Adding SR-IOV logical ports

You can add single root I/O virtualization (SR-IOV) logical ports to a partition by using the Hardware Management Console (HMC).

1. Choose one of the following navigation options depending on the interface type of the Hardware Management Console (HMC):
   • If you are using an HMC Enhanced interface, complete the following steps:
     1. In the navigation pane, expand Systems Management > Servers.
     2. Select the server on which the logical partition is located.
     3. Select Manage by using one of the following options:
        • Click the menu next to the partition name and select Manage. The Manage page opens.
        • In the work pane, select Manage. The Manage page opens.
   • If you are using an HMC Enhanced+ interface, complete the following steps:
     1. In the navigation pane, click the Resources icon .
     2. Click All Systems. The All Systems page is displayed.
     3. In the work pane, select a system and click Actions > View System Partitions. In the Partitions page, you can view all the partitions that belong to the system.
     4. In the work pane, select the partition for which you want to view or change the properties and capabilities and click Actions > View Partition Properties. The Properties page is displayed. You can view and change the properties that are listed under the Properties area.
2. In the Properties pane, click Virtual I/O > Hardware Virtualized I/O. The Hardware Virtualized I/O page opens.
3. On the SR-IOV tab, click Add Port. The Add SR-IOV Logical Port page opens.
4. From the SR-IOV adapter list, select an SR-IOV adapter.
5. From the SR-IOV physical port list, select an SR-IOV physical port.
6. In the Logical port capacity field, enter a value.
   Note: The sum of the capacity values for all the configured logical ports on a physical port must be less than or equal to 100%. To minimize the configuration effort when you add more logical ports, you can reserve some capacity for the additional logical ports.
7. Expand Advanced settings to view the advanced setting options for the SR-IOV adapter.
8. Select the Promiscuous Mode check box, if you want to enable the settings for the SR-IOV port. These settings are disabled by default.
   Note: You must select the Promiscuous Mode check box, if the logical port is to be further virtualized, such as, if the logical port is to be used as the network adapter for shared Ethernet adapter (SEA).
9. From the OS MAC Address Restrictions list, select an option for the OS MAC address restrictions.
10. From the VLAN ID Restrictions list, select an option for the OS VLAN ID restrictions.
11. In the Port VLAN ID field, enter a value. The valid range is 0, 2-4094.
    Note: The default value of Port VLAN ID is 0. If you enter a non-zero value in the Port VLAN ID field, the 802.1Q Priority field becomes available.
12. In the 802.1Q Priority field, enter any value from 0-7, where 0 indicates the lowest priority and 7 indicates the highest priority value.
13. Click OK. The SR-IOV port is added to the partition.