This chapter provides the following information:
Installing the Driver Software Changing Configuration Parameters Updating the Driver Software Removing the Driver Software Installing Broadcom Advanced Server Program Uninstalling Broadcom Advanced Server Program Configuring Teaming Configuring VLANs
The Gigabit Ethernet Adapter must be physically installed in your system prior to installing the driver software. See "Installing the Hardware" for details.
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NOTE – A network device driver must be installed before the Gigabit Ethernet Adapter can be used with your Windows NT system. BASCS Help files require Internet Explorer 5.0 or later to work properly. |
Install the adapter software for Windows NT as follows:
All previously installed drivers are listed under Network Adapters.
For example, to install the adapter driver software for Windows NT, type e:\ in the Insert Disk location box (where "e:" is the designation of the CD-ROM drive on your system).
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NOTE - If you acquired the adapter software on floppy disk or from the Broadcom support website, enter the path to where the adapter driver files reside on your system. |
The adapter files are installed, then the Network window is displayed showing the newly installed adapter.
Once the adapter driver software has been installed, you can examine and change
the configuration options at any time. The following adapter parameters are
user-configurable:
Changing Configuration Parameters
To configure adapter parameters, first bring up the Gigabit Ethernet Controller parameters screen as follows:
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The bus and slot numbers of the highlighted adapter are listed as part of the adapter name in the Network Adapter window.
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The possible adapter parameter types are:
- Speed & Duplex
- Flow Control
- Jumbo Mtu
The Speed & Duplex parameter allows the user to set the connection speed duplexed to the network. Note that Duplex Mode allows the adapter to transmit and receive network data simultaneously. The adapter is set to Auto (optimum connection) by default. Set the speed and mode as described and shown below:
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NOTES – Auto is the recommended selection. This selection allows the adapter to dynamically detect the line speed and duplex mode of the network. Whenever the network capability changes, the adapter will automatically detect and adjust to the new line speed and duplex mode. Also, when Auto is selected, the 1Gbps speed detection is enabled. |
The Flow Control parameter allows the user to enable or disable the receipt or transmission of PAUSE frames. PAUSE frames enable the adapter and the switch to control the transmit rate. The side that is receiving the PAUSE frame will momentarily stop transmitting. The recommended selection is Disable, which will configure the adapter to ignore PAUSE frames. Disabled by default, to enable Flow Control to receive, transmit, or receive and transmit PAUSE frames, select the appropriate parameter from the drop-down menu described and shown below.
The Jumbo Mtu parameter allows the adapter to transmit and receive oversized Ethernet frames that are greater than 1514 but less than 9000 bytes in length. Note that this parameter will require a switch that is able to process large frames.
Set at 1500 bytes by default, to increase the size of the received frames, select the byte quantity in 500-byte increments from the drop-down menu shown below.
The system restarts, using the new configuration settings.
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NOTE - If no configuration changes have been made, you can click No to close the configuration session without restarting your system. |
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NOTE – If other adapters in your system use TCP/IP bindings, the TCP/IP Properties window opens. Perform any necessary TCP/IP configuration and click OK when finished. For help in configuring TCP/IP protocol, consult your Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 documentation. |
Do the following to replace version 4.0 adapter driver software with newer versions as they become available.
Any previously installed Gigabit Ethernet driver software is listed under Network Adapters.
For example, type e:\
(Where "e:" is the designation of the CD-ROM drive on your system).
The system then copies the appropriate adapter files from the CD-ROM.
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NOTE - If you acquired the adapter software on floppy disk or from the http://www.dell.com, enter the path where the adapter driver files reside on your system. |
Before physically removing an adapter from your system, first remove the adapter driver software.
Any previously installed Gigabit Ethernet Adapter is listed under Network Adapters.
Teaming configuration is optional. Before configuring teaming, see the "Teaming Overview."
Configuring Teaming consists of the following tasks:
Each of these tasks is described below, along with how to delete adapters from a team and delete a team.
Use this procedure to access the adapter properties for Teaming Configuration:
Interface components of the BASP window are described below:
- Select or enter a team name - This entry field is used to select or enter a team name.
- Unassigned adapters - This list displays all of the Ethernet adapters that are available to be added to a team. Since each adapter can be added to only one team, the adapter is removed from this list once it has been assigned to a team.
- Unsupported adapters - This list displays all unsupported adapters.
- Team Type - Smart Load Balance and Fail Over: Load balancing
FEC/GEC: Also known as general trunking. No standby adapter is allowed when this option is selected.
- Team members - This list displays all adapters that belong to a selected team.
- Standby Adapter - This list displays the standby adapter selected for a selected team.
- VLAN List - This list displays all the VLANs that have been created for the selected team.
Enter a team name in the "Select or enter a team name" entry field.
Click the Create Team button.
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NOTE – At least one adapter must be displayed in the Team Members list box. |
To remove an adapter from its assigned team, select the adapter in the Team Members list and press the Delete key or the double-left arrow. The adapter will be removed from the team list and will reappear in the Unassigned adapters list.
To delete a configured team and release its assigned adapters, select the team in the team list and click Delete Team. The team and all its assigned adapters will be removed from the team list. The released adapters will reappear in the Unassigned adapters list.
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NOTE – Adapters that are part of a team inherit all the basic configuration properties of the team, including VLANs associated with the team. If you delete a team, any VLANs configured for that team will also be deleted. |
VLANs Configuration is optional. Before configuring VLANs,
see the "VLANs Overview."
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NOTE – Adapters that are members of a Team can also be configured to support VLANs. However, VLANs cannot be configured for an Intel® stand-alone LAN on motherboard (LOM) or a Team that includes an Intel® LOM, Intel® NIC, or 3Com® NIC. |
By default, Gigabit Ethernet Adapters are configured with VLAN support disabled. Up to 64 VLANs can be defined for each Gigabit Ethernet Adapter on your server. Configuring VLANs consists of the following tasks:
Each of these tasks is described below, along with how to delete VLANs or modify the properties of a configured VLAN.
Use this procedure to access the adapter properties for VLAN Configuration:
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The BASP configuration window lists the installed adapters and the VLANs configured for each Team, if any. Each VLAN is identified with a unique identifier number and name that will only appear in this window. Interface components of the VLAN Configuration window are described in detail below:
- VLAN List - This list displays all of the VLANs that have been configured.
- Control Buttons - There are two control buttons: Create VLAN, and Delete VLAN. These buttons are used for creating and deleting VLANs.
You can define up to 64 VLANs per team. To configure a new VLAN, perform the following steps:
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NOTE – To maintain optimum adapter performance, your system should have 64 MB of system memory for each eight VLANs created per adapter. |
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NOTE – If you delete a Team, any VLANs configured for that team will also be deleted. |
To delete a configured VLAN, perform the following steps:
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NOTE – When VLANs are created and then deleted the original team name and adapter assignments [Primary\Standby] are still present, but the IP address for the team is not deleted. |