QLogic OFED+ Host Software User Guide, Rev. B

C–VirtualNIC Interface Configuration and Administration
VirtualNIC Interface Configuration and Administration
NOTE:
For the following sections, determine the necessary connection type. To
always have a host connect to the same IOC on the same VIO card
regardless of where that card is in the fabric, use format 1. To always have a
host to connect to the same IOC in the same chassis and/or slot, use format
2.
Format 1: Defining an IOC using the IOCGUID
NOTE:
Determine the needed connection type. If a host is to connect to the same
IOC on the same card, no matter where that card is in the fabric, then use
this format.
Use the following format to cause the host to connect to a specific VIO hardware
card, regardless of which chassis and/or slot the VIO hardware card resides:
{CREATE;
NAME="eioc1";
IOCGUID=0x66A0137FFFFE7;}
}
The following is an example of VIO hardware failover:
{CREATE; NAME="eioc1";
PRIMARY={IOCGUID=0x66a01de000003; INSTANCE=1; PORT=1; }
SECONDARY={IOCGUID=0x66a02de000003; INSTANCE=1; PORT=1;}
}
NOTE:
Do not create EIOC names with similar character strings (for example,
eioc3 and eioc30). There is a limitation with certain Linux operating
systems that cannot recognize the subtle differences. The result is that
the user will be unable to ping across the network.
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