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    Performance Tuning for the VM-Series on AWS

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    Performance Tuning for the VM-Series on AWS

    Optimize the performance of the VM-Series firewall on AWS.
    The following configurations affect performance:
    Use the VM-Series CLI to view your DPDK settings or enable packed I/O.

    View the DPDK Configuration on Your Firewall

    1. Log in to the VM-Series firewall CLI.
    2. View your DPDK configuration. If DPDK is enabled the output is as follows:
      > show system setting dpdk-pkt-io on
      Device current Packet IO mode:     DPDK 
Device DPDK Packet IO capable:     yes
Device default Packet IO mode:     DPDK

    Enable DPDK Packed I/O

    1. Log in to the VM-Series firewall CLI
    2. Enable DPDK:
      > set system setting dpdk-pkt-io on
    3. Reboot the device.
      On the firewall, select DeviceSetupOperations and select Reboot Device.

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