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1. 5 Applying even pressure at both corners of the card push the adapter card until it is firmly seated in the appropriate PCI slot Make sure the card is securely seated To insert the network adapter card see Figure 11 Figure 11 Inserting the Adapter with a High profile Bracket A Caution Do not use excessive force when seating the card because this may damage the system or the adapter If the card resists seating remove it from the system realign it and try again 6 Secure the network adapter card to the chassis with a Phillips head screw not provided See Figure 12 on page 37 36 AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Figure 12 Securing the Adapter with a High profile Bracket 7 Replace the system s cover and secure it with the screws removed in Step 2 8 Disconnect any personal antistatic devices 9 Power the system on Once the system returns to proper operation the adapter hardware is fully installed Next connect the network cables See Connecting the Network Cables on page 38 37 Chapter 2 Installing the Hardware Connecting the Network Cables 38 After you install the adapter in your PC attach the system to a compatible link partner or an IEEE 802 3z compliant Gigabit Ethernet switch The AT 2973SX adapter has two fiber optic connectors each with a transmit and rec
2. Note User must Run as Administrator for Vista when using msiexec for silent install or uninstall procedures Note For detailed instructions and information about unattended installs refer to the Silent txt file in the DrvInst folder Performing a Silent Install To perform a silent install from within the installer source folder enter one of the following setup s v qn Or msiexec i BDrv5706 msi qn Performing a Silent Install and Creating a Log File To perform a silent install and create a log file at f 1testlog txt enter setup s v qn L f l1testlog txt Performing a Silent Upgrade To perform a silent upgrade from within the installer source folder enter setup s v qn Performing a Silent Uninstall There are two ways to perform a silent uninstall from the installer source folder and from the any folder In some circumstances you must reboot your system before uninstallation can continue If you used REBOOT ReallySuppress to suppress the reboot the uninstallation may be suspended In this case you need to reboot manually for the uninstallation to continue 95 Chapter 7 Installing the Windows Drivers 96 To perform a silent uninstall from within the installer source folder enter msiexec x BDrv5706 msi qn To perform a silent uninstall from any folder enter msiexec x FODA8A3F 1457 419E 96F4 235DD3EF41E1 qn Note The hexidecimal number above may diffe
3. Note The indicates that a translation of the safety statement is available in a PDF document titled Translated Safety Statements on the Allied Telesis website at www alliedtelesis com support software After you have accessed this website enter the model number in the Search by Product Name box and then click Find to view the current list of documents Warning This is a Class 1 Laser product a L1 Warning Do not stare into the laser beam a L2 Warning Do not look directly at the fiber optic cable ends or inspect the cable ends with an optical lens E29 Warning Do not work on this equipment or cables during periods of lightning activity E2 Note All Countries Install this product in accordance with local and National Electric Codes E8 Warning The adapter is being installed in a system that operates with voltages that can be lethal Before you remove the cover of your system you must observe the following precautions to protect yourself and to prevent damage to the system components Remove any metallic objects or jewelry from your hands and wrists Make sure to use only insulated or nonconducting tools Verify that the system is powered OFF and unplugged before 29 Chapter 2 Installing the Hardware 30 accessing internal components Installation or removal of adapters must be performed in a static free environment The use of a properly gr
4. AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Setting Up MBA in a Server Environment Red Hat Linux PXE Server The Red Hat Enterprise Linux distribution has PXE Server support It allows users to remotely perform a complete Linux installation over the network The distribution comes with the boot images boot kernel vmlinuz and initial ram disk initrd which are located on the Red Hat disk 1 images pxeboot vmlinuz images pxeboot initrd img Refer to the Red Hat documentation for instructions on how to install PXE Server on Linux However the Initrd img file distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux does not have a Linux network driver for the Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters This version requires a driver disk for drivers that are not part of the standard distribution You download the driver software files from the Allied Telesis web site 45 Chapter 3 Installing Broadcom Boot Agent Driver Software 46 Chapter 4 Installing the Monolithic Software Driver A monolithic driver allows you to download an image of a PC onto an image server and then to another PC with an adapter installed Often multiple images are downloaded The NetXtreme II Monolithic software driver allows remote installation of an image of a PC with an AT 2973SX AT 2973T or AT 2973T 4 adapter installed This chapter describes how to install the monolithic driver software for remote installation
5. o For Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 on page 103 O For Windows Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Vista on page 104 The Advanced tab is shown in Figure 19 on page 102 2 From the Property list on the Advanced tab select Priority amp VLAN 3 From the Value list on the Advanced tab select one of the following Priority amp VLAN Disabled Priority amp VLAN Enabled Priority Enabled VLAN Enabled u uuu 4 Click OK 5 If prompted to restart your computer click Yes Although it is not necessary to reboot the system for new adapter properties to take effect rebooting is recommended to reinitialize all registers 6 Verify that the port LEDs are operating correctly See one of the following descriptions o AT 2973SX Adapter Physical Description on page 17 o AT 2973T Adapter Physical Description on page 18 o AT 2973T 4 Adapter Physical Description on page 21 Updating the Receive Buffers Property Updating the Receive Side Scaling Property AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Receive Buffers are data segments that allow the network adapter to allocate receive packets to memory For 1 Gbps adapters the range of valid receive buffers is 50 to 2 000 in increments of 1
6. Figure 31 Lint Free and Alcohol Free Swabs Note Do not use compressed air or aerosol air to clean a fiber optic connector To clean a recessed ferrule using a swab perform the following procedure 1 Insert the swab into the adapter as shown in Figure 30 and rub the ferrule tip with the swab Figure 32 Cleaning a Recessed Ferrule 2 If desired repeat step 1 174 AT 2716FX TP Fast Ethernet Fiber amp PoE Adapter Installation Guide 3 Ifa fiber inspection scope is available use the scope to inspect the connector to make sure that it is clean and to check for scratches pits or other problems that may affect performance Note Always keep a dust cap on a fiber optic cable when it is not in use A Warning Do not stare into the laser beam a L2 Warning Do not look directly at the cable ends or inspect the cable ends with an optical lens E29 175 Appendix B Cleaning Fiber Optic Connectors 176
7. 0 Auto 1 10H 2 10F 3 100H 4 100F 6 1000F uxdiag mbav lt 1 0 gt Enables disables MBA VLAN where 1 Enable 0 Disable uxdiag mbavval lt n gt Sets MBA VLAN lt 65536 uxdiag mfw lt 1 0 gt Enables disables management firmware where 1 Enable 0 Disable 159 Chapter 12 User Diagnostics 160 Table 8 uxdiag Command Options Continued Command Options uxdiag t lt groups tests gt Description Disables certain groups or tests uxdiag T lt groups tests gt Enables certain groups or tests uxdiag ver Displays the version of Broadcom NetXtreme Il User Diagnostics uxdiag and all installed adapters uxdiag wol 1 0 Enables disables Magic Packet WOL where 1 Enable 0 Disable AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Diagnostic Test Descriptions The diagnostic tests are divided into four groups Basic Functional Tests Group A Memory Tests Group B Block Tests Group C m m m o Ethernet Traffic Tests Group D The diagnostic tests are described in Table 9 Table 9 Diagnostic Tests Test Description Number Name Group A Basic Functional Tests A1 Register Verifies that registers accessible through the PCI PCI E interface implement the expected read only or read write attributes by attempting to modify those registers A2 PCI Con
8. Click Next to continue Click Install Click Finish to close the wizard AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Removing Management Applications To remove all management applications do the following 1 2 In Control panel double click Add or Remove Programs Click Broadcom Management Programs and then click Remove Reboot your system to complete the removal of management applications 139 Chapter 10 Installing Management Applications 140 Chapter 11 Troubleshooting This chapter provides troubleshooting information It discusses the following topics u uuu m Checking Hardware Diagnostics on page 142 Checking Port LEDs on page 143 Consulting the Troubleshooting Checklist on page 144 Solving Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper V Issues on page 147 Solving Broadcom Boot Agent and Broadcom Advanced Server Program BASP Issues on page 150 Solving Miscellaneous Issues on page 152 Within the chapter there are several references to the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3 User Guide You can download this manual from the Allied Telesis Website at www alliedtelesis com support software After you have accessed this website enter the model number in the Search by Product Name box and then click Find to view the current list of documents 141 Chapter 11 Troubleshooting Checking Hardware Dia
9. NET Framework 2 0 or above is installed Note Before you begin the installation close all applications windows or dialog boxes Note To use the TCP IP Offload Engine TOE you must have Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 SP2 Checking NET AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Framework youm Requirements Before you use either the source file directory or the silent install option ust make sure that your system meets the minimum installation requirements Microsoft NET Framework 2 0 includes the runtime and associated files needed to run BACS 3 and must be installed on your system in order for BACS 3 to operate For information on the minimum and recommended NET Framework versions for your operating system see Table 6 Note You do not need to upgrade NET for the Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Vista or Windows 7 Operating Systems Note For optimal performance of BACS 3 Broadcom recommends NET Framework 2 0 SP1 NET Framework 3 0 SP1 or NET Framework 3 5 depending on your operating system Table 6 Minimum and Recommended NET Framework Versions for BACS 3 Minimum Required Recommended Operating System Version How to Obtain Version How to Obtain Windows NET 2 0 Download from NET 2 0 SP1 Download from Server 2003 Microsoft Microsoft Windows NET 2 0 Included in OS NET 2 0 SP1
10. software website After you have accessed this website enter the model number in the Search by Product Name box and click Find to view the current list of available files 2 Download BACS onto your PC 3 On your PC open the InstallShield AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation Guide 4 Select SNMP The BACS SNMP Option Window is displayed See Figure 24 39 Broadcom Management Programs Custom Setup Select the program features you want installed Click on an icon in the list below to change how a feature is installed Feature Description z This feature will install the SNMP sub agent a i Control Suite allowing the SNMP manager to monitor the i Broadcom Network Adapters Note The 7 Microsoft SNMP Service must be running for amp This feature will be installed on local hard drive 98 This feature and all subfeatures will be installed on local hard drive X Thisfeature will not be available InstallShield Figure 25 BACS SNMP Option Window 5 Select one of the following C This feature will be installed on local hard drive o This feature and all subfeatures will be installed on local hard drive 6 Click Next 7 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation 129 Chapter 9 Installing CIM and SNMP for Manageability 130 Chapter 10 Installing Management Applications This chapter provides inf
11. uxdiag fibc Programs the iSCSI configuration block Used only with fib ib image uxdiag fibp Programs the iSCSI configuration software Used only with fib ib image uxdiag fipmi Specifies the bin file to update IPMI ipmi image firmware uxdiag fmba mba image Specifies the bin file to update the MBA uxdiag fncsi ncsi image Specifies the bin file to update the NCSI firmware AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Table 8 uxdiag Command Options Continued Command Options uxdiag fnvm raw image Description Programs the raw image into NVM uxdiag fump lt ump_image gt uxdiag help Specifies the bin file to update UMP firmware Displays the Broadcom NetXtreme II User Diagnostics uxdiag command options uxdiag l iteration num Specifies the number of iterations to run on the selected tests uxdiag idmatch Enables matching of VID DID SVID and SSID from the image file with device IDs Used only with fnvm raw image uxdiag log lt file gt Logs the test results to a specified log file uxdiag mba 1 0 Enables disables Multiple Boot Agent MBA protocol where 1 Enable 0 Disable uxdiag mbap lt n gt Sets the MBA boot protocol where 0 PXE 1 RPL 2 BOOTP 3 iSCSI Boot uxdiag mbas n Sets the MBA PXE speed where
12. 3 When you reach the end of the cleaning surface pick up the ferrule tip rotate and place it at the top and rub downwards at least 2 times Caution Failing to pick up the ferrule tip when you reach the bottom of the cleaning surface can result in static electricity that can damage the fiber optic cable 4 f desired repeat steps 3 and 4 5 Ifa fiber inspection scope is available use the scope to inspect the ferrule end face to make sure that it is clean 6 Reconnect the cable to the port or protect the ferrule tip with a dust cap Note Always keep a dust cap on a fiber optic cable when it is not in use Note Do not touch the end face of the ferrule in the connector A Warning Do not stare into the laser beam a L2 A Warning Do not look directly at the cable ends or inspect the cable ends with an optical lens E29 173 Appendix B Cleaning Fiber Optic Connectors Using a Swab Specially treated swabs known as stick cleaners are available for cleaning inside connector adapters or hard to reach ferrule tips These swabs often referred to as lint free or alcohol free swabs are available from many vendors as shown in Figure 31 Stick cleaners are available in both 2 5 mm and 1 25 mm sizes for use on SC and MU connectors respectively Note NEVER use a household cotton swab and or alcohol to clean a fiber optic connector This may leave a residue on the ferrule tip
13. The examples used in this procedure refer to the bnx2 driver but also apply to the bnx2i driver 73 Chapter 6 Installing the Linux Drivers Network Installations Setting Values for 74 Optional Properties Apply the updates by running the scripts provided in the supplemental tar file For example on Red Hat Enterprise Linux apply the updates by entering the following commands patch_pcitbl sh usr share hwdata pcitable pci updates usr share hwdata pcitable new bnx2 patch_pciids sh usr share hwdata pci ids pci updates usr share hwdata pci ids new Next back up the old files and the rename the new files by entering the following copy commands cp usr share hwdata pci ids usr share hwdata old pci ids cp usr share hwdata pci ids new usr share hwdata pci ids cp usr share hwdata pcitable usr share hwdata old pcitable cp usr share hwdata pcitable new usr share hwdata pcitable For network installations through NFS FTP or HTTP using a network boot disk or PXE a driver disk that contains the bnx2 driver may be needed The driver disk images for the most recent Red Hat and SuSE versions are included Boot drivers for other Linux versions can be compiled by modifying the Makefile and the make environment Further information is available from the Red Hat website at http www redhat com You can set values for optional properties for the bnx2 and bnx2i Linux drivers See the following sect
14. WoL Initial setting based on NVRAM s setting The following are the most common sample messages that may be logged in the var log messages file for the bnx2 and bnx2i drivers Use dmesg n level command to control the level at which messages appear on the console Most systems are set to level 6 by default To see all messages set the level higher See the following sections 0 Checking the bnx2 Driver Messages on page 78 0 Checking bnx2i Driver Messages on page 79 Checking the bnx2 Driver Messages The following are the most common bnx2 driver messages Driver Sign on Broadcom Netxtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Driver bnx2 v1 6 3c July 23 2007 CNIC Driver Sign on Broadcom NetxXtreme II cnic v1 1 19 Sep 25 2007 NIC Detected eth Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5708 1000Base T BO PCI X 64 bit 133MHz found at mem f6000000 IRQ 16 node addr 0010180476ae cnic Added CNIC device ethO AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Link Up and Speed Indication bnx2 eth NIC Link is Up 1000 Mbps full duplex Link Down Indication bnx2 eth NIC Link is Down MSI enabled successfully bnx2 only bnx2 eth0 using MSI Checking bnx2i Driver Messages The following are the most common bnx2i driver messages BNX2I Driver signon Broadcom NetXxtreme II iSCSI Driver bnx2i v1 0 30 Sep 29 2007 Network port to iSCSI transport name binding bnx2i netif eth2 iscsi
15. and Windows 7 on page 103 O For Windows Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Vista on page 104 The Advanced tab is shown in Figure 19 on page 102 2 From the Property list on the Advanced tab select Interrupt Moderation For an example of the Advanced tab see Figure 19 on page 102 3 From the Value list on the Advanced tab select one of the following o Enabled o Disabled 4 Click OK 5 If prompted to restart your computer click Yes Although it is not necessary to reboot the system for new adapter properties to take effect Allied Telesis recommends rebooting to reinitialize all of the registers 6 Verify that the port LED operates correctly See one of the following descriptions o AT 2973SX Adapter Physical Description on page 17 o AT 2973T Adapter Physical Description on page 18 o AT 2973T 4 Adapter Physical Description on page 21 Updating the Checksum Offload Property AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Usually the Checksum Offload function is computed by the protocol stack By selecting one of the Checksum Offload properties the adapter can compute the checksum To change the Checksum Offload setting do the following 1 Access the Advanced tab o For Windows Server 2003 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2003 on page 100 o For Windows Server 2008 Windows Se
16. lt arch gt rpm where lt arch gt is the machine architecture such as i386 rpm ivh RPMS 1386 open iscsi package name 1386 rpm 5 Start the daemon by entering iscsid Binding iSCSI Target to Broadcom NX2 iSCSI Transport Name By default the open iscsi daemon connects to discovered targets using software initiator transport name tcp If you want to offload an iSCSI connection onto CNIC device should explicitly change the transport binding of the iSCSI node This can be done using iscsiadm cli utility as follows iscsiadm mode node targetname iqn 2004 06 com broadcom tg1 portal 192 168 1 100 op update name node t ranspo rt name value XPORT_NAME where XPORT NAME bcm570x xxyyzz XX pci bus number of the NX2 device yy pci device number of the NX2 device zz pci function number of the NX2 device Network interface to iscsi transport name binding can be obtained by executing dmesg grep bnx2i netif Sample output in a system with two NetXtreme ll devices bnx2i netifzethl iscsi bcm570x 050000 bnx2i netifzethO iscsi bcm570x 030000 AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide If you want to switch back to using the software initiator enter the following iscsiadm mode node targetname iqn 2004 06 com broadcom tg1 portal 192 168 1 100 op update name node transport_name value tcp Making Connections to iS
17. or Click No to restart your system at a later time Click OK to acknowledge that the installation has been suspended The uninstallation of the driver is postponed until the next restart of your system 97 Chapter 7 Installing the Windows Drivers 98 Chapter 8 Setting Advanced Properties For all of the Windows operating systems you access the Windows Advanced Properties from the Advanced Tab Although the default values of the Advanced Properties are appropriate in most cases you can change any of the available options to meet the requirements of your system This chapter discusses the following topics D Accessing the Advanced Tab on page 100 0 Modifying Advanced Properties on page 107 99 Chapter 8 Setting Advanced Properties Accessing the Advanced Tab Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 100 2003 To modify the configuration properties of the Windows Operating systems you must access the Advanced Tab Depending on your operating system there are several ways to do this See the following procedures D Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2003 on page 100 D Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 on page 103 o Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Vista on page 104 After you have installed the adapter driver software you can use this procedure to access the System Property Dialog box which provid
