The MX compute sled NIC is now configured for Advanced NPAR. The following sections describe how to confirm the NIC status and ensure that Advanced NPAR is enabled.
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The MX compute sled NIC is now configured for Advanced NPAR. The following sections describe how to confirm the NIC status and ensure that Advanced NPAR is enabled.
To confirm the Advanced NPAR status in the server iDRAC:
Port-1 to port-4 of NIC Mezzanine 1A have four partitions for each NIC port. The following figure shows the partitions Port-1:
To confirm the Advanced NPAR status in the VMware ESXi server:
The partitions for Port-1 to Port-4 of NIC Mezzanine 1A are all UP and connected, as shown in the following figures: