This section explains about deploying SE in SR-IOV mode.

The following are the steps to deploy the SE using the CSP UI:

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Configuration > Services.
  2. Click +. Refer to the System Requirements Section for recommendations on a minimum production SE configuration.
    Figure 1. SRIOV SE Mode
  3. Specify the Service Name.
  4. Click Target Host Name and select the host from the list.
  5. Leave the VNF Management IP field blank. This is set using the Day Zero Config.
  6. Click Image Name and select the se.qcow2 image from the list.
  7. Click Day Zero Config drop-down and select the SE metadata file.
  8. Set the resource values for Disk, CPU and RAM.
  9. Click + to add a vNIC and connect it to enp1s0f0 in access mode.
    Figure 2. SRIOV SE Mode1
  10. Click + to add a vNIC and connect it to enp134s0f0 in SR-IOV mode.
  11. Specify a password for console login using VNC, if required.
  12. Click Deploy.
  13. Verify that the SE is able to connect to the Controller by navigating to Infrastructure > Dashboard on the Controller UI (this may take a few minutes).
    Note:

    PF devices can be passed through to Service Engines. The method is the same as configuring a SR-IOV VF, with the exception that PCIE has to be selected for PF devices in place of SR_IOV for VF devices.