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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US" xml:lang="en-us">
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<meta name="dc.date" scheme="iso8601" content="2005-09-13" />
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<meta name="copyright" content="(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1998, 2006" />
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<title>Configuring virtual Ethernet for maximum performance on iSCSI networks
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that support frames larger than 1500 bytes</title>
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<a name="rzahqmtuconsconf"></a>
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<h4 id="rzahqmtuconsconf">Configuring virtual Ethernet for maximum performance on iSCSI networks
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that support frames larger than 1500 bytes</h4>
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<p>At the Windows console, perform the following steps:</p>
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<ol type="1">
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<li>Navigate to the <span class="bold">Network Connections Window</span>.</li>
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<li>Double click the iSCSI adapter that is connected to the iSCSI network
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supporting frames larger than 1500 bytes.</li>
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<li>Click <span class="bold">Properties</span>.</li>
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<li>Click <span class="bold">Configure</span>.</li>
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<li>Click <span class="bold">Advanced</span>.</li>
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<li>Click <span class="bold">Ethernet Frame Size</span>.</li>
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<li>Select a value that is as large as possible without exceeding the iSCSI
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network's maximum frame size.</li></ol>
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<a name="wq238"></a>
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<div class="notetitle" id="wq238">Note:</div>
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<div class="notebody">Related configuration items listed below should be left at
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their default values:
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<ul>
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<li>For Windows virtual Ethernet adapters, <span>Maximum
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Frame Size</span> defaults to Auto. Auto causes virtual Ethernet to calculate
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a maximum frame size based on the <span>Ethernet Frame
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Size</span> of the iSCSI HBA port used. See <a href="rzahqmanagiscshbaalocatwin.htm#rzahqmanagiscshbaalocatwin">Manage iSCSI HBA allocation at the Windows side of the iSCSI network</a> for
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an explanation of iSCSI HBA port useage.</li>
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<li>In i5/OS™ virtual Ethernet line descriptions, <span class="bold">Maximum frame
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size (MAXFRAME)</span> defaults to <span class="bold">8996</span>.</li>
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<li>In i5/OS TCP/IP interfaces for virtual Ethernet, <span class="bold">Maximum
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transmission unit (MTU)</span> defaults to <span class="bold">*LIND</span>.</li></ul></div><img src="deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /><img src="deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" />
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