From 73ba0cb6d060561a32ceb1696a3a4346a3a1b47d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: SNiemann15 Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2023 13:40:18 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] remove VirtIO section --- .../ibm-z-rhel-kvm-host-recommendations.adoc | 18 ------------------ 1 file changed, 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/modules/ibm-z-rhel-kvm-host-recommendations.adoc b/modules/ibm-z-rhel-kvm-host-recommendations.adoc index 19555a390c6a..c0a5bbc289aa 100644 --- a/modules/ibm-z-rhel-kvm-host-recommendations.adoc +++ b/modules/ibm-z-rhel-kvm-host-recommendations.adoc @@ -10,24 +10,6 @@ Optimizing a KVM virtual server environment strongly depends on the workloads of The following section introduces some best practices when using {product-title} with {op-system-base} KVM on {ibmzProductName} and {linuxoneProductName} environments. -[id="use-multiple-queues-for-your-virtio-network-interfaces_{context}"] -== Use multiple queues for your VirtIO network interfaces - -With multiple virtual CPUs, you can transfer packages in parallel if you provide multiple queues for incoming and outgoing packets. Use the `queues` attribute of the `driver` element to configure multiple queues. Specify an integer of at least 2 that does not exceed the number of virtual CPUs of the virtual server. - -The following example specification configures two input and output queues for a network interface: - -[source,xml] ----- - - - - - ----- - -Multiple queues are designed to provide enhanced performance for a network interface, but they also use memory and CPU resources. Start with defining two queues for busy interfaces. Next, try two queues for interfaces with less traffic or more than two queues for busy interfaces. - [id="use-io-threads-for-your-virtual-block-devices_{context}"] == Use I/O threads for your virtual block devices