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3–Adapter Management Applications
VMware Management Applications
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VMware Management Applications
VMware management applications for the QME8242 include the following:
 VMware NIC Driver Management Applications
 User Diagnostics for VMware NIC Driver Management Applications
VMware NIC Driver Management Applications
This section provides the following information about the VMware NIC driver
management applications.
Overview
VMware® vSphere™ provides a Common Information Model (CIM) monitoring
framework for both classic ESX and ESXi. Use this framework to configure and
manage Ethernet interfaces. On an ESX Server™, you can configure and
manage Ethernet interfaces using a command line interface. On an ESXi Server,
use the remote Command Line Interfaces (remote CLIs).
Using NPAR Under ESX
All NPAR Ethernet functions are enumerated by the hypervisor, controlled by the
driver running in the hypervisor, and configured similar to other Ethernet
interfaces. For more details, see
“NIC Partitioning (NPAR)” on page 3-25 .
You would typically create a virtual switch (vSwitch) for each NPAR interface. You
can configure Virtual Machines (VMs) to use the standard virtual network devices,
such as VMXNET 3 adapters. On each interface, you can configure features such
as NetQueue. Although it is possible to configure all standard aggregation and
failover configurations supported by ESX using NPAR interfaces as uplinks, it is not
useful to have multiple uplinks with NPARs belonging to the same physical port.
The vSwitch switches the packets when VMs are assigned to share the same
NPAR. The embedded switch (eSwitch) on the adapter switches packets when
packets are sent by a VM on an NPAR destined to another VM that is connected
to a vSwitch on a different NPAR belonging to the same physical port. If the two
NPARs are associated with different physical ports, the external switch forwards
packets between them.
Perform vSwitch configuration using either standard service console commands
or RCLI commands. For specific command options, refer to the VMware
documentation.
NOTE:
The QME8242 adapter has eSwitches. Because all of the interfaces are
assigned to the hypervisor, eSwitch operation is transparent, and the system
administrator is not required to perform any additional configuration.