enable jumbo-frame ports

enable jumbo-frame ports [all | port_list]

Description

Enables support on the physical ports that will carry jumbo frames.

Syntax Description


all	Specifies ports.
`port_list`	Specifies one or more slots and ports.

Default

Disabled.

Usage Guidelines

Increases performance to back-end servers or allows for VMAN 802.1Q encapsulations.

You can configure the maximum size of a jumbo frame if you want to use a different size than the default value of 9216. Use the configure jumbo-frame-size command to configure the size.

This setting is preserved across reboots.

Example

The following command enables jumbo frame support on a switch:

enable jumbo-frame ports all

History

This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 10.1.

Platform Availability

This command is available on ExtremeSwitching 5320, 5420, 5520, and 5720 series switches.