18. Figure 19 Advanced Tab 102 AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Selecting the To select the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2008 Windows Server Advanced Tab in 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Operating systems do the following Windows Server 4 select the Start button See Figure 20 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 Programs 1 aj mmc compmgmt J9 See more results mmc compmgmt msc x Shut down gt Figure 20 Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 Search Box 2 Enter the following command mmc compmgmt msc The Device Manager window is displayed See Figure 21 on page 104 103 Chapter 8 Setting Advanced Properties Device Manager Action View Help R 4 SPAREPC XP Computer ye Disk drives 2 Display adapters DVD CD ROM drives 3 Floppy disk controllers 3 Floppy disk drives IDE ATA ATAPI controllers ae Keyboards I5 Mice and other pointing devices Monitors BB Network adapters Y Ports COM amp LPT MR Processors Sound video and game controllers System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers Figure 21 Device Manager Window 3 Open the Network Adapters folder The list of installed adapters is displayed 4 Right click on one of the following adapters o Allied Telesis AT 2973SX o Allied Telesis AT 2973T o Allied Telesis AT 2973T 4 The ada
19. ISA BRCM ExtraCapacityGroup SELECT FROM InstanceCreationEvent where TargetInstance ISA BRCM NetworkAdapter Loading the CIM Libraries AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation Guide SELECT FROM InstanceDeletionEvent where TargetInstance ISA BRCM NetworkAdapter SELECT FROM InstanceCreationEvent where TargetInstance ISA BRCM ActsAsSpare SELECT FROM InstanceDeletionEvent where TargetInstance ISA BRCM ActsAsSpare For detailed information about these events see the CIM documentation at http www dmtf org standards published_documents DSP0004V2 3 final pdf By default the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite utility does not load the CIM libraries You need to select this option To load the CIM libraries on your PC do the following 1 Download the BACS utility from the Allied Telesis website This utility is available from the www alliedtelesis com support software website After you have accessed this website enter the model number in the Search by Product Name box and click Find to view the current list of available files 2 Download BACS onto your PC 3 On your PC open the InstallShield Within the BACS utility there is an option to load the CIM libraries The BACS CIM Option Window is displayed See Figure 24 on page 126 125 Chapter 9 Installing CIM and SNMP for Manageability yy Broadcom Management Programs Custom Setup Select the program fea
20. Installing the Monolithic Software Driver sssssesseeenn eene 47 Using the NetXtreme II Monolithic Driver nennen enemies 48 Inserting the NetXtreme II Monolithic Driver in a WinPE 2 0 Image seem 50 Configuring the Speed and Duplex Settings sssssssessssee eene enne 52 Chapter 5 Installing the NDIS2 Driver Software sssssssessse eene nennen nnne nennen 55 OVOIVIGW m 56 Contents Checking Pre installation Requirements sse eene nnne en nennen nnns 57 Installing the NDIS2 Driver Software on MS DOS Platforms ssssssesseem 58 Creating a Startup DISK iore pee acere debi caede due eene dede ani nea a teed deena 58 Modifying the Startup Disk acdan eria A A A a e e nnne nennen nennen nnne nnns 59 Installing the DOS NDIS2 Driver Software ssssssssssseeenn nenne ennemis 61 Using Keywords for the Drivers ereit A aa ia enne nenne a TEAS raa TAEAE ARTEEN Ai neis 63 Chapter 6 Installing the Linux Drivers eaei rre aA EEA RARA ATETA nnnm nennen nennen nnns 65 ULM S 66 Liritatiohs c reet rero toit ui rtm oa oni i Mr ipei ulum 66 Packaglirigis oit do ditm tn etd tx ot He nd aa oe dut ima ndis 67 Installing Linux Driver Software eee ean e eR I RR e AREAS ARRA 68 Installing the Source RPM Package sirenai aaan aE E E E AARE AERE EA
21. Linux Red Hat PXE Server Broadcom PXE clients are able to remotely boot and use network resources NFS mount and so forth as well as perform Linux installations In the case of a remote boot the Linux universal driver binds seamlessly with the Broadcom Universal Network Driver Interface UNDI and provides a network interface in the Linux remotely booted client environment o Intel APITEST The Broadcom PXE driver passes all API compliance test suites o MS DOS UNDI The MS DOS Universal Network Driver Interface UNDI seamlessly binds with the Broadcom UNDI to provide a network adapter driver interface specification NDIS2 interface to the upper layer protocol stack This allows computers to connect to network resources in an MS DOS environment O Remote Installation Service RIS The Broadcom PXE clients are able to remotely boot to a Windows Server 2003 SP1 and older system running RIS to initialize and install Windows Server 2003 and prior operating systems To extend functionalities beyond basic network connectivity when loading an operating system through RIS see Using the NetXtreme II Monolithic Driver on page 48 O Windows Deployment Service WDS For Windows Server 2003 SP2 RIS was replaced by WDS which offers a Broadcom PXE client to install Windows operating systems including Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 To extend functionalities beyond basic network connectivity when loading an
22. Properties 108 Updating the Ethernet WireSpeed Property Updating the Flow Control Property The Ethernet Wirespeed property enables a Gigabit Ethernet adapter to establish a link at a lower speed when only two pairs of wires are available in the cabling plant By default the Ethernet Wirespeed property is enabled To enable or disable the Ethernet WireSpeed property do the following 1 Access the Advanced tab o For Windows Server 2003 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2003 on page 100 o For Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 on page 103 O For Windows Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Vista on page 104 The Advanced tab is shown in Figure 19 on page 102 2 From the Property list on the Advanced tab select Ethernet Wirespeed 3 From the Value list on the Advanced tab select one of the following D Enable Enables Ethernet Wirespeed This is the default D Disable Disables Ethernet Wirespeed 4 Click OK 5 If you are prompted to restart your computer click Yes Although it is not necessary to reboot the system for new adapter properties to take effect Allied Telesis recommends rebooting recommended to reinitialize all of the registers 6 Verify that the adapter port LEDs are operating correct
23. The default value is 750 receive buffers To set the Receive Buffers property do the following 1 Access the Advanced tab o For Windows Server 2003 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2003 on page 100 o For Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 on page 103 O For Windows Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Vista on page 104 The Advanced tab is shown in Figure 19 on page 102 2 From the Property list on the Advanced tab select Receive Buffers 3 From the Value list on the Advanced tab enter a value between 50 and 2 000 4 Click OK 5 If prompted to restart your computer click Yes Although it is not necessary to reboot the system for new adapter properties to take effect rebooting is recommended to reinitialize all registers 6 Verify that the port LED operates correctly See one of the following descriptions o AT 2973SX Adapter Physical Description on page 17 o AT 2973T Adapter Physical Description on page 18 o AT 2973T 4 Adapter Physical Description on page 21 The Receive Side Scaling RSS feature configures RSS queues from 1 to 4 The available options are RSS 1 Queue RSS 2 Queue and RSS 4 Queue By default RSS is enabled To set RSS do the following 1 Access the Advanced tab OG
24. The following sections provide functional descriptions of the AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 adapters D AT 2973SX Adapter on page 17 o AT 2973T Adapter on page 18 o AT 2973T 4 Adapter on page 20 AT 2973SX Adapter AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide The AT 2973SX adapter connects a PCI E compliant server or workstation to a Gigabit Ethernet network using fiber optic cabling and a connector that meets 62 5 125 um or 50 125 um multimode specifications This adapter operates at speeds of 1000 Mbps in full duplex mode The AT 2973SX adapter is show in Figure 1 Figure 1 AT 2973SX Adapter AT 2973SX Adapter Physical Description The faceplate on the AT 2973SX adapter provides two fiber optic connectors for attaching the adapter to a compatible link partner See Figure 2 for an illustration of the adapter s faceplate The AT 2973SX adapter has two fiber ports and two LEDs per port as shown in Figure 2 and described in Table 1 on page 18 The state of the network link and activity is indicated by a single LED located adjacent to the port connector Figure 2 AT 2973SX Faceplate Chapter 1 Introducing the AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 Adapters For AT 2973SX LED information see Table 1 Table 1 Network Link and Activity Indicated by the RJ 45 Port LEDs Port LED LED Appearance Network State Link LED Off No link cable disconnected Co
25. a license key preprogrammed in the hardware If supported for iSCSI you only need a license key The Installer has a graphical interactive installation mode To install the AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 drivers on a Windows Operating System do the following 1 When the Found New Hardware Wizard appears click No not this time See Figure 13 on page 90 for the Found New Hardware Wizard Page 89 Chapter 7 Installing the Windows Drivers Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software Yes this time only Yes now and every time connect a device Click Next to continue Figure 13 Found New Hardware Wizard Page 2 From the driver directory select the setup exe file and Run 90 AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme II Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide The Broadcom NetXtreme II Driver Installer InstallShield Wizard Page is displayed See Figure 14 ie Broadcom NetXtreme II Driver Installer InstallShield Wizard x Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Broadcom NetXtreme II Driver Installer The InstallShield R Wizard will install Broadcom Netxtreme II Driver Installer on your compu
26. an existing distribution that may already contain an older version of the driver the force option is needed Depending on the kernel the driver is installed to one of the following paths 2 4 x kernels lib modules kernel version kernel drivers net bnx2 0 2 6 x kernels lib modules kernel version kernel drivers net bnx2 ko For the bnx2i driver the driver is installed on one of the following paths 2 6 16 kernels and newer bnx2 driver lib modules kernel version kernel drivers net bnx2 ko lib modules kernel version kernel drivers net cnic ko 2 6 16 kernels and newer bnx2i driver lib modules kernel version kernel drivers iscsi bnx2i ko 4 Toload the driver enter one of the following commands insmod bnx2 or modprobe bnx2 5 To load the cnic driver if applicable enter one of the following commands insmod cnic ko or modprobe cnic 69 Chapter 6 Installing the Linux Drivers 70 Building the Driver from the Source TAR File To configure the network protocol and address refer to the documentation provided with your operating system This procedure describes how to build the bnx2 and bnx2i Linux drivers from the Source TAR file See the following sections 0 Building the bnx2 Driver on page 70 D Building the bnx2i Driver on page 71 Building the bnx2 Driver To build the bnx2 Linux driver from the Source TAR file do the following 1 Create a direc
27. and discusses the following topics D Using the NetXtreme II Monolithic Driver on page 48 o Inserting the NetXtreme II Monolithic Driver in a WinPE 2 0 Image on page 50 o Configuring the Speed and Duplex Settings on page 52 47 Chapter 4 Installing the Monolithic Software Driver Using the NetXtreme II Monolithic Driver 48 The NetXtreme II Monolithic driver is used with a remote imaging software such as WinPE although it is not associated with any operating system Before you install a monolithic driver you must install an AT 2973SX AT 2973T or AT 2973T 4 adapter in a PC or multiple PCs that you want to act as a remote node Once you install the adapter and the monolithic driver software your can download the image from an image server to the PCs with an installed adapter The NetXtreme II Family Adapters based on its advanced functionalities uses a software architecture that includes a Virtual Bus Device VBD to extend functionalities beyond basic network connectivity However Microsoft does not currently support this architecture when loading an operating system through its Windows Deployment Services WDS which was previously known as Remote Installation Services RIS or for the deployment agent used in the Automated Deployment Services ADS Therefore a separate driver was created to accommodate these Microsoft deficiencies This driver is known as the NetXtreme II monolithic driver but it is so
28. c VistaPEx86 mount windows When asked to continue and have the program prepare the image for deployment enter yes To commit the changes to the original image file Winpe wim enter imagex unmount c VistaPEx86 mount commit To replace the default Boot wim file in the ISO directory with your new custom image enter copy c NVistaPex86Nwinpe wim c VistaPEx86 ISO sources boot wim 51 Chapter 4 Installing the Monolithic Software Driver Configuring the Speed and Duplex Settings Since the typical environment where the NetXtreme II monolithic driver is used does not provide the means to configure advanced network adapter properties the driver file bO6nd inf was modified to include a section that allows it to be configured for a specific speed and duplex mode This provides a more robust connection to the network as it allows the adapter to match the settings of its link partner for example a switch or a router To manually configure the speed and duplex do the following 1 Open the bO6nd inf file with a text editor like Microsoft Notepad or WordPad 2 Searchthe file for Registry parameters to locate the section that allows you to configure the adapter speed and duplex mode Once located notice the following information params_utp hkr req medium 2 0 params fiber hkr req medium 2 65283 These are two separate sections that can be configured one for standard RJ 45 copper i
29. dos file to this folder Edit the Config sys file by adding the following lines DEVICE C NLANMANNPROTMAN DOS DEVICE C NLANMANNBXND2OX DOS DEVICE C NLANMANNNETBEUI DOS 61 Chapter 5 Installing the NDIS2 Driver Software 62 5 Edit the Autoexec bat file by adding the following lines C LANMAN NETBIND EXE C LANMAN NET START WORKSTATION C LANMAN NET USE drive letter server name resource name Edit the Protocol ini file located in C LANMAN to configure the driver to bind with NetBEUI or any other protocols Here is an example PROTOCOL MANAGER DriverName PROTMAN NETBEUI XIF DriverName netbeui BINDINGS BXND20X BXND20x DriverName BXND20x 7 Restart the computer to complete the installation Note The driver loads during system configuration and displays the Broadcom banner controller name MAC address IRQ number detected line speed and the controller BusNum and DevNum If the driver fails to load an initialization fail message is displayed For more information about the BusNum and DevNum keywords see Using Keywords for the Drivers on page 63 AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Using Keywords for the Drivers The Protocol ini file contains certain keywords that are used by the BXND20X dos driver These keywords are listed below o BusNum Specifies the number of the PCI bus on which the net
30. ensure the system power is OFF and unplugged from the power outlet and that proper electrical grounding procedures have been followed A Warning High voltage inside the system presents a safety hazard Make sure the power is off before removing the cover 2 Remove the system cover and select any appropriate empty PCI slot See Figure 9 on page 35 If you do not know how to identify an appropriate PCI slot refer to the system documentation that was included with your PC 34 AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide P peee P ecc s at va ee L P Figure 9 Removing the PC Cover 3 Select an empty non shared PCI slot and remove the faceplate Keep the faceplate in a safe place You may need it for future use See Figure 10 Figure 10 Removing the Faceplate From PCI Slot Note If you cannot locate or do not know how to find an appropriate PCI slot refer to the documentation that came with your system 35 Chapter 2 Installing the Hardware 4 Remove the network adapter card from the shipping package and store the packaging material in a safe location A Caution Wear a grounding device and observe electrostatic discharge precautions when installing the network adapter card in a system Failure to observe this caution could result in damage to the card
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32. page 70 Note If a bnx2 or bnx2i driver is loaded and you update the Linux kernel you must recompile the driver module if it was installed using the source RPM or the TAR package The procedure in this section describes how to install the Source RPM Package The examples in the following procedure refer to the bnx2 driver but also apply to the bnx2i driver To install the Source RPM Package do the following 1 Enter the following command rpm ivh netxtreme2 version src rpm Change the directory to the RPM path and build the binary driver for your kernel the RPM path is different for each Linux distribution cd usr src redhat OpenL Tnux turbo packages rpm rpm bb SPECS bnx2 spec rpmbuild bb SPECS bnx2 spec for RPM version 4 x x Note During your attempt to install a source RPM package the following message may be displayed error cannot create sourcedir usr src redhat SOURCES The most likely cause of the error is that the rpm build package has not been installed Locate the rpm build package on the Linux installation media and install it using the following command rpm ivh rpm build version arch rpm Then complete the installation of the source RPM AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide 3 Install the newly built package which includes the driver and man page rpm ivh RPMS 1386 bnx2 vers7on arch rpm If you are installing over
33. review the license agreement click accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to continue 4 Select the features you want installed If you receive a warning regarding NET Framework 2 0 then press OK to continue installing BACS 3 and manually install NET Framework 2 0 when installation completes or Cancel to quit 5 Click Next 6 Click Install 7 Click Finish to close the wizard You can use the silent install option to install from a source folder or any folder You can create a log file during the installation procedure In addition you can specify which features you will install on your system See the following sections D Performing a Silent Install from the Installer Source Folder on page 135 o Performing a Silent Install and Creating a Log File on page 135 o Performing a Silent Install from any Folder on page 135 AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide D Performing a Silent Install by Feature on A32 Platforms on page 136 D Performing a Silent Install by Feature on AMD64 EM64T Platforms on page 136 D Performing a Silent Install from Within a Batch File on page 136 Note All commands are case sensitive Note User must Run as Administrator for Vista when using msiexec for silent install uninstall s Performing a Silent Install from the Installer Source Folder To perform a silent install or
34. the following descriptions o AT 2973SX Adapter Physical Description on page 17 o AT 2973T Adapter Physical Description on page 18 o AT 2973T 4 Adapter Physical Description on page 21 Updating the Jumbo MTU Property AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide The Jumbo MTU property allows the adapter to transmit and receive oversized Ethernet frames that are greater than 1 514 bytes but less than 9 000 bytes in length Note that this property requires a switch that is able to process large frames By default the Jumbo MTU property is set to 1500 bytes To increase the size of the received frames do the following 1 Access the Advanced tab o For Windows Server 2003 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2003 on page 100 o For Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 on page 103 O For Windows Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Vista on page 104 The Advanced tab is shown in Figure 19 on page 102 2 From the Property list on the Advanced tab select Jumbo MTU 3 From the Value list on the Advanced tab select the byte quantity in 500 byte increments 4 Click OK 5 If prompted to restart your computer click Yes Although it is not necessary to reboot the system
35. to parse TCP IP and UDP headers within an Ethernet frame as well as the checksum CRC offload logic In this test packets are submitted to the chip as if they were received over Ethernet and the TPAT block cracks the frame identifying the TCP IP and UDP header data structures and calculates the checksum CRC The TPAT block results are compared with the values expected by Broadcom NetXtreme II User Diagnostics and any errors are displayed C5 C6 FIO Register NVM Access and Reset Corruption The Fast IO FIO verifies the register interface that is exposed to the internal CPUs Verifies non volatile memory NVM accesses both read and write initiated by one of the internal CPUs It tests for appropriate access arbitration among multiple entities CPUS It also checks for possible NVM corruption by issuing a chip reset while the NVM block is servicing data C7 Core Reset Integrity Verifies that the chip performs its reset operation correctly by resetting the chip multiple times checking that the bootcode and the internal uxdiag driver loads unloads correctly 163 Chapter 12 User Diagnostics Table 9 Diagnostic Tests Continued Test Number Name C8 DMA Engine C9 VPD Description Verifies the functionality of the DMA engine block by performing numerous DMA read and write operations to various system and internal memory locations and byte boundaries with varying lengths
36. 000 Server SNMP service before installing the extensible agent 127 Chapter 9 Installing CIM and SNMP for Manageability Loading the SNMP Libraries 128 The extensible agent allows the SNMP manager software to actively monitor the configurations of the Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter It supplements the information already provided by the standard SNMP Management Network Interface information The extensible agent provides in depth information about a Broadcom NetXtreme ll adapter including MAC address Bound IP address IP subnet mask Physical link status Adapter state Line speed Duplex mode Memory range Interrupt setting Bus number Device number uuuuuuuucl uu uulu ui 3uo u Function number To monitor this information an SNMP manager needs to load the Broadcom Extended information MIB file to allow monitoring of the information listed above See the following procedure The monitored workstation requires the installation of the Broadcom Extended Information SNMP extensible agent bcmif dll and requires the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SNMP service to be installed and loaded By default the BACS utility does not load the SNMP libraries You need to select this option To load the SNMP libraries on your PC do the following 1 Download the BACS utility from the Allied Telesis website This utility is available from the www alliedtelesis com support
