Allied Telesis NetExtreme II Adapters - Manual (Page 6)

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Installing the NDIS2 Driver Software on MS-DOS Platforms............................................................................................... 58
Creating a Startup Disk ................................................................................................................................................ 58
Modifying the Startup Disk............................................................................................................................................ 59
Installing the DOS NDIS2 Driver Software ................................................................................................................... 61
Using Keywords for the Drivers ........................................................................................................................................... 63
Chapter 6: Installing the Linux Drivers ........................................................................................................................... 65
Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................. 66
Limitations .................................................................................................................................................................... 66
Packaging..................................................................................................................................................................... 67
Installing Linux Driver Software ........................................................................................................................................... 68
Installing the Source RPM Package ............................................................................................................................. 68
Building the Driver from the Source TAR File............................................................................................................... 70
Load and Run Necessary iSCSI Software Components .............................................................................................. 71
Unloading the Linux Driver ........................................................................................................................................... 72
Patching PCI Files (Optional) ....................................................................................................................................... 73
Network Installations .................................................................................................................................................... 74
Setting Values for Optional Properties.......................................................................................................................... 74
Checking the bnx2 Driver Defaults ............................................................................................................................... 77
Checking Driver Messages........................................................................................................................................... 77
Teaming with Channel Bonding.................................................................................................................................... 81
Statistics ....................................................................................................................................................................... 81
Linux iSCSI Offload ...................................................................................................................................................... 81
Chapter 7: Installing the Windows Drivers ..................................................................................................................... 87
Supported Versions of Microsoft Windows .......................................................................................................................... 88
Installing the Windows Driver Software ............................................................................................................................... 89
Using the Installer......................................................................................................................................................... 90
Using Silent Installation ................................................................................................................................................ 94
Removing the Device Drivers .............................................................................................................................................. 97
Chapter 8: Setting Advanced Properties ........................................................................................................................ 99
Advanced Features............................................................................................................................................................ 100
Accessing the Advanced Tab ............................................................................................................................................ 105
Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2003............................................................................................... 105
Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows 7 ......................... 110
Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Vista .......................................................................................................... 112
Modifying the Advanced Properties ................................................................................................................................... 114
Chapter 9: Installing CIM and SNMP for Manageability .............................................................................................. 125
Installing CIM ..................................................................................................................................................................... 126
Loading the CIM Libraries .......................................................................................................................................... 127
Installing SNMP ................................................................................................................................................................. 129
BASP Subagent.......................................................................................................................................................... 129
BASP Extensible-Agent.............................................................................................................................................. 129
Loading the SNMP Libraries....................................................................................................................................... 130
Chapter 10: Installing Management Applications ........................................................................................................ 133
Installing Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3 and Related Management Applications................................................... 134
Checking .NET Framework Requirements ................................................................................................................. 135
Using the Installer....................................................................................................................................................... 136
Using the Silent Install Option .................................................................................................................................... 136
Modifying Management Applications ................................................................................................................................. 139
Repairing Management Applications ................................................................................................................................. 140
Removing Management Applications ................................................................................................................................ 141
Chapter 11: Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................................................... 143
Checking Hardware Diagnostics........................................................................................................................................ 144
Checking Port LEDs........................................................................................................................................................... 145
Consulting the Troubleshooting Checklist.......................................................................................................................... 146
Checking Current Drivers ........................................................................................................................................... 146
Running a Cable Length Test..................................................................................................................................... 147