Network Interface Requirements

• One management network interface completely separate from the traffic shaping interfaces. Usually this would be the Ethernet interface built in to the motherboard.

• Dedicated Network Interface Card for Shaping Interfaces

  • NIC must have 2 or more interfaces for traffic shaping.

  • NIC must have multiple TX/RX transmit queues. Here’s how to check from the command line.

  • Known supported cards:

    • NVIDIA Mellanox MCX512A-ACAT

    • NVIDIA Mellanox MCX416A-CCAT

    • Intel X710

    • Intel X520