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7 RoCE Configuration
This chapter describes RDMA over converged Ethernet (RoCE v1 and v2)
configuration on the 41xxx Series Adapter, the Ethernet switch, and the Windows,
Linux, or VMware host, including:
 Supported Operating Systems and OFED
 “Planning for RoCE” on page 128
 “Preparing the Adapter” on page 129
 “Preparing the Ethernet Switch” on page 129
 “Configuring RoCE on the Adapter for Windows Server” on page 133
 “Configuring RoCE on the Adapter for Linux” on page 150
 “Configuring RoCE on the Adapter for VMware ESX” on page 164
 “Configuring DCQCN” on page 171
Supported Operating Systems and OFED
Table 7-1 shows the operating system support for RoCE v1, RoCE v2, iWARP,
and OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED). OFED is not supported on
Windows or VMware ESXi.
NOTE
Some RoCE features may not be fully enabled in the current release.
Table 7-1. OS Support for RoCE v1, RoCE v2, iWARP, iSER, and OFED
Operating System Inbox OFED-4.17-1 GA
Windows Server 2012 N/A N/A
Windows Server 2012 R2 No N/A
Windows Server 2016 No N/A
Windows Server 2019 RoCE v1, RoCE v2, iWARP N/A
RHEL 7.6 RoCE v1, RoCE v2, iWARP, iSER RoCE v1, RoCE v2, iWARP