HP 441877-00F - Manual (Page 39)

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Using the -S option the user can optionally select the non-interactive mode, which causes the firmware to
automatically update if the installed version is out of date.
Output
The output is saved in a file named nic_fw\fwupglog.txt.
HP NC-Series NetXen adapters
The following information describes the adapter properties, firmware, and diagnostics available for HP
NC-Series NetXen adapters through your operating system. Each adapter property displays only if the
property is supported by the selected adapter.
See the HP Network Configuration Utility online help for the properties available through the NCU.
See the Linux readme files for the properties available through the various Linux operating systems.
HP NC51xx 10GbE adapter properties
The following table lists the advanced properties available for HP NC51xx 10GbE adapters through the
Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 x64 device manager.
Property Parameter
Flow Control Enables the Ethernet controller to send out pause frames or accept pause frames at
Ethernet level so that traffic is moderated and packets are not dropped.
• Default: Enabled
• Values: Enabled/Disabled
Large Send Offload Enables offloading of TCP Large Send Offload packets.
• Default: Enabled
• Values: Enabled/Disabled
Locally Administered
Address Enables users or administrators to set the Locally Administered Address. This address
overrides the permanent address of the adapter (that may have been flashed to the
hardware).
• Format: Hex
• Values: Valid/Not Valid (if Valid, enter the 12 hex characters of MAC address)
If an invalid MAC address is entered, an error message is logged in the event log. If
the MAC Address entered by the user is determined to be invalid, the user input
value is ignored and the MAC address used will be the physical address burned on
the card. The following addresses are invalid:
• 000000000000
• FFFFFFFFFFFF
• Multicast MAC address
Max Ethernet Frame
Size Sets the Ethernet frame size for packet transmission and receive (does not include
MAC Header).
• Default: 1500 (corresponds to 1514 bytes on the wire + 4 bytes of CRC)
• Min: 1500
• Max: 8000