Npar Configuration Parameters And Setup Tools; Frequently Asked Questions About Npar; Nic Partitioning - Lenovo 8200 Series Installation Manual

NPAR Configuration Parameters and Setup Tools

Table 9 identifies which parameters you can configure using each of the available management tools.
Table 9. NPAR Configuration Parameters and Setup Tools
Tools/Configurable NPAR
Parameters
QLogic NIC OptionROM (Press
CTRL+Q during POST)
QLogic QConvergeConsole
GUI/CLI for supported
Windows and Linux operating
systems
QLogic Windows Device
Manager—NIC Property Page
a
These changes require a system reboot to take effect. Refer to Table 8 for the available function type options of each partition.
b For FCoE, DCBX/ETS negotiated bandwidth will overwrite manually configured bandwidth.
Table 10. NPAR Wake-on-LAN (WOL) and PXE Boot Support
NPAR Partition
Function 0
Function 1
Function 2
Function 3
Function 4
Function 5
Function 6
Function 7

Frequently Asked Questions about NPAR

NIC Partitioning

Q: What is NIC Partitioning (NPAR)?
NIC Partitioning (NPAR) is a method of dividing each QLogic Adapter Ethernet port into a maximum of four
partitions or virtual ports (eight virtual ports per adapter). These virtual ports can be assigned NIC, FCoE,
or iSCSI personalities, and users can apply QoS settings by flexibly allocating minimum guaranteed
bandwidth to each virtual port.
8200 Series Converged Network Adapter and 3200 Series Intelligent Ethernet Adapter
Function
Minimum Bandwidth
a
Type (range 0-100%)
Yes Yes, configurable
Yes Yes, configurable but only for
NIC partitions, not for storage
(iSCSI/FCoE)
partitions
Yes Yes, configurable but only for
NIC partitions, not for storage
(iSCSI/FCoE)
partitions
WOL PXE Boot
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
b
Maximum Bandwidth
Not configurable, read-only
Yes, configurable but only for
NIC partitions, not for storage
(iSCSI/FCoE)
partitions
Yes, configurable but only for
NIC partitions, not for storage
(iSCSI/FCoE)
partitions
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
b
(range
0-100%)
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