Create Oracle Solaris VNICs With VLAN Tagging (Oracle Solaris)

Note - Follow this procedure to configure Ethernet over InfiniBand with VLAN tagging in Oracle Solaris. This procedure is independent of and unrelated to Host Manual Mode or Gateway Manual Mode. To create VIOAs on the gateway, see Set Up VIOAs (Oracle Solaris).

Create the VIOAs to use as IP interfaces for the Solaris VNICs.
See Set Up VIOAs (Oracle Solaris).
On the management controller, create a VLAN to P_Key mapping for the VIOAs.
```
FabMan@gateway_name->createvlan connector -vlan vlan_ID -pkey p_key
```
where:
- connector is the name of the connector (0A-ETH-1 to 0A-ETH-4, 0A-ETH, 1A-ETH-1 to 1A-ETH-4, and 1A-ETH).
- vlan_ID is the VLAN identifier (NO or 2 to 4094).
  
  Note - Do not use VLAN identifiers 0, 1, or 4095. According to the IEEE 802.1Q specification, VLAN ID 0 is used for priority tag, and VLAN ID 1 is usually reserved for a switch or bridge management VLAN.
- p_key is the partition identifier (1 to 7fff or default).
For example, to associate connector 1A-ETH-3 with VLAN 3 and default partition key:
```
FabMan@gateway_name->createvlan 1A-ETH-3 -vlan 3 -pkey default
FabMan@gateway_name->
```
If you are associating VLANs with the Solaris VNICs, perform these steps.
1. Set the maximum number of VNICs per host.
```
FabMan@gateway_name->sethostvniclimit connector -host hostname -port port -limit number -vlanlist vlan_ID1 ... vlan_IDn
```
  where:
  - connector is the name of the connector (0A-ETH-1 to 0A-ETH-4 and 1A-ETH-1 to 1A-ETH-4).
  - hostname is the host name of the management controller or system name recognized by the BridgeX manager.
  - port is the port of the host.
  - number is the maximum number of VNICs for the IOA.
  - vlan_ID is the VLAN identifier (NO or 2 to 4094).
    
    Note - Do not use VLAN identifiers 0, 1, or 4095. According to the IEEE 802.1Q specification, VLAN ID 0 is used for priority tag, and VLAN ID 1 is usually reserved for a switch or bridge management VLAN.
    
    For example, to limit the host cupcake to 4 VNICs:
```
FabMan@gateway_name->sethostvniclimit 0A-ETH-1 -host cupcake -port 1 -limit 4 -vlanlist 3 
FabMan@gateway_name->
```
2. Repeat Step a for all hosts in the fabric that need to be regulated.
On the Oracle Solaris 11 host, create a Oracle Solaris VNIC on the data link.
```
# dladm create-vnic -l IP_interface -m mac_address -v vlan_ID name
```
where:
- IP_interface is the interface corresponding to the data link and VIOA.
- mac_address is the MAC address to be assigned to the VIOA.
- vlan_ID is the VLAN identifier (NO or 2 to 4094).
  
  Note - Do not use VLAN identifiers 0, 1, or 4095. According to the IEEE 802.1Q specification, VLAN ID 0 is used for priority tag, and VLAN ID 1 is usually reserved for a switch or bridge management VLAN.
- name is the name of the VNIC. For ease of identification, the VNIC name can be formatted as eX_vnicY, where:
  - X is the instance number of the Ethernet over InfiniBand IP interface.
  - Y is the instance of the VNIC, independent of the interface instance.
For example:
```
# dladm create-vnic -l net6 -m 2:8:20:7c:5d:d3 -v 3 e0_vnic0
#
```

Verify the creation of the VNIC.

# dladm show-vnic
LINK        OVER    SPEED    MACADDRESS        MACADDRTYPE   VID
e0_vnic0    net6    10000    2:8:20:7c:5d:d3   random        3
#

Display a list of all data links.

# dladm show-link
LINK                CLASS     MTU    STATE    OVER 
net6                phys      1500   up       --
e0_vnic0            vnic      1500   up       net6

Configure the IP address of the data link e0_vnic0.
See Configure IP Addresses on the Data Link (Oracle Solaris).

On the management controller, verify that the VNICs are properly associated and up.

FabMan@gateway_name->showvnics
ID  STATE  FLG IOA_GUID          NODE       IID  MAC               VLN PKEY   GW
--- -----  --- ----------------- ---------- ---- ----------------- --- ------ --------
 0 UP       N 0021280001CF37AC  solaris01  00c0 02:42:42:42:12:03 NO  0xffff 0A-ETH-1
 1 UP       H 0021280001CF37AC  solaris01  80c1 02:08:20:7C:5D:D3 3   0xffff 0A-ETH-1
FabMan@gateway_name->

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