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NIC Configuration • Ethernet cards must be on the latest driver version (especially Broadcom Ethernet cards). Note: Per internal testing, TT has found that Nvidia cards can introduce random latency and disconnects. Note: Due to driver and firmware limitations, TT does not recommend using Broadcom NetXtreme I based Ethernet cards in a production environment. Instead TT recommends the Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit cards, with either Broadcom driver version 14.2 or higher or HP driver 5.2.17 or higher. Recommended: • NetXtreme II Gigabit (chipset 5706, 5708, 5709, 5716) Not Recommended: • NetXtreme I Desktop/Mobile (chipset 5702, 5705, 5751, 5752, 5753, 5754, 5755, 5756, 5761, 5764, 5782, 57760, 57761, and 57765) • NetXtreme I Server (chipset 5700, 5701, 5703, 5704, 5714, 5715, 5718, 5721, 5722, 5723, and 5780) • NetLink 57xx (chipset 5784, 5785, 57780, 57781, 57785, 57788, 57790, 57791, 57795, 5781, 5786, 5787, 5788, and 5789) • NetLink 4401 (chipset 4401) • Optimize the server through Windows or through any NIC management utility that is installed on the server (e.g., HP NIC Utility). • Match the speed and duplex settings of the switch port and NIC to avoid speed or duplex mismatches. • For all NICs, disable the following offloads and other NIC parameters (if they exist): • Checksum Offload = OFF • Large Send Offload = OFF • TCP Chimney Offload = OFF* • Tx IP Checksum Offload = OFF • Rx IP Checksum Offload = OFF • Tx TCP Checksum Offload = OFF • Rx TCP Checksum Offload = OFF • Receive side scaling = OFF** • Flow control = OFF • Enable PME = Disable • Internal Moderate Interrupt = Minimal • Receive Descriptors = Set to a maximum value • Transmit Descriptors = Set to a maximum value • NIC Sleep • Number of Coalesce Buffers = 16 • Number of Rx Buffers = maximum (2048 Intel/3000 Broadcom) • Number of Tx Buffers = maximum (2048)
• Wake On = Disable • Wake up Mode Cap = Disable • Task Offload Cap = Disable • Jumbo Packet = Disable • Reduce Speed On Power Down = Disable • Save Power Now Enabled = Disable • Rx Coalescing Ticks = Disable • Tx Coalescing Ticks = Disable • Rx Max Coalesced Frames = Disable • Tx Max Coalesced Frames = Disable Note: See Appendix A for explanations about the above NIC settings. *Disable TCP Chimney Offload Settings Impact: This setting enables TCP/IP processing to be offloaded to network adapters that can handle the TCP/IP processing in hardware. Each TCP Chimney Offload-capable network adapter has a finite number of connections that it can support in hardware. TT has determined through extensive testing that this setting should be disabled to improve performance. **Disable Receive Side Scaling (RSS) Impact: When multiple CPUs reside in a single computer, the Windows networking stack limits “receive” protocol processing to a single CPU. RSS enables packets that are received from a network adapter to be balanced across multiple CPUs. TT tests have shown that enabling RSS can slow down incoming data and cause dropped packets on both single and multi-processor machines. Note: Refer to CA104-07 for more information on these two settings.
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