Cavium FastLinQ 45000 Series, User Manual

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7–RoCE Configuration
Configuring RoCE on the Adapter for VMware ESX
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Figure 7-8 shows an example.
Figure 7-8. Configuring a New Distributed Switch
2. Configure a distributed virtual switch as follows:
a. In the VMware vSphere Web Client, expand the RoCE node in the left
pane of the Navigator window.
b. Right-click RoCE-VDS , and then click Add and Manage Hosts .
c. Under Add and Manage Hosts , configure the following:

Assign uplinks . Select from the list of available uplinks.
 Manage VMkernel network adapters . Accept the default, and
then click Next .
 Migrate VM networking . Assign the port group created in
Step 1 .
3. Assign a vmknic for PVRDMA to use on ESX hosts:
a. Right-click a host, and then click Settings .
b. On the Settings page, expand the System node, and then click
Advanced System Settings .
c. The Advanced System Settings page shows the key-pair value and its
summary. Click
Edit .
d. On the Edit Advanced System Settings page, filter on PVRDMA to
narrow all the settings to just Net.PVRDMAVmknic.
e. Set the Net.PVRDMAVmknic value to vmknic ; for example, vmk1 .