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Oracle Virtual Network - Configuration Maximums

CariYuen-OracleMay 26 2015

The following outlines the maximum configurations for the Oracle Virtual Network product.

Maximum vNICs  per physical Server, by Operating System

OSMaximum
vSphere 5.x 8 (10GE NIC ports)
32 (1GE NIC ports)
6 (10GE and 4 1GE ports) (Combo)
vSphere 4.x 4 (10GE NIC ports)
32 (1GE NIC ports)
Windows 2008 R2 16 vNICs
Windows 2012 R2 16 vNICs
Linux (RHEL, OL) 16 vNICs
OVM 3.x 16 vNICs

Maximum vHBAs per physical server, by Operating System

OSMaximum
vSphere 5.x 8 vHBAs
vSphere 4.x 8 vHBAs
Windows 2008 R2 8 vHBAs
Windows 2012 R2 8 vHBAs
Linux (RHEL, OL) 8 vHBAs
OVM 3.x 8 vHBAs

Devices Maximums

ItemMaximum
Fabric Interconnects (F1-15 & F1-4) ~250  Physical Servers behind a pair
4096 vNICs  & vHBAs per F1-*
10x1GB I/O Module 160 vNICs
1x10GB I/O Module 128 vNICs
4x10GB I/O Module 256 vNICs
2x8FC I/O Module 126 vHBAs (63 per port)
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