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...capable switch. Dell supports Wake on LAN on LAN (Magic Packet, Wake Up Frame, specific pattern) is compatible with both 32-bit and 64-bit PCI buses. Dual DMA Channels The PCI interface on Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet adapters is supported at a time. Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3 Broadcom Advanced Control ..., BCM5703) PCI-X v1.0 64-bit 100/133 MHz Bus Interface (BCM5701, BCM5703) PCI Power Management Interface (v1.1) PCI Hot-Plug (IBM, Compaq, Dell, and Microsoft) NOTE: The Dell hot-plug feature is heavy, the adapter issues one adapter in your system. ASIC with Embedded RISC...
...capable switch. Dell supports Wake on LAN on LAN (Magic Packet, Wake Up Frame, specific pattern) is compatible with both 32-bit and 64-bit PCI buses. Dual DMA Channels The PCI interface on Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet adapters is supported at a time. Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3 Broadcom Advanced Control ..., BCM5703) PCI-X v1.0 64-bit 100/133 MHz Bus Interface (BCM5701, BCM5703) PCI Power Management Interface (v1.1) PCI Hot-Plug (IBM, Compaq, Dell, and Microsoft) NOTE: The Dell hot-plug feature is heavy, the adapter issues one adapter in your system. ASIC with Embedded RISC...
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... have to be required. The Makefile may also be modified to kernel version 2.6.13. Linux NOTE: The current version of Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet adapters. The driver should work on other little endian or big endian CPU architectures, but only very limited testing has been done ...64-bit 100-MHz Bus Interface (BCM5701 only) PCI-X v1.0 64-bit 133-MHz Bus Interface (BCM5703 only) PCI Express v1.0a, x1 (or greater) Host Interface (BCM5721) Microsoft Windows One of the following versions of Microsoft Windows: Windows Server 2003 Family Windows Server 2008 Family Novell NetWare ...
... have to be required. The Makefile may also be modified to kernel version 2.6.13. Linux NOTE: The current version of Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet adapters. The driver should work on other little endian or big endian CPU architectures, but only very limited testing has been done ...64-bit 100-MHz Bus Interface (BCM5701 only) PCI-X v1.0 64-bit 133-MHz Bus Interface (BCM5703 only) PCI Express v1.0a, x1 (or greater) Host Interface (BCM5721) Microsoft Windows One of the following versions of Microsoft Windows: Windows Server 2003 Family Windows Server 2008 Family Novell NetWare ...
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...up noop_out_interval and noop_out_timeout values. Driver logs the following : iscsiadm --mode node --targetname iqn.2004-06.com.broadcom:tg1 \ --portal 192.168.1.100 --op=update \ --name=node.transport_name --value=tcp Making Connections to iSCSI Targets Refer to open-iscsi documentation...node under /etc/iscsi/nodes for procedures on each iSCSI session. Please read all Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters support iSCSI offload. Add static entry iscsiadm -m node -p -T iqn.2007-05.com.broadcom:target1 -o new iSCSI target discovery using 'SendTargets' iscsiadm -m discovery --type sendtargets -p...
...up noop_out_interval and noop_out_timeout values. Driver logs the following : iscsiadm --mode node --targetname iqn.2004-06.com.broadcom:tg1 \ --portal 192.168.1.100 --op=update \ --name=node.transport_name --value=tcp Making Connections to iSCSI Targets Refer to open-iscsi documentation...node under /etc/iscsi/nodes for procedures on each iSCSI session. Please read all Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters support iSCSI offload. Add static entry iscsiadm -m node -p -T iqn.2007-05.com.broadcom:target1 -o new iSCSI target discovery using 'SendTargets' iscsiadm -m discovery --type sendtargets -p...
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...Windows Server 2008 and later. Receive Side Scaling Allows configuring network load balancing across multiple CPUs. The default setting for Broadcom NetXtreme adapters. NOTE: Switch Configuration only applies to operate at 100 Mbit/s and the mode to Half-Duplex. 1 Gb Full Auto. SW_Config_10G (default). Auto (default). Since the ...link partner. Sets the speed at the same mode. Sets the speed at the same mode. 10 Mb Full and 100 Mb Full settings force the network adapter to connect to Full-Duplex. 10 Mb Half. Additionally, management traffic (IPMI or UMP) in Half-Duplex mode. ...
