November 2019
Beginner
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Jumbo frames must be supported and enabled on the network from end to end; this includes the physical network infrastructure as well. In vSphere, jumbo frames are enabled either in the vSwitch configuration or on the vDSwitch uplinks by setting the value Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) to 9000. Jumbo frames must also be enabled on VMkernel interfaces by setting the value of MTU for the PortGroup to 9000.
To enable jumbo frames, set the value of MTU (Bytes) on the vSwitch to 9000, as shown in the following screenshot:

If you are using a vDSwitch, the MTU (Bytes) is set to 9000 in the Advanced settings ...