Using bus, device, and function number – Dell PowerEdge 2970 User Manual
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Dell Enterprise Server Windows Installation Best Practices with Broadcom NetXtreme Devices
This entry is required when you install multiple network cards of the same type (with the
same Plug and Play ID) on a computer and apply non-default entries to the adapters.
This entry is not required for PCI adapters if you specify the PCI location information.
Example:
NetCardAddress = 0x123456789AB
Using Bus, Device, and Function Number
PCIBusNumber, PCIDeviceNumber and PCIFunctionNumber indicate the PCI bus on
which the network card resides, the device number on that bus, and the function number
on that device.
You must specify these PCI location entries if:
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You do not specify NetCardAddress.
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You install multiple network cards of the same type (with the same Plug and Play ID)
on a computer.
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You need to apply non-default entries to the adapter.
If you specify NetCardAddress, setup does not use the PCIBusNumber,
PCIDeviceNumber, and PCIFunctionNumber entries because NetCardAddress
provides more specific information than the PCI location information.
Using Bus, Device, and Function Number With Broadcom NetXtreme II Devices
Specifying the NetXtreme II adapter by its bus, device, and function number in the
[Params.Adaptern] section will not apply the network settings because the network device
is viewed by the operating system as a virtual device on a virtual bus. See Microsoft
Knowledge Base article 920293 for more information,
The network settings can be applied from the [SetupParams] section of the unattended
answer file by using netset.exe. netset.exe is a Microsoft tool that reads the answer file
and applies the network settings specified therein to the adapters based on the answer
file’s specifications. See MS Knowledge Base article 268781 for more information on the
netset.exe utility,
Example:
[SetupParams]
UserExecute ="C:\netset c:\unattend.txt"
The cmdlines.txt method can also be used to run the netset.exe utility to apply the
network settings.
Example:
[Commands]
“C:\Netset c:\unattend.txt”
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