Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1008)

Emulex Drivers Version 10.2 for VMware ESXi User Manual P010087-01A Rev. A
3. Configuration
ESXi Command Line Tool Transition
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To set the number of virtual functions for the Emulex elxnet driver:
~# esxcli system module parameters set -p max_vfs=2,2 -m elxnet
To verify the altered parameter value in the elxnet driver module:
~ # esxcli system module parameters list -m elxnet
The output should look similar to the following:
To disable MSI-X support for the Emulex elxnet driver:
~ # esxcli system module parameters set -p msix=0 -m elxnet
To verify the altered parameter value in the elxnet driver module:
~ # esxcli system module parameters list -m elxnet
The output should look similar to the following:
To enable emi_canceller for the Emulex elxnet driver:
~ # esxcli system module parameters set -p emi_canceller=1 -m elxnet
To verify the altered parameter value in the elxnet driver module:
~ # esxcli system module parameters list -m elxnet
The output should look similar to the following:
emi_canceller int Enable or disable the EMI Canceller.
max_vfs array of
int
The number of virtual functions.
0 = disable (default)
1–32 = enable this many VFs
msix int Enable or disable MSI-X
vxlan_offload int Enable or disable vxlan_offload
Name Type Value Description
---------------------- ----- -------- ------------------
emi_canceller int Enable or disable the EMI Canceller.
max_vfs array of
int
2, 2 The number of virtual functions.
0 = disable (default)
1–32 = enable this many VFs
msix int Enable or disable MSI-X
vxlan_offload int Enable or disable vxlan_offload
Name Type Value Description
---------------------- ----- -------- ------------------
emi_canceller int Enable or disable the EMI Canceller.
max_vfs array of
int
The number of virtual functions.
0 = disable (default)
1–32 = enable this many VFs
msix int 0 Enable or disable MSI-X
vxlan_offload int Enable or disable vxlan_offload
Name Type Value Description
---------------------- ----- -------- ------------------
Name Type Value Description