HPE 562SFP+: how to create virtual NICS

[JanSinke]

We have a couple of HPE proliant Gen10 machines which have HPE 562SFP+ nics build in. When i read the quickspecs of this network interface it says: IEEE 802.1Q Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) protocol allows each physical port of this adapter to be separated into multiple virtual NICs for added network segmentation

Does anyone know how i can create Virtual NICS using Windows 2019 without teaming?

[Kashyap02]

Hi, 

please refer to the below documents. 

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/technologies/conv-nic/cnic-single

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000022706/network-and-i-o/ethernet-products.html 

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/technologies/nic-teaming/create-a-new-nic-team-on-a-host-computer-or-vm

[Kashyap02]

Hi There, 

Yes, you can create VNICs without teaming. 

1. Go to network adapter properties. 

2. Click on Configure

3. Advanced - > VLAN ID - Provide the value 

you can also refer to the below Intel Document: 

https://www.intel.in/content/www/in/en/support/articles/000005677/network-and-i-o/ethernet-products.html

[JanSinke]

Hello Kashyap02, thanks for the answer. Unfortunately for this to work you need Intel ANS, and that is not supported for WIndows 2016 and Windows 2019. 

[pragav]

Hi JanSinke,

Yes you are correct Intel ANS is not supported on 2016 / 2019 , to use mulitple NIC's on 2016/2019 you will need to have NIC teaming.

https://www.intel.in/content/www/in/en/support/articles/000022706/network-and-i-o/ethernet-products.html

regards,