIC
can
accommodate
one
of
the
following
traffic
types:
regular
Ethernet,
iSCSI
or
Fibre
Channel
over
Ethernet
(FCoE).
vNICs
with
traffic
of
the
same
type
can
be
grouped
together,
along
with
regular
internal
ports,
external
uplink
ports
and
LAGs,
to
define
vNIC
groups
for
enforcing
communication
boundaries.
In
the
case
of
a
failure
on
the
external
uplink
ports
associated
with
a
vNIC
group,
the
switch
can
signal
affected
vNICs
for
failover
while
permitting
other
vNICs
to
continue
operation.
Each
vNIC
can
be
allocated
a
symmetric
percentage
of
the
10Gbps
bandwidth
on
the
link
(from
NIC
to
switch,
and
from
switch
to
NIC).
The
CN4093
can
be
used
as
the
single
point
of
vNIC
configuration.
NIC
OS or
Hypervisor
Blade Server 1
Lenovo
Switch 1
Lenovo
Switch 2
10 Gbps Link with
Multiple Virtual Pipes
VNIC
VNIC
VNIC
VNIC
VNIC
VNIC
VNIC
VNIC
Physical
NIC Ports
Internal
Switch Ports
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