Q-Logic 8100 SERIES manual Configuring the NIC in a Windows Environment

6 Configuring NIC

Functionality in the

Converged Network

Adapter

Overview

QLogic 8100 series Converged Network Adapter provides both NIC and FCoE server connectivity to hosts. This section describes the NIC parameters, management tools and configuration options for the QLogic 8100 Series Adapter for a Windows environment and a Linux environment.

Configuring the NIC in a Windows Environment

You can configure the QLogic 8100 Series Adapter NIC function with one of the following methods:

Microsoft Windows property pages—Sets and displays the NIC parameters, updates QLogic drivers and enables or disables the NIC function. Property pages is available with all Microsoft Windows installations by default.

However, the Windows Property page does not support advanced features, such as VLANs and teaming.

QConvergeConsole CLI—In addition to providing FCoE configuration parameters, the QConvergeConsole CLI enables you to configures teaming, VLANs, and other NIC parameters.

Managing the NIC Function with Windows Property pages

The adapter NIC function driver can be configured through the adapter properties in Device Manager.

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