Managing Network Adapters

Modifying vNIC Properties

Name

Description

Enable TCP Segmentation If checked, the CPU sends large TCP packets to the hardware to be

Offload check boxsegmented. This option may reduce CPU overhead and increase throughput rate.

 

If cleared, the CPU segments large packets.

 

Note

This option is also known as Large Send Offload

 

 

(LSO).

Enable TCP Rx Offload

If checked, the CPU sends all packet checksums to the hardware for

Checksum Validation check box

validation. This option may reduce CPU overhead.

 

If cleared, the CPU validates all packet checksums.

Enable TCP Tx Offload

If checked, the CPU sends all packets to the hardware so that the

Checksum Generation check box

checksum can be calculated. This option may reduce CPU overhead.

 

If cleared, the CPU calculates all packet checksums.

Enable Large Receive check box

If checked, the hardware reassembles all segmented packets before

 

sending them to the CPU. This option may reduce CPU utilization and

 

increase inbound throughput.

 

If cleared, the CPU processes all large packets.

Step 14 In the Receive Side Scaling area, update the following fields:

Name

Description

Enable TCP Receive Side Scaling

Receive Side Scaling (RSS) distributes network receive processing

check box

across multiple CPUs in multiprocessor systems.

 

If checked, network receive processing is shared across processors

 

whenever possible.

 

If cleared, network receive processing is always handled by a single

 

processor even if additional processors are available.

Enable IPv4 RSS check box

If checked, RSS is enabled on IPv4 networks.

Enable TCP-IPv4 RSS check box

If checked, RSS is enabled for TCP transmissions across IPv4 networks.

Enable IPv6 RSS check box

If checked, RSS is enabled on IPv6 networks.

Enable TCP-IPv6 RSS check box

If checked, RSS is enabled for TCP transmissions across IPv6 networks.

Enable IPv6 Extension RSS

If checked, RSS is enabled for IPv6 extensions.

check box

 

 

Enable TCP-IPv6 Extension RSS

If checked, RSS is enabled for TCP transmissions across IPv6 networks.

check box

 

 

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