Jumbo Frames
Quality of
Service
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Intel® PROSet Save and Restore Function
Common Diagnostics Model (CDM)
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NOTE: Jumbo Frames are supported at 1000 Mbps only. Using Jumbo Frames at 10 or 100 Mbps may result in poor performance or loss of link. |
You can use Jumbo Frames to reduce server CPU utilization and increase throughput. However, additional latency may be introduced. The maximum size of a Jumbo Frame is 16,128 bytes.
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NOTE: End-to-end network hardware must support this capability, otherwise packets will be dropped. |
Jumbo Frames can be implemented simultaneously with VLANs and teaming.
To configure Jumbo Frames at the switch, consult your network administrator or switch user's guide.
For information on configuring Jumbo Frames in Windows, see the Intel PROSet online help.
For information on configuring Jumbo Frames in NetWare 6, see NetWare Drivers.
For information on configuring Jumbo Frames in Red Hat Linux*, see Linux Driver for the Intel PRO/1000 Family of Adapters.
QoS allows the adapter to send and receive IEEE 802.3ac tagged frames. 802.3ac tagged frames include 802.1p priority-tagged frames and 802.1Q VLAN-tagged frames. In order to implement QoS, the adapter must be connected to a switch that supports and is configured for QoS. Priority-tagged frames allow programs that deal with real-time events to make the most efficient use of network bandwidth. High priority packets are processed before lower priority packets.
Tagging is enabled and disabled in the Advanced Settings tab of Intel PROSet.
Once QoS is enabled in Intel PROSet, you can specify levels of priority based on IEEE 802.1p/802.1Q frame tagging.
Windows has its own utility for 802.1p packet prioritization. For more information, see the Windows system help:
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a network protocol used to manage TCP/IP networks. SNMP-compliant devices (agents) communicate with management applications (requesters) to send alerts and updates and allow configuration changes.
The Intel SNMP Agent translates event notices from the adapter and sends them to specified SNMP management stations. The SNMP agent provides information on Intel PRO adapters as well as information about advanced features, such as teaming and VLANs.
Before you install the Intel SNMP Agent on a computer, you must install SNMP on the computer. See your operating system documentation for more information.
To use the Intel SNMP Agent with an SNMP management application, you must first compile the Intel MIB into the management application's database. Doing so allows the management application to recognize and support the adapter.
See the information below for information on installing the SNMP agent on your operating system.
For Windows, you can install the SNMP agent by clicking Install SNMP from the installation CD's autorun screen. You can also double-click SNMPAG32.msi in one of the operating-system-specific subdirectories in the APPS\SNMP\AGENT\W2KWS03 directory.
For Red Hat Linux, see Extending the Red Hat Linux SNMP Module.
For NetWare, see Extending the NetWare SNMP Module.
This feature allows you to copy the current Intel PROSet settings into a standalone file (such as on a floppy disk) as a backup measure. In the event of a hard drive failure, the restore feature will reinstate most of your former settings. This feature does not save/restore the network drivers or the protocol addresses.
Restoring network configuration settings can only be done on the same system with the same configuration on which the save was performed.
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NOTE: Only Intel PROSet settings, including teaming and VLANs, are saved. The adapter's IP address is not stored along with network configuration settings. |
More information on Save/Restore can be found in the Intel PROSet help.
CDM is a standard enabling building block that allows easy integration of "plug-in" diagnostic modules into management applications. The CDM specification is governed by the Distributed Management Task Form (DMTF) and is part of the Common Information Model (CIM) v2.5 and higher.
CDM support is installed with Intel PROSet. A CDM-capable management application can use this support to access additional diagnostic information about the adapter. For more information, see your management application's documentation or the www.dmtf.org.
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