Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1654)

Boot Version 10.2 for NIC, iSCSI, FCoE, and RoCE Protocols User Manual P010097-01B Rev. A
11. Configuring UEFI for Ethernet
Starting the Emulex NIC Configuration Utility
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Port Management
Note: The Port Management functionality is only available on IBM NIC adapters, and
the configuration menu is only available on port 0.
The Port Management option is used to enable or disable the physical ports.
When port 0 is disabled, it brings down the physical link for port 0 and the power
consumption of the adapter is lowered; however, the PCI functions associated with that
port must remain enabled.
When any other port is disabled, all of the corresponding functions associated with that
port are disabled and removed from the PCI configuration space. Disabling these ports
also lowers the power consumption of the adapter.
Enabling any of the ports restores the previously removed PCI functions and restores
the power consumption back to its normal state.
Note: Enabling and disabling ports is applicable in both multichannel and
non-multichannel configurations. If multichannel is enabled, all virtual
functions associated with the disabled port will also be disabled.
To configure port management:
1. On the Controller Configuration screen, select Port Management and press
<Enter>. The Port Management screen appears.
Figure 11-22 Port Management Screen
2. Select the current setting for a particular port and a pop-up menu appears.
3. Select Enable or Disable and press <Enter>.
4. When you are finished, select Save Port States to save the current settings.