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Broadcom NetXtreme II™ Network Adapter User Guide Broadcom NetXtreme II™ Network Adapter User Guide The information below is provided by the supplier of the referenced device without independent verification by Dell and is subject to the Restrictions and Disclaimers noted below. Introduction - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 2
Broadcom NetXtreme II™ Network Adapter User Guide the supplier and not by Dell. Dell specifically disclaims knowledge support of missile projects, and chemical or biological weapons. Initial release: December 2005 Last revised: December 2011 2CSINGSRVT70-CDUM101-R file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 3
Teaming Services for detailed information about teaming. See Virtual LANs, for a description of VLANs. See Configuring Teaming for instructions on configuring teaming and creating VLANs on Windows operating systems. Features The following is a list of the Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter features - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 4
Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Full fast-path TCP offload Zero copy capable hardware Other performance features TCP, IP, UDP checksum TCP segmentation Adaptive interrupts Receive Side Scaling (RSS) Manageability Broadcom ™ (supported in both the 32-bit and 64-bit Windows operating - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 5
to a switch capable of both 1000 and 10/100 Mbps speeds. NOTES: Dell supports WOL on only one adapter in the system at a time. For specific systems, see your system documentation for WOL support. WOL is supported in Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5708 devices with silicon revisions of B2 or later - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 6
Functionality and Features: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide throughput. When traffic is light, the adapter driver interrupts the host for each received packet, minimizing latency. When traffic is heavy, the adapter issues one host interrupt for multiple, back-to-back incoming - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 7
Functionality and Features: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Back to Contents Page file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en/features.htm[9/26/2012 3:28:28 PM] - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 8
teaming software for the Windows family of operating systems. BASP settings are configured by Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) utility. BASP provides heterogeneous support for adapter teaming to include all of the Broadcom NetXtreme and NetXtreme II adapters as well as Dell-shipping Intel NIC - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 9
Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Smart Load Balancing™ and Failover Smart Load Balancing™ and Failover is the Broadcom implementation of load balancing based on IP flow. This feature supports balancing IP traffic across multiple adapters determined by our BASP driver. The team link - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 10
Teaming: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide of Teams Smart Load Balancing™ (SLB) is a protocol-specific scheme. The level of support for IP, IPX, and NetBEUI protocols is listed in Table 1. Table 1: Smart Load Balancing Operating System Failover/Fallback - All Broadcom Failover - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 11
LANs: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Back to Contents Page Virtual LANs: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide VLAN Overview server to have a presence on more than one VLAN simultaneously. Broadcom adapters support multiple VLANs on a per-port or per-team basis, allowing - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 12
Virtual LANs: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Accounting Server PCs instructions on adding a VLAN to a team, see Adding a VLAN for Windows operating systems. NOTE: Adapters that are members of a failover team can also be configured to support VLANs. Because VLANs are not supported - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 13
Manageability: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide CIM SNMP HBA API CIM The Common Information Model (CIM) is an industry standard defined by the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF). Microsoft implements CIM on Windows server platforms. Broadcom will support CIM on Windows server - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 14
Extended Information SNMP extensible-agent (bcmif.dll) is designed for Windows Server 2008 SNMP service. The extensible-agent allows the SNMP manager software to actively monitor the configurations of the Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter. It is intended to supplement the information already provided by - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 15
NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Back to Contents Page Installing the Hardware: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Overview System Requirements Safety Precautions Preinstallation Checklist Installation of the Add-In NIC Overview This section applies to Broadcom NetXtreme II - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 16
the adapter software on a disk or from the Dell support website (http://support.dell.com), verify the path to the adapter driver adapter. Installation of the Add-In NIC The following instructions apply to installing the Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter (add-in NIC) in most systems. Refer to the manuals - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 17
Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Connecting the Network Cables The Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter Wire NOTE: The Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter supports Automatic MDI Crossover (MDIX 5 unshielded twisted pairs (UTP) 100m (328 ft) 100/1000BASE-T1 RJ-45 Category 52 UTP 100m (328 - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 18
: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Back to Contents Page Broadcom Boot Agent Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Overview Setting Up MBA in a Client Environment Setting Up MBA in a Server Environment Overview Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters support - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 19
Boot Agent Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Configuring the MBA Driver This section pertains to configuring the MBA driver on add-in NIC models of the Broadcom network adapter. For configuring the MBA driver on LOM models of the Broadcom network adapter, check your - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 20
Broadcom Boot Agent Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Please read all Restrictions and Disclaimers. Back to Contents Page file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en/pxe.htm[9/26/2012 3:28:39 PM] - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 21
NDIS2 Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Back to Contents Page NDIS2 Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Overview Preinstallation Requirements Installing the NDIS2 Driver Software for Use on MS-DOS Platforms Using Keywords for the Drivers - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 22
NDIS2 Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 8. Follow the on-screen instructions to make the network startup disk (choose NE2000 Compatible from the list of adapters). Modifying the Startup Disk To modify the startup disk 1. Edit A:\Net\Protocol.ini with Notepad or a - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 23
NDIS2 Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Example System.ini file [network] sizworkbuf=1498 filesharing=no printsharing=no autologon=yes computername=MYPC lanroot=A:\NET username=USER1 workgroup=WORKGROUP reconnect=yes dospophotkey=N lmlogon=0 - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 24
NDIS2 Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide [NETBEUI_XIF] DriverName = netbeui$ BINDINGS = BXND20X [BXND20X] DriverName = "BXND20X$" 6. Restart the computer to complete the installation. NOTE: The driver loads during system configuration and displays the Broadcom banner, - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 25
II Network Adapter User Guide Back to Contents Page ODI Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Overview ODI Client32 DOS ODI Overview Three drivers are discussed in this section: BX2.LAN: Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet 32-bit driver BX2.COM: Broadcom NetXtreme II - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 26
ODI Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 14. Press ENTER. 15. Select Receive Buffers, to each adapter (Windows users only). The values for the BusNum, DevNum, and FuncNum keywords are displayed in hexadecimal notation when the driver loads on the adapter. Example BusNum - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 27
Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide LINK DRIVER BX2 LINESPEED 100 DUPLEX FULL DOS ODI The Open Data-Link Interface (ODI) driver software allows LAN drivers the link support layer (LSL), is responsible for routing different packet types between LAN drivers and protocol - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 28
