This section explains how to update the network interfaces from E1000 to VMXNET3 drivers.
Below is an example of an unedited /etc/rc.conf file.
background_fsck="NO" blanktime="NO" dumpdev="NO" dumppid="NO" ipv6_ipv4mapping="YES" kld_list="aio cpuctl if_bxe if_cxgb if_cxgbe if_em if_igb mthca mlx4ib mlxen ipoib" ldconfig_paths="/usr/lib/compat /usr/local/lib /usr/likewise/lib /usr/local/apache2/lib /usr/local/apache2/bin /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg" netfs_types="efs:IFS ${netfs_types}" rcshutdown_timeout="570" # Daemon options. isi_clear_webui_enable="YES" isi_drive_d_enable="YES" isi_eth_mixer_enable="YES" isi_flexnet_enable="YES" isi_ipmi_d_enable="YES" isi_initial_enable="YES" isi_km_d_enable="YES" isi_lcd_enable="YES" isi_mcp_enable="YES" isi_watchdog_enable="YES" local_startup="" netwait_enable="NO" netwait_timeout="60" # Total number of seconds to perform pings. netwait_if_timeout="30" # Total number of seconds to monitor link state. newsyslog_flags="-N -CC" nfs_async="NO" portmap_enable="YES" rpcbind_enable="YES" sendmail_enable="NONE" snmptrapd_enable="NO" syslogd_flags="-c" update_motd="YES" xinetd_enable="YES" xntpd_enable="NO"
Below is an example of a modified /etc/rc.conf file. Changes are italicized.
background_fsck="NO" blanktime="NO" dumpdev="NO" dumppid="NO" ipv6_ipv4mapping="YES" kld_list="aio cpuctl if_bxe if_vmx if_cxgb if_cxgbe if_em if_igb mthca mlx4ib mlxen ipoib" ifconfig_vmx0_name=em0 ifconfig_vmx1_name=em1 ifconfig_vmx2_name=em2 ldconfig_paths="/usr/lib/compat /usr/local/lib /usr/likewise/lib /usr/local/apache2/lib /usr/local/apache2/bin /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg" netfs_types="efs:IFS ${netfs_types}" rcshutdown_timeout="570" # Daemon options. isi_clear_webui_enable="YES" isi_drive_d_enable="YES" isi_eth_mixer_enable="YES" isi_flexnet_enable="YES" isi_ipmi_d_enable="YES" isi_initial_enable="YES" isi_km_d_enable="YES" isi_lcd_enable="YES" isi_mcp_enable="YES" isi_watchdog_enable="YES" local_startup="" netwait_enable="NO" netwait_timeout="60" # Total number of seconds to perform pings. netwait_if_timeout="30" # Total number of seconds to monitor link state. newsyslog_flags="-N -CC" nfs_async="NO" portmap_enable="YES" rpcbind_enable="YES" sendmail_enable="NONE" snmptrapd_enable="NO" syslogd_flags="-c" update_motd="YES" xinetd_enable="YES" xntpd_enable="NO"