In the image below, the SR-IOV staus shows as Not Supported
for Physical adapters.
In some server BIOS, the SR-IOV feature shall be set to 'Disabled' be default.
Note: Before you proceed further in validating SR-IOV status in server BIOS, please check Broadcom Compatibility Guide
to reference if the physical adapter has SR-IOV feature supported. Also, the following steps requires downtime or placing host in maintenance mode, proceed accordingly.
Steps to Enable SR-IOV:
2. SR-IOV - Device Level:
3. SR-IOV - Virtual Mode Parameter:
SRIOV Status
’ for a vmnic is seen as ‘Disabled
’.Note: All the above said changes should be reviewed and validated from Server manuals. If there is a difference, Server Manual stands true and valid
.