Selecting I/O Ports

Note: You should begin the commissioning process by selecting a blueprint in the Blueprint tab.

In the I/O Ports tab, perform the following actions and then click Next:

(Optional) Select a NIC Port.
Under NIC Ports, you can do the following:
- Click on the required dedicated port.
  The Port Settings window appears. Select the Assign option, and click OK. The selected port icon changes to .
- Click on the required shared port.
  The Select Logical Ports window appears. This window displays details of the logical ports.
  1. Click on the required logical port.
    The Port Settings window appears.
  2. Under the Select Action section, select the Assign option.
  3. Set the attributes of the logical port:
    (Optional) To enable teaming of the logical port, under the Configure Attributes section, select the Teaming check box.
    (Optional) To enable peer forwarding of the logical port, under the Configure Attributes section, select the Peer Forwarding check box.
    Note: You can enable Teaming/Peer-Forwarding on the logical ports only if they were enabled on the physical port to which they belong. For more information on how to configure attributes of physical ports, see Configuring Attributes on Physical and Logical NIC Ports.
  4. Click OK.
    The selected logical port icon changes to .
(Optional) Select an HBA Port.
You can associate an HBA port if you wish to commission the partition image on an external boot volume. To do this, under HBA Ports, click on the required port, then on the Port Settings window, select the Assign option, and click OK.

Notes:

You can select a maximum of 16 NIC ports and 16 HBA ports.
A range of BDFs is applicable for NIC and HBA ports. You can reserve a Bus Device Function (BDF) for a partition. This enables easy mapping of an application to a persistent interface name with which the BDF is identified. When you Disable a port, a BDF from the range of BDFs is reserved for the partition. When required, you can Assign the BDF to the port. The BDF is then mapped to the port. To disable, click on the required port and then in the Port Settings window select the Disable option.
If you are choosing a custom BDF, then it is appropriate to first select function 0 and then select the functions from 1 to 7. If you do not select function 0, then the Unisys aa78 device will be added automatically. This is applicable for each custom device number.
If you are not choosing a custom BDF and not assigning port 0, then the Unisys aa78 device will be added automatically. This is applicable for each slot.