HP 441877-00F User Manual

HP ProLiant Network Adapter Software and Configuration Guide

Part Number 441877-00J November 2008 (Nineth Edition)

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Overview..................................................................................................................................... 5

Supported adapters and operating systems................................................................................................... 5

Adapter driver and software information ...................................................................................................... 7

Adapter driver folders in HP SoftPaq.................................................................................................. 7

Windows 2008 drivers....................................................................................................................7

Windows 2008 x64 drivers .............................................................................................................8

Windows 2003 drivers....................................................................................................................8

Windows 2003 x64 drivers .............................................................................................................8

Documentation in the HP SoftPaq....................................................................................................... 9

Installation ................................................................................................................................. 10

Downloading the SoftPaq files .................................................................................................................. 10

Installing network drivers (new installations)................................................................................................10

Uninstall the driver software...................................................................................................................... 10

Configuration and diagnostics...................................................................................................... 11

Configuring adapters using operating system software................................................................................. 11

HP NC-Series Broadcom adapters ............................................................................................................. 11

Adapter properties in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 x64 .....................................11

Adapter properties in Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 x64 .....................................14

Adapter properties and configurations on Netware............................................................................ 16

HP NC-Series Broadcom adapter diagnostics.................................................................................... 24

HP NC-Series Broadcom 10 GbE adapter diagnostics........................................................................ 29

HP NC-Series Broadcom Multifunction adapter diagnostics.................................................................35

HP Gigabit Server Adapter Firmware Upgrade Utility for C-Class BladeSystem...................................... 37

HP Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter Firmware Upgrade Utility...................................................... 38

HP NC-Series NetXen adapters.................................................................................................................39

HP NC51xx 10GbE adapter properties ........................................................................................... 39

HP NC-Series NetXen Online Firmware Upgrade Utility...................................................................... 42

PXE boot process requirements........................................................................................................43

HP NC-Series Intel Adapters .....................................................................................................................44

HP NC-Series Intel adapter properties for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 x64.......... 44

HP NC-Series Intel adapter properties for Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 x64.......... 47

HP NC-Series Intel adapter diagnostics ............................................................................................ 49

Adapter properties and configurations on Netware............................................................................ 51

Boot Agent ................................................................................................................................... 58

HP NC-Series 31xx Fast Ethernet adapters.................................................................................................. 68

HP NC31xx Fast Ethernet adapter properties for Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 x64 68

Adapter properties and configurations on Netware............................................................................ 69

Technical support........................................................................................................................ 78

Before you contact HP.............................................................................................................................. 78

HP contact information............................................................................................................................. 78

Free automated customer support services ..................................................................................................78

Acronyms and abbreviations........................................................................................................ 80

Index......................................................................................................................................... 82

Contents 3

Contents 4

Overview

Supported adapters and operating systems

The following is a list of HP NC-Series adapters that are supported on HP ProLiant servers. Standup adapters:

• HP NC110T PCI Express Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC150T PCI 4-port Gigabit Combo Switch Adapter

• HP NC310F PCI-X Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC320T PCI Express Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC340T PCI-X Quad Port Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC360T PCI Express Dual Port Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC364T PCI Express Quad Port Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC370T PCI-X Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC370F PCI-X Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC373F PCI Express Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC373T PCI Express Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC380T PCI Express Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC382T PCI Express Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC510F PCIe 10 Gigabit Server Adapter **

• HP NC510C PCIe 10 Gigabit Server Adapter **

• HP NC1020 Cu Gigabit Server Adapter 32 PCI Single Port

• HP NC6170 Dual Port PCI-X Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC6770 PCI-X Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC7170 Dual Port PCI-X Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC7770 PCI-X Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC7771 PCI-X Gigabit Server Adapter

Embedded adapters:

• HP NC105i PCIe Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC107i Integrated PCI Express Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC3163 Fast Ethernet Server Adapter **

• HP NC320i PCI Express Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC324i PCI Express Dual Port Gigabit Server Adapter

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• HP NC325i PCI Express Dual Port Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC326i PCI Express Dual Port Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC370i PCI-X Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC371i PCI-X Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC373i Integrated Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC382i Integrated Quad Port PCI Express Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC532i Dual Port 10 GbE Multifunction BL-c Adapter

• HP NC7760 PCI-X Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC7761 PCI-X Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC7780 Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC7781 PCI-X Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC7782 Dual Port PCI-X Gigabit Server Adapter

Mezzanine adapters:

• HP NC320m PCIe Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC325m PCI Express Quad Port 1 Gb Server Adapter for c-Class BladeSystem

• HP NC326m PCI Express Dual Port 1 Gb Server Adapter for c-Class BladeSystem

• HP NC360m Dual Port 1 GbE BL-c Adapter

• HP NC364m Quad Port 1 GbE BL-c Adapter

• HP NC373m PCI Express Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter for c-Class BladeSystem

• HP NC374m PCI Express Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter

• HP NC382m Dual Port 1 GbE Multifunction BL-c Adapter

• HP NC512m Dual Port 10 GbE Multifunction BL-c Adapter **

• HP NC532m Dual Port 10 GbE Multifunction BL-c Adapter

* Not supported on Windows Server 2003 x64 ** Not supported in the NCU on Windows Server 2008 Enterprise operating systems in this release Supported operating systems These server adapters are supported on the following operating systems. Microsoft

• Windows Server 2008

• Windows Server 2008 x64 Editions

• Windows Server 2003 (SP1 and SP2)

• Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions (SP1 and SP2)

NetWare

• NetWare 6.5 Server

• NetWare 6.6 Server

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• NetWare Open Enterprise Server

Linux 32

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service

Linux 64

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T

UNIX

• Unixware 7.x

• OpenUnix 8.x

• Open Server 5.x/6.x

Solaris

• Solaris 10

• Solaris 9

Adapter driver and software information

The following drivers and documentation are available in the HP ProLiant Networking SoftPaq. For a

Adapter driver folders in HP SoftPaq

complete listing of all files in the HP SoftPaq, go to the \docs\files.txt file in the HP SoftPaq component.

