Enabling The Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility Program; Configuring The Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Controller - IBM x3350 - System - 4192 User Manual

Enabling the Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility program

The Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility program is part of the BIOS. You can use it
to configure the network as a startable device, and you can customize where the
network startup option appears in the startup sequence. Enable and disable the
Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility program from the configuration/Setup Utility
program
To enable the Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility program, complete the following
steps:
1. From the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu, select Devices and I/O Ports
2. Select Planar Ethernet 1 and Planar Ethernet 2 and use the Right Arrow key
3. Select Save Settings and press Enter.

Configuring the Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet controller

The Ethernet controller is integrated on the system board. It provides an interface
for connecting to a 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 1 Gbps network and provide full-duplex
(FDX) capability, which enables simultaneous transmission and reception of data on
the network. If the Ethernet ports in the server support auto-negotiation, the
controllers detect the data-transfer rate (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, or 1000BASE-T)
and duplex mode (full-duplex or half-duplex) of the network and automatically
operate at that rate and mode.
You do not have to set any jumpers or configure the controller. However, you must
install a device driver to enable the operating system to address the controllers. For
device drivers and information about configuring the Ethernet controller, see the
Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Software CD that comes with the server.
To find updated information about configuring the controller, complete the following
steps.
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Use the following commands in an SOL session:
– connect
Connect to the LAN. Type connect -ip ip_address -u username -p
password.
– identify
Control the system-locator LED on the front of the server.
– power
Turn the server on and off remotely.
– reboot
Force the server to restart.
– sel get
Display the system event/error log.
– sol
Configure the SOL function.
– sysinfo
Display system information that is related to the server and the globally
unique identifier (GUID).
and press Enter.
to set them to enabled.