7–RoCE Configuration
Configuring RoCE on the Adapter for VMware ESX
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Manage VMkernel network adapters
. Accept the default, and
then click
Next
.
Migrate VM networking
. Assign the port group created in
.
3.
Assign a vmknic for PVRDMA to use on ESX hosts:
a.
Right-click a host, and then click
Settings
.
b.
On the Settings page, expand the
System
node, and then click
Advanced System Settings
.
c.
The Advanced System Settings page shows the key-pair value and its
summary. Click
Edit
.
d.
On the Edit Advanced System Settings page, filter on
PVRDMA
to
narrow all the settings to just Net.PVRDMAVmknic.
e.
Set the
Net.PVRDMAVmknic
value to
vmknic
; for example,
vmk1
.
shows an example.
Figure 7-9. Assigning a vmknic for PVRDMA
4.
Set the firewall rule for the PVRDMA:
a.
Right-click a host, and then click
Settings
.
b.
On the Settings page, expand the
System
node, and then click
Security Profile
.
c.
On the Firewall Summary page, click
Edit
.
d.
In the Edit Security Profile dialog box under
Name
, scroll down, select
the
pvrdma
check box, and then select the
Set Firewall
check box.
