Page 2 - Viewing Network Adapter Properties
Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card The Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card is optimized for virtualized environments, for organizations thatseek increased mobility in their physical environments, and for data centers that want reduced costs throughNIC, HBA, cabling, and switch reduction and red...
Page 5 - Configuring Adapter Properties
Description Name The firmware version that is currently active. Running Version field The alternate firmware version installed on the adapter, if any. Thebackup version is not currently running. To activate it, administratorscan click Activate Firmware in the Actions area. When you install new firmw...
Page 7 - Managing vHBAs; Guidelines for Managing vHBAs; Viewing vHBA Properties
Managing vHBAs Guidelines for Managing vHBAs When managing vHBAs, consider the following guidelines and restrictions: • The Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card and Cisco UCS VIC1225 Virtual Interface Card provide two vHBAs (fc0 and fc1). You can create up to 16 additional vHBAs on these adapter ca...
Page 11 - Modifying vHBA Properties
Description Name The number of milliseconds that the system waits before it tries to login again. Enter an integer between 1,000 and 255,000. PLOGI Timeout field Step 14 In the SCSI I/O area, review the information in the following fields: Description Name The number of SCSI I/O queue resources the ...
Page 16 - Creating a vHBA
Step 16 Click Save Changes . Creating a vHBA The adapter provides two permanent vHBAs. If NIV mode is enabled, you can create up to 16 additionalvHBAs. Procedure Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab. Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory . Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the N...
Page 17 - Deleting a vHBA; vHBA Boot Table
Deleting a vHBA Procedure Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab. Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory . Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab. Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card. If the server is powered on, the resources of the select...
Page 18 - Deleting a Boot Table Entry; vHBA Persistent Binding
Description Name The World Wide Port Name (WWPN) that corresponds to the locationof the boot image. Enter the WWPN in the format hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh. Target WWPN field The LUN ID that corresponds to the location of the boot image. Enter an ID between 0 and 255. LUN ID field Adds the specified lo...
Page 19 - Viewing Persistent Bindings
Viewing Persistent Bindings Procedure Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab. Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory . Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab. Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card. If the server is powered on, the resources o...
Page 20 - Rebuilding Persistent Bindings; Managing vNICs; Guidelines for Managing vNICs
Rebuilding Persistent Bindings Procedure Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab. Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory . Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab. Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card. If the server is powered on, the resource...
Page 21 - Viewing vNIC Properties
Viewing vNIC Properties Procedure Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab. Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory . Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab. Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card. If the server is powered on, the resources of th...
Page 25 - Modifying vNIC Properties
Description Name Receive Side Scaling (RSS) distributes network receive processingacross multiple CPUs in multiprocessor systems. If checked, network receive processing is shared across processorswhenever possible. If cleared, network receive processing is always handled by a singleprocessor even if...
Page 30 - Creating a vNIC
Step 15 Click Save Changes . Creating a vNIC The adapter provides two permanent vNICs. You can create up to 16 additional vNICs. Procedure Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab. Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory . Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab. St...
Page 31 - Deleting a vNIC; Managing VM FEX; Virtual Machine Fabric Extender
Deleting a vNIC Procedure Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab. Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory . Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab. Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card. If the server is powered on, the resources of the select...
Page 35 - Backing Up and Restoring the Adapter Configuration; Exporting the Adapter Configuration
Backing Up and Restoring the Adapter Configuration Exporting the Adapter Configuration The adapter configuration can be exported as an XML file to a TFTP server. Before You Begin Obtain the TFTP server IP address. Procedure Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab. Step 2 On the Server ta...
Page 36 - Importing the Adapter Configuration; Restoring Adapter Defaults
Importing the Adapter Configuration Procedure Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab. Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory . Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab. Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card. If the server is powered on, the res...
Page 37 - Managing Adapter Firmware; Adapter Firmware
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the General tab. Step 6 In the Actions area of the General tab, click Reset To Defaults and click OK to confirm. Managing Adapter Firmware Adapter Firmware A Cisco UCS C-Series network adapter contains the following firmware components: •...
Page 38 - Installing Adapter Firmware From a TFTP Server
Installing Adapter Firmware From a TFTP Server Procedure Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab. Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory . Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab. Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card. If the server is powered ...
Page 39 - Resetting the Adapter
Activating Adapter Firmware Procedure Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab. Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory . Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab. Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card. If the server is powered on, the resources o...