BXND20X | Allied Telesis AT-2973T/4, AT-2973SX guide

Chapter 5: Installing the NDIS2 Driver Software

See below for an example of the keywords:

[BXND20X]

DriverName = "BXND20X$" BusNum = 3

DevNum = 14

PortNum = 2 LineSpeed = 1000 Duplex = Full NodeAddress = 001020304050

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Contents

NetExtreme Family Adapters Page Electrical Safety and Emissions Standards Translated Safety Statements Contents Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server Using the Silent Install Option Contents Figures Figures Preface Safety Symbols Used in this Document Symbol Meaning Description Where to Find Web-based Guides Contacting Allied Telesis Management Software Updates Allied Telesis FTP serverftp//ftp.alliedtelesis.com Introducing the AT-2973SX, AT-2973T, and AT-2973T/4 Adapters Chapter Functional Descriptions AT-2973SX Adapter AT-2973SX Adapter Physical Description AT-2973T Adapter Physical Description AT-2973T AdapterPort LED LED Appearance Network State Port LED LED Appearance Network State AT-2973T/4 Adapter ATI AT-2973T/4 Adapter Physical Description AT-2973T/4 Faceplate Features TCP Offload Engine TOE Wake on LAN WOL Feature  MS-DOS Introducing the AT-2973SX, AT-2973T, and AT-2973T/4 Adapters Installing the Hardware Reviewing the Contents of Your Shipment Reviewing Safety Precautions Installing the Hardware Pre-Installation Checklist Replacing the Bracket Removing the Low-Profile Bracket Fastening Screws onto Standard Bracket Installing a Network Adapter Card Page Installing the Hardware Page Connecting the Network Cables Page Installing the Hardware Installing Broadcom Boot Agent Driver Software Overview Setting Up MBA in a Client Environment Configuring the MBA DriverUxdiag -mba 0-disable 1-enable -c devnum where Enabling the MBA Driver Setting Up Bios Images/pxeboot/vmlinuz Images/pxeboot/initrd.img Installing Broadcom Boot Agent Driver Software Installing the Monolithic Software Driver Using the NetXtreme II Monolithic Driver Page Copype.cmd arch destination For example copype x86 c\VistaPEx86 Peimg /prep c\VistaPEx86\mount\windows Imagex /mountrw c\VistaPEx86\winpe.wim 1 c\VistaPEx86\mountYes Configuring the Speed and Duplex Settings Paramsutp Hkr, , reqmedium ParamsfiberPage Installing the Monolithic Software Driver Installing the NDIS2 Driver Software Overview Checking Pre-installation Requirements Enter the following expand -r ncadmin Installing the NDIS2 Driver Software on MS-DOS PlatformsCreating a Startup Disk Network.setup Version=0x3110 Modifying the Startup DiskExample Protocol.ini file for IP Example Protocol.ini file for NetBEUI Change netcard= to netcard=BXND20X.dos Example system.ini file Driver Software InstallingNetBEUI Bindings = BXND20X BXND20X DriverName = BXND20X$ Using Keywords for the Drivers BXND20X Installing the Linux Drivers Bnx2 Driver Linux Driver Description Bnx2 Driver Bnx2i iSCSI Driver Bnx2i DriverFormat Installing Source RPM Package Installing Linux Driver SoftwareRpm -ivh netxtreme2-version.src.rpm Kernels and newer bnx2 driver KernelsKernels and newer bnx2i driver Building the bnx2 Driver Building the Driver from the Source TAR FileCd bnx2-version/src make Cd $DRVBASE/driver make installusr Building the bnx2i DriverTar xvzf bnx2-version.tar.gz Cd bnx2i-version/drivermake Rmmod bnx2i pkill -9 bnx2id Unloading the Driver from an RPM InstallationBnx2id Insmod bnx2i.ko or Modprobe bnx2i Unloading the Driver from a TAR Installation Patching PCI Files OptionalRmmod bnx2 Rpm -e netxtreme2 Network Installations Setting Values for Optional Properties Setting Optional Properties for the bnx2 Driver Setting Optional Properties for the bnx2i DriverInsmod bnx2.ko disablemsi=1 Modprobe bnx2 disablemsi=1 Errormask1 and errormask2 Entcpdack Insmod bnx2i.ko entcpdack=0 Modprobe bnx2i entcpdack=0Sqsize Rqsize Checking Bnx2 Driver Defaults Checking Driver Messages Checking the bnx2 Driver MessagesDriver Sign on Cnic Driver Sign on MSI enabled successfully bnx2 only Link Up and Speed IndicationLink Down Indication Checking bnx2i Driver Messages Cnic detects iSCSI protocol violation Fatal errors SCSI-ML initiated host reset session recoveryTarget cannot be reached on any of the Cnic devices Cnic detects iSCSI protocol violation non-FATAL, warning Driver puts a session through