ODI Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide driver fails to load, an initialization fail message appears. Configuring Parameters for the BX2.com/BX2EV.COM Driver (in the Net.cfg file) The following are optional custom keywords used in the Net.cfg file: BUSNUM DEVNUM FUNNUM - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 29
for the Broadcom NetXtreme II network adapters. Table 1: Broadcom NetXtreme II Linux Drivers Linux Driver Description bnx2 Linux drivers for the BCM5708/BCM5709 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps network adapters. The bnx2 driver is the cnic networking driver and the cnic driver supports additional features - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 30
Linux Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide bnx2 driver reports support for Magic Packet WOL via ethtool. Enabling support via ethtool is mandatory to successfully wake the system. To determine the silicon revision of your Broadcom NetXtreme II device, use the lspci - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 31
Linux Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 2. Change the directory to the RPM path and build the binary driver for your kernel (the RPM path is different for different Linux distributions): cd /usr/src/redhat,OpenLinux,turbo,packages,rpm ... or rpmbuild -bb SPECS/ - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 32
Linux Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide NOTE: The examples used in this procedure refer to the bnx2 driver, but also apply to the bnx2x driver. 1. Create a directory and extract the TAR files to the directory: tar xvzf netxtreme2-version.tar.gz 2. Build the driver - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 33
Linux Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Manual: insmod bnx2i.ko or modprobe bnx2i Unloading/Removing the Linux Driver Unloading/Removing the Driver from an RPM Installation Removing the Driver from a TAR Installation Unloading/Removing the Driver from an RPM - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 34
Linux Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide drivers for other Linux versions can be ), and the property is valid only on 2.6 kernels that support MSI. By default, the driver enables MSI if it is supported by the kernel. It runs an interrupt test during initialization to - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 35
Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide modprobe bnx2x int_mode=2 Set the int_mode parameter to 3 to force using MSI-X mode on all NetXtreme II adapters supported by hardware. The multi_mode optional parameter can also be used to enable SAFC (Service 0 to 100. For example - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 36
Linux Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Set the multi_mode parameter to the number of connections supported will decrease. With the default values, the BCM5708 adapter can offload 28 connections. Defaults: 128 Range: 32 to 128 Note that Broadcom validation is limited - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 37
Linux Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide "Configure RQ size", used to choose the size of asynchronous buffer queue size per offloaded connections. RQ size is not required greater than 16 as - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 38
Linux Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Coalesce TX Microseconds IRQ: 80 (range is 0-1023) increments of 256) MSI-X: Enabled (if supported by the 2.6 kernel and the interrupt test passes) TSO: Enabled WoL: Disabled Driver Messages The following are the most common - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 39
Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide bnx2: eth# NIC Link is Up, 1000 Mbps full duplex Link Down Indication bnx2: eth# NIC Link is Down MSI enabled successfully (bnx2 only) bnx2: eth0: using MSI MSI-X enabled successfully (bnx2x only) bnx2x: eth0: using MSI-X bnx2i Driver - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 40
Linux Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide bnx2i: iscsi_error - ERL0, UO bnx2i: iscsi_error - ERL0, U1 bnx2i: iscsi_error . Remote PHY Support The bnx2 driver supports Remote PHY on blade servers that use the NetXtreme II BCM5708S or BCM5709s device, support Remote PHY, - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 41
Linux Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Detailed statistics and configuration information can be viewed using the ethtool utility. See the ethtool man page for more information. Linux iSCSI Offload User Application - brcm_iscsiuio Open iSCSI User Applications Bind - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 42
Linux Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide iface.transport_name = bnx2i Ensure that the iface.hwaddress is in lower case format. If you wish to switch back to use the software initiator, use the following: iscsiadm --mode node --targetname iqn.2004-06.com.broadcom: - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 43
Linux Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Back to Contents Page file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en/linux.htm[9/26/2012 3:28:46 PM] - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 44
NetWare Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Back to Contents Page NetWare Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Overview Preinstallation Requirements Installing NetWare Server 6.5 Driver Software Viewing or Modifying Adapter Properties - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 45
NetWare Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide the CD, and NetWare\Driver is the directory of the specific files on the CD needed for this installation. 9. Press DOWN ARROW or TAB to switch back to Additional Driver Options. 10. Choose Return to driver summary, and then - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 46
NetWare Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide RxTicks= Enables the use of batching receives within a (Disabled) Max = 100 The default value is 75. CheckSum= Enables or disables the transmit and receive checksum offload feature. Checksum offload support is only for TCP/ - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 47
NetWare Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide The default setting is OFF. NODE= A Novell NetWare keyword that allows an input Ethernet node address to replace the adapter factory-programmed Ethernet node address until a subsequent reboot. NODE= nnnnnnnnnnnn FRAME= A - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 48
NetWare Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide operating system. This is a common feature supported in NetWare. The poll mode may increase driver performance in some environments. Poll = 1 (on) Poll = 0 (off) The default value is 0 (Poll mode is off). Wirespeed= This - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 49
NetWare Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide LOAD BX2 SLOT=2 FRAME=Ethernet_II NAME=BX2_1_EII BIND IPX BX2_1_EII NET=C3C8F2E4 BIND IP BX2_1_EII ADDR=172.16.1.1 MASK=ff.ff.ff.0 mount all SEARCH ADD SYS:\JAVA\BIN SEARCH ADD SYS:\JAVA\NWGFX Removing Drivers from Autoexec. - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 50
: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Back to Contents Page Solaris Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Overview Installing the Driver Upgrading the Driver Uninstalling Driver Configuring the Driver Memory Usage Interrupt Management FCoE Support Overview - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 51
Solaris Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide To upgrade the Broadcom driver package to the current version, you must first uninstall the previous driver version from the system. See Uninstalling Driver. Once the previous driver has been removed, you can follow any of the - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 52
Solaris Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide memory a single interface would consume is: Single root: % echo "::interrupts -d" | mdb -k FCoE Support Overview FCoE is supported on Solaris 11 with limited support on Solaris 10, Update 9. The following features are the - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 53
Solaris Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Support does not exist for NPIV in the Solaris 10 Update 9. Some of the fcinfo(1M) options, which are available in Solaris 11, are not be - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 54
VMware Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Back to Contents Page VMware Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Packaging Networking Support Drivers FCoE Support Packaging The VMware driver is released in the packaging formats shown in Table - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 55
Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide vmkload_mod bnx2x.ko disable_tpa=1 Use ethtool to disable TPA (LRO) for a specific network adapter desired weight for that CoS. The weight ranges from 0 to 100. For example, set the cos_min_rate parameter to 0x101 for fair transmission - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 56
Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide supported by 2.6 kernel) TSO: Enabled WoL: Disabled Unloading and Removing Driver To unload the driver, type the following: vmkload_mod -u bnx2x Driver Out of memory Disable NetQueue by manually loading the bnx2x vmkernel module via - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 57