Drivers are found in the following folders:

• Microsoft® Windows Server 2008 \WIN2008

• Microsoft® Windows Server 2008 x64 \WIN2008x64

• Microsoft® Windows Server 2003 \WIN2003

• Microsoft® Windows Server 2003 x64 \WIN2003x64

• Linux \LINUX

Windows 2008 drivers

The following Windows Server 2008 network adapter drivers are used in this release:

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• N1G60i32.sys for NC310xx, NC340x, NC61xx, and NC71xx server adapters

• Q57ND60X.sys for NC105x, NC107x, NC10xx, NC150x, NC32xx, NC10xx, NC67xx, and

NC77xx server adapters

• N1E6032.sys for NC110x, NC360x, NC364x server adapters

• BXND60X.sys for all Multifunction server adapters

• BXND60x.sys for all NC532x 10GbE server adapters

Components for these drivers are located in the \WIN2008 directory of the HP SoftPaq.

Windows 2008 x64 drivers

The following Windows Server 2008 x64 network adapter drivers are used in this release:

• N1G6032E.sys for NC310F, NC340T, NC61xx, and NC71xx server adapters

• Q57ND60A.sys for NC105x, NC107x, NC150x, NC32x, NC10xx, NC67xx, and NC77xx server

adapters

• BXND60A.sys for Multifunction server adapters

• N1E6032E.sys for NC110T, NC360x, NC364x server adapter

• BXND60a.sys for all 532x 10GbE server adapters

Components for these drivers are located in the \WIN2008x64 directory of the HP SoftPaq.

Windows 2003 drivers

The following Windows Server 2003 network adapter drivers are used in this release:

• N100325.sys for NC31xx Fast Ethernet server adapters

• N1000325.sys for NC310xx, NC340x, NC61xx, and NC71xx server adapters

• Q57XP32.sys for NC105x, NC107i, NC150x, NC32xx, NC10xx, NC67xx, and NC77xx server

adapters

• N1E5132.sys for NC110x, NC360x, NC364x server adapters

• BXND51X.sys for all Multifunction server adapters

• NXP2NIC.sys for all NC51xx 10GbE server adapters

• BXND52X.sys for all NC532x 10GbE server adapters

Components for these drivers are located in the \WIN2003 directory of the HP SoftPaq.

Windows 2003 x64 drivers

The following Windows Server 2003 x64 network adapter drivers are used in this release:

• N1G5132E.sys for NC310F, NC340T, NC61xx, and NC71xx server adapters

• Q57AMD64.sys for NC105x, NC150x, NC107x, NC32x, NC10xx, NC67xx, and NC77xx server

adapters

• BXVBDA.sys for Multifunction server adapters

• N1E5132E.sys for NC110T, NC360x, NC364x server adapters

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• NXP2NC64.sys for all NC51xx 10GbE server adapters

• BXND52a.sys for all NC532x 10GbE server adapters

Components for these drive rs are located in the \WIN2003x64 directory of the HP SoftPaq.

Documentation in the HP SoftPaq

• HP Network Adapter Software and Configuration Guide (NACONFIG.pdf)

• HP Accelerated iSCSI for Multifunction Network Adapters (AiSCSIUG.pdf)

• HP iSCSI Boot for Windows User Guide (iSCSIBootWindows.pdf)

• HP-BRCM iSCSI Boot for Windows User Guide (BRCMiSCSIBootWindows.pdf)

• HP Network Adapter License Utility for Windows (NALICNSE.pdf)

• HP Network Adapter Scripting Utility (NICSCRPT.pdf)

• Network adapter user guides (\docs\hw)

• Release notes (Relnotes.txt)

• SetLACState Utility (SetLAC.pdf)

Linux Guides

• HP ProLiant Accelerated iSCSI for Linux User Guide in the \docs directory (AiSCSILinuxUG.pdf)

• HP iSCSI Boot for Linux User Guide in the \docs directory (iSCSIBootLinux.pfd)

• HP-BRCM iSCSI Boot for Linux User Guide in the \docs directory (BRCMiSCSIBootLinux.pdf)

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Installation

Downloading the SoftPaq files

1. Go to the HP website (http://www.hp.com).

2. Click Software & Driver Downloads from the left menu bar.

3. Type the product name in the For product box and press Enter. For example, type NC373T.

4. Select an operating system.

5. Click HP ProLiant Networking.

6. Click download and save the HP SoftPaq (sp#####.exe) file to a directory on your hard drive. The

SoftPaq file is a self-extracting executable with a file name based on the SoftPaq number.

