Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1 Functionality and Features
- 2 Configuring Teaming in Windows Server
- 3 Virtual LANs in Windows
- 4 Installing the Hardware
- 5 Manageability
- 6 Boot Agent Driver Software
- 7 Linux Driver Software
- Introduction
- Limitations
- Packaging
- Installing Linux Driver Software
- Load and Run Necessary iSCSI Software Components
- Unloading or Removing the Linux Driver
- Patching PCI Files (Optional)
- Network Installations
- Setting Values for Optional Properties
- Driver Defaults
- Driver Messages
- bnx2x Driver Messages
- bnx2i Driver Messages
- BNX2I Driver Sign-on
- Network Port to iSCSI Transport Name Binding
- Driver Completes Handshake with iSCSI Offload-enabled C-NIC Device
- Driver Detects iSCSI Offload Is Not Enabled on the C-NIC Device
- Exceeds Maximum Allowed iSCSI Connection Offload Limit
- Network Route to Target Node and Transport Name Binding Are Two Different Devices
- Target Cannot Be Reached on Any of the C-NIC Devices
- Network Route Is Assigned to Network Interface, Which Is Down
- SCSI-ML Initiated Host Reset (Session Recovery)
- C-NIC Detects iSCSI Protocol Violation - Fatal Errors
- C-NIC Detects iSCSI Protocol Violation—Non-FATAL, Warning
- Driver Puts a Session Through Recovery
- Reject iSCSI PDU Received from the Target
- Open-iSCSI Daemon Handing Over Session to Driver
- bnx2fc Driver Messages
- BNX2FC Driver Signon
- Driver Completes Handshake with FCoE Offload Enabled C-NIC Device
- Driver Fails Handshake with FCoE Offload Enabled C-NIC Device
- No Valid License to Start FCoE
- Session Failures Due to Exceeding Maximum Allowed FCoE Offload Connection Limit or Memory Limits
- Session Offload Failures
- Session Upload Failures
- Unable to Issue ABTS
- Unable to Recover the IO Using ABTS (Due to ABTS Timeout)
- Unable to Issue I/O Request Due to Session Not Ready
- Drop Incorrect L2 Receive Frames
- Host Bus Adapter and lport Allocation Failures
- NPIV Port Creation
- Teaming with Channel Bonding
- Statistics
- Linux iSCSI Offload
- 8 VMware Driver Software
- Introduction
- Packaging
- Download, Install, and Update Drivers
- Driver Parameters
- FCoE Support
- iSCSI Support
- 9 Windows Driver Software
- Supported Drivers
- Installing the Driver Software
- Modifying the Driver Software
- Repairing or Reinstalling the Driver Software
- Removing the Device Drivers
- Viewing or Changing the Properties of the Adapter
- Setting Power Management Options
- Configuring the Communication Protocol to Use with QCC GUI, QCC PowerKit, and QCS CLI
- 10 Citrix XenServer Driver Software
- 11 iSCSI Protocol
- iSCSI Boot
- Supported Operating Systems for iSCSI Boot
- iSCSI Boot Setup
- Configuring the iSCSI Target
- Configuring iSCSI Boot Parameters
- MBA Boot Protocol Configuration
- iSCSI Boot Configuration
- Enabling CHAP Authentication
- Configuring the DHCP Server to Support iSCSI Boot
- DHCP iSCSI Boot Configuration for IPv4
- DHCP iSCSI Boot Configuration for IPv6
- Configuring the DHCP Server
- Preparing the iSCSI Boot Image
- Booting
- Other iSCSI Boot Considerations
- Troubleshooting iSCSI Boot
- iSCSI Crash Dump
- iSCSI Offload in Windows Server
- iSCSI Boot
- 12 Marvell Teaming Services
- Executive Summary
- Teaming Mechanisms
- Teaming and Other Advanced Networking Properties
- General Network Considerations
- Application Considerations
- Troubleshooting Teaming Problems
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Event Log Messages
- 13 NIC Partitioning and Bandwidth Management
- 14 Fibre Channel Over Ethernet
- Overview
- FCoE Boot from SAN
- Preparing System BIOS for FCoE Build and Boot
- Preparing Marvell Multiple Boot Agent for FCoE Boot (CCM)
- Preparing Marvell Multiple Boot Agent for FCoE Boot (UEFI)
- Provisioning Storage Access in the SAN
- One-Time Disabled
- Windows Server 2016/2019/Azure Stack HCI FCoE Boot Installation
- Linux FCoE Boot Installation
- VMware ESXi FCoE Boot Installation
- Booting from SAN After Installation
- Configuring FCoE
- N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV)
- 15 Data Center Bridging
- 16 SR-IOV
- 17 Specifications
- 18 Regulatory Information
- 19 Troubleshooting
- Hardware Diagnostics
- Checking Port LEDs
- Troubleshooting Checklist
- Checking if Current Drivers Are Loaded
- Running a Cable Length Test
- Testing Network Connectivity
- Microsoft Virtualization with Hyper-V
- Removing the Marvell 57xx and 57xxx Device Drivers
- Upgrading Windows Operating Systems
- Marvell Boot Agent
- Linux
- NPAR
- Kernel Debugging Over Ethernet
- Miscellaneous
- A Revision History
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18 Regulatory Information
Regulatory information covered in this chapter includes the following:
Product Safety
AS/NZS (C-Tick)
“FCC Notice” on page 261
“VCCI Notice” on page 263
“CE Notice” on page 268
“Canadian Regulatory Information (Canada Only)” on page 269
“Korea Communications Commission (KCC) Notice (Republic of Korea
Only)” on page 271
“BSMI” on page 274
“Certifications for 95709SA0908G, 957710A1023G (E02D001), and
957711A1123G (E03D001)” on page 274
Product Safety
Use 57xx and 57xxx adapters only with the listed ITE or equivalent. UL and TUV
standard number and CB certifications:
UL 60950-1 (2nd Edition) 2007
CSA C22.2 No.60950-1-07 (2nd Edition) 2007
TUV EN60950-1:2006+A11+A1+A12 2nd Edition
TUV IEC 60950-1:2005 2nd Edition Am 1:2009 CB
TUV IEC 62368-1 2nd Edition, 3rd Edition
AS/NZS (C-Tick)
AS/NZS; CISPR 22:2009+A1:2010 Class A
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WARNING
Before installing adapter hardware, power off the computer and all attached
devices such as monitors, printers, and external components.