- Preface
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- Configuring the Fabric Interconnects
- Configuring Ports and Port Channels
- Configuring Communication Services
- Configuring Authentication
- Configuring Organizations
- Configuring Role-Based Access Control
- Managing Firmware
- Configuring DNS Servers
- Configuring System-Related Policies
- Managing Licenses
- Managing Virtual Interfaces
- Index
Managing Virtual Interfaces
This chapter includes the following sections:
Virtual Interfaces
The maximum number of VIFs varies based on hardware capability and port connectivity. For each configured vNIC or vHBA, one or two VIFs are allocated. Stand-alone vNICs and vHBAs use one VIF and failover vNICs and vHBAs use two.
The following variables affect the number of VIFs available to a blade server, and therefore, how many vNICs and vHBAs you can configure for a service profile.
- Maximum number of VIFs supported on your fabric interconnect
- How the fabric interconnects are cabled
- If your fabric interconnect and IOM are configured in fabric port channel mode
For more information about the maximum number of VIFs supported by your hardware configuration, see Cisco UCS 6100 and 6200 Series Configuration Limits for Cisco UCS Manager for your software release.
Virtual Interface Subscription Management and Error Handling
For fabric interconnects grouped in a port-channel, changes to the way you connect the fabric interconnect to the I/O module could result in a drastic change to the number of VIFs available to a blade server. To help you track the effect of these changes, Cisco UCS Manager maintains the following metrics:
If you change your configuration in a way that decreases the number of VIFs available to a blade, UCS Manager will display a warning and ask you if you want to proceed. This includes several scenarios, including times where adding or moving a connection decreases the number of VIFs.