High Capacity Vf Configuration - Chelsio Communications Terminator Series Installation And User Manual

Chapter III. Virtual Function Network (vNIC)
ii. 1 VM was configured with VF0 of PF0 and VF1 of PF1.
[root@host~]# modprobe cxgb4vf force_link_up=0
[root@host~]# ifconfig enp8s1
enp8s1: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>
ether 06:44:3c:a8:40:00
[root@host~]# ifconfig enp8s1f5d1
enp8s1f5d1: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>
ether 06:44:3c:a8:40:11
iii. Bonding mode=1 was configured in the VM.
[root@host~]# modprobe bonding mode=1 miimon=100
[root@host~]# ifconfig bond0 up
[root@host~]# ifenslave bond0 enp8s1 enp8s1f5d1
[root@host~]# ifconfig bond0 10.1.1.223/24
The traffic will run over the bond interface in Active-Backup mode. If the link fails on enp8s1, the
traffic will failver to enp8s1f5d1.
4.3.

High Capacity VF Configuration

Chelsio adapters by default support 16 VFs per PF. In order to use more VFs per PF, please
follow the below steps on the host:
Currently supported on T6225-SO-CR and T6225-OCP adapters.
Important
i. Change your current working directory to Chelsio Unified Wire package directory and
install the driver:
[root@host~]# cd ChelsioUwire-x.x.x.x
[root@host~]# make CONF=HIGH_CAPACITY_VF install
For more installation options, please run
Note
ii. Update adapter configuration and reboot the machine:
Chelsio Unified Wire for Linux
txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
txqueuelen 1000
make help
mtu 1500
mtu 1500
(Ethernet)
install.py -h
or
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