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SR-IOV Configuration
Single root input/output virtualization (SR-IOV) is a specification by the PCI SIG
that enables a single PCI Express (PCIe) device to appear as multiple, separate
physical PCIe devices. SR-IOV permits isolation of PCIe resources for
performance, interoperability, and manageability.
This chapter provides instructions for:
“Configuring SR-IOV on Linux” on page 220
“Configuring SR-IOV on VMware” on page 224
Configuring SR-IOV on Windows
To configure SR-IOV on Windows:
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 Integrated Devices page:
a.
Set the
SR-IOV Global Enable
option to
Enabled
.
b.
Click
Back
.
4.
On the Main Configuration Page for the selected adapter, click
Device Level
Configuration
.
NOTE
Some SR-IOV features may not be fully enabled in the current release.