Local Loopback Disable

NVIDIA MLNX_EN Documentation v5.8-4.1.5.0 LTS

Local Loopback Disable feature allows users to force the disablement of local loopback on the virtual port (vport). This disables both unicast and mutlicast loopback in the hardware.

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To enable Local Loopback Disable, run the following command:

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echo 1 > /sys/class/net/<ifname>/settings/force_local_lb_disable"

To disable Local Loopback Disable, run the following command:

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echo 0 > /sys/class/net/<ifname>/settings/force_local_lb_disable"

Warning

When turned off, the driver configures the loopback mode according to its own logic.

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