The Set-NetAdapterRss cmdlet sets the receive side scaling (RSS) properties on a network adapter.
RSS is a scalability technology that distributes the receive network traffic among multiple processors by hashing the header of the incoming packet.
If RSS is disabled, network traffic is processed on a single processor core. This may impact network performance as the processor utilization increases.
Many properties can be configured using the parameters to optimize the performance of RSS.
The selection of the processors to use for RSS is an important aspect of load balancing.
Most of the parameters for this cmdlet help to determine the processors used by RSS.
A thorough understanding of RSS is recommended before modifying individual parameters.
Selecting the correct profile should be sufficient in most scenarios.
Examples
Example 1: Set an RSS profile for a NUMA server without dynamic load balancing
This command sets an RSS profile for a NUMA server without dynamic load balancing on the network adapter named Ethernet.
Parameters
-AsJob
Runs the cmdlet as a background job.
Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.
The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt.
You can continue to work in the session while the job completes.
To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets.
To get the job results, use the Receive-Job cmdlet.
For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see about_Jobs.
Parameter properties
Type:
SwitchParameter
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-BaseProcessorGroup
Specifies the base processor group of a non-uniform memory access (NUMA) node.
This impacts the processor array used by RSS.
This parameter is the lowest group number of any processors that appear in the processor array.
Parameter properties
Type:
UInt16
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Aliases:
BaseG
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-BaseProcessorNumber
Specifies the base processor number of a NUMA node.
This parameter is the lowest processor number of any processors from the BaseProcessorGroup parameter that appear in the processor array.
This allows for partitioning processors across network adapters.
Parameter properties
Type:
Byte
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Aliases:
BaseN
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-CimSession
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer.
Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet.
The default is the current session on the local computer.
Parameter properties
Type:
CimSession[]
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Aliases:
Session
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Parameter properties
Type:
SwitchParameter
Default value:
False
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Aliases:
cf
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-Enabled
Indicates whether RSS on an interface is enabled.
Parameter properties
Type:
Boolean
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-IncludeHidden
Indicates that the cmdlet includes both visible and hidden network adapters in the operation.
By default only visible network adapters are included.
If a wildcard character is used in identifying a network adapter and this parameter has been specified, then the wildcard string is matched against both hidden and visible network adapters.
Parameter properties
Type:
SwitchParameter
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
ByName
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
ByInstanceID
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-InputObject
Specifies the input to this cmdlet.
You can use this parameter, or you can pipe the input to this cmdlet.
Parameter properties
Type:
CimInstance[]
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
InputObject (cdxml)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
True
Value from pipeline:
True
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-InterfaceDescription
Specifies an array of network adapter interface descriptions.
For a physical network adapter this is typically the name of the vendor of the network adapter followed by a part number and description, such as Contoso 12345 Gigabit Network Device.
Parameter properties
Type:
String[]
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Aliases:
ifDesc, InstanceID
Parameter sets
ByInstanceID
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
True
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
True
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-MaxProcessorGroup
Specifies the maximum processor group of a NUMA node.
This parameter is the highest group number of any processors that appear in the processor array for this network adapter.
Parameter properties
Type:
UInt16
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Aliases:
MaxG
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-MaxProcessorNumber
Specifies the maximum processor number of a NUMA node.
This parameter is the highest processor number of any processors from the MaxProcessorGroup parameter that appear in the processor array for this network adapter.
Parameter properties
Type:
Byte
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Aliases:
MaxN
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-MaxProcessors
Specifies the maximum number of processors to be used concurrently by RSS from the processor array for load balancing network transmissions from a single network adapter.
Parameter properties
Type:
UInt32
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Aliases:
Max
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-Name
Specifies an array of network adapter names.
Parameter properties
Type:
String[]
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Aliases:
ifAlias, InterfaceAlias
Parameter sets
ByName
Position:
0
Mandatory:
True
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
True
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-NoRestart
Indicates that the cmdlet does not restart the network adapter after completing the operation.
Many advanced properties require restarting the network adapter before the new settings take effect.
Parameter properties
Type:
SwitchParameter
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-NumaNode
Specifies the NUMA node affinity for a network adapter.
This ensures that a given network transmission is load balanced by RSS within the NUMA node.
This affects the memory allocation and also impacts the preference and ordering of the processors in the processor array.
It does not affect the set of processors contained in the array, but it may impact the subset of the array that RSS actually uses.
Parameter properties
Type:
UInt16
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-NumberOfReceiveQueues
Specifies the number of receive queues per network adapter that is to be used by the interface
Parameter properties
Type:
UInt32
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-PassThru
Returns an object representing the item with which you are working.
By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.
Parameter properties
Type:
SwitchParameter
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-Profile
Specifies the RSS profile.
The acceptable values for this parameter are:
Closest: Behavior is consistent with the behavior of Windows Server® 2008 R2.
ClosestStatic: No dynamic load balancing, such as distributing but not load balancing at runtime.
NUMA: Assigns RSS processors in a round robin basis across every NUMA node to enable applications that are running on NUMA servers to scale well.
NUMAStatic: Default behavior.
RSS processor selection is the same as for NUMA scalability without dynamic load balancing.
Conservative: RSS uses as few processors as possible to sustain the load.
This option helps reduce the number of interrupts.
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet.
If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer.
The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
Parameter properties
Type:
Int32
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs.
The cmdlet is not run.
Parameter properties
Type:
SwitchParameter
Default value:
False
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Aliases:
wi
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable,
-InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable,
-ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see
about_CommonParameters.
The Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance object is a wrapper class that displays Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) objects.
The path after the pound sign (#) provides the namespace and class name for the underlying WMI object.
The Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance object is a wrapper class that displays Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) objects.
The path after the pound sign (#) provides the namespace and class name for the underlying WMI object.