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OCPBUGS-38261 SR-IOV drain reboot causes need to be explained
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modules/nw-sriov-configuring-device.adoc

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@@ -25,8 +25,12 @@ You can configure an SR-IOV network device by creating a SriovNetworkNodePolicy
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When applying the configuration specified in a `SriovNetworkNodePolicy` object, the SR-IOV Operator might drain the nodes, and in some cases, reboot nodes.
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Reboot only happens in the following cases:
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It might take several minutes for a configuration change to apply.
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* With Mellanox NICs (`mlx5` driver) a node reboot happens every time the number of virtual functions (VFs) increase on a physical function (PF).
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* With Intel NICs, a reboot only happens if the kernel parameters do not include `intel_iommu=on` and `iommu=pt`.
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It might take several minutes for a configuration change to apply.
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.Prerequisites

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