7. Click the SoftPaq file to extract the files.

Installing network drivers (new installations)

When you install the network adapter in the server for the first time:

1. Connect the cable from the adapter to your network.

2. Power up the server.

3. Start the operating system.

4. Install the appropriate driver component for your operating system as described in "Downloading

the SoftPaq files (on page 10)."

Uninstall the driver software

Before physically removing an adapter from your system, first un-team the adapter then remove the driver software.

1. Start your Windows operating system and log in to the system. You must have Network

Administrator privileges to remove the driver software.

2. Unteam the adapter using the HP Network Configuration Utility and save your changes.

3. Open the Device Manager.

4. Click the plus (+) sign to expand the Network adapters. All installed network adapters display.

5. Right-click the adapter to be removed and choose Uninstall.

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Configuration and diagnostics

Configuring adapters using operating system software

The following sections describe the adapter properties available for HP NC-Series adapters through the Windows operating system Device Manager or Netware operating system software.

Although the default values should be appropriate in most cases, you may change any of the available options to meet the requirements of your specific system. However, it is recommended that you use the HP Network Configuration Utility to update HP NC-Series adapter properties.

Iif you choose to update the properties using your operating system software, the following lists the properties that are available for your HP NC-Series adapter.

HP NC-Series Broadcom adapters

The following information describes the adapter properties, firmware, and diagnostics available for HP NC-Series Broadcom adapters through your operating system. Each adapter property displays only if the property is supported by the selected adapter. Some properties are not configurable if an adapter has FlexNIC enabled.

See the HP Network Configuration Utility online help for the properties available through the NCU.

Adapter properties in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 x64

See the Linux readme files for the properties available through the various Linux operating systems.

• Priority and VLAN. Enables or disables the ability to insert or remove the 802.1q tags for priority

and VLAN.

o Default = Priority & VLAN Enabled o Range = Priority & VLAN Disabled; Priority & VLAN Enabled; Priority Enabled; VLAN Enabled

• Jumbo Packet. The size, in bytes, of the largest supported Jumbo Packet (an Ethernet frame that is

greater than 1514 bytes) that the hardware can support.

o 1514 Bytes (Default) o 4088 Bytes o 9014 Bytes

• Wake Up Capabilities. Determines the type of packets that will cause the adapter to wake up the

system.

o Default = Both

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Range = None; Magic Packet; Wake up Frame; Both

• Flow Control. The Flow Control property allows the user to enable or disable the receipt or

transmission of PAUSE frames. PAUSE frames enable the adapter and the switch to control the transmit rate. The side that is receiving the PAUSE frame will momentarily stop transmitting. The recommended selection is Auto and it is the default setting. To disable Flow Control, select Disable from the Value list on the Advanced tab.

o Disable. PAUSE frame receipt and transmission is disabled o Tx Enable. PAUSE frame transmission is enabled o Rx Enable. PAUSE frame receipt is enabled o Rx/Tx Enable (Default). PAUSE frame receipt and transmission is enabled

• Ethernet @ WireSpeed. Enables linking at 100 Mbps when using a cable that does not support

Gigabit speed.

o Default = Enabled o Range = Disabled; Enabled

• Optimize Interrupt moderation. If enabled, helps to reduce number of interrupts per packet, which

reduces CPU utilization, while maintaining the same throughput. This feature is useful under heavy network traffic conditions.

o Default = L2 and L4 o Range = L2 and L4; L2 only; Manual

• WOL Speed. (Not supported on NC150T, NC37x, NC380T, NC67xx, and NC7782 adapters)

Specifies the speed at which the adapter connects to the network during Wake-on-LAN mode.

o Default = Auto o Range = Auto; 10 Mb; 100 Mb

• IPMI. Enables Intelligent Platform Management Interface, which provides a means for monitoring,

control, and automatic recovery of servers. IPMI can only enabled on one port at a time. IPMI cannot be enabled on a port that has Large Send Offload enabled. (This property is only supported on the NC320i, NC7781 and NC7782 adapters.)

o Default = Disabled o Range = Disabled; Enabled

• Number of Transmit Descriptors: Minimum/Maximum. Specifies the number of descriptors to allocate

per Transmit Control Block (TCB). This value directly affects the number of map registers allocated for the adapter (the higher the number, the more map registers are allocated).

o Default = 200 o Range = 100 — 512

• Target DPC Rate. Determines the desired DPC rate. The driver adjusts the adapter's interrupt

moderation setting dynamically based on network conditions to achieve the desired DPC rate. This configuration is valid only when "Optimized Interrupt Moderation" is set to manual.

o Default = 4425 o Range = 1500 — 6000

• Number of Receive Descriptors: Minimum/Maximum. In high network load situations, increasing

receive descriptors can increase performance. The tradeoff is that this also increases the amount of

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system memory used by the driver. If too few receive descriptors are used, performance suffers. If too many receive descriptors are used, the driver unnecessarily consumes memory resources.

o Default = 200 o Range = 100 -— 512

• IPv4 Checksum Offload. Describes whether the device enabled or disabled the calculation of IPv4

checksums.

o Default = Rx/Tx Enabled o Range = Cannot be disabled

• TCP Checksum Offload (IPv4). Describes whether the device enabled or disabled the calculation of

TCP Checksum over IPv4 packets.

o Default = Rx/Tx Enable o Range = Disable; Tx Enable; Rx Enable; Rx/Tx Enable

• UDP Checksum Offload (IPv4). Describes whether the device enabled or disabled the calculation of

