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e) Repeat steps b through d to configure additional iSCSI vNICs.
Step 8
Click Next.
What to Do Next
Complete Page 4: Setting the vNIC/vHBA Placement, on page 502.
Page 4: Setting the vNIC/vHBA Placement
This procedure directly follows Page 3: Configuring the Networking Options, on page 496. It describes how
to set the vNIC and vHBA placement options on the vNIC/vHBA Placement page of the Create Service
Profile (expert) wizard.
Procedure
Step 1
From the Select Placement drop-down list, choose one of the following:
DescriptionOption
Specifies that Cisco UCS Manager determines the vNIC/vHBA placement for
the server associated with the service profile. The placement is determined by
the order set in the PCI Order table.
If you are configuring this service profile/template for iSCSI boot, choose this
option.
If you are configuring this service profile for iSCSI boot, continue with Step 5.
For all configurations, continue with Step 2.
Let System Perform
Placement
Enables you to do the following:
• Explicitly assignthe vNICs and vHBAs associated with this service profile
to a virtual network interface connection (vCon).
• Configure the types of vNICs and vHBAs that can be assigned to a vCon,
either manually or through a vNIC/vHBA placement policy.
Continue with Step 3.
Specify Manually
Assigns an existing vNIC/vHBA placement policy to the service profile. If you
choose this option, Cisco UCS Manager displays the details of the policy.
If you do not want use any of the existing policies, but instead want to create a
policy that all service profiles can access, click Create Placement Policy and
continue with Step 4. Otherwise, continue with Step 5.
vNIC/vHBA Placement
Profiles Placement
Profile Name
Step 2
(Optional) If you chose Let System Perform Placement, do the following:
a) Use one or more of the following buttons to adjust the order of the vNICs and vHBAs:
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