Viewing hardware information – Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters User Manual

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Using Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II® Network Adapter User Guide

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The number of PCI-E lanes connected to the bridge. This information is only available for Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters.

Bridge Speed

The clock speed on PCI-E bus. This information is only available for Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters.

Slot Number

The slot number on the system board occupied by the adapter. This item is not available for PCI Express type adapters.

Bus Speed

The bus clock signal frequency used by the adapter. This item is not available for PCI Express type adapters.

Bus Width

The number of bits that the bus can transfer at a single time to and from the adapter. This item is not available for PCI Express type

adapters.

Bus Number

Indicates the number of the bus where the adapter is installed.

Device Number

The number assigned to the adapter by the operating system.

Function Number

The port number of the adapter. For a single-port adapter, the function number is 0. For a two-port adapter, the function number for

the first port is 0, and the function number for the second port is 1.

Interrupt Request

The interrupt line number that is associated with the adapter. Valid numbers range from 2 to 25.

Memory Address

The memory mapped address that is assigned to the adapter. This value can never be 0.

MSI Version

This is the Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) version being used. The option MSI corresponds to the PCI 2.2 specification that

supports 32 messages and a single MSI address value. The option MSI-X corresponds to the PCI 3.0 specification that supports

2,048 messages and an independent message address for each message.

Viewing Hardware Information

The Hardware section of the Information tab displays information about the hardware settings for the selected network adapter.

NOTE: Some information may not be available for all Broadcom network adapters.

Information Tab: Hardware

ASIC Version

The chip version of the Broadcom adapter (this information is not available for adapters made by others).

Firmware Version

The firmware version of the Broadcom adapter (this information is not available for adapters made by others). This information is

only available for Broadcom NetXtreme adapters.

Bootcode Version

The version of the boot code. This information is only available for Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters.

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