UDP checksum over IPv4 packets.

o Default = Rx/Tx Enable o Range = Disable; Tx Enable; Rx Enable; Rx/Tx Enable

• TCP/UDP/IP Checksum Offload (IPv4). Describes whether the device enabled or disabled the

calculation of TCP, UDP, or IP checksum over IPv4 packets. If this TCP/UDP/IP Checksum Offload (IPv4) property is present, it overrides and disables the TCP Checksum Offload (IPv4), UDP Checksum Offload (IPv4), and IPv4 Checksum Offload properties.

o Default = Rx/Tx Enable o Range = Disable; Tx Enable; Rx Enable; Rx/Tx Enable

• Large Send Offload Version 1 (IPv4). Describes whether the device enabled or disabled the

segmentation of large TCP packets over IPv4 for large send offload version 1 (LSOv1).

o Default = Enabled o Range = Disabled; Enabled

• Large Send Offload Version 2 (IPv4). Describes whether the device enabled or disabled the

segmentation of large TCP packets over IPv4 for large send offload version 2 (LSOv2).

o Default = Enabled o Range = Disabled; Enabled

• Speed & Duplex. Allows the user to set the connection speed to the network and mode. The Duplex

Mode allows the adapter to transmit and receive network data simultaneously. The adapter is set to Auto (optimum connection) by default. Set the speed and mode as described below:

o 1 Gb Full Auto. Sets the speed to 1 Gbps and mode to Full-Duplex o 10 Mb Full. Sets the speed to 10 Mbps and mode to Full-Duplex o 10 Mb Half. Sets the speed to 10 Mbps and mode to Half-Duplex o 100 Mb Full. Sets the speed to 100 Mbps and mode to Full-Duplex o 100 Mb Half. Sets the speed to 100 Mbps and mode to Half-Duplex o 1000 Mb Full. Sets the speed to 1000 Mbps and mode to Full-Duplex o 1000 Mb Half. Sets the speed to 1000 Mbps and mode to Half-Duplex

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2500 Mb. To achieve speeds of 2.5 Gbps, update to the latest firmware and then set the link partner (switch or hub) and the device port to Auto/Auto. This speed is only achievable if the link partner is capable of 2.5 Gbps.

o Auto. (Default) Sets the speed and mode for optimum network connection (recommended)

• Locally Administered Address. Specifies the user-defined MAC Address of the adapter, which

overrides the burned-in MAC Address. This box is disabled if the selected adapter has been teamed.

o Default = Not Present o Range = Value; Not Present

• VLAN ID. The user assigned identifier for a VLAN.

o Range = 1-4094

• TCP Offload Engine (TOE). Enables the offloading of TCP connections to HP Multifunction Server

Adapters. Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack (SNP) is required when enabling TOE and RSS.

o Default = Enabled o Range = Disabled; Enabled

TOE will not work with the following features enabled: Windows Firewall; Internet Protocol security (IPsec); Internet Protocol Network Address Translation (IPNAT); third-party firewalls; and NDIS 5.1 intermediate drivers. Download article number KB92222 from the Microsoft (http://www.microsoft.com

) website for more information.

• Receive-Side Scaling (RSS). Enables dynamic load balancing of incoming traffic across CPUs.

Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack (SNP) is required when enabling TOE and RSS.

o Default = Enabled o Range = Disabled; Enabled

Adapter properties in Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 x64

• 802.1p QoS Packet Tagging. The 802.1p QoS parameter is a standard that enables Quality of

Service. This property is disabled by default. To change this property, select Enable or Disable.

• Ethernet@WireSpeed. Enables linking at 100 Mbps when using a cable that does not support

Gigabit speed.

o Default = Enabled o Range = Disabled; Enabled

• Checksum Offload. Normally the Checksum Offload function is computed by the protocol stack. By

selecting one of the Checksum Offload properties, the checksum can be computed by the Gigabit Ethernet Adapter.

To enable one of the Checksum Offload properties select the property from the Value list on the Advanced tab.

o None. Disables checksum offloading o Rx TCP/IP Checksum. Enables receive TCP and IP checksum offloading o Tx TCP/IP Checksum. Enables transmit TCP and IP checksum offloading o Tx/Rx TCP/IP Checksum. (Default) Enables transmit and receive TCP and IP checksum offloading

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• IPv4 Checksum Offload. Describes whether the device enabled or disabled the calculation of IPv4

checksums.

o Tx/Rx enabled (default) o None o Rx enabled o Tx enabled

• Large Send Offload. Normally, the TCP segmentation is performed by the protocol stack. By

enabling the Large Send Offload property, the TCP segmentation can be performed by the Gigabit Ethernet Adapter. To enable the Large Send Offload property, select Enable from the Value dropdown menu on the Advanced tab.

o Disable. Disables large send offloading o Enable. Enables large send offloading

• IPv4 Large Send Offload. Describes whether the device enabled or disabled the segmentation of

large TCP packets over IPv4 for large send offload.

o Default = Enabled o Range = Disabled; Enabled

• Locally Administered Address. Specifies the user-defined MAC Address of the adapter, which

overrides the burned-in MAC Address. This box is disabled if the selected adapter has been teamed.

o Default = Not Present o Range = Value; Not Present

• Speed & Duplex. The Speed & Duplex property allows the user to set the connection speed to the

network and mode. The Duplex Mode allows the adapter to transmit and receive network data simultaneously. The adapter is set to Auto (optimum connection) by default. Set the speed and mode as described below:

partner (switch or hub) and the device port to Auto/Auto. This speed is only achievable if the link partner is capable of 2.5 Gbps.

o Auto. (Default) Sets the speed and mode for optimum network connection (recommended)

NOTE: Auto is the recommended selection. It allows the adapter to dynamically detect the line

speed and duplex mode of the network. Whenever the network capability changes, the adapter will automatically detect and adjust to the new line speed and duplex mode.

