User guide

User Guide NetXtreme II
September 2013
Broadcom Corporation
Document INGSRVT78-CDUM100-R Managing Ethernet Controller (Port) Page 247
To view Vital Signs information for any installed network adapter, select the name of the adapter listed in the Explorer View
pane, then click the Information tab.
NOTES:
• Information about Broadcom network adapters may be more comprehensive than information about network
adapters made by others.
• Some information may not be available for all Broadcom network adapters.
MAC Address. A physical MAC (media access control) address that is assigned to the adapter by the manufacturer. The
physical address is never all 0s.
Permanent MAC Address. The unique hardware address assigned to the network adapter.
iSCSI MAC Address. If an iSCSI network adapter is loaded onto the system, this parameter will display the iSCSI MAC
address.
IPv4 DHCP. The IP address is from a DHCP server if the value is Enable.
IP Address. The network address associated with the adapter. If the IP address is all 0s, the associated driver has not been
bound with Internet Protocol (IP).
IPv6 DHCP. The IP address is from a DHCP server if the value is Enable.
IPv6 IP Address. The IPv6 network address associated with the adapter.
IPv6 Scope Id. Since local-use addresses can be reused, the Scope ID for link-local addresses specifies the link where the
destination is located. The Scope ID for site-local addresses specifies the site where the destination is located. The Scope
ID is relative to the sending host.
IPv6 Flow Info. The non-zero Flow Info is used to classify traffic flows. If Flow Info equals zero, then the packets are not a
part of any flow.
Default Gateway. The default gateway value is the network address of the gateway that will be used by the management
firmware for packets destined for hosts external to the local network segment.
Link Status. The status of the network link.
• Up. A link is established.
• Down. A link is not established.
Duplex. The adapter is operating in the indicated duplex mode.
Speed. The link speed of the adapter, in megabits per second.
Offload Capabilities. The offload capabilities supported by the adapter. This information is only available for Broadcom
NetXtreme II adapters.
• TOE. TCP Offload Engine (TOE) allows simultaneous operation of up to 1024 fully offloaded TCP connections for
1-Gbps network adapters and 1880 fully offloaded TCP connections for 10-Gbps network adapters to the hardware.
• iSCSI. iSCSI offload for block-level transfer of data.
• LSO. Large Send Offload (LSO) prevents an upper level protocol such as TCP from breaking a large data packet into a