HP 441877-00F - Manual

Overview 8 • Microsoft® Windows Server 2008 \WIN2008x64 • Microsoft® Windows Server 2003 \WIN2003 • Microsoft® Windows Server 2003 x64 \WIN2003x64 • Microsoft® Windows® 2000 \WIN2000 • Linux \LINUX Documentation in the HP SoftPaq • HP Network Adapter Software and Configuration Guide (NACONFIG.pdf) •...

Installation 9 Installation Downloading 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 ProLian...

Installation 10 1. On the desktop, click Start and select Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management to display the Computer Management window. 2. Click Device Manager and then scroll down the list of hardware devices to Network Adapters and click the plus (+) . T...

Installation 12 Components for these drivers are located in the \WIN2000 directory in the HP SoftPaq file. Adapter support on Linux The following Linux drivers are available for HP adapters: • bnx2—Supports multifunction server adapters • diags—HP ProLiant Webmin Network Server Adapter Diagnostics M...

Firmware upgrade utility 21 Firmware upgrade utility HP Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter Firmware Upgrade Utility The HP Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter Firmware Upgrade Utility supports the following adapters. • NC37xx • NC380x The utility runs under DOS from a bootable diskette or USB dri...

Firmware upgrade utility 22 • HP NC373i Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter • HP NC373m Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter The ccfwupg2.bat command upgrades the Boot Code and Option ROM firmware image on the following c-Class Gigabit Server Adapters: • HP NC326i PCIe Dual Port Gigabit Server Adap...

Adapter configurations 24 Adapter configurations HP NC-Series 10GbE Adapters The following information describes the adapter properties available for HP NC-Series 10GbE adapters in the Windows operating system. See the HP Nework Configuration Utility online help for the properties available through ...

Adapter configurations 26 Property Parameter Status Ring Size A descriptor ring size (queue size) for the status given by the network adapter to the driver. Setting this value too low will impact the throughput because the network adapter will start dropping packets. This parameter only affects rece...

Adapter configurations 27 • Disabling—Each adapter can be disabled independently. Configuring multiple ports on 10GbE adapters HP multiple port adapters—such as the NC512m Dual Port 10 GbE Multifunction BL-c Adapter—have multiple ports on a single card. • Requirements : Each port requires a separate...

Adapter configurations 29 Troubleshooting Unable to boot host system on Windows or Linux Problem: Unable to boot the host system with the network adapter installed on Windows or Linux operating systems. Troubleshooting: • Remove the network adapter and reboot. Verify that the system is able to boot ...

Adapter configurations 30 HP NC-Series Broadcom adapter properties • 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 P...

Adapter configurations 32 Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 x64 configurations 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. It is recommended that you use the HP Network Config...

Adapter configurations 35 the type of frame that will cause the adapter to wake up, select the appropriate option from the Value drop-down list on the Advanced tab. This property is not supported on NC150T adapters. o Both. (Default) Selects both Magic Packet and Wake up Frame as wake up frames o Ma...

Adapter configurations 41 Boot Agent The Intel® Boot Agent is a software product that allows your networked client computer to boot using a program code image supplied by a remote server. Implementation support for the Boot Agent includes: • Multi-protocol boot ROM code designed for remote booting f...

Adapter configurations 50 team members. After you press the D key, the information remains displayed until you reboot your computer. Actual diagnostics information may vary, depending upon the adapter(s) installed in your computer. Diagnostics information may include the following items: • PWA Numbe...

Diagnostics 52 Diagnostics HP NC-Series NetXen 10GbE diagnostics Please note that network traffic will be interrupted while you are running diagnostic tests. The diagnostic utilities for Windows operating systems perform the following tests: • Control registers test • Flash memory test • Interrupt l...

Diagnostics 56 • D6. RPC test (D06) This test checks the receive catch-up path by sending packets to a different Tx chain. The packets will go through the RPC logic and return to the receive buffers as Rx packets. The integrity of each packet is checked to ensure no data corruption. HP NC-Series Bro...

Diagnostics 60 • File size %d is too big, max is %d • Invalid %s • Failed writing 0x%x to 0x%x • *1 • *1 • *1 • *1 • Cannot perform task while chip is not running. (need driver) • Cannot open register define file or content is bad • ASF Reset bit did not self-cleared • ATTN_LOC %d cannot be mapped t...

Technical support 63 Technical support Before you contact HP Be sure to have the following information available before you call HP: • Technical support registration number (if applicable) • Product serial number • Product model name and number • Product identification number • Applicable error mess...

Acronyms and abbreviations 65 Acronyms and abbreviations BIOS Basic Input/Output System DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol IPL initial program load MAC Media Access Control PCI peripheral component interface PDU power distribution unit PXE Preboot Execution Environment ROM read-only memory RSS...

Acronyms and abbreviations 66 UNDI Universal Network Driver Interface

Index 67 B Boot Agent 41 C configuration 24, 50 D diagnostics 52, 53, 56, 60 Diver and software information 7 F Firmware upgrade 21, 22 I installation 9, 10, 12 P properties 32, 50 PXE configuration HP NC-Series NetXen 10GbE adapters 27 S supported operating systems 5 T technical support 63 W Window...