The Half-Duplex selection forces the adapter to connect to the network in Half-Duplex mode. The adapter may not function if the network is not configured to operate at the same mode.

The Full-Duplex selection forces the adapter to connect to the network in Full-Duplex mode. The adapter may not function if the network is not configured to operate at the same mode.

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• TCP Offload Engine (TOE). Enables the offloading of TCP connections to HP Multifunction Server

Adapters. Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack (SNP) is required.

o Default = Enabled o Range = Disabled; Enabled

) website for more information.

• Receive-Side Scaling (RSS). Enables dynamic load balancing of incoming traffic across CPUs.

Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack (SNP) is required.

o Default = Enabled o Range = Disabled; Enabled

Adapter properties and configurations on Netware

A network device driver must be installed before the Gigabit Ethernet adapter can be used with your Novell NetWare system. Before you can successfully install the adapter driver for Novell NetWare, the adapter card must be physically installed in the server and, typically, NetWare OS software must already be running on the server. Make sure that your server meets the hardware and operating system software requirements.

For an adapter installation with an existing NetWare server, NetWare will automatically detect the new adapter and attempt to load the appropriate driver.

To enable the Gigabit Ethernet adapter to function correctly, you need to install the latest support pack files. The latest support pack can be found at the Novell website (http://www.novell.com

Netware install program A commonly used method to install a driver on a NetWare server is through NWCONFIG. The following

drivers are supported.

Driver configuration parameters

Parameter Options Description

CheckSum = Default = ON

Selections are: ON, OFF, Tx, Rx

Frame = type Valid types are:

Ethernet_802.2, Ethernet_802.3, Ethernet_II, Ethernet_SNAP

node = NNNNNNNNNNNN Specifies a node address in this field to

name = text

Enables or disables the transmit and receive checksum off-loading feature. Checksum is supported under NetWare 5.x only. If you want to enable the CheckSum parameter, you need to load it on the first instance.

Defines the frame type being used by this load instance. Ethernet_802.2 and Ethernet_II are the default values.

override the default Media Access Controller (MAC) address (also known as the Locally Administered Address)

Displays the name assigned to this adapter

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Parameter Options Description

PDriver = Default = OFF

Selections are: OFF, ON

RxBuffers = Default = 200

Recommended Min = 32 Max = 512 Min = 1 when used with DOS

Client32 and when Keywrod P3-1 or 2.

TxDescriptors = Default = 200

Recommended Min = 100 Max = 512

Min = 1 when used with DOS Client32 and when Keywrod P3-1 or

RxFlow = Default = OFF

Selections are: ON, OFF

TxFlow = Default = OFF

Selections are: ON, OFF

Slot = n

Speed = n

Jumbo = Set maximum physical receive

Link= Default=FORCE

packet Size = 18000 in the STARTUP.NCF. Choices are Jumbo = 1514–9000. This keyword is only supported on NetWare 6.x.

Selections are: AUTO, FORCE

Allows driver to operate in persistent driver mode. Persistent driver mode is supported under NetWare 5.x only. Use only if adapter is placed in a Hot Plug PCI slot and only if required to swap with an exact board.

Pre-allocates ECB resources on the adapter for receiving packets

Pre-allocates ECB resources on the adapter for transmitting packets.

Allows enabling/disabling of RxFlow control.

Allows enabling/disabling of TxFlow control.

Identifies the slot number for the specific adapter currently being configured. This parameter is not necessary if only a single adapter is installed.

If link negotiation has been disabled, specifies port speed to be either Auto, 10HD or 10FD, 100HD or 100FD.

Enables/disables Jumbo Frame support. When enabled, jumbo packets of up to 9000 bytes are supported. Not supported on NC1020 adapters.

Only used to allow the adapter to negotiate a specific or forced line speed with a switch that is not forced, but instead setup for autonegotiation. It is best to allow for autonegotiation of the card and switch by not setting this keyword or the speed keyword. Only use this keyword if the speed keyword is set to something other than AUTO.

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Parameter Options Description

RxTicks= Default = 360

Min = 0, disabled Max = 5000000, 5 seconds Units are in micro seconds

TXPacketsPer Default = 64

Min = 0, disabled Max = 100

Enables the use of batching receives within a specific time period.

Enables the use of batching transmits to a specific amount of packets.

NOTE: With Jumbo Frames, the first frame must be Ethernet_ii.

Post installation After NetWare 6.x has been successfully installed, set the minimum packet receive buffers parameter in

the startup.ncf file to 1500 for each adapter in the system. Set the maximum packet receive buffers to three times the minimum packet receive buffers. Typically one MB of RAM is required per 1000 receive buffers.

In the autoexec.ncf file, delete the packet receive buffers parameter (RxBuffers=32) in the load statement for this adapter. Deleting the receive buffers phrase from the load statement resets the receive buffers parameter to the default value of 200 for this adapter. You must reboot the server for the new configuration.

