Installing The Driver Software; Using The Installer - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters User Manual

Windows Driver and Application Installation: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide
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Windows Driver and Application Installation: Broadcom
NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide

Installing the Driver Software

Modifying the Driver Software
Repairing or Reinstalling the Driver Software
Removing the Device Drivers
Using the NetXtreme II Monolithic Driver
Inserting the NetXtreme II Monolithic Driver in a WinPE 2.0 Image
Configuring the Speed/Duplex Setting for the NetXtreme II Monolithic Driver
Viewing or Changing the Properties of the Adapter
Setting Power Management Options
Installing the Driver Software
NOTE: These instructions are based on the assumption that your Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter was not factory installed.
If your controller was installed at the factory, the driver software has been installed for you.
When Windows first starts after a hardware device (such as a Broadcom NetXtreme II Adapter) has been installed, or after
the existing device driver has been removed, the operating system automatically detects the hardware and prompts you to
install the driver software for that device.
Both a graphical interactive installation mode (see
installation (see Using Silent
NOTES:
Before installing the driver software, verify that the Windows operating system has been upgraded to the latest
version with the latest service pack applied.
A network device driver must be physically installed before the Broadcom NetXtreme II Controller can be used
with your Windows operating system. Drivers are located on the driver source media as well as at the Dell
website at http://support.dell.com.
To use the TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE), you must have Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2. You
must also have a license key installed on the motherboard (for LOMs). For add-in NICs, the license key is
preprogrammed in the hardware.
BACS is not supported on the Server Core installation option for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2.

Using the Installer

In addition to the Broadcom device drivers, the installer installs the management applications. The following are installed
when running the installer:
Broadcom Device Drivers. Installs the Broadcom device drivers.
Control Suite. Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS).
BASP. Installs Broadcom Advanced Server Program.
SNMP. Installs the Simple Network Management Protocol subagent.
CIM Provider. Installs the Common Information Model provider.
iSCSI Crash Dump Driver. Installs the driver needed for the iSCSI Crash Dump utility.
NOTE: Although installing the BACS software and related management applications is optional, the Broadcom device
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Using the
Installation) are available.
Installer) and a command-line silent mode for unattended