Purpose This article provides information on configuring VMDirectPath I/O direct PCI device connections for virtual machines running on Intel Weybridge and Stoakley platforms. Resolution About VMDirectPath I/O passthrough devices
The supported maximums for passthrough devices is:
- ESX\ESXi 4.0: 2 Devices
- ESX\ESXi 4.1: 4 Devices
- ESX\ESXi 5.x: 8 Devices
When selecting the devices, ensure that you follow these restrictions:
Configuring passthrough devices
To configure passthrough devices on an ESX/ESXi host:
- Select an ESX\ESXi host from the Inventory of VMware vSphere Client.
Note: If you have a chipset with VT-d, when you click Advanced Settings in vSphere Client, you can select the devices that are dedicated to the VMDirectPath I/O.
- In the Configuration tab, click Advanced Settings. The passthrough Configuration page lists all available pass-through devices.
Note: A green icon indicates that a device is enabled and active. An orange icon indicates that the state of the device has changed and the host must be rebooted before the device can be used.
- Click Edit.
- Select the devices and click OK.
- When the devices are selected, they are marked with an orange icon. Reboot for the change to take effect. After rebooting, the devices are marked with a green icon and are enabled.
Note: The configuration changes are saved in the /etc/vmware/esx.conf file.
The PCI slot number where the device was connected is 00:0b:0. It is recorded as:
/device/000:11.0/owner = "passthru"
Note: 11 is the decimal equivalent of the hexadecimal 0b.
To configure a PCI device on a virtual machine:
- From the Inventory in vSphere Client, right-click the virtual machine and click Edit Settings.
- Click the Hardware tab.
- Click Add.
- Choose the PCI Device.
- Click Next.
Note: When the device is assigned, the virtual machine must have a memory reservation for the full configured memory size. Additional InformationTags up to two passthrough See Also
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