37. 2000 to Windows Server 2003 ssssssssse 148 Preparing an Answer File 2 c c sccccsdsceeesenecdhenceenedceeetenedeanaetenndenaataneneeganecsenedhensteseeeseeetenedeeeeenene 148 Solving Broadcom Boot Agent and Broadcom Advanced Server Program BASP Issues 150 Solving Miscellaneous ISSUES sssssseseeeene eee ennemi en nennen nennrir nennen rennes 152 Chapter 12 User Diagnostics ssssssssssesseeeneeeeee nennen aaia ia ae nen Aaaa EEr AeA 155 a 156 System Redquiremerits 3 4 estre dan tege redd ine e RE ae RR ne o ERR Tua eR ea dene AT 157 Performing Diagnostics aer tte eene eed ode ida dd e eda dad nu Td dd d d e e adde n nad n n addu id 158 Diagnostic Test Descriptions eeeeeeieeeeesessesee nennen arenae ninh nnne nnn nannte nnns nnn pasen EAE R 161 Appendix A Specifications Idee etia EO e RELIER cand IR RR BR URN aar aaas HR Ma PATRE UR Ra E ERAS 167 Physical SpecifiCatioris dere eot e eee ebd er Rd d ede dE ERE Re eet 167 Environmental Specifications c ccccccccceeeeceeeeeeeeeceeecaeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeeceaeaeaaecaeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeecaecaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 167 Power Specifications co E gie toe ie ina stand aset lena in uarie agii dad bead te d Pt ue ig Ark ue Lu aiai 168 Performance Specifi cat ONS A e a ae a aa Taa e aaa a Eae aia E A E reris enne nennen 168 Operating Specificat
38. CSI Targets Refer to open iscsi documentation for a comprehensive list of iscsiadm commands The following is a sample list of commands to discovery targets and to create iscsi connections to a target Adding static entry iscsiadm m node p ipaddr port T iqn 2007 05 com broadcom targetl o new iSCSI target discovery using SendTargets iscsiadm m discovery type sendtargets p lt ipaddr port gt Login to target using iscsiadm command iscsiadm mode node targetname iqn targetname portal ipaddr port login List all drives active in the system fdisk 1 Maximizing Offload iSCSI Connections With default driver parameters set which includes 128 outstanding commands bnx2i can offload a maximum of 28 iSCSI connections This is not a hard limit but simple on chip resource allocation math The bnx2i driver can offload gt 28 connections by reducing the shared queue size which in turn limits the maximum outstanding tasks on a connection See Setting Values for Optional Properties on page 74 for information on Sq size and rq size The driver logs the following message to syslog when the maximum allowed connection offload limit is reached bnx2i unable to allocate iSCSI context resources 85 Chapter 6 Installing the Linux Drivers 86 Chapter 7 Installing the Windows Drivers This chapter provides procedures to install and remove the driver software for all of the Windows Operating
39. DHCP using PXE Solution For proper operation make sure that the Spanning Tree Protocol STP feature is disabled or that portfast mode for Cisco switches is enabled on the port to which the PXE client is connected For instance set spantree portfast 4 12 enable Problem A BASP team in Windows Server 2003 may not function properly if a team member driver property is modified Solution Due to a limitation in Windows Server 2003 the features of team members should remain static during the entire life of the team To change the characteristics of a team member remove the team member from the team modify the team member and then the adapter to the team again This limitation does not exist in Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Problem A system containing an 802 3ad team causes a Netlogon service failure in the system event log and prevents it from communicating with the domain controller during boot up Solution Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 326152 http support microsoft com kb 326152 en us indicates that Gigabit Ethernet adapters may experience problems with connectivity to a domain controller due to link fluctuation while the driver initializes and negotiates a link with the network infrastructure The link negotiation is further affected when the Gigabit adapters are participating in an 802 3ad team due to the additional negotiation with a switch required for this team type As suggested in the Knowledge Base Ar
40. Download from Server 2003 package but by default Microsoft R2 not included during installation Windows NET 2 0 Included in NET 2 0 NET 2 0 SP1 Included in OS Server 2008 SP1 which is included package during OS installation Note Starting BACS 3 without NET Framework version 2 0 or above installed on your system results in an error 133 Chapter 10 Installing Management Applications 134 Using the Installer Using the Silent Install Option Note Long startup times for BACS 3 may be caused by a limitation of NET Framework 2 0 as described in Microsoft knowledge base article KB936707 To improve the startup time of BACS 3 apply NET Framework 2 0 SP1 or appropriate version for your OS as shown in the Recommended column of Table 6 and reboot your system The driver software is available for download from the Allied Telesis web site at www alliedtelesis com support After you have accessed this website enter the model number in the Search by Product Name box and then click Find to view the current list of available software drivers To install the management applications do the following Note Before starting the installation verify that NET Framework 2 0 or above is installed This ensures optimal performance of BACS 3 1 Open the MgmtApps folder select A32 or x64 and then double click Setup exe to open the InstallShield Wizard 2 Click Next to continue 3 After you
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42. For Windows Server 2003 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2003 on page 100 117 Chapter 8 Setting Advanced Properties O For Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 on page 103 O For Windows Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Vista on page 104 The Advanced tab is shown in Figure 19 on page 102 From the Property list on the Advanced tab select Receive Side Scaling From the Value list on the Advanced tab select one of the following o Enabled o Disabled Click OK If prompted to restart your computer click Yes Although it is not necessary to reboot the system for new adapter properties to take effect rebooting is recommended to reinitialize all registers Verify that the port LED operates correctly See one of the following descriptions o AT 2973SX Adapter Physical Description on page 17 o AT 2973T Adapter Physical Description on page 18 o AT 2973T 4 Adapter Physical Description on page 21 Updating the The Speed amp Duplex Mode property allows you to set the speed of the Speed amp Duplex copper adapters as well as the change the duplex mode from full to half Mode Property By default the duplex mode is set to a speed of 1000 Mb in full duplex mode Note You cannot change the speed or dupl
43. Hardware Wizard Page nennen nnne emeret terns ANEAN REENE EEEE EnEn 90 Broadcom NetXtreme II Driver Installer InstallShield Wizard Page seem 91 License Agreement Page dcm iere re pate ee e doce Wan eee ain eel 92 Ready to Install the Program Page sse enne enne n nennen nene nnns en eren en nnne 93 InstallShield Wizard Completed Page ssseseeeeeneneenn een nennen errem enne en erre s entren nns 94 SystemiProperties Dialog BOX 5 2 Le eio n d does a Le ie eU qo ERI Up od aaia 101 Advanced rim 102 Figure 20 Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows T Search BOX eterni ete eee piene dte ten ese EE eaae ise e e e eise ede eere d gei s 103 Figure 21 Device Manager Window ssssssssssssssseseseeee nennt nnnrn en ennrhntti tens rhntei reist resi ne renis sinn tenens rns n tenes EEEE nt 104 Figure 22 Windows Vista Start Menu sssssssssssssssssseseesese nemen hn eth rhnet stet tenet sisi r tenete na tesis sisse tenes sein tenes sno 105 Figure 23 Windows Vista Run Window sse enm eene nnne nenen enn en nenrennne enne ner en nennen nne 105 Figure 24 BACS CIM Option WindOwW eeseseeeeneennneen emm neememneen nennen entren nenrenne entren tenen EAEE EEEE EnEn 126 Figure 25 BACS SNMP Option Window esses eene erem iiad nenne enne nennen teneret nere enne 129 Fi
44. Microsoft Network client you must have the following o Windows NT Server 4 0 CD ROM o A blank MS DOS system disk 3 5 high density floppy disk 0 Access to the Broadcom NDIS2 driver file BXND20X dos This file is located on the driver source media After creating the startup disk follow the instructions in Modifying the Startup Disk on page 59 Note Windows NT Server 4 0 users When running Setup for Microsoft Network Client v3 0 for MS DOS click any network card from the list NE2000 Compatible for example to create the startup disk To create a startup disk do the following 1 Create a folder called NCADMIN in the root of the C drive 2 Copy the NCADMIN CN_ NCADMIN EX_ and NCADMIN HL_ files from the 1386 folder on the Windows NT Server 4 0 CD ROM 3 Open a command prompt window and change the directory to CANCADMIN 4 Enter the following expand r ncadmin 5 Close the command prompt window by typing exit and then pressing Enter 6 Start Windows Explorer Modifying the Startup Disk AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide 7 Open the NCADMIN folder and double click ncadmin exe 8 Follow the on screen instructions to make the network startup disk choose NE2000 Compatible from the list of adapters To modify the startup disk do the following 1 Edit A Net Protocol ini with Notepad or a similar text editor a Chang
45. NetExtreme Il Family Adapters AT 2973SX AT 2973T AT 2973T 4 Installation and User s Guide 613 001252 Rev B MV Allied Telesis Copyright 2011 Allied Telesis Inc All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced without prior written permission from Allied Telesis Inc Broadcom and the pulse logo are among the trademarks of Broadcom Corporation All other product names company names logos or other designations mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Electrical Safety and Emissions Standards This product meets the following standards Federal Communications Commission Interference Statement Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer Name Allied Telesis Inc Declares that the product NetExtreme II Family Adapters Model Numbers AT 2973SX AT 2973T AT 2973T 4 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to ra
46. Note You can use the MBA Configuration Menu to configure the MBA driver one adapter at a time as described below or you can use the MS DOS based application to simultaneously configure the MBA driver for multiple adapters See Chapter 12 User Diagnostics on page 155 1 Restart your system You are prompted to press CTRL S 2 Press CTRL S within 4 seconds after the prompt is displayed 43 Chapter 3 Installing Broadcom Boot Agent Driver Software 44 Setting Up the BIOS Note The message prompting you to press CTRL S is displayed once for each Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter you have in your system that has MBA enabled The messages are displayed in the same order as the assigned adapter device number 3 Use the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to move to the Boot Protocol menu item Note If you have multiple adapters in your system and you are unsure which adapter you are configuring press CTRL F6 which causes the port LEDs on the adapter to start blinking 4 Use the UP ARROW DOWN ARROW LEFT ARROW and RIGHT ARROW keys to move to and change the values for other menu items as desired 5 Press F4 to save your settings 6 Press ESC when you are finished To boot from the network with the MBA make the MBA enabled adapter the first bootable device under the BIOS This procedure depends on the system BIOS implementation Refer to the user manual for the system BIOS implementation for instructions
47. S 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe A est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada European Union Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances RoHS in Electrical and Electronic Equipment This Allied Telesis RoHS compliant product conforms to the European Union Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances RoHS in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Allied Telesis ensures RoHS conformance by requiring supplier Declarations of Conformity monitoring incoming materials and maintaining manufacturing process controls RFI Emissions FCC Class B EN55022 Class B VCCI Class B C TICK CE Immunity EN55024 Electrical Safety EN60950 1 TUV UL 60950 1 ULys A Laser Safety EN60825 Translated Safety Statements Important The amp indicates that a translation of the safety statement is available in a PDF document titled Translated Safety Statements on the Allied Telesis website at www alliedtelesis com support software After you have accessed this website enter the model number in the Search by Product Name box and then click Find to view the current list of documents Contents Preface sicessentiiod tuetur UM aer 11 Safety Symbols Used in this Document sssssssssssssseee eene enne enne rennen nnns 12 Where to Find Web based Guides Torri eire EGEE E nennen nannten d nnns nannten nnne 13 Conacipng gal eAEII secs line a acy sheccendde eects E E a A E tee tete
48. SP 132 SNMP 132 CIMi 32 Performing a Silent Install by Feature on AMD64 EM64T Platforms To perform a silent install by feature on AMD64 EM64T platforms enter setup s v qn ADDSOURCE BACSa64 CHMa64 BASPa64 SNMPa64 Performing a Silent Install from Within a Batch File To perform a silent install from within a batch file and wait for the install to complete before continuing with the next command line enter start wait setup s w v qn AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Modifying Management Applications To modify the management applications do the following 1 2 10 In Control Panel double click Add or Remove Programs Click Broadcom Management Programs and then click Change Click Next to continue Click Modify to change program features Click Next to continue Click on an icon to change how a feature is installed Click Next Click Install Click Finish to close the wizard Reboot your system to complete the modification of the management applications 137 Chapter 10 Installing Management Applications Repairing Management Applications 138 To repair or reinstall the management applications do the following 1 2 In Control Panel double click Add or Remove Programs Click Broadcom Management Programs and then click Change Click Next to continue Click Repair to repair errors in installed applications
49. Software Overview 56 The BXND20X Broadcom NetXtreme ll Gigabit Ethernet driver is described in this chapter This driver can be installed on AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 adapters that are installed in systems running an MS DOS platform See the following sections 0 Checking Pre installation Requirements on page 57 D Installing the NDIS2 Driver Software on MS DOS Platforms on page 58 D Using Keywords for the Drivers on page 63 AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Checking Pre installation Requirements Before you can successfully install the NDIS2 driver software you must do the following m m Physically install the network adapter in the server Install the networking software that is appropriate to the operating system such as Microsoft LAN Manager 2 2 for MS DOS The networking software must be running on your server 57 Chapter 5 Installing the NDIS2 Driver Software Installing the NDIS2 Driver Software on MS DOS Platforms 58 Creating a Startup Disk The NDIS2 driver software can be run from an MS DOS startup disk using Microsoft Network Client 3 0 or from the hard disk using Microsoft LAN Manager 2 2 This section describes how to create a startup disk and modify it See the following 0 Creating a Startup Disk on page 58 0 Modifying the Startup Disk on page 59 To create a startup disk to run a
50. Systems supported by the AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 adapters In addition it describes how to display and change adapter properties including power management options This chapter discusses the following topics D Installing the Windows Driver Software on page 88 D Removing the Device Drivers on page 97 87 Chapter 7 Installing the Windows Drivers Installing the Windows Driver Software 88 This chapter describes how to install all of the following Windows Operating Systems Microsoft Windows Server 2003 32 bit and 64 bit extended Microsoft Windows Server 2008 32 bit and 64 bit extended Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 32 bit and 64 bit extended Microsoft Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit extended Microsoft Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit extended u uuu iu The Windows driver software for all of the Windows Operating Systems is available on the Allied Telesis website at www alliedtelesis com support software After you have accessed this website enter the model number in the Search by Product Name box and then click Find to display the current list of software drivers When Windows starts after the AT 2973SX AT 2973T or AT 2973T 4 adapter has been installed the operating system automatically detects the hardware and prompts you to install the driver software for that device You also receive this same prompt when you remove an existing device driver There are two methods used to
51. Test Testing Network Connectivity AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Linux To verify that the bnx2 o driver is loaded properly enter lsmod If the driver is loaded a line similar to one Table 7 is displayed where size indicates the size of the driver in bytes and n is the number of adapters configured Table 7 Linux Module Size Module BCM5709 For a Windows operating systems see Analyzing Cables in the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3 User Guide for information on running a cable length test This section describes how to test network connectivity for the Windows and Linux platforms Note When using forced link speeds verify that both the adapter and the switch are forced to the same speed or that at least one link partner is configured for auto negotiation Windows In the Windows platforms use the ping command to test network connectivity Note Network connectivity can also be tested using the Testing the Network feature in the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3 User Guide To determine if the network connection is working do the following 1 Click Start and then click Run 2 Type cmd in the Open box and then click OK 3 Type ipconfig all to view the network connection to be tested 4 Type ping IP address and then press Enter 145 Chapter 11 Troubleshooting 146 The ping statistics that are di
52. al Description on page 21 for a description of LED operation for each adapter model AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide After you connect the system to the network and power is supplied the AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 adapters attempt to establish the connection at 1000 Mbps in full duplex mode 39 Chapter 2 Installing the Hardware 40 Chapter 3 Installing Broadcom Boot Agent Driver Software This chapter provides information about how to install the Broadcom Boot Agent Driver Software and discusses the following topics o Overview on page 42 O Setting Up MBA in a Client Environment on page 43 0 Setting Up MBA in a Server Environment Red Hat Linux PXE Server on page 45 41 Chapter 3 Installing Broadcom Boot Agent Driver Software Overview 42 The AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetXtreme II Family adapters support Preboot Execution Environment PXE Multi Boot Agent MBA is a software module that allows your network computer to boot with the images provided by remote servers across the network The Broadcom MBA driver complies with PXE 2 1 code The MBA module operates in a client server environment A network consists of one or more boot servers that provide boot images to multiple computers through the network The Broadcom implementation of the MBA module has been tested successfully in the following environments O
53. and User s Guide Solution This is a Microsoft issue For more information see Microsoft knowledge base KB913119 at http support microsoft com kb 913119 Problem Performance is degraded when multiple BCM57710 network adapters are used in a system Solution Ensure that the system has at least 2 GB of main memory when using up to four network adapters and 4 GB of main memory when using four or more network adapters 153 Chapter 11 Troubleshooting 154 Chapter 12 User Diagnostics This chapter provides user diagnostic information for the MS DOS platform This chapter discusses the following topics m g g g Overview on page 156 System Requirements on page 157 Performing Diagnostics on page 158 Diagnostic Test Descriptions on page 161 155 Chapter 12 User Diagnostics Overview 156 Broadcom NetXtreme II User Diagnostics is an MS DOS based application that runs a series of diagnostic tests These tests allow you to update device firmware as well as to view and change settings for available adapter properties To run Broadcom NetXtreme II User Diagnostics you must create an MS DOS 6 22 bootable disk containing the uxdiag exe file Next start the system with the boot disk in drive A See the following sections o For alist of system requirements to run the diagnostic tests see System Requirements on page 157 o For instructions how to run diagnostic tests on
54. bcm570x 050000 bnx2i netifzethl iscsi bcm570x 030c00 Driver completes handshake with iSCSI offload enabled CNIC device bnx2i 05 00 00 ISCSI INIT passed Note This message is displayed only when the user attempts to make an iSCSI connection Driver detects iSCSI offload is not enabled on the CNIC device bnx2i iSCSI not supported dev eth3 bnx2i bnx2i LOM is not enabled to offload iSCSI connections devzethO Driver unable to allocate TCP port for iSCSI connection bnx2i run bnx2id daemon to alloc TCP ports Exceeds maximum allowed iSCSI connection offload limit bnx2i unable to allocate iSCSI context resources 79 Chapter 6 Installing the Linux Drivers 80 Network route to target node and transport name binding are two different devices bnx2i conn bind ep 0x ROUTE_HBA does not belong to hba USER_CHOSEN_HBA where ROUTE_HBA is the net device on which connection was offloaded based on route information USER CHOSEN HBA is the HBA to which target node is bound using iscsi transport name Target cannot be reached on any of the CNIC devices bnx2i check route cannot connect using cnic Network route is assigned to network interface which is down bnx2i check route hba not found Attempting to offload iSCSI connection onto a Jumbo Frame enabled device bnx2i eth network i f mtu is set to mtu bnx2i iSCSI HBA can support mtu of 1500 Note Change mtu to 1500 using if
