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- Page 1 LAN Driver Installation Guide (Broadcom v17.2) Expres5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b - 1 - August 2016 855-911221-105-A...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents Preface ............................3 1.1. The target server........................3 1.2. Target software .......................... 3 1.3. Target Driver Version ......................... 3 1.4. Registration Trademark ......................3 Workflow LAN driver update process ..................... 4 Preparation ............................5 3.1. Workflow preparation process ....................5 3.2. -
Page 3: Preface
Ethernet@Wirespeed, LiveLink™, and Smart Load Balancing™ are among the trademarks of Broadcom Corporation and/or its affiliates in the United States, certain other countries, and/or the EXPRESSCLUSTER is registered trademark of the NEC corporation. In addition, TM and an R mark are not specified in the test. - 3 -... -
Page 4: Workflow Lan Driver Update Process
Workflow LAN driver update process This document is based on using the Windows Server Failover Clustering (Afterward WSFC) and EXPRESSCLUSTER. If WSFC is not used, skip step [3.5 Important Stop the WSFC node service] and [5.3 Start the WSFC node service]. If EXPRESSCLUSTER is not used, skip step [3.6 Stop the EXPRESSCLUSTER service] and [5.4 Start the EXPRESSCLUSTER service]. -
Page 5: Preparation
Preparation ・Sign in the system from local console by administrator account for executing the operation below. ・If using Hyper-V and not using WSFC or EXPRESSCLUSTER, shutdown all the Important Guest OS and release the setting of auto boot up before the LAN driver update. -
Page 6: Confirmation Of Lan Driver Version
3.2. Confirmation of LAN driver version Check the driver version by the procedure below. When the version is equal or newer than the following version, installation is not necessary. Open the Device Manager icon on the Control Panel window. Double-click the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet icon on the Device Manager. - 6 - August 2016 855-911221-105-A... - Page 7 Click the Driver Details on the Driver tab. Confirm the version in Driver tab, and also the File version of the corresponding driver(b57nd60a.sys) in Driver File Details. If the version in use is not the target, this update is not necessary. - 7 - August 2016 855-911221-105-A...
- Page 8 Target driver version before Driver version after update Target OS update (b57nd60a.sys) (b57nd60a.sys) Windows Server 2012 15.6.0.10 17.2.0.2 Windows Server 2012 R2 16.2.0.4 17.2.0.2 - 8 - August 2016 855-911221-105-A...
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Page 9: Preparation Of Module
Refer to the URL below and download the GVO-010516-G01_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.zip (x is an expression of arbitrary numbers). http://www.58support.nec.co.jp/global/download/index.html -> Click model name(product name). -> Click “NEC Express5800/A2000 series,A1040b LAN Driver Module(V17.2)(Windows Server 2012 R2/Windows Server 2012)” in “Other update”. Create a temp folder directly under the system drive. (e.g., C:\temp\) Unzip GVO-010516-G01_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.zip, copy the BCOM172 folder in the temp... -
Page 10: Save The Setting Of Lan Driver
3.4. Save the setting of LAN driver For updating or recovering the LAN driver, the setting of LAN driver returns to default. Please obtain the setting by the following procedures before updating or recovering the LAN driver. Open Windows PowerShell as administrator and run the following command to output the setting of LAN driver to a text file. - Page 11 Open the saved adapter_property.txt file in 1. and compare it with the default values of current driver version in [8.1 List of LAN driver setting default value]. For each network adapter, if any parameter or value is not default, note them down. [adapter_property.txt] Name DisplayName...
