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Solarflare Server Adapter User Guide
SR ‐ IOV Virtualization Using ESXi
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8.11 VF Passthrough
The following procedure uses the VMware vSphere Web Client to configure SR ‐ IOV
VF passthrough.
The procedure is documented in the VMware Networking User Guide for ESXi 5.5 .
Assumptions
The procedure assumes the following tasks are complete:
• A VM has been created and the guest OS installed.
• A Solarflare SFN7000 or SFN8000 series adapter is physically installed on the
host.
• The Solarflare VMware net driver package is installed on the host.
• A Solarflare net driver is installed in the VM.
• The Solarflare adapter exposes VFs to the host OS.
• On the host a vswitch has been created and the PF(s) from the Solarflare
adapter are selected as uplinks.
Enable SR ‐ IOV on the Host Adapter
1 In the vSphere Web Client, navigate to the host.
2 Select the Manage tab > Networking > Physical Adapters to list all available
host adapters.
3 Select the required Solarflare adapter, then select the pencil ( edit ) icon.