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15–Windows Server 2016
RoCE over Switch Embedded Teaming
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RoCE over Switch Embedded Teaming
Switch Embedded Teaming (SET) is Microsoft’s alternative NIC teaming solution
available to use in environments that include Hyper-V and the Software Defined
Networking (SDN) stack in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview. SET
integrates limited NIC Teaming functionality into the Hyper-V Virtual Switch.
Use SET to group between one and eight physical Ethernet network adapters into
one or more software-based virtual network adapters. These adapters provide
fast performance and fault tolerance if a network adapter failure occurs. To be
placed on a team, SET member network adapters must all be installed in the
same physical Hyper-V host.
RoCE over SET procedures included in this section:
 Creating a Hyper-V Virtual Switch with SET and RDMA Virtual NICs
 Enabling RDMA on SET
 Assigning a vLAN ID on SET
 Running RDMA Traffic on SET
Creating a Hyper-V Virtual Switch with SET and RDMA
Virtual NICs
To create a Hyper-V virtual switch with SET and RDMA virtual NICs:
 To create SET, issue the following Windows PowerShell command:
PS C:\Users\Administrator> New-VMSwitch -Name SET
-NetAdapterName "Ethernet 2","Ethernet 3"
-EnableEmbeddedTeaming $true
Figure 15-7 shows command output.
Figure 15-7. Windows PowerShell Command: New-VMSwitch
Enabling RDMA on SET
To enable RDMA on SET:
1. To view SET on the adapter, issue the following Windows PowerShell
command:
PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-NetAdapter "vEthernet (SET)"