6–RoCE Configuration
Preparing the Adapter
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Preparing the Adapter
Follow these steps to enable DCBX and specify the RoCE priority using the HII
management application. For information about the HII application, see
1.
In the Main Configuration Page, select
Data Center Bridging (DCB)
Settings
, and then click
Finish
.
2.
In the Data Center Bridging (DCB) Settings window, click the
DCBX
Protocol
option. The 41
xxx
Series Adapter supports both CEE and IEEE
protocols. This value should match the corresponding value on the DCB
switch. In this example, select
CEE
.
3.
In the
RoCE Priority
box, type a priority value. This value should match the
corresponding value on the DCB switch. In this example, type 5. Typically, 0
is used for the default lossy traffic class, 3 is used for the FCoE traffic class,
and 4 is used for lossless iSCSI-TLV over DCB traffic class.
4.
Click
Back
.
5.
When prompted, click
Yes
to save the changes. Changes will not take effect
until after a system reset.
For Windows, you can configure DCBX using the HII or QoS method.The
configuration shown in this section is through HII. For QoS, refer to
“Configuring QoS for RoCE” on page 164
Preparing the Ethernet Switch
This section describes how to configure a Cisco
®
Nexus
®
6000 Ethernet Switch
and a Dell
®
Z9100 Ethernet switch for RoCE.
Configuring the Cisco Nexus 6000 Ethernet Switch
Configuring the Dell Z9100 Ethernet Switch
Configuring the Cisco Nexus 6000 Ethernet Switch
Configuring the Cisco Nexus 6000 Ethernet Switch for RoCE comprises
configuring class maps, configuring policy maps, applying the policy, and
assigning a VLAN ID to the switch port.
To configure the Cisco switch:
1.
Open a config terminal session.
Switch#
config terminal
switch(config)#
