DescriptionName
RSS distributes network receive processing across multiple CPUs in
multiprocessor systems. This can be one of the following:
• Disabled—Network receive processing is always handled by a
single processor even if additional processors are available.
• Enabled—Network receive processing is shared across processors
whenever possible.
Receive Side Scaling field
After a vNIC has started using its secondary interface, this setting
controls how long the primary interface must be available before the
system resumes using the primary interface for the vNIC.
Enter a number of seconds between 0 and 600.
Failback Timeout field
The preferred driver interrupt mode. This can be one of the following:
• MSI X—Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) with the optional
extension. This is the recommended option.
• MSI—MSI only.
• INTx—PCI INTx interrupts.
Interrupt Mode field
This can be one of the following:
• Min—The system waits for the time specified in the Interrupt
Timer field before sending another interrupt event.
• Idle—The system does not send an interrupt until thereis a period
of no activity lasting as least as long as the time specified in the
Interrupt Timer field.
Interrupt Coalescing Type field
The time to wait between interrupts or the idle period that must be
encountered before an interrupt is sent.
Enter a value between 1 and 65535. To turn off interrupt coalescing,
enter 0 (zero) in this field.
Interrupt Timer field
Step 8
Click OK.
Step 9
If the Cisco UCS Manager GUI displays a confirmation dialog box, click Yes.
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