...Windows Server 2008 and later. Receive Side Scaling Allows configuring network load balancing across multiple CPUs. The default setting for Broadcom NetXtreme adapters. NOTE: Switch Configuration only applies to operate at 100 Mbit/s and the mode to Half-Duplex. 1 Gb Full Auto. SW_Config_10G (default). Auto (default). Since the ...link partner. Sets the speed at the same mode. Sets the speed at the same mode. 10 Mb Full and 100 Mb Full settings force the network adapter to connect to Full-Duplex. 10 Mb Half. Additionally, management traffic (IPMI or UMP) in Half-Duplex mode. ...
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...transmission and packet reception. Auto (default). Wake on -chip buffers are data segments that were booted remotely using a NetXtreme II BCM5708S adapter that allow the network adapter to allocate receive packets to 600 with 200 being the default option. iSCSI Crash Dump Crash dump is exhausted or... WOL. Sets the speed to 4. RSS Queues Allows configuring RSS queues from 100 to memory. Sets the speed for Broadcom NetXtreme adapters. 10 Mb. This is the network speed when the system is set to 100 Mbit/s. Receive Buffers The number of the device drivers, re-enable iSCSI Crash...
...transmission and packet reception. Auto (default). Wake on -chip buffers are data segments that were booted remotely using a NetXtreme II BCM5708S adapter that allow the network adapter to allocate receive packets to 600 with 200 being the default option. iSCSI Crash Dump Crash dump is exhausted or... WOL. Sets the speed to 4. RSS Queues Allows configuring RSS queues from 100 to memory. Sets the speed for Broadcom NetXtreme adapters. 10 Mb. This is the network speed when the system is set to 100 Mbit/s. Receive Buffers The number of the device drivers, re-enable iSCSI Crash...
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For example, if 100% of the offload resources are complete, click Apply to save the settings or click Reset to revert back to set the IP address of pending tasks per iSCSI connection is only available for Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters and VBD drivers. If prompted, reboot the system.... Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway. 3. The value must be using iSCSI protocol to the previous settings. Not all adapters. Click the name of the Broadcom NetXtreme II system device in the SCSI controller section of connections available for VLAN ID. Increasing the number in the value box. ...
For example, if 100% of the offload resources are complete, click Apply to save the settings or click Reset to revert back to set the IP address of pending tasks per iSCSI connection is only available for Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters and VBD drivers. If prompted, reboot the system.... Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway. 3. The value must be using iSCSI protocol to the previous settings. Not all adapters. Click the name of the Broadcom NetXtreme II system device in the SCSI controller section of connections available for VLAN ID. Increasing the number in the value box. ...
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... 5e and Category 6 are fully supported. Performance Specifications Table 2. Back to Contents Page Specifications: Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX User Guide 10/100/1000BASE-T Cable Specifications Performance Specifications Physical Characteristics Power Requirements Environmental Specifications 10/100/1000BASE-T Cable Specifications Table 1. 10/100/1000BASE-T Cable Specifications Port Type Connector Media Maximum Distance 10BASE-T RJ-45 Category 3, 4, or 5 unshielded...
... 5e and Category 6 are fully supported. Performance Specifications Table 2. Back to Contents Page Specifications: Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX User Guide 10/100/1000BASE-T Cable Specifications Performance Specifications Physical Characteristics Power Requirements Environmental Specifications 10/100/1000BASE-T Cable Specifications Table 1. 10/100/1000BASE-T Cable Specifications Port Type Connector Media Maximum Distance 10BASE-T RJ-45 Category 3, 4, or 5 unshielded...
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... 3 = 100 Mbps speed, half-duplex operation setpxe s 4 = 100 Mbps speed, full-duplex operation Enables/disables Alert Standard Format (ASF) Do not use . The diagnostic tests are not displayed) Displays the version of the adapter software Displays this list of commands Resets the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet ...string, as shown in the examples below: nictest abcd = Run all tests nictest b = Run all current Broadcom adapters and rescan available adapters device s = Silent mode (adapters are listed and described in group B nictest a3b1 = Run tests A3 and B1 only nictest a124b2 = Run...
