Users Guide

7–RoCE Configuration
Configuring RoCE on the Adapter for VMware ESX
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3. Assign a vmknic for PVRDMA to use on ESX hosts:
a. Right-click a host, and then click Settings.
b. On the Settings page, expand the System node, and then click
Advanced System Settings.
c. The Advanced System Settings page shows the key-pair value and its
summary. Click Edit.
d. On the Edit Advanced System Settings page, filter on PVRDMA to
narrow all the settings to just Net.PVRDMAVmknic.
e. Set the Net.PVRDMAVmknic value to vmknic; for example, vmk1.
Figure 7-17 shows an example.
Figure 7-17. Assigning a vmknic for PVRDMA
4. Set the firewall rule for the PVRDMA:
a. Right-click a host, and then click Settings.
b. On the Settings page, expand the System node, and then click
Security Profile.
c. On the Firewall Summary page, click Edit.
d. In the Edit Security Profile dialog box under Name, scroll down, select
the pvrdma check box, and then select the Set Firewall check box.