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▼ To Set Parameters Using the ethtool Utility 44
▼ To Set Parameters Using the Bundled configtool Utility 48
Tuning for Maximum Performance on a Linux Platform 49
6. Configuring the Jumbo Frames Feature 51
Jumbo Frames Overview 51
Checking Jumbo Frames Configurations 51
▼ To Show the Driver Statistics in a Solaris Environment 52
Enabling Jumbo Frames in a Solaris Environment 53
▼ To Enable Jumbo Frames in a Solaris Environment Using nxge.conf 54
▼ To Check Layer 2 Configuration 54
▼ To Check Layer 3 Configuration 55
Enabling Jumbo Frames in a Linux Environment 55
▼ To Enable Jumbo Frames in a Linux Environment 55
▼ To Show the Driver Statistics in a Linux Environment 56
7. Configuring Link Aggregation 59
Overview of Link Aggregation 59
Configuring Link Aggregation in a Solaris Environment 59
▼ To Configure Link Aggregation in a Solaris Environment 60
Configuring Link Aggregation in a Linux Environment 62
▼ To Configure Bonding for Multiple nxge Interfaces 62
8. Configuring VLANs 65
Overview of VLANs 65
Configuring VLANs in a Solaris Environment 67
▼ To Configure Static VLANs 69
Configuring VLANs in a Linux Environment 70
▼ To Configure VLANs in a Linux Environment 70