Section 6: Using Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 4; Broadcom Advanced Control Suite Overview - Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57 Series User Manual

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S e c t i o n 6 : U s i n g B r o a d c o m A d v a n c e d
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Broadcom Advanced Control Suite Overview

• Starting Broadcom Advanced Control Suite
• BACS Interface
• Configuring Preferences in Windows
• Connecting to a Host
• Managing the Host
Broadcom Advanced Control Suite Overview
Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) is an integrated utility that provides useful information about each
network adapter that is installed in your system. BACS also enables you to perform detailed tests, diagnostics,
and analyses on each adapter, as well as to view and modify property values and view traffic statistics for
network objects. BACS operates on Windows and Linux operating systems. BACS supports Broadcom
NetXtreme 1 and Netlink Gigabit controllers. It does not supports Broadcom NetXtreme-E 10G/25G controllers.
Broadcom Advanced Server Program (BASP), which runs within Broadcom Advanced Control Suite, is used to
configure teams for load balancing, fault tolerance, and virtual local area networks (VLANs). BASP functionality
is available only on systems that use at least one Broadcom network adapter. BASP operates on Windows
operating systems only.
Note: Some features of BACS are relevant only to particular adapters. Because a single instance of
BACS can be used to communicate with multiple hosts and adapter types, this document describes
all BACS features.
The BACS application includes a graphical user interface and a command line interface (BACSCLI). BACS GUI
and BACS CLI can operate on the following operating system families:
• Windows
• Windows Server
For information on the latest supported OS versions, refer to the release documentation provided with your
software distribution.
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C o n t r o l S u i t e 4
• Managing the Network Adapter
• Viewing Statistics
• Configuring Teaming
• Configuring With the Command Line Interface Utility
• Managing VLANs
• Troubleshooting BACS
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