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NetXtreme-E User Guide User Guide for Dell Platforms
The expected link speeds based on the local and link partner settings are shown in Table 28 and Table 29.
To enable link speed auto-negotiation, the following options can be enabled in system BIOS HII menu or in CCM:
System BIOS→NetXtreme-E NIC→Device Level Configuration
Table 28: Expected Link Speeds (Forced)
Local Speed Settings
Link Partner Speed Settings
Forced 1G Forced 10G Forced 25G Forced 50G Forced 100G AN Enabled
Forced 1G 1G No link No link No link No link No link
Forced 10G No link 10G No link No link No link No link
Forced 25G No link No link 25G No link No link No link
Forced 50G No link No link No link 50G No link No link
Forced 100G No link No link No link No link 100G No link
Table 29: Expected Link Speeds (Auto-Negotiate)
Local Speed
Settings
Link Partner Speed Settings
AN Enabled 1G
AN Enabled
10G
AN Enabled
25G
AN Enabled
1/10G
AN Enabled
1/25G
AN Enabled
10/25G
AN Enabled
1/10/25G
AN Enabled
10/25/50
AN Enabled
10/25/50/100
AN 1G
1G No link No link 1G 1G No link 1G No link No link
AN 10G
No link 10G No link 10G No link 10G 10G 10G 10G
AN 25G
No link No link 25G No link 25G 25G 25G 25G 25G
AN 1/10G
1G 10G No link 10G 1G 10G 10G 10G 10G
AN 1/25G
1G No link 25G 1G 25G 25G 25G 25G 25G
AN 10/25G
No link 10G 25G 10G 25G 25G 25G 25G 25G
AN 1/10/25G
1G 10G 25G 10G 25G 25G 25G 25G 25G
AN 10/25/50G
No link 10G 25G 10G 25G 25G 25G
50G 50G
AN 10/25/50/
100G
No link 10G 25G 10G 25G 25G 25G
50G
100G