directpath i/o Inactive with ucs vmfex

tdubb123 · ‎04-29-2013

I am getting this error when trying to do direction i/o with vmfex on ucs. any idea what this error mean?

Sreejesh_D · ‎04-30-2013

can you check any of this features are enabled? these features are not supported with directpath io.

http://blogs.vmware.com/tp/.a/6a00d8341c328153ef0147e06cba72970b-pi

aravinds3107 · ‎04-30-2013

Can you make sure Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) or AMD I/O Virtualization Technology (IOMMU) are enabled on the BIOS.

Also check Enable DirectPath I/O with vMotion on a Virtual Machine with the vSphere Web Client

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directpath i/o Inactive with ucs vmfex