* The maximum number of queues is limited by the host (currently 64).
When used with 4.16 kernel only a single queue is available.
-.. note::
- This driver is intended for use with **Hyper-V only** and is
- not recommended for use on Azure because accelerated Networking
- (SR-IOV) is not supported.
-
- On Azure, use the :doc:`vdev_netvsc` which
- automatically configures the necessary TAP and failsave drivers.
-
+* This driver supports SR-IOV network acceleration.
+ If SR-IOV is enabled then the driver will transparently manage the interface,
+ and send and receive packets using the VF path.
+ The VDEV_NETVSC and FAILSAFE drivers are *not* used when using netvsc PMD.
Installation
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.. Note::
- The dpkd-devbind.py script can not be used since it only handles PCI devices.
+ The dpdk-devbind.py script can not be used since it only handles PCI devices.
Prerequisites