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Updated on 2024-03-18 GMT+08:00
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Adding an Enhanced High-Speed NIC

This section describes how to add an enhanced high-speed NIC to a BMS.

Constraints

The BMS must be in Running state.

Procedure

A BMS has a maximum of two enhanced high-speed NICs and depends on the total bandwidth of the extension NICs. For example, if the total bandwidth allowed for the extension NICs is 2 x 10GE and the bandwidth of the first enhanced high-speed NIC is 2 x 10GE, you cannot add another enhanced high-speed NIC.

You can view the total bandwidth of extension NICs in the Extended Configuration column in Flavor.

  • If a flavor's Extended Configuration contains 2*10GE (for example, the Extended Configuration of flavor physical.h2.large is 1*100G IB + 2*10GE), BMSs of this flavor has only one NIC without extension NIC, and the total bandwidth of extension NICs is 0.
  • If a flavor's Extended Configuration contains 2 x 2*10GE (for example, the Extended Configuration of flavor physical.s3.large is 2 x 2*10GE), BMSs of this flavor has two NICs, of which one is an extension NIC, and the total bandwidth of extension NICs is 2*10GE.
  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Under Computing, click Bare Metal Server.

    The BMS console is displayed.

  3. Click the name of the target BMS.

    The page showing details of the BMS is displayed.

  4. Click the NICs tab. Then, click Add NIC.
  5. Set the NIC type to enhanced high-speed NIC and select the bandwidth.
  6. Click OK.

Follow-up Operations

The BMS cannot identify the newly added enhanced high-speed NIC. You must manually activate the NIC by following the instructions in sections Configuring an Enhanced High-Speed NIC (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12) to Configuring an Enhanced High-Speed NIC (Windows Server).