Configuring the Quality of Service priority for a virtual Ethernet adapter
You can dynamically configure the Quality of Service (QoS) priority of a virtual Ethernet adapter of a running logical partition by using the Hardware Management Console (HMC). You can prioritize the logical partition network traffic by specifying the value of IEEE 802.1Q priority level for each virtual Ethernet adapter.
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For more information about managing virtual network connections on a logical partition when the HMC is at version 8.7.0, or later, see Managing virtual network connections.
The virtual Ethernet QoS priority level values are in the range of 1 - 7. The following table lists the different priority levels.
| VLAN user priority level | Quality of Service priority |
|---|---|
| 1 | Background |
| 2 | Spare |
| 0 (default) | Best effort |
| 3 | Excellent effort |
| 4 | Controlled load |
| 5 | Video < 100 ms latency and jitter |
| 6 | Voice < 10 ms latency and jitter |
| 7 | Network control |