User`s guide

Managing Resources 102

Managing Network Accounting and

Bandwidth

This section explains how to perform the following tasks:

 setting up network classes

 viewing network traffic statistics

 turning on and off network bandwidth management

 setting up the bandwidth limit for a Container

Note: In the current version of Parallels Server Bare Metal, you can manage network accounting

and bandwidth for Containers only.

Network Traffic Parameters

The table below summarizes the network traffic parameters that you can control. The File

column indicates whether the parameter is defined in the global configuration file (G), in the

Container configuration files (V), or it is defined in the global configuration file but can be

overridden in a separate Container configuration file (GV).

Parameter Description File

traffic_shaping

If set to yes, traffic limitations for outgoing traffic are set

for Containers. The default is no.

bandwidth

This parameter lists all the network adapters installed on the

server and their bandwidth.

totalrate

This parameter defines the bandwidth to be allocated for

each and every network class. It is active if traffic shaping is

turned on.

rate

If traffic shaping is turned on, this parameter specifies the

bandwidth guarantee for any Container.

ratebound

If this parameter is set to yes, the bandwidth guarantee (the

global rate parameter) is also the limit for the Container, and

the Container cannot borrow the bandwidth from the

TOTALRATE bandwidth pool.