How do I configure and use SR-IOV on RHEV3?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • How do I configure and use SR-IOV on RHEV?
  • How can I use SR-IOV hooks?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.3 and up
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 update 5 (kernel 2.6.32-431.11.2) host as RHEV Hypervisor

  • SGI uv2000

  • Intel Corporation 82599ES 10-Gigabit SFI/SFP+ Network Connection
  • Multiple NIC's that has support SRIOV:
    Intel 10G nic: [0002:02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82599ES 10-Gigabit SFI/SFP+ Network Connection (rev 01)]
    Mellanox: [0001:01:00.0 Network controller: Mellanox Technologies MT27500 Family [ConnectX-3]]

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase, tools, and much more.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In

New to Red Hat?

Learn more about Red Hat subscriptions

Using a Red Hat product through a public cloud?

How to access this content