Implementing SR-IOV on HP ProLiant Servers with VMware vSphere 5.1
Technical white paper
Implementing SR-IOV on
HP ProLiant Servers with
VMware vSphere 5.1
Table of contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................ 2
SR-IOV Overview ................................................................................................................................................................... 2
vSphere 5.1 recommended system configurations ......................................................................................................... 4
SR-IOV-compliant ProLiant servers .................................................................................................................................... 5
SR-IOV-compliant network adapters ................................................................................................................................. 6
Supported Guest Operating System Versions ................................................................................................................... 6
SR-IOV limitations ................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Enabling the SR-IOV feature ................................................................................................................................................ 8
Prepare ............................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Install and enable .............................................................................................................................................................. 9
Configure ......................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Deploying across multiple systems ............................................................................................................................. 14
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Known issues and workarounds ...................................................................................................................................... 17
Resources, contacts, or additional links .......................................................................................................................... 19
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