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[root@ESXi01:~] ethtool -i vmnic3
driver: ixgbe
version: 3.7.13.7.14iov-NAPI
firmware-version: 0x18f10001
bus-info: 0000:04:00.0
[root@ESXi01:~] ethtool -i vmnic3
driver: ixgbe
version: 4.5.1-iov
firmware-version: 0x18f10001
bus-info: 0000:04:00.0
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[root@ESXi01:~] esxcli system module parameters list -m ixgbe
Name Type Value Description
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AtrSampleRate array of int Software ATR Tx packet sample rate
CNA array of int Number of FCoE Queues: 0 = disable, 1-8 = enable this many Queues
DRSS array of int Number of Device Receive-Side Scaling Descriptor Queues, default 0=disable, 1- DRSS, IXGBE_MAX_RSS_INDICES = enable
FdirPballoc array of int Flow Director packet buffer allocation level:
0 = disable perfect filters (default)
1 = 2k perfect filters
IntMode array of int Change Interrupt Mode (0=Legacy, 1=MSI, 2=MSI-X), default 2
InterruptThrottleRate array of int 0 Maximum interrupts per second, per vector, (956-488281), default 16000
InterruptType array of int Change Interrupt Mode (0=Legacy, 1=MSI, 2=MSI-X), default IntMode (deprecated)
LLIEType array of int Low Latency Interrupt Ethernet Protocol Type
LLIPort array of int Low Latency Interrupt TCP Port (0-65535)
LLIPush array of int Low Latency Interrupt on TCP Push flag (0,1)
LLISize array of int Low Latency Interrupt on Packet Size (0-1500)
LLIVLANP array of int Low Latency Interrupt on VLAN priority threshold
LRO array of int Large Receive Offload (ESX5.1 or later): (0,1), default 0 = off
MDD array of int Malicious Driver Detection: (0,1), default 1 = on
MQ array of int Disable or enable Multiple Queues, default 1
RSS array of int Number of Receive-Side Scaling Descriptor Queues, default 1-16=enables 4 RSS queues
VEPA array of int VEPA Bridge Mode: 0 = VEB (default), 1 = VEPA
VMDQ array of int Number of Virtual Machine Device Queues: 0/1 = disable (1 queue) 2-16 enable (default=8)
heap_initial int Initial heap size allocated for the driver.
heap_max int Maximum attainable heap size for the driver.
max_vfs array of int Number of Virtual Functions: 0 = disable (default), 1-63 = enable this many VFs
skb_mpool_initial int Driver's minimum private socket buffer memory pool size.
skb_mpool_max int Maximum attainable private socket buffer memory pool size for the driver.
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esxcli system module parameters set -m ixgbe -p "RSS=4,0"
esxcli system module parameters set -m ixgbe -p "RSS=8,0"
Hi VitaliyVitaliy (Staff) wrote:Hello dfir,
Your RAID configuratin looks according to our recommendations.
1. Could you confirm that MTU are also configured at 9000 in VMware?
2. Please, browse video with tweaks in VMware if you have never been watched:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_-TIpS ... .be&t=1806
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C:\Users\adm>ping -f -l 8972 192.168.255.34 -S 192.168.255.4
Pinging 192.168.255.34 from 192.168.255.4 with 8972 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.255.34: bytes=8972 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.255.34: bytes=8972 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.255.34: bytes=8972 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.255.34: bytes=8972 time<1ms TTL=64
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[root@ESXi01:~] vmkping -d -s 8972 192.168.255.4
PING 192.168.255.4 (192.168.255.4): 8972 data bytes
8980 bytes from 192.168.255.4: icmp_seq=0 ttl=128 time=0.294 ms
8980 bytes from 192.168.255.4: icmp_seq=1 ttl=128 time=0.477 ms
8980 bytes from 192.168.255.4: icmp_seq=2 ttl=128 time=0.490 ms
We do recommend using Eager Zeroed. This option can boost your performance.dfir wrote: All of my VMs are using disk type of Thick Provisioned Lazy Zeroed.
Hi VitaliyVitaliy (Staff) wrote:Hello dfir,
Did you test your environment with Eager Zeroed?