3.To set a particular variable, use the /usr/local/bin/nxge_config if_name set param_name value:

#/usr/local/bin/nxge_config eth4 set class_opt_ipv4_tcp 0xfe0

Tuning for Maximum Performance on a Linux Platform

The following tunings will improve the performance of the Sun x8 Express Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet device driver on a system running the Linux operating system.

1.Create the conf file (for example, sysctl_nxge.conf) that will be called by the sysctl utility.

### IPV4 specific settings

#turns TCP timestamp support off, default 1, reduces CPU use net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps = 0

#turn SACK support off, default on systems with a VERY fast bus ->

#memory interface this is the big gainer

net.ipv4.tcp_sack = 0

#sets min/default/max TCP read buffer, default 4096 87380 174760 net.ipv4.tcp_rmem = 10000000 10000000 10000000

#sets min/pressure/max TCP write buffer, default 4096 16384 131072 net.ipv4.tcp_wmem = 10000000 10000000 10000000

#sets min/pressure/max TCP buffer space, default 31744 32256 32768 net.ipv4.tcp_mem = 10000000 10000000 10000000

###CORE settings (mostly for socket and UDP effect)

# maximum receive socket buffer size, default 131071 net.core.rmem_max = 524287

# maximum send socket buffer size, default 131071 net.core.wmem_max = 524287

# default receive socket buffer size, default 65535 net.core.rmem_default = 524287

# default send socket buffer size, default 65535 net.core.wmem_default = 524287

# maximum amount of option memory buffers, default 10240 net.core.optmem_max = 524287

# number of unprocessed input packets before kernel starts dropping

# them, default 300

net.core.netdev_max_backlog = 300000

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Sun Microsystems 10GBE XFP manual Tuning for Maximum Performance on a Linux Platform, Net.ipv4.tcpsack =