Solarflare
Server
Adapter
User
Guide
Solarflare
Adapters
on
VMware
Issue
20
©
Solarflare
Communications
2017
275
tx
‐
dc
‐
size=8|16|32|64
Specifies
the
size
of
the
descriptor
cache
for
each
transmit
queue.
This
is
for
SFN7000
and
SFN8000
series
adapters
only.
The
default
is:
•
32
if
the
port
‐
mode
supports
the
maximum
number
of
connectors
for
the
adapter
•
64
if
the
port
‐
mode
supports
a
reduced
number
of
connectors.
change
‐
mac=
default|enabled|disabled
This
is
for
SFN7000
and
SFN8000
series
adapters
only.
Change
the
unicast
MAC
address
for
non
‐
privileged
functions
on
this
port.
This
is
a
global
option
and
applies
to
all
physical
ports
on
the
NIC.
vi
‐
count=<vi
count>
Sets
the
total
number
of
virtual
interfaces
that
will
be
available
on
the
NIC.
event
‐
merge
‐
timeout=
<timeout
in
nanoseconds>
Specifies
the
timeout
in
nanoseconds
for
RX
event
merging.
A
timeout
of
0
means
that
event
merging
is
disabled.
Table
64:
Sfboot
Global
Parameters
Parameter
Description