User`s guide

viii 007-5476-001
Contents
Connecting to a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connecting with a Fiber-Optic Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting with a Copper Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3. Operating the Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Verifying Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using LEDs to Determine Adapter Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Verifying That the Adapter Driver Is Loaded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Enabling the Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Verifying That the Adapter Is Properly Configured and Enabled . . . . . . . . 17
Resetting the Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Changing the Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. Performance Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Load Balancing the Receive Activity Among CPUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Latency/Throughput Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
NIC Acceleration Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Software (SW) Stack Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Further Tuning with a Sample Script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25