Merge pull request #46549 from ogradyp/BZ2087697

BZ2087697: Added section on Verifying that the interface is successfully partitioned

Author: lpettyjo

modules/nw-sriov-nic-partitioning.adoc

@@ -69,3 +69,26 @@ spec:
     pfNames: ["netpf0#8-15"]
   deviceType: vfio-pci
 ----
+
+.Verifying that the interface is successfully partitioned
+Confirm that the interface partitioned to virtual functions (VFs) for the SR-IOV device by running the following command.
+
+[source,terminal]
+----
+$ ip link show <interface> <1>
+----
+
+<1> Replace `<interface>` with the interface that you specified when partitioning to VFs for the SR-IOV device, for example, `ens3f1`.
+
+.Example output
+[source,terminal]
+----
+5: ens3f1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
+link/ether 3c:fd:fe:d1:bc:01 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
+
+vf 0     link/ether 5a:e7:88:25:ea:a0 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff, spoof checking on, link-state auto, trust off
+vf 1     link/ether 3e:1d:36:d7:3d:49 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff, spoof checking on, link-state auto, trust off
+vf 2     link/ether ce:09:56:97:df:f9 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff, spoof checking on, link-state auto, trust off
+vf 3     link/ether 5e:91:cf:88:d1:38 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff, spoof checking on, link-state auto, trust off
+vf 4     link/ether e6:06:a1:96:2f:de brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff, spoof checking on, link-state auto, trust off
+----