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6 Specify network traffic parameters.
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Average Bandwidth establishes the number of bits per second to allow across a port, averaged
over time—the allowed average load.
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Peak Bandwidth is the maximum number of bits per second to allow across a port when it is
sending/receiving a burst of traffic. This tops the bandwidth used by a port whenever it is using its
burst bonus.
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Burst Size the maximum number of bytes to allow in a burst. If this parameter is set, a port may
gain a burst bonus when it doesn’t use all its allocated bandwidth. Whenever the port needs more
bandwidth than specified by Average Bandwidth, it may be allowed to temporarily transmit data
at a higher speed if a burst bonus is available. This parameter tops the number of bytes that may be
accumulated in the burst bonus and thus transferred at a higher speed.
7 Click OK.
Resource Allocation Policy
The Resource Allocation policy allows you to associate a distributed port or port group with a user-created
network resource pool. This policy provides you with greater control over the bandwidth given to the port
or port group.
For information about creating and configuring network resource pools, see “vSphere Network I/O
Control,” on page 247.
Edit the Resource Allocation Policy on a Distributed Port Group
Associate a distributed port group with a network resource pool to give you greater control over the
bandwidth given to the distributed port group.
Prerequisites
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Open a vSphere Client connection to a vCenter Server.
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Enable Network I/O Control on the host and create one or more user-defined network resource pools.
Procedure
1 Log in to the vSphere Client and select the Networking inventory view.
2 Right-click the distributed port group in the inventory pane, and select Edit Settings.
3 Select Policies.
4 In the Resource Allocation group, select the Network Resource Pool to associate the distributed port
group with from the drop-down menu.
5 Click OK.
Edit the Resource Allocation Policy on a Distributed Port
Associate a distributed port with a network resource pool to give you greater control over the bandwidth
given to the port.
Prerequisites
n
Open a vSphere Client connection to a vCenter Server.
n
Enable Network I/O Control on the host and create one or more user-defined network resource pools.
Procedure
1 Log in to the vSphere Client and select the Networking inventory view.
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