VMware Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide queues will be set to 1, discarding the value of VMware software package for supporting Broadcom FCoE C-NICs. Drivers Table 2: Broadcom NetXtreme II FCoE Drivers Driver Description bnx2x This driver manages all PCI device - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 58
VMware Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Physical NIC: vmnic7 User Priority: 3 VLAN id: 2008 The output of this command should show valid: FCF MAC, VNPort MAC, Priority, and VLAN id for the Fabric that is - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 59
Windows Driver and Application Installation: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Back to Contents Page Windows Driver and Application Installation: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Installing the Driver Software Modifying the Driver Software Repairing or Reinstalling the - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 60
Adapter User Guide drivers must be installed when you use the installer. NOTE: BASP is not available on Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2008. To install the Broadcom NetXtreme II drivers and management applications 1. When the Found New Hardware Wizard appears, click Cancel. 2. Insert the Dell - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 61
Windows Driver and Application Installation: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Type the following: setup /s /v/qn To perform a if a system restart is necessary. Follow the on-screen instructions. file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en/umwindrv.htm[9/26/2012 3:28:57 PM] - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 62
Windows Driver and Application Installation: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Repairing or Reinstalling the Driver Software To repair or reinstall the driver software 1. In Control Panel, double-click Add or Remove Programs. 2. Click Broadcom Drivers and Management Applications, and - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 63
Windows Driver and Application Installation: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 1. Locate [Manufacturer] header within the file. 2. Review the line below it which reads: %brcm% = broadcom, ntx86, ntamd64, ntia64 or equivalent. 3. Modify that line to read: %brcm% = broadcom.ntx86, - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 64
Windows Driver and Application Installation: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each additional device driver when that speed is supported) = "0" 10 Mbps Half Duplex = "65794" 10 Mbps Full Duplex = "258" 100 Mbps Half Duplex = "66050" 100 Mbps Full Duplex = - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 65
Windows Driver and Application Installation: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Setting Power Management Options on blade servers. NOTES: The Power Management tab is available only for servers that support power management. To enable Wake on LAN (WOL) when the computer is on standby, - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 66
iSCSI Protocol: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide iSCSI Boot iSCSI Crash Dump iSCSI Offload iSCSI Boot Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet adapters support iSCSI boot to enable network boot of operating systems to diskless systems. The iSCSI boot allows a Windows or Linux operating - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 67
iSCSI Protocol: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 10. Target LUN 11. Initiator IQN 12. CHAP ID and secret Configuring iSCSI Boot Parameters Configure the Broadcom iSCSI boot software for either static or dynamic configuration. Refer to Table 1 for configuration options available from - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 68
Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 0 Use TCP Timestamp: Enabled (for some targets such as the Dell/EMC AX100i, it is necessary to enable Use TCP Timestamp) Target as the initial setup, configuring a second target is not supported. 7. From the 1st Target Parameters screen, enable Connect - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 69
: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide following using the values used when configuring the iSCSI target: IP Address TCP Port Boot LUN iSCSI Name 8. Select ESC to return to the Main menu. 9. A second iSCSI boot adapter can be configured for redundancy in the event the primary adapter - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 70
Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide NOTE: Information on the Initiator Parameters and 1st Target Parameters screens are ignored and do not need to be cleared. 3. A second iSCSI boot adapter can be configured for redundancy in the event the primary adapter Server to Support iSCSI Boot - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 71
iSCSI Protocol: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide The DHCP protocol includes a number of options that provide configuration information to the DHCP client. For iSCSI boot, Broadcom adapters support the following DHCP configurations: DHCP Option 17, Root Path DHCP Option 43, Vendor- - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 72
: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide DHCPv6 Option 16, Vendor Class Option DHCPv6 Option 17, Vendor-Specific Information NOTE: The DHCPv6 standard Root Path option is not yet available. Broadcom suggests using Option 16 or Option 17 for dynamic iSCSI Boot IPv6 support. DHCPv6 - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 73
iSCSI Protocol: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Bindview.exe (see KB976042) Procedure: 1. Remove any local hard drives on the SUT. 2. Load the latest Broadcom MBA and iSCSI boot images onto NVRAM of the AUT. 3. Configure SUT's BIOS to have the Broadcom MBA as the first bootable - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 74
Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 8. Configure one port of network adapter only on SuSE 10 as offload is not supported on SuSE 10. 14. Mount the / driver option. 8. Follow the instructions to load the driver CD. 9. At the "networking device" prompt, choose the desired network adapter - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 75
Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 16. Make sure all runlevels of network service are on. 17. Make sure 2,3 and 5 runlevels of iscsi service are on. 18. For Red Hat 6.0, make sure Network Manager service SLES 10.x and SLES 11 do not support offload. SUSE 11.1 Remote DVD installation - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 76
Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide service Windows supported for iSCSI boot with the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator. Troubleshooting iSCSI Boot The following troubleshooting tips are useful for iSCSI boot. Problem: When switching iSCSI boot from the Microsoft standard path to Broadcom - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 77
iSCSI Protocol: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Problem: A system blue screen occurs when installing the Broadcom drivers through Windows Plug-and-Play (PnP). Solution: Install the drivers through the Setup installer. Problem: For static IP configuration when switching from Layer 2 - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 78
iSCSI Protocol: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Note: The above command is a single continuous command. 1. Burn the Win2008R2Mod.iso file to a DVD. 2. Perform the installation by using the new DVD and provide the network controller drivers during installation. You will receive the - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 79
Protocol: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide The Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) is used to manage all of Broadcom's network adapters and advanced features. For more information, see Using Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 4. 1. Open BACS. 2. Select the Broadcom NetXtreme II C-NIC - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 80
iSCSI Protocol: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 4. Select the Discovery tab and click Add to add a target portal. 5. Enter the IP address of the target and click Advanced. file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en/iscsi.htm[9/26/2012 3:29:03 PM] - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 81
iSCSI Protocol: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 6. From the General tab, select Broadcom NetXtreme II C-NIC iSCSI Adapter from Local adapter. 7. Select the IP address for the adapter from Source IP. file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en/iscsi.htm[9/26/2012 3:29:03 - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 82
iSCSI Protocol: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 8. Click OK to close Advanced setting and then OK to add the target portal. file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en/iscsi.htm[9/26/2012 3:29:03 PM] - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 83
iSCSI Protocol: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 9. From the Targets tab, select the target and click Log On to log into your iSCSI target using the Broadcom iSCSI adapter. file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en/iscsi.htm[9/26/2012 3:29:03 PM] - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 84
