Users Guide

5–Adapter Preboot Configuration
Configuring Partitions
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 iSCSI Mode enables or disables the iSCSI-Offload personality on the
third partition. If you enable this mode on the third partition, you should
disable NIC Mode. Because only one offload is available per port, if
iSCSI-Offload is enabled on the port’s third partition, FCoE-Offload
cannot be enabled on the second partition of that same NPAR mode
port. Not all adapters support iSCSI Mode.
 FIP MAC Address
1
 Virtual FIP MAC Address
1
 World Wide Port Name
1
 Virtual World Wide Port Name
1
 World Wide Node Name
1
 Virtual World Wide Node Name
1
 PCI Device ID
 PCI (bus) Address
Figure 5-18. Partition 2 Configuration: FCoE Offload
4. To configure the third partition, select Partition 3 Configuration to open the
Partition 3 Configuration page (Figure 5-19). If iSCSI Offload is present, the
Partition 3 Configuration shows the following parameters:
 NIC Mode (Disabled)
 iSCSI Offload Mode (Enabled)
 iSCSI Offload MAC Address
2
 Virtual iSCSI Offload MAC Address
2
1
This parameter is only present on the second partition of an NPAR mode port of FCoE
offload-capable adapters.
2
This parameter is only present on the third partition of an NPAR mode port of iSCSI
offload-capable adapters.