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Cavium QL41164HMCU-DE User Manual

Cavium QL41164HMCU-DE User Manual (321 pages)

Converged Network Adapters

Brand: Cavium | Category: Adapter | Size: 18 MB

Table of Contents

Document Revision History
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Table of Contents
5
Preface

18
- Supported Products
  18
- Intended Audience
  18
- What Is in this Guide
  19
- Documentation Conventions
  20
- Legal Notices
  22
  - Laser Safety-FDA Notice
    22
  - Agency Certification
    23
    
    EMI and EMC Requirements
    23
    
    KCC: Class a
    24
    
    VCCI: Class a
    24
  - Product Safety Compliance
    24
Product Overview

26
- Functional Description
  26
- Features
  26
- Adapter Specifications
  28
  - Physical Characteristics
    28
  - Standards Specifications
    28
Hardware Installation

29
- System Requirements
  29
- Safety Precautions
  30
- Preinstallation Checklist
  31
- Installing the Adapter
  31
Driver Installation

33
Upgrading the Firmware

60
Adapter Preboot Configuration

65
Boot from SAN Configuration

89
Roce Configuration

156
- Supported Operating Systems and OFED
  156
- Planning for Roce
  157
- Preparing the Adapter
  158
- Preparing the Ethernet Switch
  158
  - Configuring the Cisco Nexus 6000 Ethernet Switch
    159
  - Configuring the Dell Z9100 Ethernet Switch
    160
- Configuring Roce on the Adapter for Windows Server
  160
  - Viewing RDMA Counters
    163
- Configuring Roce on the Adapter for Linux
  168
- Configuring Roce on the Adapter for Vmware ESX
  179
  - Configuring RDMA Interfaces
    179
  - Configuring MTU
    180
  - Roce Mode and Statistics
    181
  - Configuring a Paravirtual RDMA Device (PVRDMA)
    182
- Configuring DCQCN
  185
  - DCQCN Terminology
    185
  - DCQCN Overview
    186
  - DCB-Related Parameters
    187
  - Global Settings on RDMA Traffic
    187
    
    Setting DSCP on RDMA Traffic
    187
    
    Setting ECN on RDMA Traffic
    187
    
    Setting Vlan Priority on RDMA Traffic
    187
- Configuring DCQCN (Continued)
  187
  - Configuring DSCP-PFC
    187
  - Enabling DCQCN
    188
  - Configuring CNP
    188
  - DCQCN Algorithm Parameters
    188
  - MAC Statistics
    189
  - Script Example
    189
  - Limitations
    190
Iwarp Configuration

191
- Preparing the Adapter for Iwarp
  191
- Configuring Iwarp on Windows
  192
- Configuring Iwarp on Linux
  196
  - Installing the Driver
    196
  - Configuring Iwarp and Roce
    196
  - Detecting the Device
    197
  - Supported Iwarp Applications
    198
  - Running Perftest for Iwarp
    199
  - Configuring NFS-RDMA
    200
  - Iwarp RDMA-Core Support on SLES 12 SP3 and OFED 4.8X
    201
Iser Configuration

204
- Before You Begin
  204
- Configuring Iser for RHEL
  205
- Configuring Iser for SLES 12
  208
- Using Iser with Iwarp on RHEL and SLES
  209
- Optimizing Linux Performance
  211
- Configuring Iser on Esxi 6.7
  212
  - Before You Begin
    212
  - Configuring Iser for Esxi 6.7
    213
Iscsi Configuration

216
- Iscsi Boot
  216
- Iscsi Offload in Windows Server
  216
- Iscsi Offload in Windows Server (Continued)
  217
- Iscsi Offload in Linux Environments
  225
  - Differences from Bnx2I
    226
  - Configuring Qedi.ko
    226
  - Verifying Iscsi Interfaces in Linux
    226
Fcoe Configuration

229
- Configuring Linux Fcoe Offload
  229
  - Differences between Qedf and Bnx2Fc
    230
  - Configuring Qedf.ko
    230
  - Verifying Fcoe Devices in Linux
    231
SR-IOV Configuration

233
Nvme-Of Configuration with RDMA

251
- Installing Device Drivers on both Servers
  253
- Configuring the Target Server
  254
- Configuring the Initiator Server
  256
- Preconditioning the Target Server
  257
- Testing the Nvme-Of Devices
  258
- Optimizing Performance
  259
  - IRQ Affinity (Multi_Rss-Affin.sh)
    260
  - CPU Frequency (Cpufreq.sh)
    261
Windows Server 2016

263
Windows Server 2019

292
- Rssv2 for Hyper-V
  292
  - Rssv2 Description
    292
  - Known Event Log Errors
    293
- Windows Server 2019 Behaviors
  293
  - VMMQ Is Enabled by Default
    293
  - Inbox Driver Network Direct (RDMA) Is Disabled by Default
    293
- New Adapter Properties
  294
  - Max Queue Pairs (L2) Per Vport
    294
  - Network Direct Technology
    294
  - Virtualization Resources
    295
  - VMQ and VMMQ Default Accelerations
    296
  - Single Vport Pool
    296
Troubleshooting

298
- Troubleshooting Checklist
  298
- Verifying that Current Drivers Are Loaded
  299
  - Verifying Drivers in Windows
    299
  - Verifying Drivers in Linux
    299
  - Verifying Drivers in Vmware
    300
- Testing Network Connectivity
  300
  - Testing Network Connectivity for Windows
    300
  - Testing Network Connectivity for Linux
    301
- Microsoft Virtualization with Hyper-V
  301
- Linux-Specific Issues
  301
- Miscellaneous Issues
  301
- Collecting Debug Data
  302
- Adapter LEDS
  
  303
- Cables and Optical Modules
  
  304
  - Supported Specifications
    304
  - Tested Cables and Optical Modules
    305
  - Tested Switches
    309
- Dell Z9100 Switch Configuration
  
  310
- Feature Constraints
  
  312
Glossary

313

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