iSCSI Protocol: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 10. Click on Advanced. 11. On the General tab, select the Broadcom NetXtreme Ii C-NIC iSCSI adapter from Local adapter. 12. Click OK to close Advanced settings. file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en/iscsi.htm[9/26/ - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 85
iSCSI Protocol: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 13. Click OK to close the Microsoft Initiator. 14. To format your iSCSI partition, use Disk Manager. NOTES: No teaming support for iSCSI-enabled adapters is available at this point. MPIO handles all failover and link aggregation for - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 86
Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Q: Why does the install fail when attempting to complete an iSCSI offload install using Windows Server 2008 R2 for BCM5709 (1 GbE) adapters? A: There is a conflict with the internal inbox driver data. Target or discovery service did not respond in time - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 87
Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide CHAP secret. 37 Error FIPS service could not be initialized. Persistent session recovery. 64 Information Attempt to bootstrap Windows using iSCSI NIC Boot (iBF). 65 Error Digest support selected for iSCSI Session, will use Processor support - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 88
iSCSI Protocol: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 70 Error Error occurred when processing iSCSI logon request. The request was not read all Restrictions and Disclaimers. Back to Contents Page file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en/iscsi.htm[9/26/2012 3:29:03 PM] - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 89
Adapter User Guide Back to Contents Page Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Executive Summary Teaming Mechanisms Teaming and Other Advanced Networking Properties General Network Considerations Application Considerations Troubleshooting Teaming Problems - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 90
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide IP IPv6 iSCSI L2 L4 LACP Link Aggregation (802.3ad) LOM MAC NDIS NLB PXE RAID Smart Load Balancing™ and Failover Smart Load Balancing (SLB) - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 91
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Ethernet devices communicate with other Ethernet devices using the MAC address, not the IP address. However, most applications work with a host name that is translated to an IP address by a Naming Service such as WINS and - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 92
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide . Receive load balancing is achieved through an intermediate driver by sending gratuitous ARPs on a client-by-client Gigabit EtherChannel. In addition, generic trunking supports similar implementations by other switch OEMs - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 93
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide protocol stack responds to ARP Requests. In addition, each physical adapter driver supported on iSCSI offload adapters manual aggregation that only requires both ends of the link to be in a link up state. Because manual - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 94
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide information Windows Server 2008 (NDIS 6.0) 32-bit Broadcom Base Driver Windows Server 2008 (NDIS 6.0) 64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2 (NDIS 6.0) 64-bit Broadcom Advanced Server Program (BASP) Windows Server 2008 Windows - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 95
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Repeater Hub Switching Hub Router The teaming in the supported operating system environments. The Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) utility is designed to run on 32-bit and 64-bit Windows family of operating systems - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 96
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Type of Team Fault Load Tolerance Balancing Independent Switch-Dependent Dynamic Link Static Trunking Aggregation (IEEE 802.3ad) Function Number of ports per team (same broadcast domain) Number of teams Adapter support - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 97
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Teaming Mechanisms Architecture Types of Teams Attributes of the Features Associated with Each Type of Team Speeds Supported for Each Type of Team Architecture The Broadcom Advanced Server Program is implemented as an NDIS - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 98
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide assigned to a different port. Figure 2: Intermediate Driver Outbound Traffic Flow The Broadcom Intermediate Driver manages the outbound traffic flow for all teaming modes. For outbound traffic, every packet is first - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 99
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide performs load balancing on a TCP employed to prevent broadcast packets from looping back through the system from other physical adapters. Protocol Support ARP and IP/TCP/UDP flows are load balanced. If the packet is an - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 100
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide TCP------> PhysAdapter2 ------> 10.0.0.1 UDP------> PhysAdatper3 ------> 10.0.0.1 The actual assignment between adapters may change over time, but any protocol that is not TCP/UDP based goes over the same physical adapter - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 101
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide This mode supports a variety of environments where the adapter link partners are statically configured to support a proprietary trunking mechanism. This mode could be used to support Lucent's Open Trunk, Cisco's Fast - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 102
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Dynamic trunking works with switches that support IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation only with TCP/IP. LiveLink™ functionality is supported in both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows operating systems. For similar functionality in Linux - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 103
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Link speed support Different speedsa Frame protocol All Support SLB 10/100/1000/10000 Incoming/outgoing Mixed speed FEC 100 Incoming/outgoing Same speed GEC 1000 Incoming/outgoing Same speed IEEE 802.3ad 10/100 - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 104
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide IEEE 802.1Q VLANs adapter property and has nothing to do with BASP, and will be enabled on a particular adapter if the miniport driver for that adapter has flow control enabled. NOTE: All adapters on the team must support - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 105
Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide file transfer. Without the TCP Offload Engine, the TCP/IP protocol suite runs on the host CPU, consuming a very high percentage of its resources and leaving little resources for the applications. With the use of the Broadcom NetXtreme II - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 106
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Teaming with Microsoft NLB Teaming with Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 The only supported virtual adapter may not render the desired results. NOTE: As of this writing, Windows Server 2008 is not a supported operating system - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 107
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide The addition of a link between the switches allows traffic from/to Blue and Gray to reach each other without any problems. Note the additional entries in the CAM table for both switches. The link interconnect is critical for - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 108
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Figure 5 represents a failover event adapter is connected to a port with Spanning Tree enabled, users may experience unexpected connectivity problems. For example, consider a teamed adapter file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 109
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide that has a lost link on one of its physical adapters. If the physical adapter were to be reconnected (also known as fallback), the intermediate driver with 10/100 hubs, but it is only recommended for troubleshooting purposes, - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 110
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide SLB Teams SLB teams are the only teaming type not dependant on switch configuration. The server intermediate driver handles the load balancing and fault tolerance mechanisms with no assistance from the switch. These elements - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 111
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Teaming and Network Backup Teaming and Clustering Microsoft Cluster Software High-Performance Computing Cluster Oracle Microsoft Cluster Software Dell Server cluster solutions integrate Microsoft Cluster Services (MSCS) with - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 112
