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Platform-Specific Configurations and Tuning
Intel® Ethernet 800 Series
Linux Performance Tuning Guide
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Document Table of Contents
Document Table of Contents
Notices and Disclaimers
Revision History
Introduction
Initial Checklist
Baseline Performance Measurements and Tuning Methodology
Performance Troubleshooting
Tuning ice Driver Settings
Platform Tuning (ice Non-Specific)
Operating System Tuning
Recommendations for Common Performance Scenarios
Notices and Disclaimers
Revision History
Introduction
Introduction
Terminology
Reference Documents
Terminology
Reference Documents
Initial Checklist
Update Driver/Firmware Versions
Read the ice Driver README
Check System Hardware Capabilities
Check Linux Kernel Version
Check Kernel Boot Parameters
Check System Logs for Driver Errors
Check PCI Express (PCIe) Slot Capabilities
Ensure DDP Package is Loading Properly
Update Driver/Firmware Versions
Read the ice Driver README
Check System Hardware Capabilities
Check Linux Kernel Version
Check Kernel Boot Parameters
Check System Logs for Driver Errors
Check PCI Express (PCIe) Slot Capabilities
Ensure DDP Package is Loading Properly
Baseline Performance Measurements and Tuning Methodology
General Performance Tuning Methodology
Network Performance Benchmarks
General Performance Tuning Methodology
Network Performance Benchmarks
Network Performance Benchmarks
iperf2
iperf3
netperf
Adapter Bonding
iperf2
iperf3
netperf
Adapter Bonding
Performance Troubleshooting
CPU Utilization
ice Counters
Intel Unified Driver Statistics
Intel PerfSpect Tool
IOMMU in Virtualized Environments
Resource Limitations Using E810 in 8x10G Mode
CPU Utilization
ice Counters
Intel Unified Driver Statistics
Intel PerfSpect Tool
IOMMU in Virtualized Environments
Resource Limitations Using E810 in 8x10G Mode
Tuning ice Driver Settings
IRQ Affinity
Tx/Rx Queues
Transmit and Receive Queue Alignment
Transmit Scheduling Layers
Interrupt Moderation
Ring Size
Flow Control
Jumbo Frames
Accelerated Receive Flow Steering (aRFS)
IRQ Affinity
Tx/Rx Queues
Transmit and Receive Queue Alignment
Transmit Scheduling Layers
Interrupt Moderation
Ring Size
Flow Control
Jumbo Frames
Accelerated Receive Flow Steering (aRFS)
Platform Tuning (ice Non-Specific)
BIOS Settings
Platform Power Management
CPU Frequency Scaling
Intel® Turbo Boost
Additional Power Management Guidance
Transmit(Tx) and Receive(Rx) buffer size
Network Device Backlog
Platform-Specific Configurations and Tuning
BIOS Settings
Platform Power Management
Platform Power Management
CPU Package C-State Control
CPU Package C-State Control
CPU Frequency Scaling
Intel® Turbo Boost
Additional Power Management Guidance
Transmit(Tx) and Receive(Rx) buffer size
Network Device Backlog
Platform-Specific Configurations and Tuning
Platform-Specific Configurations and Tuning
4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
AMD EPYC
4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
AMD EPYC
Operating System Tuning
Firewalls
Application Settings
Kernel Version
Kernel Settings
Firewalls
Application Settings
Kernel Version
Kernel Settings
Recommendations for Common Performance Scenarios
IP Forwarding
Low Latency
Related Performance Topics
IP Forwarding
Low Latency
Related Performance Topics
DPDK
ADQ
DPDK
ADQ
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Notices and Disclaimers
Revision History
Introduction
Terminology
Reference Documents
Initial Checklist
Update Driver/Firmware Versions
Read the ice Driver README
Check System Hardware Capabilities
Check Linux Kernel Version
Check Kernel Boot Parameters
Check System Logs for Driver Errors
Check PCI Express (PCIe) Slot Capabilities
Ensure DDP Package is Loading Properly
Baseline Performance Measurements and Tuning Methodology
General Performance Tuning Methodology
Network Performance Benchmarks
iperf2
iperf3
netperf
Adapter Bonding
Performance Troubleshooting
CPU Utilization
ice Counters
Intel Unified Driver Statistics
Intel PerfSpect Tool
IOMMU in Virtualized Environments
Resource Limitations Using E810 in 8x10G Mode
Tuning ice Driver Settings
IRQ Affinity
Tx/Rx Queues
Transmit and Receive Queue Alignment
Transmit Scheduling Layers
Interrupt Moderation
Ring Size
Flow Control
Jumbo Frames
Accelerated Receive Flow Steering (aRFS)
Platform Tuning (ice Non-Specific)
BIOS Settings
Platform Power Management
CPU Package C-State Control
CPU Frequency Scaling
Intel® Turbo Boost
Additional Power Management Guidance
Transmit(Tx) and Receive(Rx) buffer size
Network Device Backlog
Platform-Specific Configurations and Tuning
4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
AMD EPYC
Operating System Tuning
Firewalls
Application Settings
Kernel Version
Kernel Settings
Recommendations for Common Performance Scenarios
IP Forwarding
Low Latency
Related Performance Topics
DPDK
ADQ
Platform-Specific Configurations and Tuning
4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Network Device Backlog
4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors