Converged network adapter configuration details
Apply these system configuration details to converged network adapters (CNAs).
The SAN Volume Controller system must be configured to export volumes only to host CNAs that are on the list of supported CNAs. See the Support for SAN Volume Controller (2145) website for specific firmware levels and supported hardware. On the website, search for CNA.
Operation with other CNAs is not supported. The system does not specify the number of host CNA ports or CNAs that a host or a partition of a host can have. The number of host CNA ports or CNAs are specified by the host multipathing device driver. The system supports this number. However, it is subject to the configuration rules for the system. To obtain optimal performance and to prevent overloading, the workload to each system port must be equal. You can achieve an even workload by zoning approximately the same number of host CNA ports to each SAN Volume Controller Fibre Channel port or FCoE port.The system supports configurations that use N-port virtualization in the converged network adapter, host bus adapter, or SAN switch.