Q-Logic 8200 Manuel D’Utilisation

2–Configuring NIC
NIC Partitioning (NPAR)

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Servers that run on supported Windows operating systems have the 
Windows-based tools available for configuring QLogic adapters. These tools 
enable you to use the QLogic Device Windows Properties Page to set up and 
manage NIC partitions.

For system requirements, see 

For procedures on using this native server management tool on a Windows 
Server to configure NPAR on the 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters’ NIC ports, see 

This section describes how to configure NIC partitions (NPARs) on 8200 and 3200 
Series Adapters installed in a host server within a SAN. Procedures for 
establishing quality of service (QoS) for each partition and viewing the eSwitch 
parameters and statistics are included. 

This section provides setup procedures using the following management tools:

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Depending on your operating environment and preferred system management 
techniques, you can use any of the tools described in this section to set up NIC 
partitions (NPARs) on 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters’ ports to meet your 
system’s networking requirements.

When you first start the server that contains the 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters, 
the power-on self test (POST) starts. Running POST gives you access to one of 
the configuration tools you can use to set up NIC partitions on 8200 and 3200 
Series Adapters’ ports: QLogic OptionROM. 

These procedures assume you have either local or remote access to a host 
server with at least one installed 8200 and 3200 Series Adapter, as well as 
the necessary drivers and management tools.