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Select the channel number that will be assigned to this vNIC.
NIV mode is required for this
option.
Note
Channel Number field
Select the port profile that should be associated with the vNIC.
This field displays the port profiles defined on the switch to which this
server is connected.
NIV mode is required for this
option.
Note
Port Profile drop-down list
Check this box if traffic on this vNIC should fail over to the secondary
interface if there are communication problems.
NIV mode is required for this
option.
Note
Enable Uplink Failover check box
After a vNIC has started using its secondary interface, this setting
controls how long the primary interface must be available before the
system resumes using the primary interface for the vNIC.
Enter a number of seconds between 0 and 600.
NIV mode is required for this
option.
Note
Failback Timeout field
Step 9
In the Ethernet Interrupt area, update the following fields:
DescriptionName
The number of interrupt resources to allocate. In general, this value
should be equal to the number of completion queue resources.
Enter an integer between 1 and 514.
Interrupt Count field
The time to wait between interrupts or the idle period that must be
encountered before an interrupt is sent.
Enter an integer between 1 and 65535. To turn off interrupt coalescing,
enter 0 (zero) in this field.
Coalescing Time field
This can be one of the following:
• MIN—The system waits for the time specified in the Coalescing
Time field before sending another interrupt event.
• IDLE—The system does not send an interrupt until there is a
period of no activity lasting as least as long as the time specified
in the Coalescing Time field.
Coalescing Type drop-down list
Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller GUI Configuration Guide, Release 1.4
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Managing Network Adapters
Modifying vNIC Properties