Preferred and maximum bandwidth

The preferred bandwidth, in Gb/s, for the network when the preferred bandwidth is configured on a port in a server profile. You can override this setting in a server profile.

This value cannot be greater than the maximum bandwidth. For Flex-10 or Flex-20 environments, up to four connections can share a single 10 or 20 Gb link.

You can configure the preferred bandwidth for the network in Gb/s on a port in a server profile.

For Fibre Channel networks, this value is not applicable. The connection speed will default to Auto.

Data type:

A number between 0.1 Gb/s and 20 Gb/s; a decimal point is not required.

Default value:

2.5

If you create multiple networks in one session, the default value is set to the value used for the last network you created. For example, if you specify 5 for the preferred bandwidth, the default value for this session is 5.

Maximum bandwidth

The maximum bandwidth defines the upper limit for the requested bandwidth allocation setting when the network is associated with a server profile.

This value cannot be less than the preferred bandwidth. The maximum bandwidth for a single physical port cannot exceed 10 Gb for 10-Gb adapters or 20 Gb for 20-Gb adapters.

For Fibre Channel networks, the maximum bandwidth is not applicable.

Data type:

A number between 0.1 Gb/s and 20 Gb/s; a decimal point is not required.

If you create multiple networks in the same session, the default value is set to the value used for the last network that you created. For example, if you set a value of 9.5 for the maximum bandwidth, the default for this session is 9.5.