BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide
162 Chapter 12: Virtual NICs BMD00220, October 2010
1. Define the server ports.
2. Configure the external trunk to be used with vNIC group 2.
3. Enable the vNIC feature on the switch.
4. Configure the virtual pipes for the vNICs attached to each server port:
As a configuration shortcut, vNICs do not have to be explicitly enabled in this step. When a vNIC is
added to the vNIC group (in the next step), the switch will prompt you to confirm automatically
enabling the vNIC if it is not yet enabled (shown for 3.2).
Note – vNICs are not supported simultaneously on the same switch ports as VMready, or on the
same switch as DCBX or FCoE.
RS G8124(config)# system server-ports port 1-5
RS G8124(config)# portchannel 1 port 13,14
RS G8124(config)# portchannel 1 enable
RS G8124 # vnic enable
RS G8124(config)# vnic port 1 index 1 (Select vNIC 1 on the port)
RS G8124(vnic_config)# enable (Enable the vNIC pipe)
RS G8124(vnic_config)# bandwidth 60 (Allow 60% egress bandwidth)
RS G8124(vnic_config)# exit
RS G8124(config)# vnic port 1 index 2 (Select vNIC 2 on the port)
RS G8124(vnic_config)# enable (Enable the vNIC pipe)
RS G8124(vnic_config)# bandwidth 40 (Allow 40% egress bandwidth)
RS G8124(vnic_config)# exit
RS G8124(config)# vnic port 2 index 1 (Select vNIC 1 on the port)
RS G8124(vnic_config)# enable (Enable the vNIC pipe)
RS G8124(vnic_config)# exit
RS G8124(config)# vnic port 2 index 2 (Select vNIC 2 on the port)
RS G8124(vnic_config)# enable (Enable the vNIC pipe)
RS G8124(vnic_config)# exit