6–Configuring NIC Functionality in the Converged Network Adapter Configuring the NIC in a Windows Environment

Table 6-1. NIC Driver Parameters for Windows (Continued)

Parameter

Function

Default

Range

Method to Configure

Name

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TCPChecksumO

Computes (Tx) or verifies

Rx and Tx

Disable

Windows Property

ffloadIPv6

(Rx) the TCP checksum of

Enable

Rx Enable

Pages for QLogic

 

packets in IPv6. This fea-

 

Tx Enable

adapter, navigate to

 

ture can improve perfor-

 

Rx and Tx

Advanced tab or

 

mance and reduce CPU

 

Enable

QConvergeConsole CLI

 

use. With Offloading

 

 

 

 

enabled, the adapter com-

 

 

 

 

putes or verifies the check-

 

 

 

 

sum for the operating

 

 

 

 

system. Windows Server

 

 

 

 

2008 only.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TCPChecksumO

Computes (Tx) or verifies

Enable

Disable

Windows Property

ffloadV1IPv4

(Rx) the TCP checksum of

 

Enable

Pages for QLogic

 

packets in IPv4.

 

 

adapter, navigate to

 

 

 

 

Advanced tab or

 

 

 

 

QConvergeConsole CLI

 

 

 

 

 

TCPChecksumO

Computes (Tx) or verifies

Enable

Disable

Windows Property

ffloadV2IPv4

(Rx) the TCP checksum of

 

Enable

Pages for QLogic

 

packets in IPv4 with

 

 

adapter, navigate to

 

enhanced v2 offload sup-

 

 

Advanced tab or

 

port.

 

 

QConvergeConsole CLI

 

 

 

 

 

TCPChecksumO

Computes (Tx) or verifies

Enable

Disable

Windows Property

ffloadV2IPv6

(Rx) the TCP checksum of

 

Enable

Pages for QLogic

 

packets in IPv6 with

 

 

adapter, navigate to

 

enhanced v2 support. This

 

 

Advanced tab or

 

parameter can improve per-

 

 

QConvergeConsole CLI

 

formance and reduce CPU

 

 

 

 

use. With Offloading

 

 

 

 

enabled, the adapter com-

 

 

 

 

putes or verifies the check-

 

 

 

 

sum for the operating

 

 

 

 

system. Windows Server

 

 

 

 

2008 only.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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