Q: Why do I see SR-IOV as an option in my virtual machine configuration, when my machine doesn't support SR-IOV?
SR-IOV shows as an option in your VM configuration but your machine doesn't support it--so do you have it or not?
John Savill
December 12, 2012
1 Min Read
A: The option to enable SR-IOV is always available as part of the Hardware Acceleration option of the Network Adapter, which the screen shot shows. To learn more about SR-IOV, see my FAQ "What is SR-IOV?"
SR-IOV Network Adapter Hardware Acceleration Option
Basically, setting the option tells Hyper-V to use SR-IOV if SR-IOV is available. It's not guaranteeing the availability of SR-IOV.
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