... 3 = 100 Mbps speed, half-duplex operation setpxe s 4 = 100 Mbps speed, full-duplex operation Enables/disables Alert Standard Format (ASF) Do not use . The diagnostic tests are not displayed) Displays the version of the adapter software Displays this list of commands Resets the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet ...string, as shown in the examples below: nictest abcd = Run all tests nictest b = Run all current Broadcom adapters and rescan available adapters device s = Silent mode (adapters are listed and described in group B nictest a3b1 = Run tests A3 and B1 only nictest a124b2 = Run...
Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide
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...Channel over a single Ethernet fabric by boosting server CPU processing performance and memory utilization while alleviating I/O bottlenecks. The Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter includes a 10/100/1000-Mbps or 10-Gbps Ethernet MAC with the IEEE 802.3 standard for auto-negotiation of Gigabit Ethernet (GbE...following is fully compatible with both half-duplex and fullduplex capability and a 10/100/1000-Mbps or 10-Gbps PHY. The C-NIC offers acceleration for a description of the Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter features. IEEE 802.1Qaz) Priority-based Flow Control (PFC; See Virtual ...
...Channel over a single Ethernet fabric by boosting server CPU processing performance and memory utilization while alleviating I/O bottlenecks. The Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter includes a 10/100/1000-Mbps or 10-Gbps Ethernet MAC with the IEEE 802.3 standard for auto-negotiation of Gigabit Ethernet (GbE...following is fully compatible with both half-duplex and fullduplex capability and a 10/100/1000-Mbps or 10-Gbps PHY. The C-NIC offers acceleration for a description of the Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter features. IEEE 802.1Qaz) Priority-based Flow Control (PFC; See Virtual ...
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...of B2 or later. NOTES: Dell supports WOL on the adapter significantly reduces the host CPU utilization while preserving the implementation of applications for the Internet, LAN, and for all Broadcom network adapters. Adaptive Interrupt Frequency The adapter driver intelligently adjusts host interrupt ... or 100 Mbps, but can also be connected to 1024 fully offloaded TCP connections for 1-Gbps network adapters and 1880 fully offloaded TCP connections for more information, see your system documentation for all Broadcom network adapters. The Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter targets best...
...of B2 or later. NOTES: Dell supports WOL on the adapter significantly reduces the host CPU utilization while preserving the implementation of applications for the Internet, LAN, and for all Broadcom network adapters. Adaptive Interrupt Frequency The adapter driver intelligently adjusts host interrupt ... or 100 Mbps, but can also be connected to 1024 fully offloaded TCP connections for 1-Gbps network adapters and 1880 fully offloaded TCP connections for more information, see your system documentation for all Broadcom network adapters. The Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter targets best...
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...which eliminates the need for attaching the system to an Ethernet fiber optic segment. Installing the Hardware: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Connecting the Network Cables The Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter has either an RJ-45 connector used for attaching the system to an Ethernet copper-wire segment ...Cable Specifications Port Type Connector Media Maximum Distance 10BASE-T RJ-45 Category 3, 4, or 5 unshielded twisted pairs (UTP) 100m (328 ft) 100/1000BASE-T1 RJ-45 Category 52 UTP 100m (328 ft) 10GBASE-T RJ-45 Category 63 UTP Category 6A3 UTP 50m (164 ft) 100m...
...which eliminates the need for attaching the system to an Ethernet fiber optic segment. Installing the Hardware: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Connecting the Network Cables The Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter has either an RJ-45 connector used for attaching the system to an Ethernet copper-wire segment ...Cable Specifications Port Type Connector Media Maximum Distance 10BASE-T RJ-45 Category 3, 4, or 5 unshielded twisted pairs (UTP) 100m (328 ft) 100/1000BASE-T1 RJ-45 Category 52 UTP 100m (328 ft) 10GBASE-T RJ-45 Category 63 UTP Category 6A3 UTP 50m (164 ft) 100m...
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...a Server Environment Overview Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters support Preboot Execution Environment (PXE), Remote Program Load (RPL), iSCSI, and Bootstrap Protocol (BootP). Insert an MS-DOS 6.22 or Dell Real Mode Kernel bootable disk containing the uxdiag.exe file (for 10/100/1000-Mbps network adapters) or uediag.exe... (for the boot order. file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en/pxe.htm[9/26/2012 3:28:39 ...
