- Intel(R) PRO/10GbE CX4 Server Adapter Cable Interoperability Issue with
- Fujitsu XENPAK Module in SmartBits Chassis
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- Excessive CRC errors may be observed if the Intel(R) PRO/10GbE CX4
- Server adapter is connected to a Fujitsu XENPAK CX4 module in a SmartBits
- chassis using 15 m/24AWG cable assemblies manufactured by Fujitsu or Leoni.
- The CRC errors may be received either by the Intel(R) PRO/10GbE CX4
- Server adapter or the SmartBits. If this situation occurs using a different
- cable assembly may resolve the issue.
-
- CX4 Server Adapter Cable Interoperability Issues with HP Procurve 3400cl
- Switch Port
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Excessive CRC errors may be observed if the Intel(R) PRO/10GbE CX4 Server
- adapter is connected to an HP Procurve 3400cl switch port using short cables
- (1 m or shorter). If this situation occurs, using a longer cable may resolve
- the issue.
-
- Excessive CRC errors may be observed using Fujitsu 24AWG cable assemblies that
- Are 10 m or longer or where using a Leoni 15 m/24AWG cable assembly. The CRC
- errors may be received either by the CX4 Server adapter or at the switch. If
- this situation occurs, using a different cable assembly may resolve the issue.
-
-
- Jumbo Frames System Requirement
- -------------------------------
- Memory allocation failures have been observed on Linux systems with 64 MB
- of RAM or less that are running Jumbo Frames. If you are using Jumbo
- Frames, your system may require more than the advertised minimum
- requirement of 64 MB of system memory.
-
-
- Performance Degradation with Jumbo Frames
- -----------------------------------------
- Degradation in throughput performance may be observed in some Jumbo frames
- environments. If this is observed, increasing the application's socket buffer
- size and/or increasing the /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_*mem entry values may help.
- See the specific application manual and /usr/src/linux*/Documentation/
- networking/ip-sysctl.txt for more details.
-
-
- Allocating Rx Buffers when Using Jumbo Frames
- ---------------------------------------------
- Allocating Rx buffers when using Jumbo Frames on 2.6.x kernels may fail if
- the available memory is heavily fragmented. This issue may be seen with PCI-X
- adapters or with packet split disabled. This can be reduced or eliminated
- by changing the amount of available memory for receive buffer allocation, by
- increasing /proc/sys/vm/min_free_kbytes.
-
-
- Multiple Interfaces on Same Ethernet Broadcast Network
- ------------------------------------------------------
- Due to the default ARP behavior on Linux, it is not possible to have
- one system on two IP networks in the same Ethernet broadcast domain
- (non-partitioned switch) behave as expected. All Ethernet interfaces
- will respond to IP traffic for any IP address assigned to the system.
- This results in unbalanced receive traffic.
-
- If you have multiple interfaces in a server, do either of the following:
-
- - Turn on ARP filtering by entering:
+Cable Interoperability Issue with Fujitsu XENPAK Module in SmartBits Chassis
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Excessive CRC errors may be observed if the Intel(R) PRO/10GbE CX4
+Server adapter is connected to a Fujitsu XENPAK CX4 module in a SmartBits
+chassis using 15 m/24AWG cable assemblies manufactured by Fujitsu or Leoni.
+The CRC errors may be received either by the Intel(R) PRO/10GbE CX4
+Server adapter or the SmartBits. If this situation occurs using a different
+cable assembly may resolve the issue.
+
+Cable Interoperability Issues with HP Procurve 3400cl Switch Port
+-----------------------------------------------------------------
+Excessive CRC errors may be observed if the Intel(R) PRO/10GbE CX4 Server
+adapter is connected to an HP Procurve 3400cl switch port using short cables
+(1 m or shorter). If this situation occurs, using a longer cable may resolve
+the issue.
+
+Excessive CRC errors may be observed using Fujitsu 24AWG cable assemblies that
+Are 10 m or longer or where using a Leoni 15 m/24AWG cable assembly. The CRC
+errors may be received either by the CX4 Server adapter or at the switch. If
+this situation occurs, using a different cable assembly may resolve the issue.
+
+Jumbo Frames System Requirement
+-------------------------------
+Memory allocation failures have been observed on Linux systems with 64 MB
+of RAM or less that are running Jumbo Frames. If you are using Jumbo
+Frames, your system may require more than the advertised minimum
+requirement of 64 MB of system memory.
+
+Performance Degradation with Jumbo Frames
+-----------------------------------------
+Degradation in throughput performance may be observed in some Jumbo frames
+environments. If this is observed, increasing the application's socket buffer
+size and/or increasing the /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_*mem entry values may help.
+See the specific application manual and /usr/src/linux*/Documentation/
+networking/ip-sysctl.txt for more details.
+
+Allocating Rx Buffers when Using Jumbo Frames
+---------------------------------------------
+Allocating Rx buffers when using Jumbo Frames on 2.6.x kernels may fail if
+the available memory is heavily fragmented. This issue may be seen with PCI-X
+adapters or with packet split disabled. This can be reduced or eliminated
+by changing the amount of available memory for receive buffer allocation, by
+increasing /proc/sys/vm/min_free_kbytes.
+
+Multiple Interfaces on Same Ethernet Broadcast Network
+------------------------------------------------------
+Due to the default ARP behavior on Linux, it is not possible to have
+one system on two IP networks in the same Ethernet broadcast domain
+(non-partitioned switch) behave as expected. All Ethernet interfaces
+will respond to IP traffic for any IP address assigned to the system.
+This results in unbalanced receive traffic.
+
+If you have multiple interfaces in a server, do either of the following:
+
+ - Turn on ARP filtering by entering::
+