Network configuration consists of three different networks:
- Virtual network for the station bus communication
- PCI passthrough for the process bus communication
- PCI passthrough for the optional protection communication port
By default there is one virtual adapter assigned to the SSC600 SW virtual machine. Ensure that the VMXNET 3 adapter is selected as the adapter type. This adapter must be connected to the virtual network from which a connection will be made to the SSC600 SW.
PCI Passthrough
PCI passthrough grants the SSC600 SW an exclusive access to the network interface card, thus guaranteeing real-time performance of the network.
- Navigate to the Hardware configuration of the host and find the PCI device you want to use for the passthrough.
- Click the Toggle passthrough option to enable or disable PCI passthrough.
Figure 2. Hardware configuration - Assign the PCI device to the SSC600 SW virtual machine.
- Navigate to the SSC600 settings.
- Click Add other device and select the PCI device that matches the one that passthrough was configured for.
Figure 3. Assigning the PCI device to the SSC600 SW virtual machine