Allied Telesis NetExtreme II Adapters - Manual (Page 5)

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Contents
Preface............................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Safety Symbols Used in this Document............................................................................................................................... 14
Where to Find Web-based Guides ...................................................................................................................................... 15
Contacting Allied Telesis ..................................................................................................................................................... 16
Online Support ............................................................................................................................................................. 16
Email and Telephone Support...................................................................................................................................... 16
Warranty ....................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Returning Products....................................................................................................................................................... 16
Sales or Corporate Information .................................................................................................................................... 16
Management Software Updates ................................................................................................................................... 16
Chapter 1: Introducing the AT-2973SX, AT-2973T, AT-2973T/4, and AT-VNC10S Adapters ...................................... 17
Functional Descriptions ....................................................................................................................................................... 18
AT-2973SX Adapter ..................................................................................................................................................... 19
AT-2973T Adapter........................................................................................................................................................ 20
AT-2973T/4 Adapter..................................................................................................................................................... 22
AT-VNC10S Adapter .................................................................................................................................................... 23
Features .............................................................................................................................................................................. 26
TCP Offload Engine (TOE)........................................................................................................................................... 27
Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) .................................................................................................... 27
Power Management ..................................................................................................................................................... 27
Wake on LAN (WOL) Feature ...................................................................................................................................... 28
Adaptive Interrupt Frequency ....................................................................................................................................... 28
ASIC with Embedded RISC Processor......................................................................................................................... 28
Supported Operating Environments ............................................................................................................................. 28
Chapter 2: Installing the Hardware ................................................................................................................................. 29
Reviewing the Contents of Your Shipment .......................................................................................................................... 30
Reviewing Safety Precautions............................................................................................................................................. 31
Reviewing Cabling Requirements........................................................................................................................................ 33
Pre-Installation Checklist ..................................................................................................................................................... 34
Replacing the Bracket ......................................................................................................................................................... 35
Installing a Network Adapter Card....................................................................................................................................... 37
Installing SFP+ Transceivers in the AT-VNC10S Adapter................................................................................................... 41
Chapter 3: Installing Broadcom Boot Agent Driver Software ...................................................................................... 43
Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................. 44
Setting Up MBA in a Client Environment ............................................................................................................................. 45
Enabling the MBA Driver .............................................................................................................................................. 45
Configuring the MBA Driver.......................................................................................................................................... 45
Setting Up the BIOS ..................................................................................................................................................... 46
Setting Up MBA in a Server Environment: Red Hat Linux PXE Server ............................................................................... 47
Chapter 4: Installing the Monolithic Software Driver .................................................................................................... 49
Using the NetXtreme II Monolithic Driver............................................................................................................................. 50
Inserting the NetXtreme II Monolithic Driver in a WinPE 2.0 Image .................................................................................... 51
Configuring the Speed and Duplex Settings........................................................................................................................ 53
Chapter 5: Installing the NDIS2 Driver Software ............................................................................................................ 55
Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................. 56
Checking Pre-installation Requirements.............................................................................................................................. 57