55. bnx2 disable msi 1 Setting Optional Properties for the bnx2i Driver You can supply the optional parameters en tcp dack error mask1 and error mask2 as command line arguments to the insmod or modprobe command for the bnx2i driver error mask1 and error mask2 Use Config FW iSCSI Error Mask to configure certain iSCSI protocol violations to be treated either as a warning or a fatal error All fatal iSCSI protocol violations result in session recovery ERL 0 These are bit masks By default all violations are treated as errors A Caution Do not use the error_mask parameter if you are not sure about the consequences Discuss these values with the Broadcom development team on a case by case basis This is a mechanism to work around iSCSI implementation issues on the target side and 75 Chapter 6 Installing the Linux Drivers 76 without proper knowledge of iSCSI protocol details users are advised not to experiment with these parameters en_tcp_dack The Enable TCP Delayed ACK parameter enables or disables the TCP delayed ACK feature on offloaded iSCSI connections The TCP delayed ACK feature is ENABLED by default To set the en_tcp_dack parameter in the bnx2i driver enter one of the following commands insmod bnx2i ko en_tcp_dack 0 or modprobe bnx2i en_tcp_dack 0 Default ENABLED sq_size Use the Configure SQ size parameter to select the send queue size for offloaded connections The SQ size determines the
56. boot the system for new adapter properties to take effect rebooting is recommended to reinitialize all registers Verify that the port LEDs are operating correctly See one of the following descriptions o AT 2973SX Adapter Physical Description on page 17 o AT 2973T Adapter Physical Description on page 18 o AT 2973T 4 Adapter Physical Description on page 21 Chapter 9 Installing CIM and SNMP for Manageability Both Common Information Model CIM and Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP are information models that allow you to monitor and manage a PC or a network Both CIM and SNMP are supported on the Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Operating Systems The CIM standard defines managed elements and the SNMP standard defines events such as temperature threshold and power outages which are called traps This chapter discusses the following topics D Installing CIM on page 124 D Installing SNMP on page 127 123 Chapter 9 Installing CIM and SNMP for Manageability Installing CIM 124 The Common Information Model CIM is an industry standard defined by the Distributed Management Task Force DMTF Microsoft implements CIM on Windows platforms Also Broadcom supports CIM on the Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 platforms Broadcom s implementation of CIM enables various classes to provide information through CIM client appli
57. cations The Broadcom CIM data provider provides data only In addition you can select your preferred CIM client software to browse the information exposed by the Broadcom CIM provider The Broadcom CIM provider provides information through the following classes o BRCM NetworkAdapter o BRCM_ExtraCapacityGroup The BRCM_NetworkAdapter class provides network adapter information pertaining to a group of adapters including Broadcom and controllers from other vendors The BRCM_ExtraCapacityGroup class provides team configuration for the Broadcom Advanced Server Program BASP Current implementation provides team information and information about physical network adapters in the team BASP provides information about events through event logs You can use the either Event Viewer provided by Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 or CIM to inspect and monitor these events The Broadcom CIM provider also provides event information through the CIM generic event model The following events are defined by CIM o __InstanceCreationEvent 0 __InstanceDeletionEvent 0 __InstanceModificationEvent CIM requires the client application to register the events from the client application using queries as examples to receive events properly See the following examples SELECT FROM InstanceModificationEvent where TargetInstance ISA BRCM NetworkAdapter SELECT FROM InstanceModificationEvent where TargetInstance
58. ce 24 iSCSI Power Management Wake on LAN WOL Feature adapter the TCP IP processing can be moved to hardware freeing the CPU for more important tasks such as application processing The Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter s TOE functionality allows simultaneous operation of up to 1024 fully offloaded TCP connections for 1 Gbps network adapters The TOE support on the adapter significantly reduces the host CPU utilization while preserving the implementation of the operating system stack The IETF has standardized the Internet Small Computer Systems Interface iSCSI SCSI is a popular protocol that enables systems to communicate with storage devices using block level transfer that is address data stored on a storage device that is not a whole file In addition iSCSI maps the SCSI request and response application protocols and its standardized command set over TCP IP networks As iSCSI utilizes TCP as its sole transport protocol it greatly benefits from hardware acceleration of the TCP processing that is use of a TOE However iSCSI as a Layer 5 protocol has additional mechanisms beyond the TCP layer iSCSI processing can also be offloaded thereby reducing CPU utilization even further The Broadcom NetXtreme ll adapter targets best system performance maintains system flexibility to changes and supports current and future OS convergence and integration Therefore the adapter s iSCSI offload architecture is unique as evide
59. ch received packet minimizing latency When traffic is heavy the adapter issues one host interrupt for multiple back to back incoming packets preserving host CPU cycles The core control for Broadcom NetXtreme ll adapters resides in a tightly integrated high performance ASIC The ASIC includes a RISC processor This functionality provides the flexibility to add new features to the card and adapts it to future network requirements through software downloads This functionality also enables the adapter drivers to exploit the built in host offload functions on the adapter as host operating systems are enhanced to take advantage of these functions The Broadcom NetXtreme Il adapter has software support for the following operating systems Microsoft Windows Server 2003 32 bit and 64 bit extended Microsoft Windows Server 2008 32 bit and 64 bit extended Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 32 bit and 64 bit extended Microsoft Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit extended Microsoft Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit extended Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper V Linux 32 bit and 64 bit extended MS DOS ESX Server VMware Citrix XenServer uuua uuauua uu uu 4u u 25 Chapter 1 Introducing the AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 Adapters 26 Chapter 2 Installing the Hardware This chapter describes how to install the AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 adapters in a PC and discusses the following topics Reviewing t
60. cifications apply to the AT 2973SX adapter Output Optical Power 9 5 dBm minimum to 1 5 dBm maximum Input Optical Power 17 dBm Receive Sensitivity 12 5 dBm with 62 5 um fiber or 13 5 dBm with 50 um fiber 10 100 1000Base T Twisted Pair Port Connectors This section lists the pin signals for the 10 100 1000Base T twisted pair ports for the AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 adapters Figure 26 illustrates the pin layout to an RJ 45 connector and port Mg E 1 1 Figure 26 RJ 45 Connector and Port Pin Layout 168 AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Table 10 lists the RJ 45 connector pins and their signals when a 1000Base T port is operating at 1000 Mbps Table 10 RJ 45 1000Base T Connector Pinouts Pin Pair Signal 1 1 TX and RX 2 1 TX and RX 3 2 TX and RX 4 3 TX and RX 5 3 TX and RX 6 2 TX and RX 7 4 TX and RX 8 4 TX and RX a Bi directional data on each pair 169 Appendix A Specifications 170 Appendix B Cleaning Fiber Optic Connectors The fiber optic connector consists of a fiber optic plug and its adapter The end of the fiber optic cable is held in the core of the ferrule in the plug Light signals are transmitted through the core of the fiber Even minor smudges or dirt on the end face of the fiber completely invisible to the naked eye can disrupt light transmission and lead to failure
61. config and restart the interface in order to offload iSCSI connections SCSI ML initiated host reset session recovery bnx2i attempting to reset host 3 CNIC detects iSCSI protocol violation Fatal errors bnx2i bnx2i bnx2i bnx2i bnx2i bnx2i bnx2i bnx2i bnx2i bnx2i bnx2i iscsi error iscsi error iscsi error iscsi error iscsi error iscsi error iscsi error iscsi error iscsi error iscsi error iscsi error wrong StatSN rcvd hdr digest err data digest err wrong opcode rcvd AHS len O rcvd invalid ITT rcvd wrong StatSN rcvd wrong DataSN rcvd pend R2T violation ERLO UO ERLO U1 AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide bnx2i iscsi error ERLO U2 bnx2i iscsi error ERLO U3 bnx2i iscsi error ERLO U4 bnx2i iscsi error ERLO U5 bnx2i iscsi error ERLO U bnx2i iscsi error invalid resi len bnx2i iscsi error MRDSL violation bnx2i iscsi error F bit not set bnx2i iscsi error invalid TTT bnx2i iscsi error invalid DatasN bnx2i iscsi error burst len violation bnx2i iscsi error buf offset violation bnx2i iscsi error invalid LUN field bnx2i iscsi error invalid R2TSN field bnx2i iscsi error invalid cmd lenl bnx2i iscsi error invalid cmd len2 bnx2i iscsi error pend r2t exceeds MaxOutstandingR2T value bnx2i iscsi error TTT is rsvd bnx2i iscsi error MBL violation bnx2i iscsi error data seg len 0 bnx2i i
62. d 10 100 1000BASE T transceivers 10 100 1000 triple speed MAC Host interfaces SerDes interface for optical transceiver connection PCI Express v1 1 x4 and v2 0 compliant Gigabit Ethernet Full fast path TCP offload O Other performance features TCP IP UDP checksum TCP segmentation Adaptive interrupts Receive Side Scaling RSS O Manageability Broadcom Advanced Control Suite BACS 3 diagnostic and configuration software suite Supports PXE 2 0 specification Linux Red Hat PXE Server SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Windows Server 2000 Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 Intel APITEST DOS UNDI Wake on LAN support Statistics for Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP MIB II Ethernet like MIB and Ethernet MIB IEEE Std 802 3z Clause 30 22 TCP Offload Engine TOE AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide SMBus controller ACPI 1 1a compliant multiple power modes PMI support O Advanced network features Jumbo frames up to 9 KB The OS and the link partner must support jumbo frames Virtual LANs IEEE Std 802 3ad Teaming Smart Load Balancing Teaming Smart Load Balancing TOE Teaming with the correct configuration Flow Control IEEE Std 802 3x LiveLink supported in both the 32 bit and 64 bit Windows operating syste
63. d iSCSI CMD pdus are intermixed Newer iSCSI target systems are immune to this condition and this parameter is turned ON for quite some time Defaults 1 Values Binary parameter 0 1 The parameters can also be set in the modprobe conf command See the man page for more information The bnx2 driver defaults to the following settings Speed Autonegotiation with all speeds advertised Flow Control Autonegotiation with RX and TX advertised MTU 1500 range is 46 9000 RX Ring Size 255 range is 0 4080 RX Jumbo Ring Size 0 range 0 16320 adjusted by the driver based on MTU and RX Ring Size TX Ring Size 255 range is MAX SKB FRAGS 1 255 MAX SKB FRAGS varies on different kernels and different architectures On a 2 6 kernel for x86 MAX SKB FRAGS is 18 Coalesce RX Microseconds 18 range is 0 1023 Coalesce RX Microseconds IRQ 18 range is 0 1023 TT Chapter 6 Installing the Linux Drivers 78 Checking Driver Messages Coalesce RX Frames 6 range is 0 255 Coalesce RX Frames IRQ 6 range is 0 255 Coalesce TX Microseconds 80 range is 0 1023 Coalesce TX Microseconds IRQ 80 range is 0 1023 Coalesce TX Frames 20 range is 0 255 Coalesce TX Frames IRQ 20 range is 0 255 Coalesce Statistics Microseconds 999936 approximately 1 second range is 0 16776960 in increments of 256 MSI Enabled if supported by the 2 6 kernel and the interrupt test passes TSO Enabled on 2 6 kernels
64. d to a virtual network should not be configured for VLAN tagging through the driver s advanced properties Instead Hyper V should manage VLAN tagging exclusively O Since Hyper V does not support Jumbo Frames it is recommended that this feature not be used or connectivity issues may occur with the child partition o The Locally Administered Address LAA set by Hyper V takes precedence over an address set in the adapter s Advanced Properties o A TOE enabled network adapter that is bound to a Hyper V virtual network reports TOE as an offload capability in BACS however TOE does not work This is a limitation of Hyper V because this system does not support TOE O In an IPv6 network a team that supports Checksum Offload CO and Large Send Offload LSO and is bound to a Hyper V virtual network reports CO and LSO as an offload capability in BACS Also in an IPv6 network a team that supports CO or LSO and is bound to a Hyper V virtual network reports CO or LSO as an offload capability in BACS However in both instances CO and LSO do not work This is a limitation of Hyper V because this system does not support CO and LSO in an IPv6 network The following Broadcom team types are supported with Hyper V O Smart Load Balancing and Failover configured only for one primary and one standby D Link Aggregation IEEE 802 3ad LACP O Generic Trunking FEC GEC 802 3ad Draft Static 147 Chapter 11 Troubleshooting Removing the D
65. dapter Physical Description on page 18 o AT 2973T 4 Adapter Physical Description on page 21 119 Chapter 8 Setting Advanced Properties Updating the TCP Connection 120 Offload Properties There are two types of TCP Connection Offload properties The TCP Connection Offload IPv4 property enables or disables TOE offload when the IPv4 protocol is in use The TCP Connection Offload IPv6 property enables or disables TOE offload when the IPv6 protocol is in use By default this property is enabled for both the IPv4 and IPv6 versions To set TCP Connection Offload for both the IPv4 and IPv6 properties do the following 1 Access the Advanced tab o For Windows Server 2003 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2003 on page 100 o For Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 on page 103 O For Windows Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Vista on page 104 The Advanced tab is shown in Figure 19 on page 102 2 From the Property list on the Advanced tab select TCP Connection Offload IPv4 or TCP Connection Offload IPv6 3 From the Value list on the Advanced tab select one of the following o Enabled o Disabled 4 Click OK 5 If prompted to restart your computer click Yes Although it is not necessary to rebo
66. delines o The range is 0000 0000 0001 to FFFF FFFF FFFD D Do not use a multicast address least significant bit of the high byte 1 o Do not use all 0 s or all F s 4 f you are prompted to restart your computer click Yes Although it is not necessary to reboot the system for new adapter properties to take effect rebooting is recommended to reinitialize all registers 5 Verify that the port LEDs are operating correctly See one of the following descriptions o AT 2973SX Adapter Physical Description on page 17 o AT 2973T Adapter Physical Description on page 18 o AT 2973T 4 Adapter Physical Description on page 21 Updating the RSS Queues Property AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide The number of RSS queues varies depending on the adapter For 1 Gbps network adapters the RSS queue options are 1 2 4 and 8 The default is 8 RSS queues For 10 Gbps network adapters the RSS queue options are Auto 1 2 4 8 and 16 The default value is Auto queues To set the number of RSS Queues property do the following 1 Access the Advanced tab o For Windows Server 2003 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2003 on page 100 o For Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 on page 103 O F
67. describes how to unload or remove a Linux driver from an RPM installation Note The examples used in this procedure refer to the bnx2 driver but also apply to the bnx2i driver 72 Patching PCI Files Optional AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Note On 2 6 kernels it is not necessary to bring down the eth interfaces before unloading the driver module Note If the cnic driver is loaded unload the cnic driver before unloading the bnx2 driver Note Before unloading the bnx2i driver disconnect all active iSCSI sessions to targets To unload the driver use ifconfig to bring down all eth interfaces opened by the driver and then enter rmmod bnx2 If the driver was installed using the rpm command enter the following command to remove it rpm e netxtreme2 Unloading the Driver from a TAR Installation If the driver was installed using make install from the tar file manually delete the bnx2 o or bnx2 ko driver file from the operating system See Installing the Source RPM Package on page 68 for the location of the installed driver This is an optional procedure that describes how to patch PCI files for identification by other vendors For hardware detection utilities such as Red Hat kudzu to properly identify bnx2 supported devices you may need to update a number of files containing PCI vendor and device information Note
68. dio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device must not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation FCC Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment IMPORTANT NOTE FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance This transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter IEEE802 11b or 802 11g operation of this product in the U S A is firmware limited to channels 1 through 11 Industry Canada This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICE
69. dow is displayed Select the Advanced tab The Advanced tab is shown in Figure 19 on page 102 AT 2973S8X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Modifying Advanced Properties After you have installed the driver software you can use the following procedures to verify or change the adapter properties Updating the Ethernet WireSpeed Property on page 108 Updating the Flow Control Property on page 108 Updating the Interrupt Moderation Property on page 110 Updating the Checksum Offload Property on page 111 Updating the Large Send Offload Property on page 112 Updating the Jumbo MTU Property on page 113 Updating the Network Address Property on page 114 Updating the RSS Queues Property on page 115 Updating the Priority amp VLAN Property on page 116 Updating the Receive Buffers Property on page 117 Updating the Receive Side Scaling Property on page 117 Updating the Speed amp Duplex Mode Property on page 118 Updating the TCP Connection Offload Properties on page 120 Updating the Transmit Buffers Property on page 121 Updating the VLAN ID Property on page 121 uuuuuuaua uai i ai gu uucu iu Note After you upgrade the driver software the Advanced Properties may change Note The procedures in the sections listed above may differ slightly if the Classic Start Menu is set on your computer 107 Chapter 8 Setting Advanced
70. e DriverName to DriverName BXND20X b Remove all other parameter entries under the MS NE2CLONE or equivalent section such as IOBASE 0x300 or INTERRUPT 3 and so on Example Protocol ini file for IP The following is an example of an protocol ini file for IP network setup version 0x3110 netcard ms ne2clone 1 MS NE2CLONE 1 transport tcpip TCPIP lana02ms ne2clone 1 tcpip MS NE2CLONE DriverName BXND20X protman DriverName PROTMAN PRIORITY MS NDISHLP tcpip NBSessions 6 DefaultGateway 0 SubNetMask 255 0 0 0 IPAddress 192 168 0 1 DisableDHCP 0 DriverName TCPIP BINDINGS MS NE2CLONE LANABASE 0 Example Protocol ini file for NetBEUI The following is an example of an protocol ini file for NetBEUI network setup version 0x3110 netcard ms ne2clone 1 MS NE2CLONE 1 transport ms ndishlp MS NDISHLP transportems netbeui MS NETBEUI lana02ms ne2clone 1 ms ndishlp lanal2ms ne2clone 1 ms netbeui MS NE2CLONE 59 Chapter 5 Installing the NDIS2 Driver Software 60 DriverName BXND20X protman DriverName PROTMAN PRIORITY MS NDISHLP MS NDISHLP DriverName ndishlp BINDINGS MS NE2CLONE MS NETBEUT DriverName netbeui SESSIONS 10 NCBS 12 BINDINGS MS NE2CLONE LANABASE 0 Edit A Net System ini Change netcard to netcard BXND20xX dos Check for references to CANET and change C NNET to A NET if necessary Example system ini file The following is an example of a system ini file network sizw
71. e not working on my team Solution If one of the adapters on a team does not support LSO LSO does not function for the team Remove the adapter that does not support LSO from the team or replace it with one that does This same solution applies to Checksum Offload Problem The advanced properties of a team do not change after changing the advanced properties of an adapter that is a member of the team Solution If an adapter is included as a member of a team and you change any advanced property then you must rebuild the team to ensure that the team s advanced properties are properly set Problem Errors occur when an RSS enabled adapter is included as a member of a team on Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 systems Solution Disable RSS from all members of the team and rebuild the team 151 Chapter 11 Troubleshooting Solving Miscellaneous Issues 152 This section presents issues and provides solutions for a variety of driver software issues Problem Although installed the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3 BACS application does not start and an error message appears Solution NET Framework 2 0 is required for BACS 3 to operate Install NET Framework 2 0 Problem Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3 takes a long time to start up Solution This is a limitation of INET Framework 2 0 Apply NET Framework 2 0 SP1 and reboot your system Problem The Broadcom NetXtreme II ada
