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AT-2973SX, AT-2973T, AT-2973T/4 manual
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NetExtreme II
Family Adapters
AT-2973SX
AT-2973T
AT-2973T/4
Installation and User’s Guide
Contents
Main
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Electrical Safety and Emissions Standards
This product meets the following standards.
Federal Communications Commission Interference Statement
Industry Canada
Translated Safety Statements
Contents
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Figures
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Preface
Safety Symbols Used in this Document
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Contacting Allied Telesis
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Functional Descriptions
AT-2973SX
AT-2973SX Adapter Physical Description
AT-2973T
AT-2973T Adapter Physical Description
L/A 1 L/A 2
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AT-2973T/4 Adapter Physical Description
Features
TCP Offload Engine (TOE)
Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI)
Power Management
Wake on LAN (WOL) Feature
Adaptive Interrupt Frequency
ASIC with Embedded RISC Processor
Supported Operating Environments
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Chapter 2
Installing the Hardware
Reviewing the Contents of Your Shipment
Reviewing Safety Precautions
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Pre-Installation Checklist
Replacing the Bracket
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Installing a Network Adapter Card
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Connecting the Network Cables
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Setting Up MBA in a Client Environment
Enabling the MBA Driver
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Configuring the MBA Driver
Setting Up the BIOS
Setting Up MBA in a Server Environment: Red Hat Linux PXE Server
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Chapter 4
Installing the Monolithic Software Driver
Using the NetXtreme II Monolithic Driver
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Inserting the NetXtreme II Monolithic Driver in a WinPE 2.0 Image
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Configuring the Speed and Duplex Settings
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Chapter 5
Installing the NDIS2 Driver Software
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Checking Pre-installation Requirements
Installing the NDIS2 Driver Software on MS-DOS Platforms
Creating a Startup Disk
Modifying the Startup Disk
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Installing the DOS NDIS2 Driver Software
drive letter
server
name
resource name
Using Keywords for the Drivers
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Chapter 6
Installing the Linux Drivers
Limitations
bnx2 Driver
bnx2i Driver
Packaging
Installing Linux Driver Software
Installing the Source RPM Package
redhat,OpenLinux,turbo,packages,rpm
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Building the Driver from the Source TAR File
Building the bnx2 Driver
Building the bnx2i Driver
Load and Run Necessary iSCSI Software Components
Unloading the Linux Driver
Unloading the Driver from an RPM Installation
Unloading the Driver from a TAR Installation
Patching PCI Files (Optional)
Network Installations
Setting Values for Optional Properties
Setting Optional Properties for the bnx2 Driver
Setting Optional Properties for the bnx2i Driver
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Checking the bnx2 Driver Defaults
Checking Driver Messages
Checking the bnx2 Driver Messages
Driver Sign on
CNIC Driver Sign on
NIC Detected
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CNIC detects iSCSI protocol violation - non-FATAL, warning
Driver puts a session through recovery
Reject iSCSI PDU received from the target
Open-iSCSI daemon handing over session to driver
Teaming with Channel Bonding
Statistics
Linux iSCSI Offload
Installing User Application - bnx2id
Installing Open iSCSI User Applications
Binding iSCSI Target to Broadcom NX2 iSCSI Transport Name
Making Connections to iSCSI Targets
Maximizing Offload iSCSI Connections
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Chapter 7
Installing the Windows Drivers
Installing the Windows Driver Software
Using the Installer
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Using Silent Installation
Performing a Silent Install
Performing a Silent Install and Creating a Log File
Performing a Silent Upgrade
Performing a Silent Uninstall
Performing a Silent Reinstall
Removing the Device Drivers
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Chapter 8
Setting Advanced Properties
Accessing the Advanced Tab
Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2003
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Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Vista
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Modifying Advanced Properties
Ethernet@ WireSpeed
Flow Control
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Interrupt Moderation
Checksum Offload Property
Large Send Offload Property
Jumbo MTU
Network Address
Updating the RSS Queues Property
Priority & VLAN
Receive Buffers
Receive Side Scaling Property
Speed & Duplex Mode Property
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TCP Connection Offload Properties
Transmit Buffers
VLAN ID
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Chapter 9
Installing CIM and SNMP for Manageability
Installing CIM
Loading the CIM Libraries
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Installing SNMP
BASP Subagent
BASP Extensible- Agent
Loading the SNMP Libraries
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Chapter 10
Installing Management Applications
Installing Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3 and Related Management Applications
Checking .NET Framework Requirements
Using the Installer
Using the Silent Install Option
Performing a Silent Install from the Installer Source Folder
Performing a Silent Install and Creating a Log File
Performing a Silent Install from any Folder
Performing a Silent Install by Feature on IA32 Platforms
Performing a Silent Install by Feature on AMD64/EM64T Platforms
Performing a Silent Install from Within a Batch File
Modifying Management Applications
Repairing Management Applications
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Chapter 11
Troubleshooting
Checking Hardware Diagnostics
Checking Port LEDs
Consulting the Troubleshooting Checklist
Checking Current Drivers
Windows
Linux
Running a Cable Length Test
Testing Network Connectivity
Windows
Linux
Solving Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Issues
Single Network
Teamed Network Adapters
Removing the Device Drivers
Upgrading from Windows Server 2000 to Windows Server 2003
Preparing an Answer File
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Solving Broadcom Boot Agent and Broadcom Advanced Server Program (BASP) Issues
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Solving Miscellaneous Issues
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Chapter 12
User Diagnostics
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Performing Diagnostics
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Diagnostic Test Descriptions
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Appendix A
Specifications
Physical Specifications
Environmental Specifications
Power Specifications
Performance Specifications
Operating Specifications
10/100/1000Base-T Twisted-Pair Port Connectors
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Appendix B
Cleaning Fiber Optic Connectors
Using a Cartridge-Type Cleaner
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Using a Swab
