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Updated: November 2017

Oracle^® VM Server for SPARC 3.5 Administration Guide

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Using This Documentation

Chapter 1 Overview of the Oracle VM Server for SPARC Software

Chapter 2 Oracle VM Server for SPARC Security

Chapter 3 Setting Up Services and the Control Domain

Chapter 4 Setting Up Guest Domains

Chapter 5 Using Domain Consoles

Chapter 6 Configuring I/O Domains

Chapter 7 Creating a Root Domain by Assigning PCIe Buses

Chapter 8 Creating an I/O Domain by Using PCIe SR-IOV Virtual Functions

SR-IOV Overview

SR-IOV Hardware and Software Requirements

Current SR-IOV Feature Limitations

Static SR-IOV Software Requirements

Dynamic SR-IOV Software Requirements

Dynamic SR-IOV Configuration Requirements

Enabling I/O Virtualization

How to Enable I/O Virtualization for a PCIe Bus

Planning for the Use of PCIe SR-IOV Virtual Functions

Using Ethernet SR-IOV Virtual Functions

Ethernet SR-IOV Hardware Requirements

Ethernet SR-IOV Limitations

Planning for the Use of Ethernet SR-IOV Virtual Functions

Ethernet Device-Specific and Network-Specific Properties

Creating Ethernet Virtual Functions

Destroying Ethernet Virtual Functions

Modifying Ethernet SR-IOV Virtual Functions

Adding and Removing Ethernet SR-IOV Virtual Functions on I/O Domains

Advanced SR-IOV Topics: Ethernet SR-IOV

Using an SR-IOV Virtual Function to Create an I/O Domain

Using InfiniBand SR-IOV Virtual Functions

InfiniBand SR-IOV Hardware Requirements

Creating and Destroying InfiniBand Virtual Functions

Adding and Removing InfiniBand Virtual Functions on I/O Domains

Adding and Removing InfiniBand Virtual Functions to Root Domains

Advanced SR-IOV Topics: InfiniBand SR-IOV

Using Fibre Channel SR-IOV Virtual Functions

Fibre Channel SR-IOV Hardware Requirements

Fibre Channel SR-IOV Requirements and Limitations

Fibre Channel Device Class-Specific Properties

Creating Fibre Channel SR-IOV Virtual Functions

Destroying Fibre Channel SR-IOV Virtual Functions

Modifying Fibre Channel SR-IOV Virtual Functions

Adding and Removing Fibre Channel SR-IOV Virtual Functions on I/O Domains

Advanced SR-IOV Topics: Fibre Channel SR-IOV

I/O Domain Resiliency

Resilient I/O Domain Requirements

I/O Domain Resiliency Limitations

Configuring Resilient I/O Domains

Example – Using Resilient and Non-Resilient Configurations

Rebooting the Root Domain With Non-Resilient I/O Domains Configured

Chapter 9 Creating an I/O Domain by Using Direct I/O

Chapter 10 Using Non-primary Root Domains

Chapter 11 Using Virtual Disks

Chapter 12 Using Virtual SCSI Host Bus Adapters

Chapter 13 Using Virtual Networks

Chapter 14 Migrating Domains

Chapter 15 Managing Resources

Chapter 16 Managing SP Configurations

Chapter 17 Handling Hardware Errors

Chapter 18 Performing Other Administration Tasks

Appendix A Using Power Management

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Ethernet SR-IOV Hardware Requirements

For information about the required PCIe Ethernet SR-IOV hardware, see SR-IOV Hardware and Software Requirements.

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