72. e returned to the sender at the sender s expense For instructions on how to obtain an RMA number go to the Support section on our web site at www alliedtelesis com support rma aspx You can contact Allied Telesis for sales or corporate information through our web site at http www alliedtelesis com purchase Go to www alliedtelesis com warranty for the specific terms and conditions of the warranty and for warranty registration for the AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 adapters New releases of management software for our managed products are available from both of the following web sites o Allied Telesis web site www alliedtelesis com support software o Allied Telesis FTP server ftp ftp alliedtelesis com If you prefer to download new software from the Allied Telesis FTP server from your workstation s command prompt you will need FTP client software and you must log in to the server Enter anonymous for the user name and your email address for the password Chapter 1 Introducing the AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 Adapters This chapter provides an introduction to the Allied Telesis AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters and discusses the following topics o Functional Descriptions on page 16 o Features on page 22 Chapter 1 Introducing the AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 Adapters Functional Descriptions The AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 Broadcom N
73. eive connector This adapter requires a fiber optic cable For cable specifications see the AT 2973SX adapter data sheet Note For information about cleaning a fiber optic connector see Appendix B Cleaning Fiber Optic Connectors on page 171 The AT 2973T adapter has two twisted pair connectors and the AT 2973T 4 adapter has four twisted pair connectors Both adapters require twisted pair cables For pin signals and pinout information see 10 100 1000Base T Twisted Pair Port Connectors on page 168 To connect the network cables to an AT 2973SX AT 2973T or AT 2973T 4 adapter do the following A Warning The fiber optic ports contain a Class 1 laser device When the ports are disconnected always cover them with the provided plug Exposed ports may cause skin or eye damage L4 1 Connect one end of the cable to the adapter For the AT 2973SX adapter use a fiber optic cable For the AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 adapters use a twisted pair cable 2 Forthe AT 2973SX adapter connect the other end of the cable to the appropriate Ethernet fiber optic port For the AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 adapters connect the other end of the cable to another twisted pair port Note After the cable is properly connected at both ends the adapter port LEDs should be functional See AT 2973SX Adapter Physical Description on page 17 AT 2973T Adapter Physical Description on page 18 or AT 2973T 4 Adapter Physic
74. er features The subagent also provides an alarm trap to an SNMP manager to inform the manager of any changes to the conditions of the BASP component The BASP subagent allows monitoring of the configurations and statistics of the BASP teams the physical NIC adapters participating in a team and the virtual NIC adapters created as the result of teaming Non teamed NIC adapters are not monitored The BASP configuration data includes information such as team IDs physical virtual VLAN team adapter IDs physical virtual VLAN team adapter descriptions and the MAC addresses of the adapters The statistics include detailed information such as data packets transmitted and received for the physical virtual VLAN team adapters The alarm trap forwards information about the changes in configuration of the physical adapters participating in a team such as whether or not the physical adapter link is up or down and each time the adapter is installed or removed To monitor this information an SNMP manager must load the Broadcom BASP MIB database files to allow monitoring of the information described above The following files are posted on the Allied Telesis web site D baspcfg mib o baspstat mib 0 basptrap mib The Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Controller Extended Information SNMP extensible agent bcmif dll is designed for Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SNMP service You must install the Windows 2
75. erty sssssssssseeee enne 117 Updating the Speed amp Duplex Mode Property sssssssssssssssseeeeemermernnn 118 Updating the TCP Connection Offload Properties ssssssssssssssee rennene 120 Updating the Transmit Buffers Property ssssssssssssssseeeeene ener nennen nennen nns 121 Updating the VLAN ID Property oscara oirir a E REAA aA EA nnne enne nn enne nnne nennen nnns 121 Chapter 9 Installing CIM and SNMP for Manageability esn mee 123 Iirilssieltn EI 124 Loading the CIM EIDEaries srir rape e ER EID Ip OR UAE ER ea ene Deb ei ens 125 AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide IisclhEe 127 BASP S bagerlit 5 iet eo ere Gne e TAT ett ere deae ARA rea A aa EET dRR Ede Een 127 BASP Extensible Agent 5 isis tae iii dte k didi el dad d eL edd i ndun 127 Loading the SNMP Libraries enian rerien arean e eenei a iera erra aT nnne nn nnn nnn nennen 128 Chapter 10 Installing Management Applications sssssssssseeeeemene nnns 131 Installing Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3 and Related Management Applications 132 Checking NET Framework Requirements ssssssssseeeeeeenne nennen nnns 133 Using the Installer sci 52 eei toti e Gand the br Pe E E En Muted LEE AUTOR HE dade nd 134 Using the Silen
76. es access to the Advanced Properties on the Advanced Tab To access the System Properties Dialog box do the following 1 Start a Windows Server 2003 system and log in You must have Administrator privileges to update the driver software 2 Onthe desktop right click My Computer The My Computer window opens 3 Select Properties from the menu The System Properties Dialog box opens as shown in Figure 18 on page 101 AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide System Properties System Restore Automatic Updates Remote General Computer Name Hardware Advanced System Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 2 Registered to ATI User Allied Telesyn Inc 76487 640 2641195 23193 Computer Intel Pentium IIl processor 449 MHz 128 MB of RAM Figure 18 System Properties Dialog Box 4 Click on the Advanced tab on the System Properties Dialog Box which is located at the top of the window 101 Chapter 8 Setting Advanced Properties The Advanced tab is shown in Figure 19 r E i i Broadcom BCM5709C NetXtreme II GigE NDIS VBD Client 2 P General Advanced Driver Details Power Management The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the ibet left and then select its value on the right Value
77. etXtreme II adapters are a new class of Gigabit Ethernet GbE converged network interface controller C NIC that can simultaneously perform accelerated data networking and storage networking on a standard Ethernet network The C NIC offers acceleration for all popular protocols used in the data center such as o TCP Offload Engine TOE for accelerating TCP O Internet Small Computer Systems Interface iSCSI offload for accelerating network storage access featuring centralized boot functionality iSCSI boot Enterprise networks that use multiple protocols and multiple network fabrics benefit from the C NICs ability to combine data communications storage and clustering over a single Ethernet fabric by boosting server CPU processing performance and memory utilization while alleviating I O bottlenecks The AT 2973SX adapter is set to a speed of 1000 Mbps in full duplex mode automatically You cannot change the speed or duplex mode of this adapter The AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 adapters include a 10 100 1000 Mbps Ethernet MAC with both half duplex and full duplex capability and a 10 100 1000 Mbps PHY The transceiver is fully compatible with the IEEE 802 3 standard for auto negotiation of speed As part of the company s green range all of three adapters are engineered to reduce power consumption They incorporate centralized power management features that automatically place idle circuitry into a lower power mode to save energy
78. evice Drivers Upgrading from Windows Server 2000 to Windows 148 Server 2003 Preparing an Answer File When configuring a team of NetXtreme II network adapters on a Hyper V system be aware of the following CD Create the team prior to binding the team to the Hyper V virtual network CJ Create a team only with an adapter that is not already assigned to a Hyper V virtual network o ATOE enabled team that is bound to a Hyper V virtual network reports TOE as an offload capability in BACS however TOE does not work This is a limitation of Hyper V because this system does not support TOE O In an IPv6 network a team that supports Checksum Offload CO and Large Send Offload LSO and is bound to a Hyper V virtual network reports CO and LSO as an offload capability in BACS Also in an IPv6 network a team that supports CO or LSO and is bound to a Hyper V virtual network reports CO or LSO as an offload capability in BACS However in both instances CO and LSO do not work This is a limitation of Hyper V because this system does not support CO and LSO in an IPv6 network C To successfully perform VLAN tagging for both the host parent partition and the guest child partition with the BASP teaming software you must configure the team for tagging Unlike VLAN tagging with a single adapter tagging cannot be managed by Hyper V when using BASP software Uninstall the Broadcom NetXtreme II device drivers from your system only
79. ex mode of the AT 2973SX adapter It is set to a speed of 1000Mbps in full duplex mode To change the speed and duplex mode of a copper based adapter do the following 1 118 Access the Advanced tab O For Windows Server 2003 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2003 on page 100 AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Oo For Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 on page 103 O For Windows Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Vista on page 104 The Advanced tab is shown in Figure 19 on page 102 From the Property list on the Advanced tab select Speed amp Duplex From the Value list on the Advanced tab select one of the following 10 Mb Full 10 Mb Half 100 Mb Full 100 Mb Half 0 Auto u uuu The Auto setting is a speed of 1000 Mb in full duplex mode This is the default setting for the adapters Click OK If prompted to restart your computer click Yes Although it is not necessary to reboot the system for new adapter properties to take effect rebooting is recommended to reinitialize all registers Verify that the port LEDs are operating correctly See one of the following descriptions o AT 2973SX Adapter Physical Description on page 17 o AT 2973T A
80. figuration Checks the functionality of the PCI Base Address Register BAR by varying the amount of memory requested by the BAR and verifying that the BAR actually requests the correct amount of memory without actually mapping the BAR into system memory Refer to PCI or PCI E specifications for details on the BAR and its addressing space A3 Interrupt Generates a PCI interrupt and verifies that the system receives the interrupt and invokes the correct ISR A negative test is also performed to verify that a masked interrupt does not invoke the ISR A5 MSI Verifies that a Message Signaled Interrupt MSI causes an MSI message to be DMA d to host memory A negative test is also performed to verify that when an MSI is masked it does not write an MSI message to host memory A6 Memory BIST Invokes the internal chip Built In Self Test BIST command to test internal memory 161 Chapter 12 User Diagnostics Table 9 Diagnostic Tests Continued Test Description Number Name Group B Memory Tests B1 TXP Scratchpad B2 TPAT Scratchpad B3 RXP Scratchpad B4 COM Scratchpad B5 CP Scratchpad B6 MCP Scratchpad The Group B tests verify all of the memory B7 TAS Header Buffer blocks of the Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter B8 TAS Payload Buffer by writing various data patterns 0x55aa55aa 0xaa55aa55 walking zeroes walking ones B9 RBUF via GRC address etc to each memory
81. for new adapter properties to take effect rebooting is recommended to reinitialize all registers 6 Verify that the adapter port LEDs are operating correctly See one of the following descriptions o AT 2973SX Adapter Physical Description on page 17 o AT 2973T Adapter Physical Description on page 18 o AT 2973T 4 Adapter Physical Description on page 21 113 Chapter 8 Setting Advanced Properties Updating the Network Address 114 Property The Network Address is a user defined address that is used to replace the MAC address that was originally assigned to the adapter In some operating systems this property is called Locally Administered Address The network address consists of a 12 digit hexadecimal number To change the Network Address property do the following 1 Access the Advanced tab o For Windows Server 2003 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2003 on page 100 o For Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 on page 103 O For Windows Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Vista on page 104 The Advanced tab is shown in Figure 19 on page 102 2 From the Property list on the Advanced tab select Network Address 3 In the Value list on the Advanced tab enter the Locally Administered Address Here are some gui
82. from 1 byte to over 4 KB crossing the physical page boundary and different data patterns incremental fixed and random CRC checks are performed to ensure data integrity The DMA write test also verifies that DMA writes do not corrupt the neighboring host memory Exercises the Vital Product Data VPD interface using PCI configuration cycles You must program a proper bootcode into the non volatile memory If no VPD data is present that is the VPD NVM area is all Os the test first initializes the VPD data area with non zero data before starting the test and restores the original data after the test completes C11 FIO Events Verifies that the event bits in the CPU s Fast IO FIO interface are triggering correctly when a particular chip events occur such as a VPD request initiated by the host an expansion ROM request initiated by the host a timer event generated internally toggling any GPIO bits or accessing NVM Group D Et hernet Traffic Tests D1 MAC Loopback Enables MAC loopback mode in the adapter and transmits 5000 Layer 2 packets of various sizes As the packets are received by Broadcom NetXtreme II User Diagnostics they are checked for errors Packets are returned through the MAC receive path and never reach the PHY The adapter should not be connected to a network 164 AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Table 9 D
83. gnostics 142 Loopback diagnostic tests are available for testing the adapter hardware These tests provide access to the adapter internal and external diagnostics where packet information is transmitted across the physical link For instructions and information on running tests in an MS DOS environment see Chapter 12 User Diagnostics on page 155 For Windows environments see Running Diagnostic Tests in the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3 User Guide which you can download from the Allied Telesis website AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Checking Port LEDs To check the state of the network link and activity see the following sections o AT 2973SX Adapter Physical Description on page 17 o AT 2973T Adapter Physical Description on page 18 o AT 2973T 4 Adapter Physical Description on page 21 143 Chapter 11 Troubleshooting Consulting the Troubleshooting Checklist 144 Checking Current Drivers Caution Before you open the cabinet of your server to add or remove the adapter see Reviewing Safety Precautions on page 29 The following checklist provides recommended actions to resolve problems installing or running the AT 2973SX AT 2973T or AT 2973T 4 adapters in your system o Inspect all cables and connections Verify that the cable connections at the network adapter and the switch are attached properly Verify
84. gure 26 RJ 45 Connector and Port Pin Layout esssssseseseseeeeeeene nennen enn en nennen nennen inneren nenne 168 Figure 27 Ferrule in an SC Connector Plug ssesssseseeeeeen eene enne enn en nennen nere enne 171 Fig re 28 Unclean and Clean Ferrule 2 oi eei id ete tte e I ede e teet eee r ded i dein jo de Seba dos 171 Figure 29 Cartridge Cleaner ne tede hen e E EI ee d e pae eve uet Eo ieee e oder a Fo pres 172 Figure 30 Rubbing the Ferrule Tip on the Cleaning Surface sssssssee nne eene nennen enne 172 Figure 31 Lint Free and Alcohol Free Swabs sssssssssseeesee eiiie diede enne nennen nene enne 174 Figure 32 Cleaning a Recessed Ferrule eene retenti tnt terne D Reime Ree ni tanen der 174 Figures Preface This guide contains instructions on how to install the AT 2973SX AT 2973T AT 2973T 4 adapters and configure the adapters using the driver software The Preface discusses the following topics Safety Symbols Used in this Document on page 12 Where to Find Web based Guides on page 13 Contacting Allied Telesis on page 14 u uuu Management Software Updates on page 14 Preface Safety Symbols Used in this Document This document uses the safety symbols defined in Table 1 Table 1 Safety Symbols Symbol Meaning Description Caution Performing or omitting a specific action may A result in equipmen
85. he Contents of Your Shipment on page 28 Reviewing Safety Precautions on page 29 Pre Installation Checklist on page 31 Replacing the Bracket on page 32 Installing a Network Adapter Card on page 34 Odo 000 0 Connecting the Network Cables on page 38 27 Chapter 2 Installing the Hardware Reviewing the Contents of Your Shipment The following items are included with your adapter o Antistatic bag used for protecting the adapter when stored or shipped Keep the adapter in its packaging until ready for installation D Low profile bracket The low profile bracket is not included with the AT 2973T 4 adapter Oo Standard bracket Inform your network supplier of any missing or damaged items If you need to return the adapter you must pack it in the original or equivalent packing material or the warranty will be voided See Returning Products on page 14 The documentation for these adapters is available in portable document format PDF on our web site at www alliedtelesis com support software After you have accessed this website enter the model number in the Search by Product Name box and then click Find to view the current list of documents 28 AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Reviewing Safety Precautions Please review the following safety precautions before you begin to install a network adapter card p
86. htool man page for more information This section describes how to install and run Linux iSCSI applications The following recommendations apply to offloading Linux iSCSI programs o Notall Broadcom NetXtreme ll adapters support iSCSI offload o The iSCSI session will not recover after a hot remove and hot plug o The iSCSI driver firmware will not offload iSCSI connections onto a jumbo frame enabled CNIC device o For MPIO to work properly iSCSI nopout should be enabled on each iSCSI session Refer to open iscsi documentation for procedures on setting up noop_out_interval and noop_out_timeout values O Inthe scenario where multiple CNIC devices are in the system and the system is booted via Broadcom s iSCSI boot solution ensure that the iscsi node under etc iscsi nodes for the boot target is bound to the NIC that is used for booting See the following sections o Installing User Application bnx2id on page 83 o Installing Open iSCSI User Applications on page 83 0 Binding iSCSI Target to Broadcom NX2 iSCSI Transport Name on page 84 Q Making Connections to iSCSI Targets on page 85 a Maximizing Offload iSCSI Connections on page 85 AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Installing User Application bnx2id When the bnx2i RPM package is installed install the bnx2id application under sbin See Installing the Source RPM Package on page 68 f
87. iagnostic Tests Continued Test Number D2 Name PHY Loopback Description Enables PHY loopback mode in the adapter and transmits 5000 Layer 2 packets of various sizes As the packets are received by Broadcom NetXtreme II User Diagnostics they are checked for errors Packets are returned through the PHY receive path and never reach the wire The adapter should not be connected to a network D4 LSO Verifies the functionality of the adapter s Large Send Offload LSO support by enabling MAC loopback mode and transmitting large TCP packets As the packets are received by Broadcom NetXtreme II User Diagnostics they are checked for proper segmentation according to the selected MSS size and any other errors The adapter should not be connected to a network D5 EMAC Statistics Verifies that the basic statistics information maintained by the chip is correct by enabling MAC loopback mode and sending Layer 2 packets of various sizes The adapter should not be connected to a network D6 RPC Verifies the Receive Path Catch up RPC block by sending packets to different transmit chains The packets traverse the RPC logic though not the entire MAC block and return to the receive buffers as received packets This is another loopback path that is used by Layer 4 and Layer 5 traffic within the MAC block As packets are received by Broadcom NetXtreme II User Diagnostics they are checked for error
88. icast address or a broadcast address is specified the adapter uses the default MAC address FixCheckSumOff Turns off the driver s workaround for the TCP IP stack to recognize the 1s complemented version of the checksum AcceptAIIMC Informs the driver to deliver all multicast packets to the upper protocol 63 Chapter 5 Installing the NDIS2 Driver Software See below for an example of the keywords BXND20x DriverName BXND20x BusNum 3 DevNum 1 PortNum LineSpeed Duplex Ful 1000 1 NodeAddress 001020304050 64 Chapter 6 Installing the Linux Drivers This chapter provides procedures to install the Linux drivers for the AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 adapters This chapter discusses the following topics 0 Overview on page 66 D Installing Linux Driver Software on page 68 65 Chapter 6 Installing the Linux Drivers Overview This chapter discusses the Linux drivers for the Broadcom NetXtreme II network adapters and describes how to install them For a description of the drivers see Table 4 Table 4 Broadcom NetXtreme II Linux Drivers Linux Driver Description bnx2 Indicates the Linux drivers for the AT 2973SX cnic AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 network adapters The bnx2 driver is the networking driver and the cnic driver supports additional features required by the bnx2i iSCSI offload driver The bnx2i iSCSI driver is packaged separately bnx2i Indicates the Linux d
