12–SR-IOV Configuration
Configuring SR-IOV on Linux
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Configuring SR-IOV on Linux
To configure SR-IOV on Linux:
1.
Access the server BIOS System Setup, and then click
System BIOS
Settings
.
2.
On the System BIOS Settings page, click
Integrated Devices
.
3.
On the System Integrated Devices page:
a.
Set the
SR-IOV Global Enable
option to
Enabled
.
b.
Click
Back
.
4.
On the System BIOS Settings page, click
Processor Settings
.
5.
On the Processor Settings page:
a.
Set the
Virtualization Technology
option to
Enabled
.
b.
Click
Back
.
6.
On the System Setup page, select
Device Settings
.
7.
On the Device Settings page, select
Port 1
for the Cavium QLogic adapter.
8.
On the Device Level Configuration page (
):
a.
Set the
Virtualization Mode
to
SR-IOV
.
b.
Click
Back
.
Figure 12-7. Integrated Devices
9.
On the Main Configuration Page, click
Finish
, save your settings, and then
reboot the system.
10. To enable and verify virtualization:
a.
Open the
grub.conf
file and configure the
iommu
parameter as
shown in
For Intel-based systems, add
intel_iommu=on
.
For AMD-based systems, add
amd_iommu=on
.
