SR-IOV Requirements

Question 1

SR-IOV stands for?

Answer 1

Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV)

Question 2

SR-IOV Definition?

Answer 2

SR-IOV is a specification that allows a single Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) physical device under a single root port to appear as multiple separate physical devices to the hypervisor or the guest operating system.

Question 3

Physical host

Answer 3

Must use an Intel or AMD processor.

Must support IOMMU and SR-IOV.

IOMMU and SR-IOV must be enabled in the BIOS.

Question 4

Physical network adapter

Answer 4

Must be supported by the server vendor for use with the host system and SR-IOV for the specific ESXi release.

SR-IOV must be enabled in the firmware.

Must use MSI-X interrupts.

Question 5

Physical function (PF) driver in ESXi

Answer 5

Must be certified by VMware.

Must be installed on the ESXi host, which may require custom installation.

Question 6

Guest OS

Answer 6

Must be supported by the NIC vendor for the specific ESXi release.

Question 7

Virtual function (VF) driver in guest OS

Answer 7

Must be compatible with the NIC and supported on the guest OS release.

Must be Microsoft WLK or WHCK certified for Windows virtual machines.

Must be installed on the operating system and may require custom installation.