This document provides instructions for configuring Jumbo Frames on various Cisco and VMware networking devices. It discusses setting the MTU on Nexus switches, ACI fabrics, UCS Fabric Interconnects, and VMware vSwitches. It also provides examples of checking the MTU configuration and performing jumbo frame tests to validate the end-to-end network configuration supports larger frame sizes.
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N9396-DC-OOB# sh running-config interface ethernet 1/1
Interface Ethernet1/1
description To-LAB-Backbone
switchport access vlan 2
mtu 9216
interface Ethernet1/46
no switchport
mtu 9216
ip address 1.1.1.1/24
interface Vlan118
no shutdown
mtu 9216
ip address 172.16.100.1/24
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## L2 Interface ##
N9396-DC-OOB# show interface ethernet 1/1
Ethernet1/1 is up
admin state is up, Dedicated Interface
Hardware: 100/1000/10000 Ethernet, address: 58f3.9ca3.deb2 (bia 58f3.9ca3.deb2)
Description: "To-LAB-Backbone"
MTU 9216 bytes, BW 1000000 Kbit, DLY 10 usec
N9396-DC-OOB# show interface vlan 118
Vlan118 is up, line protocol is up, autostate enabled
Hardware is EtherSVI, address is 58f3.9ca3.deb1
Internet Address is 172.16.100.1/24
MTU 9216 bytes, BW 1000000 Kbit, DLY 10 usec
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RX
9953327437 unicast packets 7854337 multicast packets 4271679 broadcast packets
0 jumbo packets 0 storm suppression packets
5. Nexus 6K/5K/3K Jumbo Frame ?? ??
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N6001-A(config)#policy-map type network-qos jumbo
N6001-A(config-pmap-nq)# class type network-qos class-default
N6001-A(config-pmap-nq-c)#mtu 9216
N6001-A(config-pmap-nq-c)#system qos
N6001-A(config-sys-qos)#service-policy type network-qos jumbo
policy-map type network-qos jumbo
class type network-qos class-fcoe
pause no-drop
mtu 2158
class type network-qos class-default
mtu 9216
system qos
service-policy type network-qos jumbo
interface Ethernet1/5
description "TO-POD1-N5K-A-5"
no switchport
mtu 9216
vrf member IPN
ip address 56.56.56.2/30
6. Nexus 6K/5K/3K Jumbo Frame ?? ??
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## L2 Interface ##
N6001-A# show queuing interface ethernet 1/5
Ethernet1/5 queuing information:
TX Queuing
qos-group sched-type oper-bandwidth
0 WRR 100
1 WRR 0
Statistics:
Mcast pkts tail dropped on this egress asic : 0
RX Queuing
qos-group 0
q-size: 100160, q-size-40g: 100160, HW MTU: 9216 (9216 configured)
drop-type: drop, xon: 0, xoff: 0
Statistics:
Pkts received over the port : 1059
Ucast pkts sent to the cross-bar : 1053
Mcast pkts sent to the cross-bar : 6
Ucast pkts received from the cross-bar : 90936
Pkts sent to the port : 90936
Pkts discarded on ingress : 0
Per-priority-pause status : Rx (Inactive), Tx (Inactive)
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DC2-FI-A(nxos)# show policy-map
Type qos policy-maps
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policy-map type qos default-in-policy
class type qos class-default
set qos-group 0
policy-map type qos system_qos_policy
class type qos class-fcoe
set qos-group 1
class type qos class-platinum
set qos-group 2
class type qos class-silver
set qos-group 4
class type qos class-bronze
set qos-group 5
class type qos class-gold
set qos-group 3
class type qos class-default
set qos-group 0
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DC2-FI-B(nxos)# show queuing interface ethernet 1/13
Ethernet1/13 queuing information:
TX Queuing
qos-group sched-type oper-bandwidth
0 WRR 6
1 WRR 32
2 WRR 25
3 WRR 25
4 WRR 6
5 WRR 6
RX Queuing
qos-group 3
q-size: 29760, HW MTU: 9216 (9216 configured)
drop-type: drop, xon: 0, xoff: 29760
Statistics:
Pkts received over the port : 28833
Ucast pkts sent to the cross-bar : 4
Mcast pkts sent to the cross-bar : 28829
Ucast pkts received from the cross-bar : 0
Pkts sent to the port : 105148
Pkts discarded on ingress : 0
Per-priority-pause status : Rx (Inactive), Tx (Inactive)