Example: The default maximum number of receive buffers for the system is 500; the default minimum is 128. Edit

the startup.ncf file to have the following entries. The actual numbers will be a function of the number of adapters in the system.

• set maximum packet receive buffers = 30000

• set minimum packet receive buffers = 10000

• set maximum physical receive packet size = 2048

Verifying or modifying adapter properties When an adapter configuration is saved, the NetWare install program adds load and bind statements to

the autoexec.ncf file. By accessing this file, you can verify the parameters configured for each adapter, modify them, or enter additional parameters.

NOTE: The Novell monitor program and the CONFIG command are also useful for verifying

driver configuration. For information on how to use these programs, refer to the utilities

The parameters that can be defined in the load statements are described in NetWare server driver LOAD line parameters for HP server adapters below. A valid autoexec.ncf file is shown below. One set of load and bind commands is added for each frame type the adapter is configured to support.

Valid Autoexec.ncf file

reference in your Novell NetWare online documentation.

Set Time Zone = PST8PDT set Daylight Savings Time Offset = 1 set Start Of Daylight Savings Time = (APRIL SUNDAY FIRST 2:00:00 AM) set End Of Daylight Savings Time = (OCTOBER SUNDAY LAST 2:00:00 AM)

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set Default Time Server Type = SINGLE set Bindery Context = O=LAN

# WARNING!! file server name NOVELLSERVER51 # WARNING!! # If you change the name of this server, you must update # all the licenses that are assigned to this server. Using # NWAdmin, double-click on a license object and click on # the Certificate Assignments button. If the old name of # this server appears, you must delete it and then add the # new server name. Do this for all license objects.

ServerID 1C8EE2C LOAD ODINEB.NLM LOAD TCPIP LOAD Q57 SLOT=2 FRAME=Ethernet_802.2 NAME=Q57_1_E82 BIND IPX Q57_1_E82 NET=FAFD3D25 LOAD Q57 SLOT=2 FRAME=Ethernet_802.3 NAME=Q57_1_E83 BIND IPX Q57_1_E83 NET=5A2D8D6D LOAD Q57 SLOT=2 FRAME=Ethernet_SNAP NAME=Q57_1_ESP BIND IPX Q57_1_ESP NET=477A35BD LOAD Q57 SLOT=2 FRAME=Ethernet_II NAME=Q57_1_EII BIND IPX Q57_1_EII NET=C3C8F2E4 BIND IP Q57_1_EII ADDR=172.16.1.1 MASK=ff.ff.0.0

mount all SEARCH ADD SYS:\JAVA\BIN SEARCH ADD SYS:\JAVA\NWGFX

IMPORTANT: If you modify any adapter parameters, you must reboot the system before the

changes will take effect. If you make changes and do not reboot, you may experience configuration problems.

Removing drivers from Autoexec.ncf To remove the drivers from the Autoexec.ncf, locate the LOAD and BIND command lines associated with

the driver and remark them out by inserting the pound (#) symbol at the beginning of each command line.

Example:

# LOAD Q57 SLOT=2 FRAME=Ethernet_802.2 NAME=Q57_1_E82 # BIND IPX Q57_1_E82 NET=FAFD3D25 # LOAD Q57 SLOT=2 FRAME=Ethernet_802.3 NAME=Q57_1_E83 # BIND IPX Q57_1_E83 NET=5A2D8D6D # LOAD Q57 SLOT=2 FRAME=Ethernet_SNAP NAME=Q57_1_ESP # BIND IPX Q57_1_ESP NET=477A35BD # LOAD Q57 SLOT=2 FRAME=Ethernet_II NAME=Q57_1_EII # BIND IPX Q57_1_EII NET=C3C8F2E4 # BIND IP Q57_1_EII ADDR=172.16.1.1 MASK=ff.ff.0.0

NetWare server driver LOAD line parameters This following lists the NetWare server driver LOAD line parameter settings for HP server adapters for

N100, N1000, and N1000e.

• FORCEDUPLEX. This keyword specifies one of the following duplex modes:

o Auto-negotiate. The adapter negotiates with the switch and hub how to send and receive packets

at either full- or half-duplex speed. If unsuccessful at negotiating the duplex, HP server adapters

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default to half-duplex. You must have an auto-negotiating switch/hub (an Nway switch) to get full-duplex support with the FORCEDUPLEX parameter set to 0 (auto-negotiation).

o Full-duplex. The adapter sends and receives packets at the same time. This improves the

performance of your adapter. Set duplex mode to full-duplex ONLY if you have a hub/switch that supports full-duplex.

o Half-duplex. The adapter performs one operation at a time. It either transmits or receives. To set

the adapter to half- or full-duplex mode, you must set the SPEED parameter to either 10 or 100.

NOTE: The HP NC31xx, 340T, and NC71xx Server Adapters support full-duplex and half-

duplex. The HP NC61xx fiber Gigabit Server Adapters support full-duplex mode only and cannot be changed.

o Syntax: FORCEDUPLEX=n

Where n = 0—auto-negotiate 1—half-duplex 2—full-duplex

o Default = auto-negotiate o Examples:

100 Mbps full-duplex FORCEDUPLEX=2 SPEED=100 10 Mbps full-duplex FORCEDUPLEX=2 SPEED=10

• SLOT. (Required) For PCI adapters, SLOT is derived from bus number and device location as defined

by the PCI specification. One way to determine the slot number is to load the driver from the command line. You will be prompted with valid device number(s) for the adapter(s). Select one of them.

o Syntax: SLOT=n

Where n = 1, 2, 3, 4,...