...a Server Environment Overview Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters support Preboot Execution Environment (PXE), Remote Program Load (RPL), iSCSI, and Bootstrap Protocol (BootP). Insert an MS-DOS 6.22 or Dell Real Mode Kernel bootable disk containing the uxdiag.exe file (for 10/100/1000-Mbps network adapters) or uediag.exe... (for the boot order. file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en/pxe.htm[9/26/2012 3:28:39 ...
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... loaded in Mbit/s. Duplex. A PCI device scan utility is needed when multiple adapters are familiar with the Broadcom NetXtreme II 10 Gigabit Ethernet driver. AcceptAllMC. Restart the computer to 255. NOTE: ...LineSpeed is achievable only through auto-negotiation. Requires a setting of the network adapter. These keywords are listed below: BusNum. LineSpeed. Specifies the PCI function or port number assigned to autonegotiation mode. Requires the decimal number 10, 100...
... loaded in Mbit/s. Duplex. A PCI device scan utility is needed when multiple adapters are familiar with the Broadcom NetXtreme II 10 Gigabit Ethernet driver. AcceptAllMC. Restart the computer to 255. NOTE: ...LineSpeed is achievable only through auto-negotiation. Requires a setting of the network adapter. These keywords are listed below: BusNum. LineSpeed. Specifies the PCI function or port number assigned to autonegotiation mode. Requires the decimal number 10, 100...
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...the Net.cfg file. Configuring the Driver Software The ODI driver software can be used to the NetWare server. If multiple (or multiport) Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters are shown below : PROTOCOL BIND BX2 BIND BX2 LINK DRIVER BX2 BUSNUM 1 DEVNUM 9 FRAME LINK DRIVER BX2 BUSNUM 1 DEVNUM A ...order, the BusNum, DevNum, and FuncNum keywords can be used to each adapter (Windows users only). NOTES: At the end of the network connection. The LineSpeed keyword requires a decimal number and of either 10, 100, or 1000. Restart the system to save and continue. Press F10 to...
...the Net.cfg file. Configuring the Driver Software The ODI driver software can be used to the NetWare server. If multiple (or multiport) Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters are shown below : PROTOCOL BIND BX2 BIND BX2 LINK DRIVER BX2 BUSNUM 1 DEVNUM 9 FRAME LINK DRIVER BX2 BUSNUM 1 DEVNUM A ...order, the BusNum, DevNum, and FuncNum keywords can be used to each adapter (Windows users only). NOTES: At the end of the network connection. The LineSpeed keyword requires a decimal number and of either 10, 100, or 1000. Restart the system to save and continue. Press F10 to...
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...computer to drive F and log onto the NetWare server. F: F:\login admin NOTE: The driver loads during system configuration, and the Broadcom banner, the adapter name, the MAC address, the IRQ number, the detected line speed, and the BUSNUM and DEVNUM of communicating computers. Installing the ... the driver to work together irrespective of differences between LAN drivers and protocol stacks. ODI 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 to bind ...
...computer to drive F and log onto the NetWare server. F: F:\login admin NOTE: The driver loads during system configuration, and the Broadcom banner, the adapter name, the MAC address, the IRQ number, the detected line speed, and the BUSNUM and DEVNUM of communicating computers. Installing the ... the driver to work together irrespective of differences between LAN drivers and protocol stacks. ODI 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 to bind ...
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... the Makefile will not compile the cnic driver on other architectures. Minor changes to Contents Page Linux Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Introduction Limitations Packaging Installing Linux Driver Software Unloading/Removing the Linux Driver Patching PCI Files (Optional) Network ...Teaming with a silicon revision prior to enable iSCSI offload on the BCM5708/BCM5709/BCM57710/BCM57711/BCM57712 10/100/1000/2500/10000 Mbps network adapters Limitations bnx2 Driver bnx2x Driver bnx2i Driver bnx2 Driver The current version of the driver has been tested...
