When you install the Oracle Linux OS or Oracle VM hypervisor on the server, the Oracle Virtual Networking host drivers are also installed. However, by default, the host drivers are not loaded into memory, so they are not automatically active after a server boot up. To support vNICs and vHBAs on the Oracle Linux server, you will need to explicitly enable the locally installed Oracle Virtual Networking host drivers.
Enabling the host drivers contains the following main tasks: