Edit the VM-Series firewall XML configuration
file to support OVS and DPDK. You can access the XML configuration
file or after deploying the VM-Series firewall. If you do this after
deploying the firewall, be sure to shut down the firewall before
making any changes. The values below are examples, your values for
each parameter will vary based on your VM-Series model.
Log in to the KVM host CLI.
Edit the XML configuration file of your VM-Series firewall.
Open the XML config file using
virsh edit $
<your-vm-series-name>
.
Sets the memory backing for the hugepage. Ensure that
you provide enough memory to support the VM-Series firewall model
you are deploying on the host. See VM-Series
System Requirements for more information.
Set the DPDK vhost user ports as the VM -series firewall’s
network interfaces. Additionally, set the number of virtio virtual
queues provided to the VM-Series firewall by the host.