Dell PowerEdge 2970 - Manual (Page 3)

Dell Enterprise Server Windows Installation Best Practices with Broadcom NetXtreme Devices
1. Revisions and References
1.1. Revision History
Date Revision # Explanation of Changes Author
May 17, 2006 0.1 Initial document Ken Bignell
May 23, 2006 0.2 Added sections from other authors Ken Bignell
May 24, 2006 0.3 Updated comments from reviewers Ken Bignell
May 31, 2006 0.4
Updated answer file examples with
comments, use of Broadcom Installer and
the addition of installing SNP from the
answer file. Added a comparison table of
automated install with NetXtreme II
devices compared to install without
NetXtreme II devices.
Ken Bignell
June 12, 2006 1.0
Added example to see if NX2 devices are
installed before running Netset.exe
Ken Bignell
June 16, 2006 1.1
Corrections to syntax and spelling
throughout the document
Ken Bignell
1.2. Acronyms and Definitions
TOE TCP/IP Offload Engine
SNP Microsoft ® Windows Server ® 2003 Scalable Networking Pack
NX1 Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters and Drivers
NX2 Broadcom NetXtreme II Family of Adapters and Drivers
PXE Pre-boot Execution Environment
RIS Microsoft Remote Install Service
ADS Microsoft Automated Deployment Service
WinPE Windows Preinstallation Environment
DSA Dell Server Assistant
MS Microsoft
VBD
Virtual Bus Driver
NDIS Network Driver Interface Specification
BACS Broadcom Advanced Control Suite
BASP Broadcom Advanced Service Program
1.3. References
Document Version Date Owner
MS Knowledge Base Article 268781 4.1 26 Jan 05 Microsoft
MS Knowledge Base Article 246184 4.0 22 Sept 03 Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Corporate Deployment
Tools User’s Guide 24 Mar 05 Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Preinstallation
Reference 24 Mar 05 Microsoft
Broadcom NetXtreme II User’s Guide 2CS57XX-
UM2000-R Feb 06 Broadcom/Dell
MS Knowledge Base Article 920293 2.0 7 June 06 Microsoft
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