recoveryConnerr hostno 3 conn 03fbcd00, iscsicid 2 cid a1800 Bnx2i conn update MBL 0x800 FBL 0x800MRDSLI 0x800 Mrdslt Teaming with Channel Bonding Statistics Linux iSCSI OffloadReject iSCSI PDU received from the target Open-iSCSI daemon handing over session to driver Installing User Application bnx2id Installing Open iSCSI User Applications Rpm -ivh RPMS/i386/open-iscsi-package- name.i386.rpm Binding iSCSI Target to Broadcom NX2 iSCSI Transport NameDmesg grep bnx2i netif Making Connections to iSCSI Targets Maximizing Offload iSCSI Connections Installing the Linux Drivers Installing the Windows Drivers Installing the Windows Driver Software Using the Installer See on page 90 for the Found New Hardware Wizard Installing the Windows Drivers Page Installing the Windows Drivers Page Using Silent Installation InstallShield Wizard Completed Performing a Silent Install Performing a Silent Install and Creating a Log FilePerforming a Silent Upgrade Performing a Silent Uninstall Performing a Silent Reinstall Setup /s /v/qn REINSTALL=ALLMsiexec /x BDrv5706.msi /qn Msiexec /x F0DA8A3F-1457-419E-96F4-235DD3EF41E1 / qn Removing the Device Drivers Installing the Windows Drivers Setting Advanced Properties Accessing the Advanced Tab Selecting Advanced Tab Windows Server 2003 101 Advanced Tab 103 Selecting Advanced Tab Windows Vista Windows Vista Run Window 106 Modifying Advanced Properties Updating Ethernet@ WireSpeed Property Flow Control 109  Enabled  Disabled Updating Interrupt Moderation Property Updating Checksum Offload Property Updating Large Send Offload Property  IPv4 Large Send Offload  IPv6 Large Send Offload Updating Jumbo MTU Property Updating Network Address Property Updating the RSS Queues Property  Auto, 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16 for 10 Gbps adapters Updating Priority & Vlan Property 117 Updating Speed & Duplex Mode Property  10 Mb Full  10 Mb Half  100 Mb Full  100 Mb Half  Auto Updating TCP Connection Offload Properties Updating Transmit Buffers Property Vlan ID 122 Installing CIM and Snmp for Manageability Installing CIM Loading the CIM Libraries 126 Basp Subagent Installing SnmpBasp Extensible- Agent Loading the Snmp Libraries Select Snmp Bacs Snmp Option Window is displayed. See Figure Installing CIM and Snmp for Manageability 130 Installing Management Applications 132 Checking .NET Framework Requirements Using Installer Using the Silent Install Option Performing a Silent Install from any Folder Setup /s /v/qn REBOOT=ReallySuppressSetup /s /v/qn /L f\ia32\1testlog.txt Msiexec /x 26E1BFB0-E87E-4696-9F89-B467F01F81E5 / qn Performing a Silent Install from Within a Batch File Performing a Silent Install by Feature on IA32 PlatformsStart /wait setup /s /w /v/qn Modifying Management Applications Click Broadcom Management Programs and then click Change Repairing Management Applications Click Broadcom Management Programs, and then click Change Removing Management Applications Click Broadcom Management Programs, and then click Remove Installing Management Applications 140 Troubleshooting Checking Hardware Diagnostics Checking Port LEDs Checking Current Drivers Consulting the Troubleshooting ChecklistWindows Running a Cable Length Test Testing Network Connectivity LinuxLsmod Module Size Used by BCM5709 146 Solving Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Issues Single Network Adapter Teamed Network Adapters OemPreinstall=Yes OemPnpDriversPath=Drivers\NIC Removing the Device Drivers 149 150 151 Solving Miscellaneous Issues 153 Troubleshooting 154 User Diagnostics 156 System Requirements Command Options Description Performing Diagnostics\uxdiag -c 1 -t b = PXE 160 Diagnostic Test Descriptions Test Description Number Name Group a Basic Functional Tests Test Description Number Name 163 VPD Group D Ethernet Traffic Tests LSO User Diagnostics 166 Specifications Physical SpecificationsEnvironmental Specifications Appendix a Power Specifications Performance SpecificationsOperating Specifications 10/100/1000Base-T Twisted-Pair Port Connectors Pin Pair Signal Appendix a Specifications 170 Cleaning Fiber Optic Connectors Appendix B Using a Cartridge-Type Cleaner Rubbing the Ferrule Tip on the Cleaning Surface 173 Using a Swab Cleaning a Recessed Ferrule If desired, repeat step 175 Appendix B Cleaning Fiber Optic Connectors 176