Unsupported parameters and values
In the Link™ Capture Software 12.5 release, the ntservice module will not start if the ntservice.ini file contains unsupported parameters or parameter values. See DN-0449 for a complete list of ntservice.ini parameters in Link™ Capture Software 12.5.
Not supported parameters
These ntservice.ini parameters are not supported for 4GA SmartNICs in
the Link™
Capture Software 12.5 release
(see DN-0449):
- HostBufferHandlerAffinity
- PtpMasterModeAllowed
- TimestampInjectOffset
- TimeSyncTimeJumpThreshold
- ConnectorInPTPClockClass
- ConnectorInPTPClockAccuracy
- ConnectorInPTPClockTimeSource
- OSTimePTPClockClass
- OSTimePTPClockAccuracy
- OSTimePTPClockTimeSource
- OSTimePTPClockTimeSource
- TxTiming
- IfgMode
Note: If a parameter that is not supported for 4GA SmartNICs in Link™
Capture Software 12.5 is used
for such a SmartNIC in an ntservice.ini file, the
ntservice module will not start.
Note: The
Profile parameter is allowed in an
ntservice.ini file in the Link™
Capture Software 12.5 release
(see DN-0449) but the values have no
significance.
Not supported parameter values
These ntservice.ini parameter values are not supported for 4GA
SmartNICs in the Link™
Capture Software 12.5 release (see DN-0449):
- AdapterType: NT4E, NT20E, NT4E_STD, NTPORT4E, NT20E2, NT40E2_1, NT40E2_4, NT4E2_BP, NT4E2_PTP, NT20E2_PTP
- PacketDescriptor: Ext7, Ext8
- TimestampFormat: NATIVE, NATIVE_NDIS
- TimeSyncConnectorExt1: NttsIn,
NttsOutNote: These values can be used for backwards compatibility, but they are not fully supported.
- TimeSyncClockAdjustmentMode: 1
Note: If a parameter value that is not supported for 4GA
SmartNICs in Link™
Capture Software 12.5 is used for such a SmartNIC in an
ntservice.ini file the
ntservice module will not
start.