Lpar Manager Functions - Hitachi Compute Blade 2000 User Manual

LPAR manager functions

Virtual NIC functions
 Overview of virtual NIC functions
A virtual NIC function provides a virtual network interface card that can be used instead of
a physical NIC. Virtual NICs offer the following two functions:
A virtual NIC provides functions equivalent to a physical LAN controller, but perfect
interchangeability is not guaranteed. Note that a virtual NIC differs from a physical LAN
controller in specifications and operation.
(1) Virtual NIC
With LPAR manager, up to four network segments can be set for virtual NICs. By
defining connections between these network segments and virtual NICs, you can
perform the Inter-LPAR Communication without using physical NICs. Network
segments can be set on the Virtual NIC (VNIC) Assignment screen. The identifiers
for the network segments to be defined are Va, Vb, Vc, and Vd.
Virtual NICs in the same network segment can communicate with each other, but
virtual NICs in different network segments cannot communicate with each other.
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