Installation guide

Important
High logging levels will slow down your guest virtual machine.
Lo g g in g .St at ist ics( sec)
An integer that defines whether log statistics are printed, and the time in seconds between
each periodical statistics printout. The default value is 0 (no logging statistics).
In it ial p aramet ers
Assig n MAC
A string that defines the locally-administered MAC address for the para-virtualized NIC. This
is not set by default.
In it .Co nn ect io n R at e( Mb )
An integer that represents the connection rate in megabytes. The default value for Windows
2008 and later is 10 0 0 0 .
In it .Do 802.1PQ
A Boolean value that enables Priority/VLAN tag population and removal support. The
default value is 1 (enabled).
In it .UseMerg ed B u f f ers
A Boolean value that enables merge-able RX buffers. The default value is 1 (enabled).
In it .UsePub lish Even t s
A Boolean value that enables published event use. The default value is 1 (enabled).
In it .MT USiz e
An integer that defines the maximum transmission unit (MTU). The default value is 150 0 .
Any value from 500 to 65500 is acceptable.
In it .In d irect Tx
Controls whether indirect ring descriptors are in use. The default value is D i sabl e, which
disables use of indirect ring descriptors. Other valid values are Enabl e, which enables
indirect ring descriptor usage; and Enabl e*, which enables conditional use of indirect ring
descriptors.
In it .MaxTxBu f f ers
An integer that represents the amount of TX ring descriptors that will be allocated. The
default value is 10 24 . Valid values are: 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, or 1024.
In it .MaxRxBu f fers
An integer that represents the amount of RX ring descriptors that will be allocated. The
default value is 256 . Valid values are: 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, or 1024.
O f flo ad .T x.C h ecksu m
Specifies the TX checksum offloading mode.
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