Owner's Manual

24 Use Case Scenarios
Working With NIC/CNA Profiles
You can configure attributes of specific network interface cards (NICs) /
converged network adapters (CNAs) embedded in the system and save them
to a profile. You can create and edit the NIC/CNA profiles using the System
Viewer utility.
Prerequisites
For more information, see Common Prerequisites .
Workflow
1 Launch the System Viewer utility on the Configuration Manager console
for a particular system. For more information, see System Viewer Utility.
2 Select Network Adapter Configuration .
3 Select one of the following options:
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Create a New Profile — to create a new NIC /CNA profile. For more
information, see Creating A NIC Or CNA Profile.
–
Edit an Existing Profile — to edit an existing NIC/CNA profile. For
more information, see Editing a NIC Or 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 Or 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/CNA profile.
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