• SPEED. This keyword specifies the speed the driver uses. If you do not use this parameter, the driver

automatically detects the network speed. If unable to detect, the driver defaults to 10 Mbps. If you use this parameter, the driver operates at the specified speed instead of auto detecting network speed.

o Syntax: SPEED=n

Where n = 10 or 100 or 1000

o Default = The adapter automatically detects network speed.

• NODE. This keyword specifies a locally administered address (LAA) unique to each adapter. Use this

option to provide your own unique node address for the adapter. The node address is a 12-digit hexadecimal number. The second digit must be one of the following digits: 2, 6, A, E.

o Syntax: NODE=xnxxxxxxxxxx

Where n = 2, 6, A, E Where x = hexadecimal number

o Default = The adapter's assigned address

• FRAME. This keyword indicates one of four valid frame types the system is transmitting and receiving.

o Syntax: FRAME=n

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Where n = Ethernet_802.2, Ethernet_802.3, Ethernet_II, Ethernet_SNAP

o Default = Ethernet_802.2

• POLL. This keyword is used to enable polling mode in the driver with interrupt backup. If polling is

enabled, interrupts will be reduced, allowing the processor to spend more time performing other functions. In polling mode, interrupts will occur only when receive resources have been reduced to less than half. If polling is not enabled, the driver will perform in traditional interrupt mode.

o Syntax: POLL=n o Where n = 0 (interrupt mode), 1 (polling mode with interrupt backup) o Default = 0 (interrupt mode)

NOTE: The POLL parameter is for the N100.LAN, N1000.LAN, and N1000e.LAN drivers.

• SPURIOUS. This keyword is used to reduce the number of spurious interrupts reported by the OS on

the driver interrupt line. This automatically loads for 10, 100, and 1000 adapters.

o Syntax: SPURIOUS=n

Where n = 0 or 1 0—Driver operates in normal mode 1—Driver operates to reduce the number of spurious interrupts

o Default = 1

NOTE: The minimum threshold for acceptable number of spurious interrupts is 200 interrupts

per second, which is the default value of the environmental variable "set display spurious interrupt alerts threshold."

• RXCHECKSUM. This keyword is used to enable or disable the offload of Receive Packet Checksum

verification to the adapter. This automatically loads for 10/100 adapters.

o Syntax: RXCHECKSUM=n

Where n = 0 or 1 0—Does not offload Rx Checksum verification to the adapter 1—Offloads Rx Checksum verification to the adapter

Default = 0

Advanced Network Services help - supported keywords

• AGG_SELECTION

o Syntax: AGG_SELECTION=[BANDWIDTH | COUNT] o Description: Sets active aggregator selection mode by bandwidth or count

• BALANCE_INTERVAL

o Syntax: balance_interval=nnn o Description: Changes Balance interval, nnn counts 1/18 sec

• BALANCE_SET_DEFAULT

o Syntax: balance_set_default o Description: Restores Balance interval to factory settings

• COMMIT

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Syntax: commit [team=nnn]

o Description: Sets a certain mode. Use after binding to base drivers with Team=nnn.

• DELAY

o Syntax: delay=nnn o Description: Delays the commit in nnn seconds

• FRAME

o Syntax: frame=[ETHERNET_802.2 | ETHERNET_802.3 | ETHERNET_II | ETHERNET_SNAP]

• HELP

o Syntax: -H o Description: Displays Help o Example: CPQANS -H

• JOIN_INDIVIDUALS

o Syntax: join_individuals=[yes | no] o Description: Joins all individual links to one aggregator

• LBN

o Syntax: Reset LBN=nnn o Example: cpqans reset lbn=nnn o Description: Resets the logical board number (LBN) of a bound adapter. Supported only after

commit command. Default value = 0

• MAX_TX_QUEUE

o Syntax: max_tx_queue=nnn o Description: Sets the Max number of TX ECBs queued for send

• MODE

o Syntax: mode=[NFT | ALB | FEC | GEC | 802.3AD]

• NAME

o Syntax: name=[any unique name] o Description: Sets a unique name

• PRIMARY

o Syntax: primary | secondary o Description: Identifies the primary adapter. Supported only in BIND command

• PROBE_BURST_SIZE

o Syntax: probe_burst_size=nnn o Description: Changes number of probes to send in a retry

• PROBE_CHECK_INTERVAL

o Syntax: probe_check_interval=nnn o Description: Changes probes check interval

• PROBE_RECHECK_INTERVAL

o Syntax: probe_recheck_interval=nnn

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Description: Changes probe retries check interval

• PROBE_RETRY_COUNT

o Syntax: probe_retry_count=nnn o Description: Changes probes retry count

• PROBE_SEND_INTERVAL

o Syntax: probe_send_interval=nnn o Description: Changes probes send interval, nnn counts 1/18 sec

• PROBE_SET_DEFAULT

o Syntax: probe_set_default o Description: Restores probes settings to factory settings

• PROBES

o Syntax: probes=[on | off] o Description: Enables/disables probes

• PROBES

o Syntax: probes=[BROADCAST|MULTICAST] o Description: Changes probes addressing

• RECOMMIT

o Syntax: recommit [team=nnn] o Description: Resets a certain mode. Use after hot binding to base drivers with Team=nnn

• REMOVETEAM

o Syntax: removeteam [team=nnn] o Description: Removes a team. Use after hot binding to base drivers with Team=nnn

• REMOVEVLANID

o Syntax: RemoveVlanID=nnn o Description: Removes the selected VLAN

• RESET

o Syntax: RESET LBN=nnn o Description: Supported only after Commit command

• SECONDARY

o Syntax: primary | secondary o Description: Identifies the secondary adapter. Supported only in BIND command.