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Page 12: Stop The Wsfc Node Service
3.5. Stop the WSFC node service Open the Failover Cluster Manager from Server Manager. Move the all resource of target node to another node. Select the Nodes displayed on the left of Failover Cluster Manager. Right-click the target node for driver update from the node list. Select the Stop Cluster Service from More Actions. -
Page 13: Stop The Expresscluster Service
Change the Startup type on General Tab to Disabled. Select the OK. 3.6. Stop the EXPRESSCLUSTER service Refer the following website for more information. http://www.nec.com/en/global/prod/expresscluster/en/support/manuals.html -> Reference Guide -> Chapter 10 The system maintenance information -> Replacing the network card * Perform the procedures prior to the replace of network card. -
Page 14: Lan Driver Update
LAN driver update Refer the notice before driver update. Sign in the system from local console by administrator account for executing Important the operation below. 4.1. LAN driver installation Run a command prompt as administrator. Enter the following command at the command prompt. -
Page 15: After Lan Driver Install
After LAN driver install ・Sign in the system from local console by administrator account for executing the operation below. Important ・If using Hyper-V and not using WSFC or EXPRESSCLUSTER, shut down all the Guest OS if necessary and reset the system to auto boot up after this chapter. 5.1. -
Page 16: Reset Lan Driver
5.2. Reset LAN driver Refer the following steps for resetting the parameter of LAN driver. Open Control Panel and click Network and Sharing Center. Select Change adapter settings for displaying Network and Sharing Center screen. - 16 - August 2016 855-911221-105-A... - Page 17 According to the noted network adapter name in 4. of [3.4 Save the setting of LAN driver], right-click on the target adapter and select Disable to disable the adapter. Right-click on each physical network adapter (Device name: Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet) and click Properties.
- Page 18 Click on Configure and then select Advanced tab. Change the values of corresponding Property based on the noted values in 2. of [3.4 Save the setting of LAN driver]. * Please refer to Handoff of setting value in [8.1 List of LAN driver setting default value] for confirming which property is needed to reset.
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Page 19: Start The Wsfc Node Service
5.3. Start the WSFC node service Refer the following steps for starting the service of node which has been stopped in [3.5 Stop the WSFC node service]. Open the Services from Server Manager in the node which LAN driver updated. Right-click the Cluster Service in service screen and select the Properties. - Page 20 Change the Startup type to Automatic on General Tab then select OK. Right-click the Cluster Service at service screen and select the Start. Open the Failover Cluster Manager from Server Manager. Select the node from the left side of Failover Cluster Manager. - 20 - August 2016 855-911221-105-A...
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Page 21: Start The Expresscluster Service
Right-click the target node for driver update from the node list. Select the Start Cluster Service from More Actions. 5.4. Start the EXPRESSCLUSTER service Refer to the following URL. http://www.nec.com/en/global/prod/expresscluster/en/support/manuals.html -> Reference Guide -> Chapter 10 The system maintenance information -> Replacing the network card * Perform the procedures beyond replacing network card procedure. -
Page 22: Rollback Procedure Of Lan Driver
Rollback procedure of LAN driver ・Sign in the system from local console by administrator account for executing the operation below. ・If necessary, execute [3.5 Stop the WSFC node service] and [3.6 Stop the EXPRESSCLUSTER service] in advance. ・If you use Hyper-V and not use WSFC or EXPRESSCLUSTER, shut down all Important the Guest OS and release the setting of auto boot up before the rollback of LAN driver. -
Page 23: Notice
Notice This section describes notice of LAN driver. Read the following notes or information before installation. 7.1. About the operation by remote desktop For all the operation described in this document, it has to be performed from the local console. Remote desktop of OS or remote operation tool is not supported. -
Page 24: Appendix
Appendix 8.1. List of LAN driver setting default value List of default value (v15.6.0.10/16.2.0.4) Handoff of setting value Property Default value After update After recovery Disable 802.3az EEE (Copper Only) Disable ARP Offload Enabled Optimal Power and EEE Control Policies (Copper Only) Performance Ethernet@WireSpeed (Copper Enable... -
Page 25: List Of Stored Path Of Recovery Driver
8.2. List of stored path of recovery driver Target device Target OS Driver Source for obtaining driver Stored path version NEC Express5800/A2040b Windows Server 2012 15.6.0.10 EXPRESSBUILDER of server \002\win\winnt\ws2012\b57nd60a\bcom\ws NEC Express5800/A2020b 2012\lan\bcom\drvinst\156a0401\x64 NEC Express5800/A2010b Windows Server 2012 R2 16.2.0.4 http://www.58support.nec.co.jp/g...