Dell EMC VxFlex Ready Node - Test Ping to Ensure Mtu Setting

Operating System Command
RHEL/CentOS Edit /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-
<NIC_NAME>
SLES Edit /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg- <NIC_NAME>
3. Add parameter mtu=9000 to the file.
4. To apply the changes, type: service network restart
5. Execute ifconfig again to verify that the settings have been changed.
6. To test the command, type: ping –M do –s
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<DESTINATION_IP_ADDRESS>
Output should look similar to this:
Figure 25 Test ping to ensure mtu setting
Jumbo Frame configuration for Windows
Configure Jumbo Frames for NIC cards in the Windows-based VxFlex OS servers.
About this task
Perform the following steps, for all the NIC cards in the VxFlex OS system:
Procedure
1. Change the Maximum Transmission Unit (mtu) setting to 9,000, or
the highest value that is supported by the switch and the connected nodes.
2. Determine the appropriate NIC name by typing the command:
netsh interface ipv4 show interface
Output similar to the following appears:
VxFlex OS performance fine-tuning
118 Dell EMC VxFlex Ready Node AMS User Guide