Install Guide

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3. Once complete, there will be a new bonded NIC displayed in the list of NICs.
4.3.1.3 Optional steps: implementing Jumbo Frames on a standalone host
1. Get the PIF UUID for the interface:
• For a standalone XenServer host: Execute xe pif-list to list the PIFs on the server.
• If the XenServer host is part of a pool:
a. Execute xe host-list to retrieve a list of the hosts and UUIDs.
b. Execute xe pif-list host-uuid=host-uuid to list the PIFs on the selected host.
2. Set the MTU parameter to 9000 (default value is 1500):
xe pif-param-set other-config:mtu=9000 uuid=Pif-UUID
3. Repeat this process for each eth interface dedicated for iSCSI storage traffic on each XenServer host
connecting to the SC Series storage.
4.3.1.4 Creating a NIC bond in a standalone XenServer host using the XE CLI
Note: If Jumbo Frames are to be used, the MTU must set as shown in section 4.3.1.3 prior to creating the
bonded interface.
1. Create the network to which the bonded interface will connect:
xe network-create name-label=desired_name
2. Set the MTU parameter to 9000 (default value is 1500):
xe network-param-set MTU=9000 uuid=Network_UUID
3. Get the PIF UUIDs for the NICs to be included in the bond:
xe pif-list
4. Create the bonded interface:
xe bond-create network-uuid=Network_UUID pif-uuids=Pif-UUID_1,Pif-
UUID_2,<mode=<balance-slb | active-backup | lacp>> (default mode is Active-active)