• SMPMODE

o Syntax: SMPMODE=[SMP | NONSMP] o Description: Enables/disables SMP aware

• STATUS

o Syntax: status [team=nnn] o Description: Prints CPQANS status

• TEAM

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Syntax: team=nnnn

o Description: Identifies the team. nnnn=DecimalNumber.

• TX_ECBS_TO_USE

o Syntax: tx_ecbs_to_use=nnn o Description: Sets number of TX ECBs to allocate per virtual adapter

• VLANID

o Syntax: VlanID=nnn o Description: Sets team to VLAN mode. Creates MLID edge

HP NC-Series Broadcom adapter diagnostics

Starting the Q57DIAG.exe tests

1. Boot to DOS or the EFI shell.

2. From the DOS prompt or shell navigate to the \APPS\DIAGS\Q57 directory.

3. Type Q57DIAG.exe and press the Enter key. The diagnostic tests run automatically.

Test descriptions

The tests are divided into four groups: Register tests, Memory tests, Miscellaneous tests, and Data tests. They are identified as group A, B, C, and D.

Group A: Register tests

• A1. Indirect register test

Using indirect addressing method, this test writes increment data into the MAC Hash Register table and reads back for verification. The memory read/write is done 100 times while incrementing test data.

• A2. Control register test

Each register specified in the configuration contents are defined as read only bit and read/write bit. The test writes zero and one into the test bits to ensure the read only bits are not changed and read/write bits are changed accordingly.

• A3. Interrupt test

This test verifies the interrupt functionality. It enables interrupt and then waits for the interrupt to occur. It waits for 500ms and reports an error if it could not generate interrupts.

• A4. Built-In-Self test

This test initiates Hardware Built-In-Self-Test (BIST) and then waits for the test result returned by hardware. The hardware could not generate interrupts.

• A5. PCI Cfg register test

This test verifies the access integrity of the PCI config registers.

Group B: Memory tests

• B1. Scratch pad test

This tests the scratch pad SRAM on board. The following tests are performed:

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Address test: Writes each address with unique increment data. Reads back data to ensure data is correct. After filling the entire data with the unique data, the program reads back data again to ensure data stays the same.

o Walking one bit test: For each address, data one is written and read back for testing. Then the

data is shifted left one bit, so the data becomes two and the same test is run again. It repeats for 32 times until the test bit is shifted out of test data. The same test is repeated for the entire test range.

o Pseudo random data test: A pre-calculated pseudo random data is used to write a unique data

into each test RAM. After the first pass of the test, the program reads back one more time to ensure data stays correct.

• B2. BD SRAM test

This tests the BD SRAM by performing the tests as described in test B1. The Scratch pad test.

• B3. DMA SRAM test

This tests DMA SRAM by performing the tests described in test B1. The Scratch pad test.

• B4. MBUF SRAM test

This tests DMA SRAM by performing the tests described in test B1. The Scratch pad test.

• B5. MBUF SRAM via DMA test

Eight test pattern data are used in the test. They are described below. A 0x1000 sized data buffer is used for this test. Before each pattern test, the buffer is initialized and filled with the test pattern. It then, performs size 0x1000 transmit DMA from host buffer to adapter MBUF memory. It verifies the data integrity in MBUF against host memory and repeats the DMA for the entire MBUF buffer. Then it performs receive DMA from adapter to host. The 0x1000-byte test buffer is cleared to zero before each receive-DMA. It verifies the data integrity and the test is repeated for the entire MBUF SRAM range.

Test Pattern Description: "16 00's 16 FF's" Fill the entire host DMA buffer with 16 bytes of 00's and then 16 bytes of FF's. "16 FF's 16 00's" Fill the entire host DMA buffer with 16 bytes of FF's and then 16 bytes of 00's. "32 00's 32 FF's" Fill the entire host DMA buffer with 32 bytes of 00's and then 32 bytes of FF's. "32 FF's 32 00's" Fill the entire host DMA buffer with 32 bytes of FF's and then 32 bytes of 00's. "00000000's" Fill the entire host DMA buffer with all zeros. "FFFFFFFF's" Fill the entire host DMA buffer with all FF's. "AA55AA55's" Fill the entire host DMA buffer with data 0xAA55AA55. "55AA55AA's" Fill the entire host DMA buffer with data 0x55AA55AA.

Group C: Miscellaneous tests

• C1. NVRAM test

An increment test data is used in the EEPROM test. It fills the test data into the test range and reads it back to verify the content. After the test, it fills data with zeros to clear the memory.

• C2. CPU test

This test opens the file cpu.bin. If the file exists and the content is good, it loads code to the Rx and Tx CPU and verifies CPU execution.

• C3. DMA test

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