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L. PatrãoVMware vSphere Essentialshttps://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-0208-9_26

26. Direct Path I/O Passthrough

Luciano Patrão1  
(1)
Selfkant, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
 

Direct Path I/O Passthrough is a complex feature and would require more than one chapter to review all the configurations, options, and use cases that are possible using Direct Path I/O Passthrough through several PCI devices. Such extensive coverage is beyond the scope of this book, so we will focus on this feature’s main options and configurations.

This chapter explores the features of Direct Path I/O Passthrough in VMware vSphere versions 6.7 and 7.0. Over time, the capabilities of Direct ...

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