Function Description - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters User Manual

NIC Partitioning: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide
Flow Control
PF#0, PF#2, PF#4,
PF#6
PF#1, PF#3, PF#5,
PF#7
Reset Configuration
to Default
Table 2 describes the functions available from the PF# X screen.
Table 2: Function Description

Function Description

Ethernet
Enables/disables Ethernet protocol.
Protocol
iSCSI
Offload Enables/disables iSCSI protocol.
Protocol
FCoE
Offload Enables/disables FCoE protocol.
protocol
Configures the weight or importance of a particular function. There are four
Bandwidth
functions per port and the weight is used to arbitrate between the functions in
Weight
case of congestion.
Maximum
Configures the maximum bandwidth (in percentage) of the physical port link.
Bandwidth
Network
MAC Displays the network MAC address.
Address
iSCSI
MAC Displays the iSCSI MAC address.
Address
FCoE FIP
MAC Displays the FCoE MAC address.
Address
FCoE
FCoE World Wide Port Name.
WWPN
FCoE
FCoE World Wide Node Name.
WWNN
Note: Ensure that the Network MAC Address and the iSCSI MAC Address are not the same.
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Configures the Flow Control mode for this port.
Displays the physical function (PF) information regarding the partition(s)
on port 0. Select to configure.
Displays the physical function (PF) information regarding the partition(s)
on port 1. Select to configure.
Resets the NIC partition configuration to the factory default settings.
Disclaimers.
TX Flow Control
RX Flow Control
TX/RX Flow Control
None
See Table 2 for
configuration options.
See Table 2 for
configuration options.
Option
Enable
Disable
Enable
Disable
Enable
Disable
The sum of all weights for the
four functions are either 0 or
100.