89. inf file in the INF directory within the Windows PE image and place the appropriate driver file DD6nd51a sys for x64 based builds or bO6nd51 sys for x86 based builds in the driver s AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide directory If Windows PE is deployed as a flat image from a RIS or WDS server you must also place both the bO6nd inf and the appropriate driver file in the 1386 or AMD64 directory containing the image 49 Chapter 4 Installing the Monolithic Software Driver Inserting the NetXtreme II Monolithic Driver in a WinPE 2 0 Image 50 By default the monolithic driver is not included in the boot wim and install wim files that come with the Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Operating Systems Microsoft s Windows Automated Installation Kit AIK allows you to modify the default boot wim and install wim files and create WinPE 2 0 images to include the NetXtreme II monolithic driver in the Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 installation To insert Broadcom s NetXtreme II monolithic driver in a WinPE 2 0 image for Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 download AIK from www microsoft com downloads Search aspx displaylang en type in automated install kit in the Search field Then install AIK After installing AIK copy the latest monolithic driver to a directory on the local hard dr
90. ing commands rmmod bnx2i insmod bnx2i ko Install the driver and man page by entering make install Note See the Installing the Source RPM Package on page 68 for the location of the installed driver Install the user daemon bnx2id by entering cd DRV_BASE driver make install_usr The make install usr command installs the bnx2id binary under sbin To use Broadcom iSCSI see Load and Run Necessary iSCSI Software Components on page 72 to load the necessary software components 71 Chapter 6 Installing the Linux Drivers Load and Run The Broadcom iSCSI Offload software suite consists of three kernel Necessary iSCSI modules and a user daemon To load the required software components either manually or through system services do the following Software Components 1 Unload existing driver and kill the user daemon if necessary Do the following Manual rmmod bnx2i pkill 9 bnx2id Using system service service bnx2id stop 2 Load the iSCSI driver and the user daemon Do the following Manual bnx2id insmod bnx2i ko or modprobe bnx2i Using system service service bnx2id start Unloading the You can unload or remove the Linux Driver from an RPM or TAR Linux Driver _ istallation See the following o Unloading the Driver from an RPM Installation on page 72 o Unloading the Driver from a TAR Installation on page 73 Unloading the Driver from an RPM Installation This section
91. install the software drivers on all of the Windows Operating Systems supported by the AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 adapters the Installer and Silent installation The Installer uses a graphical interactive mode The Silent Installation is a command line interface for unattended installation See the following sections D Using the Installer on page 89 D Using Silent Installation on page 94 Note These instructions are based on the assumption that your adapter was not factory installed If your controller was installed at the factory the driver software has been installed for you Note Before installing the driver software verify that the Windows operating system has been upgraded to the latest version with the latest service pack applied Using the Installer AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Note You must physically install a network device driver before the Broadcom NetXtreme II Controller can be used with your Windows Operating System There is no installation CD You must download the drivers from the Allied Telesis website at www alliedtelesis com support software After you have accessed this website enter the model number in the Search by Product Name box and then click Find to view the current list of documents and drivers Note To use the TCP IP Offload Engine TOE you must have Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 SP2 and
92. ions 2 tim n derent a ee te ein em 168 10 100 1000Base T Twisted Pair Port Connectors ssssseeeeneenne eene 168 Appendix B Cleaning Fiber Optic Connectors sssssssssssssseeeeee e enne trrnnnn nns 171 Using a Cartridge Type Cleaner ssesssseseseene eene eene Adea ARA AAR nennen nennen 172 USING a ESl7 oA 174 Contents Figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12 Figure 13 Figure 14 Figure 15 Figure 16 Figure 17 Figure 18 Figure 19 AT 2973SX Adapter dM L 17 AT 2973SX Face plate m 17 AT 2973T Adap ET eue ei itt dios o iode edi idu aA eniro dod ine aden 18 AT 2973T FEaceplate reete e ee e ee ten eroe d ree ee ee 19 AT 2973T 4 SEDI 20 AT 2973T 4 oUm 21 Removing the Low Profile Brackets ciminiera ere E de ese eso Ee geb ne d adr ei eb de dn atii 32 Fastening Screws onto Standard Bracket enne nnnm entren enn ennt 33 Removing thie PG GOVer retener d edes e Ert ande ER MR Ee Rr RE e RSS ads epaghaseasve 35 Removing the Faceplate From PCI Slot iere rei decedente ente cine gre dodo de sed euer ete tas 35 Inserting the Adapter with a High profile Bracket enm nne nnne 36 Securing the Adapter with a High profile Bracket eene 37 Found New
93. ions O Setting Optional Properties for the bnx2 Driver on page 75 O Setting Optional Properties for the bnx2i Driver on page 75 AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Setting Optional Properties for the bnx2 Driver The disable msi optional property can be supplied as a command line argument to the insmod or modprobe command The property can also be set in the modprobe conf command See the man page for more information All other driver settings can be queried and changed using the ethtool utility See the ethtool man page for more information The ethtool settings do not persist across a reboot or module reload In addition you can put the ethtool commands in a startup script such as letc rc local to preserve the settings across a reboot Note Some combinations of property values may conflict and result in failures The driver cannot detect all conflicting combinations This property is used to disable Message Signal Interrupts MSI The property is valid only on 2 6 kernels that support MSI This property cannot be used on 2 4 kernels By default the driver enables MSI if it is supported by the kernel It runs an interrupt test during initialization to determine if MSI is working If the test passes the driver enables MSI Otherwise it uses legacy INTx mode To set the bnx2 driver enter one of the following insmod bnx2 ko disable msi 1 or modprobe
94. it is not necessary to reboot the system for new adapter properties to take effect rebooting is recommended to reinitialize all registers 6 Verify that the port LED operates correctly See one of the following descriptions o AT 2973SX Adapter Physical Description on page 17 o AT 2973T Adapter Physical Description on page 18 o AT 2973T 4 Adapter Physical Description on page 21 The VLAN ID specifies the VLAN identifier It is the number of the VLAN where the port is an untagged member You must assign a VLAN ID to a VLAN The range is 1 to 4094 The default VLAN has a VLAN ID of O To assign a VLAN ID do the following 1 Access the Advanced Tab o For Windows Server 2003 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2003 on page 100 121 Chapter 8 Setting Advanced Properties 122 O For Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 on page 103 O For Windows Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Vista on page 104 The Advanced tab is shown in Figure 19 on page 102 Under Property list on the Advanced tab select VLAN ID From the Value list on the Advanced tab choose a VLAN ID from 1 to 4094 Note The default VLAN has a VLAN ID of 0 Click OK If prompted to restart your computer click Yes Although it is not necessary to re
95. ive of the system you installed the AIK Follow the procedure below to insert the monolithic driver into a WinPE 2 0 boot image Note The directory structure c VistaPEx86 is used throughout this procedure To insert the monolithic driver into a WinPE 2 0 boot image do the following 1 Download the monolithic driver files bO6nd inf and bO6nd sys Go to the Allied Telesis website at www alliedtelesis com support software After you have accessed this website enter the model number in the Search by Product Name box and then click Find to view the current list of files 2 From All Programs open Windows AIK and select Windows PE Tools Command prompt 3 Atthe command prompt run the copype cmd script The script requires two arguments hardware architecture and destination location The command syntax is copype cmd arch destination For example copype x86 c VistaPEx86 AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Mount the base image to a local directory so that you can add or remove packages by entering imagex mountrw c VistaPEx86 winpe wim 1 c VistaPEx86 mount Place the monolithic driver and inf file in c drivers x32 by entering peimg inf c Drivers x32 b06nd inf c VistaPEx86 mount wi ndows AIK inserts the driver into the WinPE 2 0 image To complete the customization of the image prepare the image for deployment enter peimg prep
96. lf duplex modes This adapter has four twisted pair connectors and eight LEDs as shown in Figure 5 Figure 5 AT 2973T 4 Adapter 20 AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide AT 2973T 4 Adapter Physical Description The faceplate on the AT 2973T 4 adapter provides four twisted pair connectors for attaching the adapter to a compatible link partner The ports numbers are not shown on the card See Figure 6 for the port numbers and the LED assignments When the adapter is mounted vertically the top LED is the Link LED and the bottom LED is the activity ACT LED LINK ACT PORT 4 1862 Figure 6 AT 2973T 4 Faceplate For copper wire Ethernet connections the state of the network link and activity is indicated by the LEDs on the RJ 45 connector as described in Table 3 Table 3 Network Link and Activity Indicated by the RJ 45 Port LEDs Port LED LED Appearance Network State Link LED Off No link cable disconnected Continuously Link illuminated Activity LED Off No network activity Blinking Network activity 21 Chapter 1 Introducing the AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 Adapters Features The following list of features for the AT 2973SX AT 2973T AT 2973T 4 adapters applies to all of the supported operating systems D TCP Offload Engine TOE O Internet Small Computer Systems Interface iSCSI offload O Single chip solution Integrate
97. location reading back the data and then comparing it B10 Aaa v a Indirect to the value written The fixed data patterns nbl are used to ensure that no memory bit is stuck B11 RBUF Cluster List high or low while the walking zeroes ones and address tests are used to ensure B12 TSCH List that memory writes do not corrupt adjacent B13 CSCH List memory locations B14 RV2P Scratchpads B15 TBDC Memory B16 RBDC Memory B17 CTX Page Table B18 CTX Memory Group C Block Tests C1 CPU Logic and Verifies the basic logic functionality of all the DMA Interface on chip CPUs It also exercises the DMA interface exposed to those CPUs The internal CPU tries to initiate DMA activities both read and write to system memory and then compares the values to confirm that the DMA operation completed successfully 162 AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Table 9 Diagnostic Tests Continued Test Number C2 C3 C4 Name RBUF Allocation CAM Access TPAT Cracker Description Verifies the RX buffer RBUF allocation interface by allocating and releasing buffers and checking that the RBUF block maintains an accurate count of the allocated and free buffers Verifies the content addressable memory CAM block by performing read write add modify and cache hit tests on the CAM associative memory Verifies the packet cracking logic block that is the ability
98. luded with this adapter The following procedure describes how to remove the low profile bracket from the adapter and replace it with the standard bracket You can also use this procedure to remove the standard bracket and replace it with the low profile bracket To replace the low profile bracket with the standard bracket do the following 1 Remove the screws that attach the bracket to the adapter See Figure 7 Figure 7 Removing the Low Profile Bracket 32 AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme II Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide 2 Align the tabs of the standard bracket with the holes on the adapter and fasten the screws onto the adapter See Figure 8 Figure 8 Fastening Screws onto Standard Bracket 33 Chapter 2 Installing the Hardware Installing a Network Adapter Card The following instructions apply to installing the AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 adapters in most systems For details about performing these tasks on your particular system refer to the manuals that were supplied with your system Note To perform this procedure you need to supply a Phillips head screw Note The AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 adapters require a PCle x4 PC To install an AT 2973SX AT 2973T or AT 2973T 4 adapter do the following 1 Review the Pre Installation Checklist on page 31 and Reviewing Safety Precautions on page 29 Before installing the adapter
99. ly See one of the following descriptions o AT 2973SX Adapter Physical Description on page 17 o AT 2973T Adapter Physical Description on page 18 o AT 2973T 4 Adapter Physical Description on page 21 The Flow Control property allows you to enable or disable the receipt or transmission of PAUSE frames which in turn allows the adapter and the switch to control the transmit rate The port side that receives the PAUSE frame momentarily stops transmitting The recommended selection is Disable which configures the adapter to ignore PAUSE frames By default the Flow Control property is disabled AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide To change the Flow Control property do the following 1 Access the Advanced tab o For Windows Server 2003 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2003 on page 100 o For Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 on page 103 O For Windows Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Vista on page 104 The Advanced tab is shown in Figure 19 on page 102 From the Property list on the Advanced tab select Flow Control From the Value list on the Advanced tab select one of the following 0 Auto default PAUSE frame receipt and transmission is optimized
100. maximum SCSI commands that can be queued Also SQ size has a bearing on the number of connections that can be offloaded as QP size increases the number of connections supported decreases With the default values the AT 2973SX and AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 adapters can offload 28 connections Defaults 128 Range 32 to 128 Note Broadcom validation is limited to a power of 2 for example 32 64 or 128 rq_size Use the Configure RQ size parameter to choose the size of asynchronous buffer queue size per offloaded connections The RQ size is not required to be greater than 16 because it is used to place iSCSI ASYNC NOP REJECT messages and SCSI sense data Defaults 16 Range 16 to 32 Checking the bnx2 Driver Defaults AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Note Broadcom validation is limited to a power of 2 for example 16 32 or 128 event coal div The Event Coalescing Divide Factor parameter is a performance tuning parameter used to moderate the rate of interrupt generation by the iscsi firmware Defaults 1 Valid values 1 2 4 8 bnx2i nopout when commands active The iSCSI NOOP even when connection is not idle parameter enables the offload initiator to send iSCSI NOP OUT on wire even when the link is not truly idle This parameter was introduced to avoid unnecessary session recoveries induced by some older targets when iSCSI NOP OUT an
101. me II driver files in the O0EM 1 Drivers NIC directory For Sysprep the drivers are located in Drivers NIC at the root of the system drive The Broadcom NetXtreme II driver files are listed below according to the operating system to be installed O Windows Server 2003 ia32 bxvbd inf bxvbdx sys bxvbd cat bxnd inf bxnd cat bxnd52x sys bxndcox dll bxdiag cat bxdiag inf bxdiagx sys wdfcoinstaller01005 dll and wUDFUpdate 01005 dll O Windows Server 2003 x64 bxvbd inf bxvbda sys bxvbd cat bxnd inf bxnd cat bxnd52a sys bxndcoa dll bxdiag cat bxdiag inf bxdiaga sys wdfcoinstallerO 1005 dll and wUDFUpdate 01005 dll When applying network properties through an answer file for a NetXtreme Il device where the PnP iD is the identifier as follows For a BCM5709C NetXtreme II GigE Infld pO06bdrv l2nd amp pci_163914e4 For a BCM57098 Netxtreme II GigE Infld pO06bdrv l2nd amp pci_163a14e4 Currently the PCI location PCI bus device and function numbers method is not supported for the NetXtreme II device as an identifier or the adapter in the answer file due to a limitation with the Windows operating system 149 Chapter 11 Troubleshooting Solving Broadcom Boot Agent and Broadcom Advanced Server Program BASP Issues 150 This section discusses issues with the Broadcom Boot Agent and Broadcom Advanced Server BASP as well as provides solutions Problem Unable to obtain network settings through
102. metimes referred to as the RIS driver The NetXtreme II monolithic driver was developed to work only for the text mode portion of a WDS legacy installation and to establish connectivity with a deployment agent for ADS It is not intended to be used as a driver loaded in the running state of an operating system The exception to this is the Windows Preinstallation Environment WinPE For WDS this driver is used similarly to any other network adapter driver for supporting network connectivity after the PXE boot to the WDS server When placed in the 1386 or AMD64 directory depending on the version of the operating system being deployed the monolithic driver is called to establish that there is driver support for the NetXtreme Il Family Adapter included in the WDS legacy image For ADS the driver is placed in the PreSystem directory on the server running ADS to establish connectivity with the deployment agent on remote systems with NetXtreme Il adapters when booting from PXE While Windows PE 2005 natively supports the VBD architecture it was found that using the minint switch in the startnet cmd file does not The minint switch performs a limited scan of the system bus to identify network devices only and therefore does not support the VBD architecture Since only network connectivity is required in Windows PE the only supported driver is the monolithic driver for the NetXtreme Il Family adapter in this environment as well Place the bO6nd
103. ms Logical Link Control IEEE Std 802 2 Layer 2 Priority Encoding IEEE Std 802 1p High speed on chip RISC processor Up to 4 classes of service CoS Integrated 96 KB frame buffer memory iSCSI Boot support u uuu ou The TCP IP protocol suite is used to provide transport services for a wide range of applications for the Internet LAN and for file transfer The TCP protocol is specifically designed to insure that data packets are delivered error free and in the correct sequence from an application running a one computer to the receiving application The TCP protocol suite historically has run on the host CPU but with higher data rates this consumes a very high percentage of its resources while leaving little resources for the applications With the use of the Broadcom NetXtreme ll adapter and the TCP Offload Engine feature the TCP IP processing can be moved to hardware freeing the CPU for application processing and other higher priority tasks The TCP IP protocol suite is used to provide transport services for a wide range of applications for the Internet LAN and for file transfer Without the TCP Offload Engine the TCP IP protocol suite runs on the host CPU consuming a very high percentage of its resources and leaving little resources for the applications With the use of the Broadcom NetXtreme II 23 Chapter 1 Introducing the AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 Adapters Internet Small Computer Systems Interfa
104. nt by the split between hardware and host processing When the system is down and waiting for a wake up signal the adapter speed connection may be at 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps However it can return to 1000 Mbps when the system is up and running if it is connected to a 1000 Mbps capable switch For this reason connect systems that use the Wake on LAN WOL feature to a switch capable of both 1000 and 10 100 Mbps speeds The WOL feature sets the speed at which the network adapter connects to the network while the adapter is in Wake on LAN WOL mode which is enabled automatically The default speed for WOL mode is 100 Mb An adapter can negotiate speeds between 10 Mb and 100 Mb You cannot configure this feature because it is enabled automatically Note The WOL feature is supported on the AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 adapters It is not supported on the AT 2973SX adapter For more information see Limitations on page 66 Adaptive Interrupt Frequency ASIC with Embedded RISC Processor Supported Operating Environments AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Note For specific systems see your system documentation for information about support of the WOL feature The adapter driver intelligently adjusts host interrupt frequency based on traffic conditions to increase overall application throughput When traffic is light the adapter driver interrupts the host for ea
