Broadcom NetXtreme-C User Manual page 4

NetXtreme-C/NetXtreme-E User Guide
5.4.1 Supported Cables and Modules ..............................................................................................................16
5.4.1.1 Copper............................................................................................................................................................. 16
5.4.1.2 SFP+ ............................................................................................................................................................... 16
5.4.1.3 SFP28 ............................................................................................................................................................. 16
5.4.1.4 QSFP............................................................................................................................................................... 16
6 Software Packages and Installation .........................................................................................................................17
6.1 Supported Operating Systems ...........................................................................................................................17
6.2 Installing the Linux Driver...................................................................................................................................17
6.2.1 Linux Ethtool Commands.........................................................................................................................17
6.3 Installing the VMware Driver ..............................................................................................................................18
6.4 Installing the Windows Driver.............................................................................................................................19
6.4.1 Driver Advanced Properties.....................................................................................................................19
6.4.2 Event Log Messages ...............................................................................................................................20
7 Updating the Firmware ..............................................................................................................................................21
7.1 Linux ..................................................................................................................................................................21
7.2 Windows/ESX ....................................................................................................................................................22
8 Teaming ......................................................................................................................................................................22
8.1 Windows ............................................................................................................................................................22
8.2 Linux ..................................................................................................................................................................22
9 System-Level Configuration .....................................................................................................................................23
9.1 UEFI HII Menu ...................................................................................................................................................23
9.1.1 Main Configuration Page .........................................................................................................................23
9.1.2 Firmware Image Properties .....................................................................................................................23
9.1.3 Device-Level Configuration......................................................................................................................23
9.1.4 NIC Configuration ....................................................................................................................................23
9.1.5 iSCSI Configuration .................................................................................................................................23
9.2 Comprehensive Configuration Management .....................................................................................................24
9.2.1 Device Hardware Configuration ...............................................................................................................24
9.2.2 MBA Configuration Menu.........................................................................................................................24
9.2.3 iSCSI Boot Main Menu ............................................................................................................................24
9.3 Auto-Negotiation Configuration ..........................................................................................................................24
9.3.1 Operational Link Speed ...........................................................................................................................27
9.3.2 Firmware Link Speed...............................................................................................................................27
9.3.3 Auto-negotiation Protocol ........................................................................................................................27
9.3.4 Windows Driver Settings..........................................................................................................................27
9.3.5 Linux Driver Settings................................................................................................................................28
9.3.6 ESXi Driver Settings ................................................................................................................................28
10 iSCSI Boot.................................................................................................................................................................28
10.1 Supported Operating Systems for iSCSI Boot .................................................................................................28
10.2 Setting up iSCSI Boot ......................................................................................................................................29
10.2.1 Configuring the iSCSI Target .................................................................................................................29
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