Networking with Windows Server 2016 — Question 110

You have Hyper-V host named Server1.
Server1 has a network adapter that has virtual machine queue (VMQ) enabled. The network adapter connects at 10 Gbps and has an IPV4 address.
Server1 hosts a virtual machine named VM1. VM1 has a single network adapter and four processors.
You need to distribute the network processing load across the VM1 processors.
What should you do?

Answer options

• A. From Windows PowerShell on Server1, run the Enable-NetAdapterPacketDirect cmdlet.
• B. From Windows PowerShell on VM1, run the Enable-NetAdapterPacketDirect cmdlet.
• C. From Device Manager on VM1, configure Receive Side Scaling.
• D. From Windows PowerShell on Server1, run the Enable-NetAdapterRSS cmdlet.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C because configuring Receive Side Scaling (RSS) in Device Manager on VM1 allows the network load to be distributed across the four processors effectively. Options A and B relate to Packet Direct, which is not the right approach for balancing the load in this context. Option D involves enabling RSS on the network adapter of the host instead of the VM, which does not distribute the load across VM1's processors.