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Microsoft NetAdapter reference: Sets the RSS properties on a network adapter. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.
Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Set-NetAdapterRss. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.
Supported environments
Windows / NetAdapter · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply
Parameters
-AsJob
Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the Receive-Job cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see about_Jobs.
-BaseProcessorGroup
Specifies the base processor group of a non-uniform memory access (NUMA) node. This impacts the processor array used by RSS. This parameter is the lowest group number of any processors that appear in the processor array.
-BaseProcessorNumber
Specifies the base processor number of a NUMA node. This parameter is the lowest processor number of any processors from the *BaseProcessorGroup* parameter that appear in the processor array. This allows for partitioning processors across network adapters.
-CimSession
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-Enabled
Indicates whether RSS on an interface is enabled.
-IncludeHidden
Indicates that the cmdlet includes both visible and hidden network adapters in the operation. By default only visible network adapters are included. If a wildcard character is used in identifying a network adapter and this parameter has been specified, then the wildcard string is matched against both hidden and visible network adapters.
-InputObject (required)
Specifies the input to this cmdlet. You can use this parameter, or you can pipe the input to this cmdlet.
-InterfaceDescription (required)
Specifies an array of network adapter interface descriptions. For a physical network adapter this is typically the name of the vendor of the network adapter followed by a part number and description, such as Contoso 12345 Gigabit Network Device.
-MaxProcessorGroup
Specifies the maximum processor group of a NUMA node. This parameter is the highest group number of any processors that appear in the processor array for this network adapter.
-MaxProcessorNumber
Specifies the maximum processor number of a NUMA node. This parameter is the highest processor number of any processors from the *MaxProcessorGroup* parameter that appear in the processor array for this network adapter.
-MaxProcessors
Specifies the maximum number of processors to be used concurrently by RSS from the processor array for load balancing network transmissions from a single network adapter.
-Name (required)
Specifies an array of network adapter names.
-NoRestart
Indicates that the cmdlet does not restart the network adapter after completing the operation. Many advanced properties require restarting the network adapter before the new settings take effect.
-NumaNode
Specifies the NUMA node affinity for a network adapter. This ensures that a given network transmission is load balanced by RSS within the NUMA node. This affects the memory allocation and also impacts the preference and ordering of the processors in the processor array. It does not affect the set of processors contained in the array, but it may impact the subset of the array that RSS actually uses.
-NumberOfReceiveQueues
Specifies the number of receive queues per network adapter that is to be used by the interface
-PassThru
Returns an object representing the item with which you are working. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.
-Profile
Specifies the RSS profile. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - Closest: Behavior is consistent with the behavior of Windows Server® 2008 R2. - ClosestStatic: No dynamic load balancing, such as distributing but not load balancing at runtime. - NUMA: Assigns RSS processors in a round robin basis across every NUMA node to enable applications that are running on NUMA servers to scale well. - NUMAStatic: Default behavior. RSS processor selection is the same as for NUMA scalability without dynamic load balancing. - Conservative: RSS uses as few processors as possible to sustain the load. This option helps reduce the number of interrupts.
-ThrottleLimit
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Prerequisites
Windows with the NetAdapter module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.
Security considerations
This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.
Examples
Example 1: Set an RSS profile for a NUMA server without dynamic load balancing
This command sets an RSS profile for a NUMA server without dynamic load balancing on the network adapter named Ethernet. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.