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Linux kernel 2.6.x - 3.x.x 

 

VMware ESXi 5.x, 6.0 (net-tn40xx-0.3.6.12.1.x86_64.vib) 

 

Installation 

Unpack and Inspect 

CAUTION: 

Under ordinary circumstances, the DXE-810T card will not be affected by static discharge caused by 
contact with a person’s body while handling the unit. In special circumstances, the user may carry an 
extraordinarily high static charge so it is good practice to disperse  the charge by touching a ground 
before handling the adapter card. 

Open the shipping carton and carefully remove all items. Ensure that the following items are included: 

 

One DXE-810T PCI Express 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Card 

 

DXE-810T drivers and manual on a CD-ROM 

If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your local reseller for a replacement. 

Software Installation for Linux 

1.  Make clean 

2.  Sudo make 

3.  Sudo make install 

4.  Reboot the system 

Software Installation for VMware ESXi 5.x, 6.0 

1. Copy the VIB file (net-tn40xx-0.3.6.12.1.x86_64.vib) to the VMware server: 

2. On the VMware server shell type: 

 

esxcli software acceptance set --level CommunitySupported 

 

esxcli software vib install -v /net-tn40xx-0.3.6.12.1.x86_64.vib 

3. Reboot the VMware server 

 

Software Installation 

You must first install the driver software for your DXE-810T before installing the PCI Express card into your 
PC.  Insert the CD into your PC’s CD-ROM drive. The driver installation program will run automatically if you 
have AutoPlay enabled. 

Содержание DXE-810T

Страница 1: ...DXE 810T Single Port 10GBASE T RJ45 PCI Express Adapter Manual V1 00 ...

Страница 2: ...ALLATION 4 Unpack and Inspect 4 Software Installation 4 Installing the Adapter 5 TROUBLESHOOTING 7 SPECIFICATIONS 8 OPTIMIZED PERFORMANCE TUNING 9 Preinstalled Systems 9 OS Optimization 10 BENCHMARK PERFORMANCE TUNING 11 OS Optimization 11 Benchmark Testing With Iperf 13 ...

Страница 3: ...Us B75 H77 or Z77 for Ivy Bridge CPUs Dual channel memory with support for at least 2 DIMMs 1 for each channel Memory DDR3 Memory running at 667 MHz DDR1333 populating one DIMM per channel CPU Sandy Bridge i7 or better or Ivy Bridge i5 or better BIOS updated and configured to Optimized Defaults Features Designed for versatility and performance the DXE 810T network adapter provides the following Un...

Страница 4: ...ter Card DXE 810T drivers and manual on a CD ROM If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your local reseller for a replacement Software Installation for Linux 1 Make clean 2 Sudo make 3 Sudo make install 4 Reboot the system Software Installation for VMware ESXi 5 x 6 0 1 Copy the VIB file net tn40xx 0 3 6 12 1 x86_64 vib to the VMware server 2 On the VMware server shell type es...

Страница 5: ...allation program is complete you can then power off your computer and install the PCI Express card Once you restart your PC the DXE 810T will be ready to use Installing the Adapter 1 Shut down the computer unplug its power cord and remove the chassis cover Important Opening the case of your computer may compromise its warranty Consult the computer manufacturer before opening the case to ensure tha...

Страница 6: ...G ethtool s ethxx speed 10000 autoneg off Force 5G ethtool s ethxx speed 5000 autoneg off Force 2 5G ethtool s ethxx speed 2500 autoneg off Force 1G ethtool s ethxx speed 1000 autoneg off Force 100M ethtool s ethxx speed 100 autoneg off Auto Negotiation ethtool s ethxx autoneg on 6 ...

Страница 7: ...ified for the application The DXE 810T adapter features these LED indicators Location LED Indicator Color Status Description Per Port Speed Link Green Amber Solid Green Port is operating at 5 Gbps 2 5 Gbps 1 Gbps 100 Mbps connection speed Solid Amber Port is operating at 10 Gbps connection speed Off Link is down Act Green Blinking Green There is activity on this port Off There s no activity on thi...

Страница 8: ...ss B C Tick BSMI Host interface PCI Express x4 2 0 5 GT s Physical Dimensions 133 3 mm x 121 9 mm x 21 6 mm including profile bracket Environment Storage temperature 20 to 70 C 4 to 158 F Operating temperature 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Humidity 10 to 90 non condensing 8 ...

Страница 9: ...h the recommended speed and are installed correctly If supported by your motherboard using faster memory may improve performance High CPU usage may degrade traffic performance Check if the specific cores being used by the NIC for traffic processing are also used by other processes D Link Network Driver includes a CPU load balancing mechanism with optional configurations The system administrator ma...

Страница 10: ...N TCP IP connection please refer to the Benchmark Performance Tuning section of this document for proper OS configuration Receive Side Scaling RSS RSS is a mechanism for distributing received traffic across available processors or cores by assigning hash values to an indirection table At least 4 cores must be allocated in order to achieve maximum throughput for bidirectional 10GbE traffic Linux OS...

Страница 11: ...gh Performance power plan is the best practice for a stress test as this would guarantee that the CPU is working at its maximum available frequency at all times Filtering It is recommended to disable both Windows Firewall and Windows Base Filtering Engine BFE If only Windows Firewall is disabled BFE may still have a negative impact on CPU performance CLI command net stop bfe https www myricom com ...

Страница 12: ...imedia network traffic The following registry key configures this index HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows NT CurrentVersion Multimedia SystemProfile NetworkThrottlingIndex ffffffff DWORD It is recommended to change the default 0x10 to 0xFFFF_FFFF for maximum throughput http www speedguide net articles windows 7 vista 2008 tweaks 2574 Linux OS For best results it is recommended that a f...

Страница 13: ...on 2 0 5 2 is preferred for testing in Linux To achieve the best benchmark throughput results please use the following server and client commands On the receive side machine run Iperf s l1M w64K i5 On the transmit side machine run Iperf c receive_side_ip t num_of_sec P16 i5 l1M w64K Note Commands should be executed using Command Prompt 13 ...

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