Owner's Manual

24 Use Case Scenarios
Working With NIC/CNA Profiles
You can configure the different attributes of specific network interface cards
(NICs) or converged network adapters (CNAs) embedded in the system and
save them to a profile. You can create and edit NIC or CNA profiles using the
System Viewer Utility.
Prerequisites
For more information, see Common Prerequisites .
Workflow
1 Launch the System Viewer Utility on the ConfigMgr console for a
particular system. For more information, see
System Viewer Utility.
2 Select Network Adapter Configuration .
3 Select one of the following options:
– Create a profile — to create a new NIC or CNA profile. For more
information, see
Creating a NIC/CNA Profile.
– Edit an existing profile — to edit an existing NIC/CNA profile. For
more information, see
Editing a NIC/CNA Profile.
– Scan collection to identify adapters — to scan the collection and list
the configured adapters in the collection. For more information, see
Comparing and Updating Firmware Inventory.
4 Add an adapter to the profile or remove an adapter from the profile. For
more information, see
step 4 in Creating a NIC/CNA Profile.
5 Select the adapter on the grid and configure it. For more information, see
Configuring Adapters.
6 Set the NIC and iSCSI parameters for the personalities you have chosen
for each partition. For more information, see
Configuring NIC and iSCSI
Parameters.
7 Save the NIC or CNA profile.
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