Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 182)

Using Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II® Network Adapter User Guide
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Family Firmware Version
The global firmware version that represents all firmware on the device.
Management Firmware
The firmware version installed on the system.
Vendor ID
The vendor ID.
Device ID
The adapter ID.
Subsystem Vendor ID
The subsystem vendor ID.
Subsystem ID
The subsystem ID.
iSCSI Boot Version
The version of the iSCSI Boot software initiator.
External PHY Firmware Version
The external PHY firmware version.
Configuring Adapter Parameters
Select the network adapter in the Explorer View pane, and then select the Configuration tab to configure adapter-level
parameters.
Hardware and Resource Configuration Wizard: Port Configuration
Select a port to configure and then click Next.
Flow Control
The possible values are Auto, Tx Pause, Rx Pause, Tx/Rx pause, and Disable. The configuration is done at the port level and applies
to all functions under the port.The flow control value is a default value for the port. The effective configuration can be different based
on the switch port configuration and whether or not DCB/DCBX is enabled.
Link Speed
Configure the link speed. The default speed is 1Gb for 1Gb adapters and 10Gb for 10Gb adapters.
Managing Ethernet Controller (Port)
From BACS, you can group various traffic classes in to priority group and allocate bandwidth to each priority group.
When the Ethernet controller is selected in the Object Explorer panel, following four tabs will be displayed in the context view panel:
Information Tab
Configuration tab
Statistics Tab
Diagnostic Tab
Viewing Port Level Information
Selecting Ethernet controller in the object explorer will allow user to view various types of information at the port level.