Virtual Interface Adapter in a Service Profile
Scenario
Document ID: 112000
Contents
Introduction
Prerequisites
Requirements
Components Used
Conventions
Background Information
Virtual Interface Adapter in Service Profile
vNIC/vHBA Placement
Service Profile
Hardware Adapter Verification
Create a Service Profile
Manual Virtual Interface Adapter Placement
Related Information
Introduction
The new Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Cisco Blade Server B440 M1 allows for Virtual Interface
Adapter placement in UCS Manager (UCSM) service profiles. This is known as Virtual Host Interface
Placement Assignment.
Virtual Host Interface Placement Assignment specifies how vNICs and vHBAs are placed on physical
network interface (mezzanine) cards in a server hardware configuration independent of one another. When a
logical server is associated to a blade, a Virtual Interface Adapter is assigned to a physical adapter.
With the new B440 M1 blade server there are two Virtual Interface Adapters that can assign vNICs/vHBAs to
a specific Virtual Interface Adapter (1 to 2). If a vNIC/vHBA is not assigned to a Virtual Interface Adapter,
the Unified Computing Manager (UCM) applies a default policy based on pci bdf order. Further, UCSM
gives you the ability to customize each individual Virtual Interface Adapter and to create Virtual Interface
Adapter profiles that can be used after server blade implementation or recovery.
Prerequisites
Requirements
Cisco recommends that you have knowledge of these topics:
Cisco UCS 5108 Chassis
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Cisco UCS 6100XP Fabric Interconnet with release 4.1(3)N2
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Cisco UCS B440−M1 Blade Server
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Cisco UCSM version 1.3
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