Table 9 R740xd server configuration for 10GbE, 3xGPU (M60)/ 2xGPU (M10), SFP+
Description
BMC
(iDRAC)
Monitoring
VxFlex OS
Data1
VxFlex OS
Client
Network
Port1
VxFlex OS
Client
Network
Port2
VxFlex
OS
Data2
VxFlex OS
Managemen
t Network
Not in Use
Port
BMC (iDRAC) vmnic0
vmnic1
vmnic3
vmnic2
vmnic0
N/A
PCI slot
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Physical Port
on node
BMC (iDRAC)
(remote KVM)
Onboard 10
GbE (far Left)
Onboard 10
GbE (second
from Left)
Onboard 10
GbE (far
Right)
Onboard
10 GbE
(second
from
Right)
Onboard 10
GbE (far Left)
- The same as
for VxFlex OS
Data1
None
Speed
1 GbE
10 GbE
10 GbE
10 GbE
10 GbE
10 GbE
None
vSwitch
N/A
vSwitch0
User allocated User allocated sio_vSwi
tch1
vSwitch0
N/A
VMkernel port
vmk2
User
configurable
User
configurable
vmk3
vmk0
N/A
Physical
Switch
Mgmt Switch
Data Switch 1
Data Switch 1
Data Switch 2 Data
Switch 2
Mgmt/Data1
Switch
N/A
Note
In configurations with only two GPUs, another PCIe-based NIC is supported in either
slot 3 or slot 4.
R640 servers
Note
In the following tables use SFP+ for 10 GbE, and SFP28 for 25 GbE ports.
Table 10 R640 server configuration for 10/25GbE, 1CPU, SFP+/SFP28
Description
BMC
(iDRAC)
Monitoring
VxFlex OS
Data1
VxFlex OS
Client
Network
Port1
VxFlex OS
Client
Network
Port2
VxFlex
OS
Data2
VxFlex OS
Managemen
t Network
Not in Use
Port
BMC (iDRAC) vmnic0
vmnic1
vmnic4
vmnic5
vmnic2
N/A
PCI slot
N/A
2:0
2:1
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Physical Port
on node
BMC (iDRAC)
(remote KVM)
PCI 10/25
GbE (Left)
PCI 10/25
GbE (Right)
Onboard 25
GbE (Right)
Onboard
25 GbE
(Left)
Onboard 25
GbE (Left) -
The same as
for VxFlex OS
Data2
N/A
Speed
1 GbE
10/25 GbE
10/25 GbE
25 GbE
25 GbE
25 GbE
N/A
vSwitch
N/A
sio_vSwitch1
User allocated User allocated vSwitch1 vSwitch0
N/A
Port Configuration
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