Verifying the logical port limit and the owner of the SR-IOV adapter

You can view the logical port limit and the owner of the single root I/O virtualization (SR-IOV) adapter by using the Hardware Management Console (HMC).

1. In the navigation pane, open Systems Management and click Servers.
2. Select the server in the work pane.
3. From the Tasks menu, click Properties.
4. Click the I/O tab.

   The HMC Classic interface is not supported in Hardware Management Console (HMC) Version 8.7.0, or later. The functions that were previously available in the HMC Classic interface are now available in the HMC Enhanced+ interface.

   When the HMC is at version 8.7.0, or later, complete the following steps to view the logical port limit and the owner of the SR-IOV adapter:

   1. In the navigation pane, click the Resources icon .
   2. Click All Systems. The All Systems page is displayed.
   3. In the work pane, select the system and click Actions > View System Properties. The Properties page is displayed.
   4. Click Licensed Capabilities. The Licensed Capabilities page lists the features that are supported by the server.
   5. In the Properties area, click the Processor, Memory, I/O tab. In the Physical I/O Adapters area, the table displays the SR-IOV capable (Logical Port Limit) and the Owner details about the SR-IOV adapter.
   • The SR-IOV capable (Logical Port Limit) column displays whether the slot or the adapter is SR-IOV capable, and the maximum number of logical ports this slot or the adapter can support. If the slot or the adapter is SR-IOV capable but is assigned to a partition, the SR-IOV capable (Logical Port Limit) column indicates that the slot or the adapter is in the dedicated mode.
   • The Owner column displays the name of the current owner the physical I/O. The value of this column can be any of the following values:
     • When an SR-IOV adapter is in the shared mode, Hypervisor is displayed in this column.
     • When an SR-IOV adapter is in the dedicated mode, Unassigned is displayed when the adapter is not assigned to any partition as a dedicated physical I/O.
     • When an SR-IOV adapter is in the dedicated mode, the logical partition name is displayed when the adapter is assigned to any logical partition as a dedicated physical I/O.
5. Click OK.