Procedure
Step 1
In the Navigation pane, click the Servers tab.
Step 2
On the Servers tab, expand Servers > Service Profiles.
Step 3
Expand the node for the organization which contains the service profile whose vHBAs you want to explicitly
assign to a vCon.
If the system does not include multitenancy, expand the root node.
Step 4
Expand Service_Profile_Name > vHBAs.
Step 5
Click on the vHBA that you want to explicitly assign to a vCon.
Step 6
In the Work pane, click the General tab.
Step 7
In the Virtual Host Interface Placement section, complete the following fields:
DescriptionName
The user-specified virtual network interface
connection (vCon) placement for the vHBA. This can
be one of the following:
• Any—Allows Cisco UCS Managerto determine
the vCon to which the vHBA is assigned.
• 1—Explicitly assigns the vHBA to vCon1.
• 2—Explicitly assigns the vHBA to vCon2.
• 3—Explicitly assigns the vHBA to vCon3.
• 4—Explicitly assigns the vHBA to vCon4.
Desired Placement field
The actual vCon assignment of the vHBA on the
server.
Actual Assignment field
If you attempt to assign a vHBA to a vCon that is not configured for that type of vHBA, Cisco UCS Manager
displays a message box to advise you of the configuration error. You must either assign the vHBA to another
vCon or change the vCon configuration in the service profile.
Step 8
In the Order section, complete the following fields:
DescriptionName
The user-specified PCI order for the vHBA.
Enter an integer between 0 and 128. You cannot
create more than 128 vHBAs for a server.
Desired Order field
The actual PCI order of the vHBA on the server.Actual Order field
Step 9
Click Save Changes.
Cisco UCS Manager GUI Configuration Guide, Release 2.0
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Configuring vNIC/vHBA Placement Policies