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

This chapter covers the following PCIe SR-IOV topics:

• SR-IOV Overview

• SR-IOV Hardware and Software Requirements

• Current SR-IOV Feature Limitations

• Static SR-IOV

• Dynamic SR-IOV

• Enabling I/O Virtualization

• Planning for the Use of PCIe SR-IOV Virtual Functions

• Using Ethernet SR-IOV Virtual Functions

• Using InfiniBand SR-IOV Virtual Functions

• Using Fibre Channel SR-IOV Virtual Functions

• I/O Domain Resiliency

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