105. nterfaces params utp and one for fiber devices params fiber 3 As described in the file replace the value above in quotation marks under the correct section depending upon the network adapter in your system The available values are shown below Options for copper interfaces Auto 1 Gbps is enabled when that speed is supported 0 10 Mbps Half Duplex 65794 10 Mbps Full Duplex 258 100 Mbps Half Duplex 66050 100 Mbps Full Duplex 514 52 AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Options for fiber interfaces Auto 1 Gbps is enabled when that speed is supported 0 7 Gbps Full Duplex 771 Auto with 1 Gbps Fallback 33539 Hardware default 65283 The following example shows how to configure a copper interface for a 10 Mbps Full Duplex connection hkr req medium 2 258 53 Chapter 4 Installing the Monolithic Software Driver 54 Chapter 5 Installing the NDIS2 Driver Software This chapter provides procedures to install the NDIS2 driver on the Microsoft Network Client and DOS NDIS platforms This chapter discusses the following topics 0 Overview on page 56 D Checking Pre installation Requirements on page 57 0 Installing the NDIS2 Driver Software on MS DOS Platforms on page 58 o Using Keywords for the Drivers on page 63 55 Chapter 5 Installing the NDIS2 Driver
106. ntinuously Link illuminated Activity LED Off No network activity Blinking No network activity AT 2973T The AT 2973T adapter operates at speeds of 10 100 1000T Mbps in both Adapter full duplex and half duplex modes This adapter has two twisted pair connectors and two LEDs as shown in Figure 3 Figure 3 AT 2973T Adapter AT 2973T Adapter Physical Description The faceplate on the AT 2973T adapter provides two twisted pair connectors for attaching the adapter to a compatible link partner See Figure 4 on page 19 for an illustration of the adapter s faceplate and LEDs AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide QQ K P O 1701 Figure 4 AT 2973T Faceplate For copper wire Ethernet connections the state of the network link and activity is indicated by the LEDs on the RJ 45 connector The LED labeled L A1 indicates port 1 and the LED labeled L A2 indicates port 2 See Table 2 Table 2 Network Link and Activity Indicated by the RJ 45 Port LEDs Port LED LED Appearance Network State Link LED Off No link cable disconnected Continuously Link illuminated Activity LED Off No network activity Blinking No network activity Chapter 1 Introducing the AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 Adapters AT 2973T 4 The AT 2973T 4 adapter is a PCI Express adapter that operates at Adapter speeds of 10 100 1000T Mbps in both full duplex and ha
107. o Disable PAUSE frame receipt and transmission is disabled recommended o Rx PAUSE PAUSE frame receipt is enabled o Rx Tx PAUSE PAUSE frame receipt and transmission is enabled oO Tx PAUSE PAUSE frame transmission is enabled Click OK If prompted to restart your computer click Yes Although it is not necessary to reboot the system for new adapter properties to take effect rebooting is recommended to reinitialize all of the registers Verify that the port LED operates correctly See one of the following descriptions o AT 2973SX Adapter Physical Description on page 17 o AT 2973T Adapter Physical Description on page 18 o AT 2973T 4 Adapter Physical Description on page 21 109 Chapter 8 Setting Advanced Properties 110 Updating the Interrupt Moderation Property Interrupt moderation enables adaptive interrupt coalescing which limits the rate of interrupt to the CPU during packet transmission and packet reception The disabled option allows one interrupt for every packet transmission and packet reception The default value is Enabled To change the Interrupt Moderation setting do the following 1 Access the Advanced tab o For Windows Server 2003 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2003 on page 100 o For Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2
108. of the component or of the entire system Therefore it is of utmost importance to clean all fiber optic connectors before use Figure 27 shows the ferrule in an SC connector Ferrule Figure 27 Ferrule in an SC Connector Plug Figure 28 shows part of the end face of an unclean and clean ferrule Unclean Clean Figure 28 Unclean and Clean Ferrule This appendix provides the following procedures o Using a Cartridge Type Cleaner on page 172 D Using a Swab on page 174 171 Appendix B Cleaning Fiber Optic Connectors Using a Cartridge Type Cleaner Fiber optic cartridge cleaners are available from many vendors and are typically called cartridge cleaners as shown in Figure 29 Figure 29 Cartridge Cleaner Note Do not use compressed air or aerosol air to clean a fiber optic connector To clean a fiber optic connector using a cartridge cleaner perform the following procedure 1 With one hand hold the cartridge cleaner and push the lever on the cleaning cartridge in the direction of the arrow to expose the cleaning surface as shown in Figure 30 2 Place the ferrule tip on the exposed cleaning surface and rub the ferrule in a downward direction as shown in Figure 30 Figure 30 Rubbing the Ferrule Tip on the Cleaning Surface 172 AT 2716FX TP Fast Ethernet Fiber amp PoE Adapter Installation Guide Note Rub the ferrule tip on the cleaning surface in one direction only
109. operating system through WDS see Using the NetXtreme II Monolithic Driver on page 48 O Automated Deployment Service ADS The Broadcom PXE client can connect to a Windows Server 2003 system and run a deployment agent that allows one to perform some administrative functions including but not limited to deploying a Windows Server 2003 image To extend functionalities beyond basic network connectivity when loading an operating system through ADS see Using the NetXtreme Il Monolithic Driver on page 48 AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Setting Up MBA in a Client Environment Enabling the MBA Driver Configuring the MBA Driver Setting up a Multiple Book Agent MBA in a client environment involves the following D Enabling the MBA Driver on page 43 D Configuring the MBA Driver on page 43 0 Setting Up the BIOS on page 44 To enable or disable the MBA driver do the following 1 Boot up your system in DOS mode Note The uxdiag exe file is included in when you download the driver software files from the Allied Telesis web site 2 Enter the following uxdiag mba O disable 1 enable c devnum where devnum is the specific device s number 0 1 2 to be programmed This procedure describes how to configure the MBA driver on the AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 adapters To configure the MBA driver do the following
110. or information Run the bnx2id daemon before attempting to create iSCSI connections The driver does not establish connections to the iSCSI target without the daemon s assistance bnx2id The bnx2id daemon requires mknod and sh shell which are standard on any regular server For iSCSI boot using NetXtreme II offload support binaries for mknod and sh need to be bundled into an initrd image Installing Open iSCSI User Applications Install and run the open iscsi programs iscsid and iscsiadm from the Broadcom distributed open iscsi packages See Packaging on page 67 for details Before you can install the Broadcom iSCSI supported packages remove all pre installed open iscsi packages To install and run the iscsid and iscsiadm programs do the following 1 Remove all existing open iscsi packages RHEL5 rpm e iscsi initiator utils SLES10 SP1 rpm e open iscsi 2 Install the source RPM package by entering rpm ivh lt open iscsi package name gt src rpm 3 CD to the RPM path and build the binary driver for your kernel Enter cd usr src redhat OpenLinux turbo packages rpm rpm bb SPECS open iscsi package name spec Or rpmbuild bb SPECS lt open iscsi package name gt spec for RPM version 4 x x Note The RPM path is different for each Linux distribution 83 Chapter 6 Installing the Linux Drivers 84 4 Install the newly built package by entering rpm ivh RPMS arch open iscsi package name gt
111. or Windows Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Vista on page 104 The Advanced tab is shown in Figure 19 on page 102 2 From the Property list on the Advanced tab select Number of RSS Queues 3 From the Value list on the Advanced tab select one of the following 0 1 2 4 or 8 for 1 Gbps adapters 0 Auto 1 2 4 8 or 16 for 10 Gbps adapters 4 Click OK 5 If prompted to restart your computer click Yes Although it is not necessary to reboot the system for new adapter properties to take effect rebooting is recommended to reinitialize all registers 6 Verify that the port LED operates correctly See one of the following descriptions o AT 2973SX Adapter Physical Description on page 17 o AT 2973T Adapter Physical Description on page 18 o AT 2973T 4 Adapter Physical Description on page 21 115 Chapter 8 Setting Advanced Properties Updating the Priority amp VLAN 116 Property Priority allows you to prioritize traffic or limit bandwidth instead of treating all traffic in the same manner A Virtual Local Area Network VLAN is a logical area network that extends beyond a traditional LAN to a group of logical LANs By default this property is enabled To set the port priority and assign a VLAN ID do the following 1 Access the Advanced tab o For Windows Server 2003 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2003 on page 100
112. orkbuf 1498 fi lesharing no printsharing no auto logon yes computername MYPC lanroot A NNET username USER1 workgroup wORKGROUP reconnect yes dospophotkey N Imlogon 0 logondomai n preferredredir basic autostart basic maxconnections 8 network drivers netcard BXND20X dos transport ndishlp sys netbeui devdi r A NET LoadRMDrivers yes 5 Copy BXND20X dos to A Net Installing the DOS NDIS2 Driver Software 6 AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Create the appropriate Autoexec bat file in drive A for the chosen protocol as shown TCP IP Here is an example of the TCP IP autoexec bat file path a net net net initialize net netbind com net umb com net tcptsr exe net tinyrfc exe net nmtsr exe net emsbfr exe net net start basic net use z SERVERNAME SHARENAME VPA NetBEUI Here is an example of the NetBEUI autoexec bat file SET PATH A NET A NET NET START BASIC net use z SERVERNAME SHARENAME Create a Config sys file on the startup disk in drive A as shown fi les 30 device a net ifshlp sys lastdrive z To install the DOS NDIS2 Driver Software on the hard disk do the following 1 2 3 4 Verify that the system has Microsoft LAN Manager 2 2 installed with a protocol such as NetBEUI configured Create a folder on your hard disk to store the NDIS 2 01 driver Example C LANMAN Copy the BXND20X
113. ormation about prerequisites for installing management applications as well as procedures instructions This chapter discusses the following topics Q Installing Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3 and Related Management Applications on page 132 a Modifying Management Applications on page 137 o Repairing Management Applications on page 138 0 Removing Management Applications on page 139 131 Chapter 10 Installing Management Applications Installing Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3 and Related Management Applications 132 The Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3 BACS 3 software and related management applications can be installed from the source file directory or by using the silent install option See the following D Checking NET Framework Requirements on page 133 D Using the Installer on page 134 o Using the Silent Install Option on page 134 After you use the source file directory or the silent install option the following features are installed on your system u uuu Control Suite Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3 BACS 3 BASP Installs Broadcom Advanced Server Program SNMP Installs the Simple Network Management Protocol subagent CIM Provider Installs the Common Information Model provider Note Ensure that the Broadcom network adapter s is physically installed in the system before installing BACS 3 Note Before installing Broadcom Advance Control Suite 3 verify that
114. ot the system for new adapter properties to take effect rebooting is recommended to reinitialize all registers 6 Verify that the port LED operates correctly See one of the following descriptions o AT 2973SX Adapter Physical Description on page 17 o AT 2973T Adapter Physical Description on page 18 o AT 2973T 4 Adapter Physical Description on page 21 Updating the Transmit Buffers Property Updating the VLAN ID Property AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Transmit buffers are data segments that allow the network adapter to monitor transmit packets in the system memory The default value is 1500 To set the Transmit Buffers property do the following 1 Access the Advanced tab o For Windows Server 2003 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2003 on page 100 o For Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 on page 103 O For Windows Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Vista on page 104 The Advanced tab is shown in Figure 19 on page 102 2 From the Property list on the Advanced tab select Transmit Buffers 3 From the Value list on the Advanced tab enter a number between 0 and 2 500 4 Click OK 5 If prompted to restart your computer click Yes Although
115. ounded wrist strap or other personal antistatic devices and an antistatic mat is strongly recommended amp E39 AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Pre Installation Checklist Before you install an adapter card do the following 1 Verify that your system is using the latest BIOS Note If you acquired the adapter software from the Allied Telesis support website enter the path to where the adapter driver files reside on your system 2 If your system is active shut it down 3 When the system shut down is complete power OFF and unplug your system 4 Holding the adapter card by the edges remove it from its shipping package and place it on an antistatic surface 5 Check the adapter for visible signs of damage particularly on the card s edge connector Caution Do not attempt to install a damaged adapter If the adapter is damaged report it to Allied Telesis See Contacting Allied Telesis on page 14 31 Chapter 2 Installing the Hardware Replacing the Bracket Both the AT 2973SX and AT 2973T adapters are shipped with the low profile bracket attached to the adapter In addition the standard bracket is included in the shipment Depending on your PC you may need to replace the bracket attached to your adapter Note The AT 2973T 4 adapter is shipped with a standard bracket attached to the card A low profile bracket is not inc
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117. pter may not perform at optimal levels on some systems if it is added after the system has booted Solution The system BIOS in some systems does not set the cache line size and the latency timer if the adapter is added after the system has booted Reboot the system after the adapter has been added Problem Intelligent Plattorm Management Interface IPMI is not functioning properly Solution IPMI works only when LiveLink is disabled See Configuring LiveLink for a Smart Load Balancing and Failover and SLB Auto Fallback Disable Team in the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3 User Guide Problem Cannot configure Resource Reservations in BACS 3 after SNP is uninstalled Solution Reinstall SNP Prior to uninstalling SNP from the system ensure that NDIS is enabled via the checkbox on the Resource Configuration screen available from the Resource Reservations section of the Configurations tab see Viewing Resource Reservations in the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3 User Guide If NDIS is disabled and SNP is removed there is no access to re enable the device Problem TOE performance is more susceptible to packet loss when flow control is disabled Solution Enable flow control to reduce the number of packets lost Problem A DCOM error message event ID 10016 appears in the System Even Log during the installation of the Broadcom adapter drivers AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation
118. pter window is displayed 5 Select the Advanced tab The Advanced tab is shown in Figure 19 on page 102 Selecting the In the Windows Vista Operating System you access the Advanced Tab Advanced Tab in through the Device Manager Windows Vista To select the Device Manager in the Windows Vista Operating System do the following 1 Select the Start menu 104 AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide See Figure 22 for an example of the Windows Vista Start menu I Default Programs Windows Update Programs Documents Settings Search Help and Support Windows Vista Figure 22 Windows Vista Start Menu 2 From the Start Menu select Run The Windows Vista Run window is displayed See Figure 23 Type the name of a program folder document or Internet resource and Windows will open it for you mmc devmgmt msd Figure 23 Windows Vista Run Window 3 Enter the following command in the Run window mmc devmgmt msc 4 From the Computer Management Window select Device Manager in the left panel The Device Manager window is displayed See Figure 21 on page 104 105 Chapter 8 Setting Advanced Properties 106 Open the Network Adapters folder The list of installed adapters is displayed Right click on one of the following adapters o Allied Telesis AT 2973SX o Allied Telesis AT 2973T o Allied Telesis AT 2973T 4 The adapter win
119. r InstallShield Wizard Ready to Install the Program The wizard is ready to begin installation InstallShield Figure 16 Ready to Install the Program Page 5 Click Install The InstallShield Wizard Completed Page is displayed See Figure 17 on page 94 93 Chapter 7 Installing the Windows Drivers ie Broadcom NetXtreme II Driver Installer InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Completed The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed Broadcom Netxtreme II Driver Installer Click Finish to exit the wizard Cancel Figure 17 InstallShield Wizard Completed Page 6 Click Finish to close the wizard 7 The installer determines if a system restart is necessary Follow the on screen instructions Using Silent Silent installation provides a command line silent mode which allows for Installation Unattended installation This section discusses the various ways to perform a silent installation on all of the Windows Operating Systems supported by the AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 adapters See the following Performing a Silent Install on page 95 Performing a Silent Install and Creating a Log File on page 95 Performing a Silent Upgrade on page 95 Performing a Silent Uninstall on page 95 udu uiu Performing a Silent Reinstall on page 96 94 AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Note All commands are case sensitive
120. r from your current installer Check the Key name corresponding with the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3 BACS application in HKLM Software Mictrosoft Windows CurrentVersion Uninstall for the correct hexidecimal number Performing a Silent Reinstall To perform a silent reinstall of the same installer enter setup s v qn REINSTALL ALL Note Use REINSTALL switch only if the same installer is already installed on the system If you are upgrading an earlier version of the installer use setup s v qn as described above AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Removing the Device Drivers This section discusses how to remove the device drivers Note Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 provide the Device Driver Rollback feature to replace a device driver with one that was previously installed However the complex software architecture of the NetXtreme II device may present problems if the rollback feature is used on one of the individual components Therefore Allied Telesis recommends that changes to driver versions be made only through the use of a driver installer To remove the device drivers do the following 1 2 In Control Panel double click Add or Remove Programs Click Broadcom NetXtreme II GigE Driver Installer and then click Remove Follow the on screen prompts Click Yes to restart your system
121. river that enables iSCSI offload on the AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 network adapters Limitations This section describes the testing limitations of the following Linux drivers D bnx2 Driver on page 66 D bnx2i Driver on page 67 bnx2 Driver The current version of the driver has been tested on 2 4 x kernels starting from 2 4 24 and all 2 6 x kernels The driver may not compile on kernels older than 2 4 24 Testing is concentrated on i386 and x86 64 architectures Only limited testing has been done on other architectures You may need to make minor changes to some source files and the Makefile on some kernels In addition the Makefile does not compile the cnic driver on kernels older than 2 6 16 iSCSI offload is only supported on 2 6 16 and newer kernels Support for the 2 4 21 kernels is provided in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 66 Packaging AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide bnx2i Driver The current version of the driver has been tested on 2 6 x kernels starting from 2 6 18 kernel The driver may not compile on older kernels with the exception of SLES 10 SP1 which runs the 2 6 16 46 kernel SUSE upgraded the iscsi transport kernel module in SLES 10 SP1 In addition Broadcom iSCSI offload initiators is supported on SLES 10 SP1 Testing is concentrated on i386 and x86 64 architectures Red Hat EL5 and SUSE 10 SP1 distributions The Lin
122. rk adapter does the Offload Property TCP segmentation There are several Large Send Offload properties to choose from depending on the TCP IP version you are using on your PC You can select IPV4 IPV4 version 2 or IPv6 version 2 By default the Large Send Offload Property is disabled To change the Large Send Offload property do the following 1 112 Access the Advanced tab o For Windows Server 2003 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2003 on page 100 o For Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 on page 103 O For Windows Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Vista on page 104 The Advanced tab is shown in Figure 19 on page 102 From the Property list on the Advanced tab select one of the following D IPv4 Large Send Offload D IPv6 Large Send Offload From the Value list on the Advanced tab select one of the following rJ Enable Enables the Large Send Offload property o Disable Disables the Large Send Offload property This is the default Click OK If prompted to restart your computer click Yes Although it is not necessary to reboot the system for new adapter properties to take effect rebooting is recommended to reinitialize all registers Verify that the port LED operates correctly See one of
