How to enable SRIOV for E810 ports?

Purpose:

There are few settings in BIOS has to be manually changed. The FAQ can help users quickly find the settings.

Target Audience:

SKY-8134S-11 users

Intel SRIOV:

Intel SR-IOV (Single Root Input/Output Virtualization) is a technology that allows a single physical PCI Express (PCIe) device to be shared among multiple virtual machines (VMs) in a way that each VM has its own virtual device with direct access to the physical device's resources. This technology is part of the broader set of PCI-SIG standards for I/O virtualization.

Prerequisites:

Access the system via front COM port or Remote Serial Port

Steps:

1. Press [Del] while system in POST after reset.

2. In BIOS settings pages. Find "BIOS -> Platform -> SR-IOV Support" and set it "Enabled".

3. Find "BIOS -> Hardware -> (1st, 5th, 9th, 13th)Intel(R) Ethernet Controller E810-C for SFP... -> Device Level Configuration -> Virtualization Mode" and set it "SRIOV".

4. Find "BIOS -> Save & Exit" and select "Save Changes and Reset".