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v Additional Configuration
v BIOS Information
v SCSI Disk Utilities
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller
Your server comes with two integrated Gigabit Ethernet controllers. The controllers
provide an interface for connecting to a 10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, or 1-Gbps local area
network (LAN) and provides full-duplex (FDX) capability, which enables
simultaneous transmission and reception of data on the network.
When you connect the server to a network, the Ethernet controllers detect the
data-transfer rate (10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 1 Gbps) of the network and automatically
operates at that rate. If the Ethernet ports that your server is connected to
auto-negotiation, the controllers automatically operate in standard Ethernet
(10BASE-T), Fast Ethernet (100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T), half duplex (HDX), or full
duplex (FDX) mode. The controllers supports 1 GB speeds.
High-performance Ethernet options
The Ethernet controllers support teaming options, virtual LANs, and priority packets,
which improve performance, security, and throughput. These options are supported
by the integrated Ethernet controller and by adapters such as the IBM 10/100/1000
Ethernet Adapter and the IBM 10/100/1000 EtherJet PCI family of adapters.
Teaming options
The Ethernet controller supports teaming options. A team consists of two or more
integrated Ethernet controllers, two or more Ethernet adapters, or a combination of
– SCSI Controller Termination
This choice is set to Enabled and cannot be changed.
Select this choice to view or change the setting for advanced configuration
options. These options include support for large hard disk drives and support for
drives with Ultra SCSI speeds.
– Boot Device Options
Select this choice to configure startable-device parameters. You must know
the SCSI ID of the device that you want to configure.
– SCSI Device Configuration
Select this choice to configure SCSI-device parameters. You must know the
SCSI ID of the device that you want to configure.
The sync transfer rate is the transfer rate for Ultra SCSI devices. For Ultra3
SCSI LVD devices, the maximum rate is 160 MBps; for Ultra2 SCSI devices,
80 MBps; for Fast SCSI devices, 20 MBps.
– Interrupt (IRQ) Channel
Select this choice to view the Change Interrupt Request settings.
– I/O Port Address
Select this choice to view the Input/Output ports.
Select this choice to view the SCSI ID that is assigned to a device or to format a
SCSI device. Select a device from the list and read the instructions on the screen
carefully before making a selection.
If you press Ctrl+A before a selected drive is ready, an Unexpected SCSI
Command Failure screen might appear. Restart the server and watch the
SCSISelect messages as each drive spins up. When the selected drive is ready,
press Ctrl+A.
Chapter 2. Configuring your server
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