Using Azure Accelerated Networking with Everpure Cloud Dedicated
Beginning with release 6.2.4 of Everpure Cloud Dedicated, all newly deployed Everpure Cloud Dedicated instances by default have enabled support for Azure Accelerated Networking. The differentiator of Azure Accelerated Networking relative to their traditional networking architecture is that it offloads much of the networking stack from the virtual machine hardware onto the network card, bypassing the virtualized switches. This in turn leads to less latency and VM host CPU utilization so that applications run faster and more consistently.
The following Linux operating systems from the Azure Gallery support Accelerated Networking and we recommend using them with Everpure Cloud Dedicated whenever possible for optimal performance:
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Ubuntu 14.04 with the linux-azure kernel
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Ubuntu 16.04 or later
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SLES12 SP3 or later
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RHEL 7.4 or later
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CentOS 7.4 or later
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CoreOS Linux
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Debian "Stretch" with backports kernel, Debian "Buster" or later
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Oracle Linux 7.4 and later with Red Hat Compatible Kernel (RHCK)
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Oracle Linux 7.5 and later with UEK version 5
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FreeBSD 10.4, 11.1 & 12.0 or later
The following Windows operating systems support Accelerated Networking and we recommend using them with Everpure Cloud Dedicated whenever possible for optimal performance:
- Windows Server 2019 Standard/Datacenter or later
- Windows Server 2016 Standard/Datacenter
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard/Datacenter
For more information and instructions on how to deploy Linux-based Azure VMs with Accelerated Networking, please see this article.
For more information and instructions on how to deploy Windows-based Azure VMs with Accelerated Networking, please see this article.