Dell Brocade 825 Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide - Page 63

Poor network performance, Binding issues after Hyper-V enabled with teaming, BNI driver upgraded

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Network interface problems (CNA or NIC) 2 Poor network performance Poor network performance apparent for Windows and Linux systems. 1. Symptom: Checksum offloads are disabled. Action: For Windows, verify if checksum offload parameters are enabled using the Advanced tab on the Network Adapters > Properties dialog box in Device Manager. Action: For Linux, run the ethtool -k command. If offload parameters are on, information similar to the following displays in the output. rx-checksumming: on tx-checksumming: on tcp segmentation offload: on Action: Checksum offloads should be enabled by default. If not, refer to the "Adapter Configuration" appendix in the Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual. 2. Symptom: Dynamic interrupt moderation is disabled. Action: For Windows, verify if interrupt moderation is enabled using the Advanced tab on the Network Adapters > Properties dialog box in Device Manager. Action: For Linux, run the ethtool -c command. If interrupt moderation is enabled, information similar to the following displays in the output. Coalesce parameters for eth2: Adaptive RX: on TX: off Action: Interrupt moderation should be enabled by default. If not, refer to the "Adapter Configuration" appendix in the Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual. 3. Symptom: Not all eight lanes of PCIe bus are functioning. Action: For Linux, run the following command: lspci -vv -d 1657:0014 If eight lanes are detected, information similar to the following should appear in the command output: Link: Supported Speed unknown, Width x8, ASPM L0s L1, Port 0 Link: Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x8 Action: If eight lanes are not detected, try rebooting the system. If this does not fix the problem, contact customer support for your adapter. Binding issues after Hyper-V enabled with teaming Following are issues to consider when enabling Hyper-V when teams are created. BNI driver upgraded, installed, or removed Binding issues may result when the Brocade network intermediate (BNI) driver is upgraded, installed, or removed if there is a team created through BCU or HCM and it is enabled with Hyper-V (bound to Microsoft Hyper-V Switch Protocol). Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide 39 53-1002145-01

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Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide
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53-1002145-01
Network interface problems (CNA or NIC)
2
Poor network performance
Poor network performance apparent for Windows and Linux systems.
1.
Symptom:
Checksum offloads are disabled.
Action:
For Windows, verify if checksum offload parameters are enabled using the
Advanced
tab on the
Network Adapters
>
Properties
dialog box in Device Manager.
Action:
For Linux, run the
ethtool -k <interface ID>
command. If offload parameters are on,
information similar to the following displays in the output.
rx-checksumming: on
tx-checksumming: on
tcp segmentation offload: on
Action:
Checksum offloads should be enabled by default. If not, refer to the “Adapter
Configuration” appendix in the
Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual
.
2.
Symptom:
Dynamic interrupt moderation is disabled.
Action:
For Windows, verify if interrupt moderation is enabled using the
Advanced
tab on the
Network Adapters
>
Properties
dialog box in Device Manager.
Action:
For Linux, run the
ethtool -c <interface ID>
command. If interrupt moderation is
enabled, information similar to the following displays in the output.
Coalesce parameters for eth2:
Adaptive RX: on
TX: off
Action:
Interrupt moderation should be enabled by default. If not, refer to the “Adapter
Configuration” appendix in the
Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual
.
3.
Symptom:
Not all eight lanes of PCIe bus are functioning.
Action:
For Linux, run the following command:
lspci –vv –d 1657:0014
If eight lanes are detected, information similar to the following should appear in the command
output:
Link: Supported Speed unknown, Width x8, ASPM L0s L1, Port 0
Link: Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x8
Action:
If eight lanes are not detected, try rebooting the system. If this does not fix the problem,
contact customer support for your adapter.
Binding issues after Hyper-V enabled with teaming
Following are issues to consider when enabling Hyper-V when teams are created.
BNI driver upgraded, installed, or removed
Binding issues may result when the Brocade network intermediate (BNI) driver is upgraded,
installed, or removed if there is a team created through BCU or HCM and it is enabled with Hyper-V
(bound to Microsoft Hyper-V Switch Protocol).