Users Guide

4–Switch Independent Partitioning

Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options

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6. Click the down arrow next to any of the offload fields provided to change its

value to Enabled or Disabled.

Select one of the following command buttons to apply or cancel any changes:

 Save–Saves changes displayed on the screen.

 Restore Settings–Restores the default settings.

 Cancel–Cancels any changes made to this screen before you saved

them.

QConvergeConsole CLI

The QConvergeConsole CLI is a management utility that centralizes management

and configuration of QLogic adapters within the entire network (LAN and SAN).

You can use the QConvergeConsole CLI tool in either interactive or non-interactive

mode to configure and manage QLogic adapters installed on either Linux or Windows

host servers.

This section outlines the steps for setting up NIC partitions using the

QConvergeConsole CLI in interactive mode. The displayed commands apply to

both Linux and Windows operating systems.

For procedures on installing and starting this management tool, refer to the

QConvergeConsole CLI User’s Guide.

NOTE

Throughout this section, the terms NIC partitioning and NPAR are

synonymous with Switch Independent Partitioning, and NIC partition is

synonymous with switch-independent partition.