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide NOTE: Microsoft Network Load Balancing is not supported with Microsoft Cluster Software. High-Performance Computing Cluster Gigabit Ethernet is typically used for the following three purposes in high-performance computing - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 113
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Advanced Features PXE is used extensively for the due to reduced CPU overhead. Oracle In our Oracle Solution Stacks, we support adapter teaming in both the private network (interconnect between RAC nodes) and public - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 114
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Fault Tolerance When you perform network backups in a nonteamed environment, overall throughput on a backup server adapter can be easily impacted due to excessive traffic and adapter jobs will stream at 100 MB/s (25 MB/s - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 115
Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide infrastructure must implement teaming such as load balancing and fault tolerance. Data centers will incorporate redundant switches, link aggregation, and trunking as part of their fault tolerant solution. Although teaming device drivers - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 116
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Troubleshooting Teaming Problems Teaming Configuration Tips Troubleshooting Guidelines When running a protocol analyzer over a virtual adapter teamed interface, the MAC address shown in the transmitted frames may not be - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 117
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide example, Port Fast, Edge Port) for the switch ports connected to a team. 3. All switches that the team is directly connected to must have the same hardware revision, firmware revision, and software revision to be supported. - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 118
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Question: Which protocols are load balanced with SLB and which ones are not? Answer: Only IP/TCP/UDP protocols are load balanced in both directions: - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 119
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide order frames. Adapter teaming load balancing does not work the same way as other storage load balancing mechanisms such as EMC PowerPath. Question: Is there any special configuration - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 120
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide usage. 2 Error Failed to allocate map registers. The driver cannot allocate map registers from the operating system. Unload other drivers that may allocate map registers. 3 Error Failed to access configuration - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 121
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 19 Error This driver does not support this device. Upgrade to the latest driver. The driver does not recognize Upgrade to a driver version that supports the installed adapter. this adapter. 20 Error Driver - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 122
Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 11 Informational Network adapter is connected. The physical adapter is connected to the network (it No action is required. has established link). 12 Error Broadcom Advanced Program Features Driver is The driver does not support - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 123
Broadcom Teaming Services: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 5 Informational configured for 10Mb full-duplex link. manually configured for the selected line speed and duplex settings. No action is required. 6 Network controller Informational configured for 100Mb half-duplex link - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 124
to the OS is not required. SLB type teaming is supported. Supported Operating Systems for NIC Partitioning The Broadcom NetXtreme II 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapters support NIC partitioning on the following operating systems: Windows Server 2008 family Linux (Red Hat 5.5 and later, SLES 11 SP1 and - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 125
NIC Partitioning: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Flow Control Configures the Flow Control mode for this World Wide Node Name. The sum of all weights for the four functions are either 0 or 100. Note: Ensure that the Network MAC Address and the iSCSI MAC Address are not the same. - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 126
Fibre Channel Over Ethernet: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Back to Contents Page Fibre Channel Over Ethernet: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Overview FCoE Boot from SAN Configuring FCoE Overview In today's data center, multiple networks, including network - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 127
Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide the OS install. Preparing System BIOS for FCoE Build and Boot Modify System Boot Order The Broadcom initiator is not supported when the FCoE personality is assigned to any other function. On supported Dell platforms (Dell M710HD and Dell M915), the - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 128
Fibre Channel Over Ethernet: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Prepare Broadcom Multiple Boot Agent for FCoE Boot 1. During POST, press CTRL+S at the Broadcom NetXtreme Ethernet Boot Agent banner to invoke the CCM utility. 2. Select the device through which boot is to be configured. - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 129
Fibre Channel Over Ethernet: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 3. Ensure DCB/DCBX is enabled on the device. FCoE boot is only supported on DCBX capable configurations. As such, DCB/DCBX must be enabled, and the directly attached link peer must also be DCBX capable with parameters that - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 130
Fibre Channel Over Ethernet: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 1. Configure the desired boot target and LUN. From the Target Information Menu, select the first available path. 2. Enable the Connect field. Enter the target WWPN - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 131
Ethernet: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 3. Press pre-provisioning, note the initiator WWPN and manually modify fabric zoning and storage selective LUN the bottom of the screen in the FCoE boot target configuration window. The initiator WWPN can also be directly inferred from the - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 132
Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide . NOTE: In Dell FlexAddress configurations, the SAN/FIP provision without manually typing in instruct the Option ROM to bypass FCoE and skip to CD/DVD installation media. As instructed earlier, the boot order must be configured with Broadcom - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 133
Fibre Channel Over Ethernet: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 2008 SP2 Installation Since Broadcom FCoE drivers are not inbox for Windows 2008 R2 SP1 or Windows 2008 SP2, the EVBD and OFC drivers need to be loaded during installation. Go through the normal - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 134
Fibre Channel Over Ethernet: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 3. Select the boot LUN to be installed: 4. Continue with the rest of the installation. After installation is complete and booted to SAN, execute the provided Windows driver installer and reboot. Installation is now - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 135
Fibre Channel Over Ethernet: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide are not met, the devices will still show install the Broadcom linux-nx2 driver package and ensure a connection to the desired SAN boot LUN. 4. For multipathd/device-mapper configurations, enable multipath services by using - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 136
Fibre Channel Over Ethernet: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 10. Modify /etc/fstab to point to the same device paths for the root (/) and swap mount points. file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en/fcoe.htm[9/26/2012 3:29:33 PM] - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 137
Over Ethernet: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 11. Now that the local drive is reconfigured to support FCoE boot. Copy Broadcom linux-nx2 driver package and ensure a connection to the desired SAN boot LUN. 4. For multipathd/device-mapper configurations, enable multipath services - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 138
NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Configuring FCoE By default, DCB is enabled on Broadcom NetXtreme II FCoE-, DCB-compatible C-NICs. To enable/disable FCoE and DCB and to optimize DCB support for the various fabrics on the network, customize the ETS, PFC, FCoE, and DCBX parameters. For Windows - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 139
Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Back to Contents Page Using Data Center Bridging (DCB): Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide value and a pause frame can refer to this priority value while instructing the transmitter to stop and restart the traffic. The value range for - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 140
Using Data Center Bridging (DCB): Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide switch acknowledges the C-NIC's willingness, then between link partners. Configuring DCB By default, DCB is enabled on Broadcom NetXtreme II DCB-compatible C-NICs. DCB configuration is rarely required, as the default - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 141
Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Back to Contents Page Using Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Broadcom Advanced Control Suite Overview Starting Broadcom pinned on the left side of the main window, the Context View pane on the right, - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 142
Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Explorer View Pane You can dock and pin the Explorer View pane on the left side, right side, top, or bottom of the main window the manageable objects in the same hierarchical manner as drivers and its subcomponents. This simplifies the management of - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 143
Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide NDIS view iSCSI view FCoE in the wizard to discover iSCSI targets via the SendTargets method or the Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS) server. Manage Targets Wizard The Manage Targets Wizard is available from the iSCSI - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 144
Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide The Manage iSNS Servers window is available from the iSCSI menu. From this window, you can add or remove Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS) servers. Manage Discovery Portals The Manage Discovery Portals window - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 145
Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide options for Linux are CimXML, WinRM, or to configure the host, if it is different than the default value of 5985. 6. Type the User name and Password. 7. Select Persist if you want BACS to save the information for this host - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 146
Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Displays the hardware architecture platform (for example the selected host. NOTE: Some information may not be available for all Broadcom network adapters. To configure the host Select the host in the Explorer View pane, and - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 147
Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide The installed network adapters appear one level below the host in the hierarchical tree in the Explorer View pane. At the adapter level, you can view information and configure parameters from the following tabs: Information - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 148
Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide The clock speed on PCI-E bus. This information is only available for Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters. Slot Number The slot number on the system board occupied by the adapter. This item is not available for PCI Express type adapters. Bus Speed - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 149
Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Management Firmware The firmware version installed on the system. Vendor ID The vendor ID. Device ID The adapter ID. Subsystem Vendor ID The subsystem vendor ID. Subsystem ID The subsystem ID. iSCSI Boot Version The version - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 150
Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide The possible values are from 0 to 100. The value is the percentage of the maximum link speed allowed for the function. For example, if 50 is configured, then the bandwidth usage of - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 151
Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide MAC Address A physical MAC (media access control) address that is assigned to the adapter by the manufacturer. The physical address is never all 0s. Permanent MAC Address The unique hardware address assigned to the network adapter. iSCSI MAC - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 152
adapter, in megabits per second. Offload Capabilities The offload capabilities supported by the adapter. This information is only available for Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters NIC Partitioning: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide. file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 153
Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide on a single port are either 0 or 100. A value of 0 for all functions connectivity. This test verifies if the driver is installed correctly and tests connectivity to browse button (...). In the Network Test window, enter a Destination IP address, then - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 154
Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide The Diagnostic Tests option on the Diagnostics tab lets you check the state of the physical components on a Broadcom network adapter. You can trigger the tests manually test(s). 6. In the error message window that warns of the network connection being - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 155
Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide EEPROM This test Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters, select a VBD driver; for other adapters, select an NDIS driver. 3. From the Select a test to run list, select Cable Analysis. 4. Click Run. 5. In the error message window - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 156
Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Distance The valid cable length in twisted pair are shorted together. Noise. Persistent noise present (most likely caused by Forced 10/100). GB Link. Gigabit link is up and running. N/A. Algorithm failed to reach a conclusion - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 157
Using Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Cable quality. Category 3, 4, 5, and 6 may affect available under the PCI Function. User can view current values of various NDIS driver parameters, configure NDIS driver parameters, view attached FCoE targets - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 158
Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Driver Status The status of the adapter driver. Loaded. Normal operating mode. The adapter driver has been loaded by Windows and is functioning. Not Loaded. The driver associated with the adapter has not been loaded by - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 159
4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide You must have administrator privileges to change the values for a property. The list of available properties for your particular adapter may be different. Some properties may not be available for all Broadcom network adapters. If an adapter is - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 160
Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide adapters that support 10 Gbps link speed, ensure that Flow Control is set to Auto to prevent the system performance from performing at less than optimal levels. This limitation exists on a per-port basis. LSO & Jumbo Frames Enables the network adapter - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 161
Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide LSO Off, Jumbo 7500. Frame size of 7500 bytes and LSO off. LSO Off, Jumbo 9000. Frame size of 9000 bytes and LSO off. Locally Administered Address The Locally Administered Address is a user disabled. If the link partner supports a 1 Gb connection only, - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 162
Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 1 Gb copper ports cannot be forced to 1 Gb. Speed Driver Broadcom's NDIS 6.0 miniport driver provides the means to allow a system containing a Broadcom adapter to connect to a tagged VLAN. On Windows XP systems, this support - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 163
Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Also unlike BASP, the NDIS 6.0 driver only provides VLAN tagging of the outbound packet, but does not provide filtering of incoming packets based on VLAN ID membership. This is the default behavior of all miniport drivers. While the - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 164
Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Enables and disables TOE offload when using the Engine (TOE) for the entire system. On Windows Server 2008 operating systems, the options are Enable (default) and Disable. For Windows Server 2008 R2, the options are Enable, - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 165
Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Viewing Statistics The information provided on the Statistics tab allows you to view traffic statistics for both Broadcom network adapters and network adapters made by others. Statistical information and coverage are more - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 166
Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Directed Frames Tx A count of directed data frames that were successfully transmitted. Multicast Frames Tx A count of frames that were successfully transmitted (as indicated by - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 167
Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide The number of logout commands issued by the initiator for reasons other than to header for the named session. Connection Timeout errors file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en/bacs.htm[9/26/2012 3:29:48 PM] - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 168
Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide The number of connection timeout errors for the named session. Format errors The number of errors due to inconsistent fields, reserved fields not 0, non-existent - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 169
Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Viewing and Configuring Resource Reservations NOTES: Resource Reservation information is only available for Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters and VBD drivers. Not all offload technologies are available with all adapters. The Resource - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 170
Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 1. Click the name of the Broadcom NetXtreme II Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters and VBD drivers. Not all offload technologies are available with all adapters support and are configured for the feature. If an adapter lower speed links (100 Mbps or 10 Mbps - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 171
Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide SLB (Auto-Fallback Disable) - The Auto-Fallback Disable feature is configured for Smart Load Balance and Failover type teams in the Teaming Wizard. NOTE: NetXtreme II network adapters with iSCSI enabled is supported - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 172
Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide NOTE: If you prefer to work without the wizard for now, click Expert with spaces, and cannot contain any of the following characters file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en/bacs.htm[9/26/2012 3:29:48 PM] - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 173
Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 4. Select the type of team you want to correctly for the team type, click OK, and continue. NOTE: NetXtreme II network adapters with iSCSI enabled is supported only in an SLB team type. To continue with the creation of - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 174
Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 5. From the Available Adapters list, click the adapter you want to add to the team and then click Add. Remove team members from the Team Members list by clicking the adapter Adding a network adapter to a team where its driver is disabled may - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 175
Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 6. If you want to designate one of the adapters as a standby member (optional), select Use the following member as a standby member, then choose the standby member from the list of adapters. 7. The Auto-Fallback Disable - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 176
Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 8. If you want to configure LiveLink, select Yes, otherwise select No, then click Next. 9. Select the probe interval (the number of seconds between each retransmission - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 177
Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 14. Type the VLAN name and then click Next. NOTE: The team name Otherwise, click Untagged, click Next, and continue with the wizard to file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en/bacs.htm[9/26/2012 3:29:48 PM] - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 178
Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide add additional VLANs (see Step 17. of this procedure). 16. Type the VLAN tag value and . Repeat until you do not want to add or manage any file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en/bacs.htm[9/26/2012 3:29:48 PM] - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 179
Using Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide additional VLANs. NOTE: You can define up to 64 VLANs per team (63 VLANs that are tagged and 1 VLAN that is not tagged). Adding several VLANS may slow down the reaction time of the Windows interface due to - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 180
Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide NOTE: At any point in the Broadcom Teaming Wizard procedure, click Preview to get a visual representation of what the team will look like before committing any changes. 19. Click the team name - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 181
Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Using Expert Mode Use Expert Mode to create a using the wizard, see Using the Broadcom Teaming Wizard. To set the default Teaming Mode, select Options from the Tools menu. In the Options window, click the General tab, then - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 182
Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide NOTE: The Create Team tab appears only if there are teamable adapters available. 4. Click the Team Name field to enter a team name. 5. Click the Team Type field to select a team type. 6. Assign any available adapter or adapters to the - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 183
Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide configuration has been correctly performed, a virtual team adapter driver is created for each configured team. If you supported for testing, it is recommended to connect team members to a switch. Not all network adapters made by others are supported - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 184
Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 4. Make the desired changes, and then click Update. The changes have not yet been applied; click the Preview tab to view the updated team structure before applying the changes. 5. Click Apply/Exit to apply the updates and exit the Manage Teams window - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 185
Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 8. Click Yes when the message is displayed indicating that the network connection will be temporarily interrupted. NOTE: To maintain optimum adapter "Troubleshooting"). file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en/bacs.htm[9/26/2012 3:29:48 - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 186
Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide A probe target must be on the same subnet as (to configure LiveLink using the Teaming Wizard, see Using the Broadcom Teaming Wizard). 3. In the Manage Teams window, click the Edit Team tab. 4. Select Enable LiveLink. The - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 187
on the Dell-provided CD. Supported Operating Systems BACSCLI is supported on the following operating systems: Windows Server 2008 (including Server Core) Windows Server 2008 R2 (including Server Core) Installation On a system with Broadcom NetXtreme I and NetXtreme II network adapters, BACSCLI is - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 188
User Diagnostics: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Back to Contents Page User Diagnostics: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Introduction System Requirements Performing Diagnostics Diagnostic Test Descriptions Introduction Broadcom NetXtreme II User Diagnostics is - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 189
User Diagnostics: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide uxdiag -fnvm uxdiag -fump uxdiag -help uxdiag -I uxdiag -idmatch uxdiag -log uxdiag -mba uxdiag -mbap uxdiag -mbas uxdiag -mbav - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 190
User Diagnostics: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide uediag -fib Specifies the bin file for iSCSI boot. uediag -fibc Programs iSCSI configuration block 0. Used only with -fib . uediag -fibc2 Programs iSCSI - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 191
User Diagnostics: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide A3 Interrupt Generates a PCI interrupt via Indirect Access The Group B tests verify all memory blocks of the Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter by writing various data patterns (0x55aa55aa, 0xaa55aa55, walking zeroes, walking ones, - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 192
User Diagnostics: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide NVM block is servicing data. C7 internal uxdiag driver loads/ adapter's Large Send Offload (LSO) support by enabling MAC loopback mode and transmitting large TCP packets. As the packets are received back by Broadcom NetXtreme II User - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 193
Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Back to Contents Page Specifications: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 10/100 is the minimum requirement. Category 5e and Category 6 are fully supported. Table 2: 10GBASE-T Cable Specifications Port Type Connector Media Maximum - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 194
Specifications: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide BCM5709 PCI Express x4 low-profile 11.9 cm (4.7 inches) 6.9 Current Draw (A) NIC Power (W) Idle (no link) 1.44 4.75 1 Gbit 1.97 6.50 100 Mbit 1.60 5.28 10 Mbit 1.62 5.35 Table 7 shows the power requirements for the BCM5709 - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 195
Specifications: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Environmental Specifications Table 11: BCM5708 Environmental Specifications Condition Operating Specification Storage Specification Temperature 0°C to 55°C (+32°F to +131°F) -40°C to +85°C (-40°F to +185°F) Relative - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 196
Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Back to Contents Page Regulatory Information: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 197
Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Broadcom NetXtreme II 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller BCM957710A1022G BCM957710A1021G BCM957711A1113G BCM957711A1102G Broadcom . Install and use the equipment according to the instruction manual. CAUTION! The potential exists for this equipment to - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 198
Regulatory Information: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Class A Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Controller BCM95709A0916G Broadcom NetXtreme II 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller BCM957710A1022G BCM957710A1021G BCM957711A1113G BCM957711A1102G Broadcom Corporation 190 Mathilda - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 199
Regulatory Information: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en/regs.htm[9/26/2012 3:30:12 PM] - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 200
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Regulatory Information: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en/regs.htm[9/26/2012 3:30:12 PM] - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 203
Regulatory Information: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Canadian Regulatory Information (Canada Only) Industry Canada, Class B Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Controller BCM95708A0804F BCM95709A0907G BCM95709A0906G Broadcom Corporation 190 Mathilda Place Sunnyvale, California - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 204
Regulatory Information: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Sunnyvale, California 94086 USA This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Notice: The Industry Canada regulations provide that changes or modifications not expressly approved by Broadcom could void your - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 205
Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide BCM95709A0906G Broadcom Corporation 190 Mathilda Place Sunnyvale, California 94086 USA Note that this device has been approved for non-business purposes and may be used in any environment, including residential areas. A Class Device Broadcom NetXtreme - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 206
Regulatory Information: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide BSMI file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en/regs.htm[9/26/2012 3:30:12 PM] - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 207
NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Certifications for BCM95709SA0908G, BCM957710A1023G, E02D001, and BCM957711A1123G (E03D001) This section is included on behalf of Dell, and Broadcom is not responsible for the validity or accuracy of the information. The BCM95709SA0908G Broadcom NetXtreme II - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 208
Regulatory Information: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide One Dell Way PS4-30 Round Rock, Texas 78682, energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer's instruction manual, may cause harmful interference with radio communications. Operation of this product in - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 209
Regulatory Information: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide CE Notice Class A Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Controller BCM95709SA0908G Broadcom NetXtreme II 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller BCM957710A1023G BCM957711A1123G (E03D001) E02D001 Dell Inc. Worldwide Regulatory - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 210
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Regulatory Information: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en/regs.htm[9/26/2012 3:30:12 PM] - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 213
: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Canadian Regulatory Information (Canada Only) Industry Canada, Class A Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Controller BCM95709SA0908G Broadcom NetXtreme II 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller BCM957710A1023G BCM957711A1123G (E03D001) E02D001 Dell Inc - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 214
Regulatory Information: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide BCM957711A1123G (E03D001) E02D001 Dell Inc. Worldwide Regulatory Compliance, Engineering and Environmental Affairs One Dell Way PS4-30 Round Rock, Texas 78682, USA 512-338-4400 Cet appareil numérique de classe A est conforme à - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 215
Regulatory Information: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide End of Dell-provided certification information. The remainder of this document conforms to the general Restrictions and Disclaimers listed at the beginning of this user guide. Please read all Restrictions and Disclaimers. Back - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 216
II Network Adapter User Guide Hardware Diagnostics Checking Port LEDs Troubleshooting Checklist Checking if Current Drivers are Loaded Running a Cable Length Test Testing Network Connectivity Microsoft Virtualization with Hyper-V Removing the Broadcom NetXtreme II Device Drivers Upgrading Windows - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 217
Troubleshooting: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide 5. Remove and re-install the diagnostic software. 6. Contact your hardware vendor. BACS Network Test Failures Typically, the BACS Testing the Network failures are the result of a configuration problem on the network or with the IP - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 218
Troubleshooting: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Version: Hardware Setting: Node interface. See Linux Driver Software for information on ifconfig and netstat. file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en/trouble.htm[9/26/2012 - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 219
Troubleshooting: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Ping an IP host on the network to verify connection has been established. From the command line, type ping IP address, and then press ENTER. - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 220
Troubleshooting: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide LSO as an offload capability in BACS; however, CO and LSO will not work. This is a limitation of Hyper-V. Hyper-V does not support CO and LSO in an IPv6 network. Windows Server 2008 R2 When configuring a NetXtreme II network adapter - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 221
Troubleshooting: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Create a team only with an adapter that is not already assigned to a Hyper-V virtual network. A TOE-enabled team that is bound to a Hyper-V virtual network will report TOE as an offload - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 222
Troubleshooting: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide is enabled on the port to which the PXE client is connected. For instance, set spantree portfast 4/12 enable. Broadcom Advanced Server Program (BASP) Problem: After deleting a team that uses IPv6 addresses and then re-creating the - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 223
Troubleshooting: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Problem: Routing does not work for NetXtreme II 10 GbE network adapters installed in Linux systems. Solution: For NetXtreme II 10 GbE network adapters installed in systems with Linux kernels older than 2.6.26, disable TPA with either - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters | Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 224
Troubleshooting: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Solution: Reinstall the TOE key and navigate to the Resource Configuration screen from the Resource Reservations tab. Disable TOE from the Resource Configuration screen prior
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Broadcom NetXtreme II™ Network Adapter User Guide
file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en/index.htm[9/26/2012 3:28:25 PM]
Broadcom NetXtreme II™ Network Adapter User Guide
The information below is provided by the supplier of the referenced device without independent verification by Dell and is
subject to the
Restrictions and Disclaimers
noted below.
Introduction
Functionality and Features
Teaming
Virtual LANs (VLANs)
Manageability
Installing the Hardware
Installing the Driver Software
Broadcom Boot Agent Driver Software
NDIS2 Driver Software
ODI Driver Software
Linux Driver Software
NetWare Driver Software
Solaris Driver Software
VMware Driver Software
Installing Windows Drivers and Management Applications
Using iSCSI
Configuring Teaming
NIC Partitioning
Fibre Channel Over Ethernet
Using Data Center Bridging
Using Broadcom Advanced Control Suite
User Diagnostics
Specifications
Regulatory Information
Troubleshooting
Information in this document is subject to change without notice
.
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.
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Magic
Packet
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PCI Express
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Restrictions and Disclaimers
The information contained in this document, including all instructions, cautions, and regulatory approvals and certifications, is
provided by the supplier and has not been independently verified or tested by Dell, except where specifically noted. Dell
cannot be responsible for damage caused as a result of either following or failing to follow these instructions. All statements
or claims regarding the properties, capabilities, speeds or qualifications of the part referenced in this document are made by