Cisco Cisco Nexus 2224TP GE Fabric Extender White Paper
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The storage array should then be visible as shown in Figure 11.
Figure 11: IBM Flex System X440+10GB Fabric Blade Running VMware ESXi 5.1.0,1065491
Virtual Network Adapter Partitioning
Various IBM adapters can present a single Ethernet link to the server operating system as if it were different
physical adapters. This capability allows bare-metal servers and hypervisors to offer multiple NICs and adapters
while physically having a pair of high-bandwidth links. This feature provides the flexibility to limit the bandwidth
allocated to each virtual adapter without the need for a server administrator to know the network QoS
configuration parameters.
physical adapters. This capability allows bare-metal servers and hypervisors to offer multiple NICs and adapters
while physically having a pair of high-bandwidth links. This feature provides the flexibility to limit the bandwidth
allocated to each virtual adapter without the need for a server administrator to know the network QoS
configuration parameters.
To configure the virtual adapter function, follow this procedure:
1. Install the license.
2. Configure the virtual network adapters.
3. Configure the switch interface for the correct VLANs.