User guide

User Guide NetXtreme II
September 2013
Broadcom Corporation
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BROADCOM ADVANCED CONTROL SUITE
Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) is an integrated utility that provides useful information about each network
adapter that is installed in your system. The BACS utility also enables you to perform detailed tests, diagnostics, and
analyses on each adapter, as well as to modify property values and view traffic statistics for each adapter.
SUPPORTED OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS
The Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter has software support for the following operating systems:
•Microsoft
®
Windows
®
(32-bit and 64-bit extended)
• Microsoft Windows Vista™ (32-bit and 64-bit extended)
•Linux
®
(32-bit and 64-bit extended)
•MS-DOS
®
• ESX and ESXi Server (VMware)
•Oracle Solaris
•SCO
®
UnixWare
®
•SCO OpenServer
®
NETWORK LINK AND ACTIVITY INDICATION
For copper-wire Ethernet connections, the state of the network link and activity is indicated by the LEDs on the RJ-45
connector, as described in Table 1. For fiber optic Ethernet connections and SFP+, the state of the network link and activity
is indicated by a single LED located adjacent to the port connector, as described in Table 2. Broadcom Advanced Control
Suite also provides information about the status of the network link and activity (see Viewing Vital Signs).
Table 1: Network Link and Activity Indicated by the RJ-45 Port LEDs
Port LED LED Appearance Network State
Link LED Off No link (cable disconnected)
Continuously illuminated Link
Activity LED Off No network activity
Blinking Network activity
Table 2: Network Link and Activity Indicated by the Port LED
LED Appearance Network State
Off No link (cable disconnected)
Continuously illuminated Link
Blinking Network activity