IBM 8486 User Guide - Page 57
Using, program, Enabling, Broadcom, NetXtreme, Gigabit, Ethernet, Utility, Configuring, controller
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2. In the Download section, click Downloads & drivers. 3. On the "Downloads and drivers" page, in the Brand field, select, Servers. 4. In the Family field, select xSeries 100. 5. Click Continue. 6. In the View by document type field, select OS installation. 7. Select the instructions for your operating system. Using the Boot Menu program The Boot Menu program is a built-in, menu-driven configuration program that you can use to temporarily redefine the first startup device without changing settings in the Configuration/Setup Utility program. To use the Boot Menu program to change the startup sequence, complete the following steps: 1. Turn off the server. 2. Restart the server. 3. Press F12. 4. Select the startup device. The next time the server is started, it returns to the startup sequence that is set in the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Enabling the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Utility program The Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Utility is part of the BIOS code. You can use it to configure the network as a startable device, and you can customize where the network startup option appears in the startup sequence. Enable and disable the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Utility from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. To enable the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Utility program, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the prompt Press F1 for Configuration/Setup Utility appears during startup, Press F1. 3. From the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu, select Devices and I/O Ports and press Enter. 4. Select System Board Ethernet PXE/DHCP and use the Right Arrow (→) key to set it to Enabled. 5. Select Save Settings and press Enter. Configuring the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet controller The Ethernet controller is integrated on the system board. It provides an interface for connecting to a 10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, or 1-Gbps network and provides full duplex (FDX) capability, which enables simultaneous transmission and reception of data on the network. If the Ethernet port in the server supports auto-negotiation, the controller detects the data-transfer rate (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, or 1000BASE-T) and duplex mode (full-duplex or half-duplex) of the network and automatically operates at that rate and mode. Chapter 3. Configuring the server 45