123. rver 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 on page 103 O For Windows Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Vista on page 104 The Advanced tab is shown in Figure 19 on page 102 2 From the Property list under the Advanced tab select IPv4 Checksum Offload or IPv6 Checksum Offload 3 From the Value list on the Advanced tab select one of the following DO None Disables checksum offloading O Rx TCP IP Checksum Enables receive TCP IP and UDP checksum offloading oO Tx TCP IP Checksum Enables transmit TCP IP and UDP checksum offloading o Tx Rx TCP IP Checksum default Enables transmit and receive TCP IP and UDP checksum offloading 4 Click OK 5 If prompted to restart your computer click Yes Although it is not necessary to reboot the system for new adapter properties to take effect rebooting is recommended to reinitialize all registers 6 Verify that the port LED operates correctly See one of the following descriptions o AT 2973SX Adapter Physical Description on page 17 o AT 2973T Adapter Physical Description on page 18 o AT 2973T 4 Adapter Physical Description on page 21 111 Chapter 8 Setting Advanced Properties Updating the Normally the protocol stack performs TCP segmentation When you Large Send enable the Large Send Offload property the netwo
124. s The adapter should not be connected to a network 165 Chapter 12 User Diagnostics 166 Appendix A Specifications Physical Specifications This section provides the dimensions and weight of the adapters Dimensions AT 2973SX 14 47 cm x 5 61 cm 5 7 in x 2 2 in AT 2973T 14 47 cm x 5 61 cm 5 7 in x 2 2 in AT 2973T 4 14 47 cm x 5 61 cm 5 7 in x 2 2 in Weight AT 2973SX 68 0 g 15 Ibs AT 2973T 68 0 g 15 Ibs AT 2973T 4 113 4 g 25 lbs Environmental Specifications The following environmental specifications apply to the AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 adapters Operating Temperature 0 C to 50 C 32 F to 122 F Storage Temperature 20 C to 70 C 4 F to 158 F Operating Humidity 30 to 80 noncondensing Storage Humidity 10 to 95 noncondensing Maximum Operating Altitude 10 000 Maximum Storage Altitude 35 000 ft 167 Appendix A Specifications Power Specifications The following power specifications apply to the AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 adapters Operating Voltage 3 3V Power Consumption AT 2973SX 5 28 Watts maximum 3 3V AT 2973T 4 1 Watts maximum 3 3V AT 2973T 4 7 1 Watts maximum 3 3V Performance Specifications The following performance specifications apply to the AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 adapters x4 PCle v2 0 and v1 1 compliant Operating Specifications The following operating spe
125. scsi_error reject pdu len error bnx2i iscsi error async pdu len error bnx2i iscsi error nopin pdu len error bnx2i iscsi error pend r2t in cleanup bnx2i iscsi error IP fragments rcvd bnx2i iscsi error IP options error bnx2i iscsi error urgent flag error CNIC detects iSCSI protocol violation non FATAL warning bnx2i iscsi warning invalid TTT bnx2i iscsi warning invalid DataSN bnx2i iscsi warning invalid LUN field Note The driver needs to be configured to consider certain violations as a warning and not as a critical error Driver puts a session through recovery conn err hostno 3 conn 03fbcd00 iscsi cid 2 cid a1800 81 Chapter 6 Installing the Linux Drivers Teaming with Channel Bonding 82 Statistics Linux iSCSI Offload Reject iSCSI PDU received from the target bnx2i printing rejected PDU contents 0 1 ffffffa10000200 8 07000000 10 0 0 40 24 0 O ffffff80 0 18 0 0 3 ffffff88 0 0 3 4b 20 2a 0 0 2 ffffffc8 14 0 0 28 400000000 Open iSCSI daemon handing over session to driver bnx2i conn update MBL 0x800 FBL Ox800MRDSL I 0x800 MRDSL_T 0x2000 With the Linux drivers you can team adapters together using the bonding kernel module and a channel bonding interface For more information see the Channel Bonding information in your operating system documentation You can view detailed statistics and configuration information using the ethtool utility See the et
126. splayed indicate whether the network connection is working or not Linux To verify that the Ethernet interface is up and running on a Linux platform run ifconfig to check the status of the Ethernet interface In addition you can enter the netstat i command to check the statistics on the Ethernet interface See Installing Linux Driver Software on page 68 for information on ifconfig and netstat Ping an IP host on the network to verify connection has been established From the command line type ping IP address and then press Enter The ping statistics that are displayed indicate whether or not the network connection is working AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Solving Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper V Issues Single Network Adapter Teamed Network Adapters Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper V is a hypervisor virtualization system For detailed information about Hyper V see http www microsoft com windowsserver2008 en us hyperv aspx This section addresses issues that affect the configuration of NetXtreme II network adapters and teamed adapters when Hyper V is used Note Ensure that Integrated Services which is a component of Hyper V is installed in the guest operating system child partition for full functionality When configuring a NetXtreme II network adapter for Hyper V be aware of the following C An adapter that is boun
127. t Install Option ssssseeee nenne eene enne nnne nnns 134 Modifying Management Applications ssessseeenneenee menn nennen nennen rennen enn 137 Repairing Management Applications sssssssssssssessseeseeeeeeeeeemen emere enn nennen ntn nn nnn 138 Removing Management Applications ssessssseeeenene eene nennen nennen nennen 139 Chapter 11 Troubleshootlng dieron tete Fr sd ae ze tate R da Dee Te RR aa Tu RR RR MER Le ue ine o Ran na 141 Checking Hardware Diagnostics sssssssssssseseeeenene een nnne nnm en nennen nnne rennes 142 Checking Port E EDS nee eite OI D o re eee ii 143 Consulting the Troubleshooting Checklist ssssssseeeeeneenn eene nnne nennen 144 Checking Current Drivers srren iaa T raa T ELE E R EEE A E aA a Aaen iiaa 144 Running a Cable Length Test nn nnne ennemis 145 Testing Network Connectivity ssssssseeneeeeeenne nennen enne inneren nennen rne nnns 145 Solving Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper V Issues sssseseene eee 147 Single Network Adapter eese EAEE ra RLE A TAA nhe sana trs dna ate 147 Teamed Network Adapters sssssssssssssssssssssesesese eene nenne nenemertr rn nennen tnn nnne n nenne EEEE ns 147 Removing the Device Drivers sssessssseseeenenen nee nnne nen en nemen en nnns n enne eren nnns 148 Upgrading from Windows Server
128. t damage or loss of data Warning Performing or omitting a specific action may A result in electrical shock AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Where to Find Web based Guides The installation and user guides for all Allied Telesis products are available in portable document format PDF on our web site at www alliedtelesis com support software After you have accessed this website enter the model number in the Search by Product Name box and then click Find to view the current list of documents Preface Contacting Allied Telesis Online Support Email and Telephone Support Returning Products For Sales or Corporate Information Warranty Management Software Updates This section provides Allied Telesis contact information for technical support as well as sales or corporate information You can request technical support online by accessing the Allied Telesis Knowledge Base www alliedtelesis com support kb aspx You can use the Knowledge Base to submit questions to our technical support staff and review answers to previously asked questions For Technical Support via email or telephone refer to the Support section of the Allied Telesis web site www alliedtelesis com support Products for return or repair must first be assigned a return materials authorization RMA number A product sent to Allied Telesis without an RMA number will b
129. ter To continue click Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties 1 Cancel Figure 14 Broadcom NetXtreme II Driver Installer InstallShield Wizard Page 3 Click Next to continue The License Agreement Page is displayed See Figure 15 on page 92 91 Chapter 7 Installing the Windows Drivers l3 Broadcom NetXtreme II Driver Installer InstallShield Wizard License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully LICENSE AGREEMENT This is a legal agreement between you Licensee and Broadcom Corporation BROADCOM BY OPENING THE SOFTWARE PACKAGE CLICKING ON THE ACCEPT BUTTON OF ANY ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT AGREEMENT OR ACCESSING OR INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THE LICENSE AGREEMENT UNDERSTAND IT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS If you do not agree to the terms thim Nem wed leer c S me aw fhe Phanlina r OI do not accept the terms in the license agreement InstallShield Figure 15 License Agreement Page 4 After you review the license agreement click accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to continue The Ready to Install the Program Page is displayed See Figure 16 on page 93 92 AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme II Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide ii Broadcom NetXtreme II Driver Installe
130. that the cable length and rating comply with the requirements listed in Connecting the Network Cables on page 38 Check the adapter installation by reviewing Installing a Network Adapter Card on page 34 Verify that the adapter is properly seated in the slot Check for specific hardware problems such as obvious damage to board components or the PCI edge connector Check the configuration settings and change them if they are in conflict with another device Verify that your server is using the latest BIOS Try inserting the adapter in another slot If the new position works the original slot in your system may be defective Replace the failed adapter with one that is known to work properly If the second adapter works in the slot where the first one failed the original adapter is probably defective Install the adapter in another functioning system and run the tests again If the adapter passed the tests in the new system the original system may be defective Remove all other adapters from the system and run the tests again If the adapter passes the tests the other adapters may be causing contention This section describes how to check that the current drivers are loaded properly for the Windows and Linux platforms Windows See Viewing Vital Signs in the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3 User Guide to view vital information about the adapter link status and network connectivity Running a Cable Length
131. the AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 adapters see Performing Diagnostics on page 158 O For descriptions of the available diagnostic tests see Diagnostic Test Descriptions on page 161 AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide System Requirements The following system requirements are needed to run user diagnostics 0 MS DOS 6 22 Operating System D uxdiag exe file 157 Chapter 12 User Diagnostics Performing Diagnostics 158 At the MS DOS prompt type uxdiag followed by the command options The uxdiag command options are shown in Table 8 For example to run all of the diagnostic tests except Group B tests on adapter 1 enter C gt uxdiag c 1 t b Note You must include uxdi ag at the beginning of the command string each time you type a command Table 8 uxdiag Command Options Command Options uxdiag Description Performs all tests on all Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters in your system uxdiag c lt devnum gt Specifies the adapter devnum to test Use al in place of a specific device number to test all adapters uxdiag cof Allows tests to continue after detecting a failure uxdiag F Forces an upgrade of the image uxdiag fbc bc image without checking the version Specifies the bin file to update the bootcode uxdiag fib ib image Specifies the bin file for iSCSI boot
132. through the InstallShield wizard Uninstalling the device drivers with Device Manager or any other means may not provide a clean uninstall which in turn may cause the system to become unstable For information on uninstalling Broadcom NetXtreme ll device drivers see Removing the Device Drivers on page 97 When a Broadcom NetXtreme ll adapter is installed in your system Allied Telesis recommends that you uninstall the adapter s driver before performing an OS upgrade from the Windows Server 2000 Operating System to the Windows Server 2003 Operating System This ensures that no errors are encountered in the installation of the Windows Server 2003 drivers for the NetXtreme ll adapters There are individual device drivers for Windows Server 2000 and Windows Server 2003 As a result you must install the Windows Server 2003 drivers after the OS upgrade is completed When creating an answer file for an unattended installation or for the System Preparation Tool Sysprep utility the following lines must be included under the Unattend section OemPreinstallzves OemPnpDriversPath Drivers NIC AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Note This does not include an unattended installation when performed from a CD ROM Note The path shown in OemPnpDriversPath can be appended with the path to other applicable drivers For an unattended installation place the Broadcom NetXtre
133. ticle above disabling media sense as described in a separate Knowledge Base Article 239924 http support microsoft com kb 239924 has shown to be a valid workaround when this problem occurs Problem The 802 3ad team member links disconnect and reconnect continuously applies to all operating systems Solution This is a third party issue It is seen only when configuring an 802 3ad team with more than two members on the server and connecting an HP2524 switch with LACP enabled as passive or active The HP switch shows an LACP channel being brought up successfully with only two team members All other team member links disconnect and reconnect This issue does not occur with the Cisco Catalyst 6500 switch AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Problem A Generic Trunking GEC FEC 802 3ad Draft Static type of team may lose some network connectivity if the driver to a team member is disabled Solution If a team member supports underlying management software ASF IPMI UMP or Wake On LAN the link may be maintained on the switch for the adapter despite its driver being disabled This may result in the switch continuing to pass traffic to the attached port rather than route the traffic to an active team member port Disconnecting the disabled adapter from the switch allows traffic to resume to the other active team members Problem Large Send Offload LSO and Checksum Offload ar
134. ties sssssssssssssssssssssssseneeeen ener eren nennen en nnns 99 Accessing the Advanced Tab riirii niitis rediri atier aat a ARAA ARLE E AA RAAR AKE ERLER 100 Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2003 sssssssssseeee eem emm 100 Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 103 Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Vista sssssssssseeenm nemen 104 Modifying Advanced Properes eericarenee aaa Aeara EAS EENAA ARAE ARTE EAEE AE AAS en nennen ener nnne nnns 107 Updating the Ethernet WireSpeed Property 21 naea en Ub i fa e E ee eto 108 Updating the Flow Control Property ssssssssseeneeeeeennen nennen nnnm nennen nnns 108 Updating the Interrupt Moderation Property cccccececcceeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeenaaecaeeeeeeeeeeeseeseesennieeaeeeeess 110 Updating the Checksum Offload Property sssssssssseeene eene nnne 111 Updating the Large Send Offload Property nennen 112 Updating the Jumbo MTU Property eene nennen nennen nnne 113 Updating the Network Address Property nennen 114 Updating the RSS Queues Property sssssssssssss een nennen nennen nennen enne nnns 115 Updating the Priority amp VLAN Property ssssssssseeenennm eene nennen nnne enne nnns 116 Updating the Receive Buffers Property sessssssssssssssseeeeeeee eene enemies 117 Updating the Receive Side Scaling Prop
135. tory and extract the TAR files to the following directory tar xvzf netxtreme2 vers7on tar gz 2 Build the driver bnx2 ko or bnx2 0 as a loadable module for the running kernel Enter the following commands cd bnx2 vers7on src make 3 Test the driver by loading it if necessary first unload the existing driver Enter the following commands rmmod bnx2 insmod bnx2 0 modprobe crc32 amp amp insmod bnx2 0 or for Linux 2 6 kernels rmmod bnx2 insmod bnx2 ko 4 Load the cnic driver if applicable Enter the following command insmod cnic ko 5 Install the driver and man page by entering the following command make install Note See the Installing the Source RPM Package on page 68 for the location of the installed driver To configure the network protocol and address after building the driver refer to the manuals supplied with your operating system AT 29738X AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation and User s Guide Building the bnx2i Driver To build the bnx2i Linux driver from the Source TAR file do the following 1 Create a directory and extract the TAR files to the directory by entering the following command tar xvzf bnx2 version tar gz Build the driver bnx2 ko as a loadable module for the running kernel by entering the following command cd bnx2i version drivermake Test the driver by loading it if necessary first unload the existing driver Enter the follow
136. tures you want installed Click on an icon in the list below to change how a feature is installed Feature Description This feature will install the Common Information Model provider that presents network adapter information to WMI based management applications CIM Provider amp g This feature will be installed on local hard drive G8 This feature and all subfeatures will be installed on local hard drive X Thisfeature will not be available Figure 24 BACS CIM Option Window 4 Select CIM Provider 5 Select one of the following C This feature will be installed on local hard drive o This feature and all subfeatures will be installed on local hard drive 6 Click Next 7 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation 126 Installing SNMP AT 2973SX AT 2973T and AT 2973T 4 NetExtreme Il Family Adapters Installation Guide BASP Subagent BASP Extensible Agent The BASP version of SNMP has two components that are described in the following sections o BASP Subagent on page 127 o BASP Extensible Agent on page 127 The BASP subagent baspmgnt dll is designed for the Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 platforms You must install the SNMP service before installing the BASP subagent The BASP subagent allows an SNMP manager software to actively monitor the configuration and performance of the Broadcom Advanced Serv
137. upgrade from within the installer source folder enter setup s v qn If performing a silent upgrade your system may reboot automatically To suppress the reboot enter setup s v qn REBOOT ReallySuppress Performing a Silent Install and Creating a Log File To perform a silent install and create a log file enter setup s v qn L f ia32 l1testlog txt The 1testlog txt log file is created at f ia32 Performing a Silent Install from any Folder To perform a silent uninstall from any folder on the hard drive enter msiexec x 26E1BFBO E87E 4696 9F89 B467FO1F81E5 qn Note The hexidecimal number above may differ from your current installer Check the Key name corresponding with the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3 BACS application in HKLM Software Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion Uninstall for the correct hexidecimal number 135 Chapter 10 Installing Management Applications 136 Note After performing a silent uninstall it is necessary to reboot the system before reinstalling this installer If you do not perform a reboot BASP does not install correctly Performing a Silent Install by Feature on A32 Platforms To perform a silent install by feature on IA32 platforms enter Note CHM32 or CHM64 installs the BACS help file and must be included when installing the BACS feature Use ADDSOURCE to include any of the features listed below setup s v qn ADDSOURCE BACS i 32 CHM32 BA
138. ux driver is released in the packaging formats shown in Table 5 The NetXtreme2 package contains the bnx2 1 Gb network adapter and drivers for source RPM and compressed tar Table 5 Linux Driver Packaging Format bnx2 Driver bnx2i iSCSI Driver Source RPM netxtreme2 bnx2i version src rpm version src rpm Compressed tar netxtreme2 bnx2i version tar gz version tar gz Supplemental tar netxtreme2 sup bnx2i sup version tar gz version tar gz Identical source files to build the driver are included in both RPM and TAR source packages The supplemental tar file contains additional utilities such as patches and driver diskette images for network installation The following updated open iSCSI components are released in source RPM format o iscsi initiator utils 6 2 0 868 0 7c src rpm updated open iscsi for Red Hat 5 distributions o open iscsi 2 0 707 0 25b src rpm updated open iscsi components for SLES 10 SP1 distribution o open iscsi 2 0 707 0 44b src rpm updated open iscsi components for SLES 10 SP2 distribution 67 Chapter 6 Installing the Linux Drivers Installing Linux Driver Software 68 Installing the Source RPM Package There are two ways to install the Linux driver software from the Source RPM Package or build the driver from the source TAR file See the following sections m Installing the Source RPM Package on page 68 D Building the Driver from the Source TAR File on
139. work adapter is located This keyword requires a value ranging from 0 to 255 DevNum Specifies the device number assigned to the network adapter when it is configured by the PCI BIOS This keyword requires a value ranging from 0 to 255 FuncNum or PortNum Specifies the PCI function or port number assigned to the network controller This keyword requires a value ranging from 0 to 7 Note The BusNum DevNum and FuncNum or PortNum keywords are needed when multiple adapters are installed in the server and when a specific controller must be loaded in a certain order These keywords are used concurrently and are included for manufacturing purposes Do not use them unless you are familiar with how to configure PCI devices A PCI device scan utility is needed to find this information LineSpeed Specifies the speed of the network connection in Mbit s The values are 10 100 or 1000 Mbit s Technically a line speed of 1000 Mbit s cannot be forced and is achievable only through auto negotiation For the sake of simplicity the driver performs auto negotiation when the line speed is set to a value of 1000 Duplex Specifies the duplex mode of the network adapter Requires a setting of either Half or Full When this keyword is used the LineSpeed keyword must also be used If neither keyword is used the network adapter defaults to auto negotiation mode NodeAddress Specifies the network address used by the network adapter If a mult

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