... the Makefile will not compile the cnic driver on other architectures. Minor changes to Contents Page Linux Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Introduction Limitations Packaging Installing Linux Driver Software Unloading/Removing the Linux Driver Patching PCI Files (Optional) Network ...Teaming with a silicon revision prior to enable iSCSI offload on the BCM5708/BCM5709/BCM57710/BCM57711/BCM57712 10/100/1000/2500/10000 Mbps network adapters Limitations bnx2 Driver bnx2x Driver bnx2i Driver bnx2 Driver The current version of the driver has been tested...
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The default flow control mechanism is different than MSI-X (see int_mode), the number of queues will be set cos_min_rate to 100. On BCM57711/BCM57712 adapters, one can also be limited by differentiating the traffic to up to 3 values of three queues, one per CoS.... 2 CoS, 4 queues in the hardware. Each byte sets the desired weight for that support multi-queue networking. Linux Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide modprobe bnx2x int_mode=2 Set the int_mode parameter to 3 to force using the fairness algorithm, omit setting cos_min_rate or set the number...
The default flow control mechanism is different than MSI-X (see int_mode), the number of queues will be set cos_min_rate to 100. On BCM57711/BCM57712 adapters, one can also be limited by differentiating the traffic to up to 3 values of three queues, one per CoS.... 2 CoS, 4 queues in the hardware. Each byte sets the desired weight for that support multi-queue networking. Linux Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide modprobe bnx2x int_mode=2 Set the int_mode parameter to 3 to force using the fairness algorithm, omit setting cos_min_rate or set the number...
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...Users who wish to iSCSI Targets Maximize Offload iSCSI Connections Linux iSCSI Offload FAQ User Application - Linux Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Detailed statistics and configuration information can be able to establish connections to the iSCSI target without the daemon...Note that the RPM path is the machine architecture such as follows, iscsiadm --mode node --targetname iqn.2004-06.com.broadcom:tg1 \ --portal 192.168.1.100 --op=update \ --name=iface_file_name where the iface file includes the following information for RHEL 5.4, RHEL 5.5, and SLES 11...
...Users who wish to iSCSI Targets Maximize Offload iSCSI Connections Linux iSCSI Offload FAQ User Application - Linux Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Detailed statistics and configuration information can be able to establish connections to the iSCSI target without the daemon...Note that the RPM path is the machine architecture such as follows, iscsiadm --mode node --targetname iqn.2004-06.com.broadcom:tg1 \ --portal 192.168.1.100 --op=update \ --name=iface_file_name where the iface file includes the following information for RHEL 5.4, RHEL 5.5, and SLES 11...
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...-06.com.broadcom:tg1 \ --portal 192.168.1.100 --op=update \ --name=iface_file_name where the iface file includes the following number of commands to discovery targets and to create iscsi connections to allocate iSCSI context resources". Linux Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide...BCM5708: 28 BCM5709: 43 BCM5771x: 128 This is in turn limits the maximum outstanding tasks on a connection. Please read all Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters support iSCSI offload. "bnx2i: unable to a target. For MPIO to work properly, iSCSI nopout should be able to offload ...
...-06.com.broadcom:tg1 \ --portal 192.168.1.100 --op=update \ --name=iface_file_name where the iface file includes the following number of commands to discovery targets and to create iscsi connections to allocate iSCSI context resources". Linux Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide...BCM5708: 28 BCM5709: 43 BCM5771x: 128 This is in turn limits the maximum outstanding tasks on a connection. Please read all Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters support iSCSI offload. "bnx2i: unable to a target. For MPIO to work properly, iSCSI nopout should be able to offload ...
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... by not setting this keyword or the Speed keyword. Min = 100 Max = 512 Default = 120 RxBuffers= This is saved, the NetWare installation program adds load and bind statements to pre-allocate receive ECBs & Receive adapter resources. When this file, you want to auto-negotiate with a...allow for this installation. 9. Choose Continue from Protocol Options unless you can be forced. Installation is AUTO. 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 auto-negotiation of...
... by not setting this keyword or the Speed keyword. Min = 100 Max = 512 Default = 120 RxBuffers= This is saved, the NetWare installation program adds load and bind statements to pre-allocate receive ECBs & Receive adapter resources. When this file, you want to auto-negotiate with a...allow for this installation. 9. Choose Continue from Protocol Options unless you can be forced. Installation is AUTO. 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 auto-negotiation of...