Jumbo frames for fast imaging to server

In TaskForce 2, Jumbo frames are activated by default to ensure maximum data transfer rates when imaging to a file on your server.

However, if Jumbo frames have been disabled, it is easy to enable them again and experience substantial boost to the speed of imaging!

First, create a file on the server, to which you will be imaging.

Creating a target file.

When you start to image to your server with Jumbo frame disabled, the data transfer speed will not exceed 700 MB/s. The actual speed will also depend on the configuration and current traffic in the network.

Speed of imaging without Jumbo frames.

To boost the speed:

Pause the imaging session.
Go to the Menu at the top right.
Click Settings.

The Settings in the TaskForce Menu.

In the Network section, enable Jumbo frames of the Ethernet port you are using and set MTU to 9000.

Enabling Jumbo frames.

For fast imaging of files to your server via 10Gb network, you need to activate Jumbo framework in the settings of the server’s network adapter as well as in the settings of the network switch, should it be necessary (10Gb switches normally have Jumbo framework activated by default).

Then you can return to your imaging session:

Go to Image.
Select the source.
Click Resume.

This time, the speed is way higher!

Imaging speed with Jumbo frames enabled.