7–VMware Driver Software
FCoE Support
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The optimal number is to have the quantity of NetQueues match the quantity of
CPUs on the machine.
FCoE Support
This section describes the contents and procedures associated with installation of
the VMware software package for supporting Cavium FCoE C-NICs. To
enumerate the FCoE-Offload instance of the required ports, you must complete
the following procedures:
Enabling FCoE
To enable FCoE hardware offload on the C-NIC:
1.
To determine the ports that are FCoE-capable, issue the following
command:
#
esxcli fcoe nic list
Output example:
vmnic4
User Priority: 3
Source MAC: FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF
Active: false
Priority Settable: false
Source MAC Settable: false
VLAN Range Settable: false
2.
To enable the FCoE interface, issue the following command:
#
esxcli fcoe nic discover -n vmnicX
Where
X
is the interface number determined from the
esxcli fcoe nic
list
output in
.
3.
(Optional) To enable the FCoE interface on a vmnic
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port, follow these steps:
a.
Create a virtual switch (vSwitch) by issuing the following command:
#
esxcli network vswitch standard add -v vSwitch1
b.
Add an uplink to the vSwitch by issuing the following command:
#
esxcli network vswitch standard uplink add -u vmnicX -v vSwitch1
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In a VMware virtualized environment, vmnic refers to a physical network adapter.
