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Contents
Preface............................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Safety Symbols Used in this Document............................................................................................................................... 14
Where to Find Web-based Guides ...................................................................................................................................... 15
Contacting Allied Telesis ..................................................................................................................................................... 16
Online Support ............................................................................................................................................................. 16
Email and Telephone Support......................................................................................................................................16
Warranty....................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Returning Products....................................................................................................................................................... 16
Sales or Corporate Information ....................................................................................................................................16
Management Software Updates................................................................................................................................... 16
Chapter 1:
Introducing the AT-2973SX, AT-2973T, AT-2973T/4, and AT-VNC10S Adapters ......................................17
Functional Descriptions ....................................................................................................................................................... 18
AT-2973SX Adapter ..................................................................................................................................................... 19
AT-2973T Adapter........................................................................................................................................................ 20
AT-2973T/4 Adapter..................................................................................................................................................... 22
AT-VNC10S Adapter....................................................................................................................................................23
Features ..............................................................................................................................................................................26
TCP Offload Engine (TOE)........................................................................................................................................... 27
Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI).................................................................................................... 27
Power Management ..................................................................................................................................................... 27
Wake on LAN (WOL) Feature ...................................................................................................................................... 28
Adaptive Interrupt Frequency....................................................................................................................................... 28
ASIC with Embedded RISC Processor......................................................................................................................... 28
Supported Operating Environments............................................................................................................................. 28
Chapter 2:
Installing the Hardware ................................................................................................................................. 29
Reviewing the Contents of Your Shipment.......................................................................................................................... 30
Reviewing Safety Precautions.............................................................................................................................................31
Reviewing Cabling Requirements........................................................................................................................................33
Pre-Installation Checklist..................................................................................................................................................... 34
Replacing the Bracket ......................................................................................................................................................... 35
Installing a Network Adapter Card.......................................................................................................................................37
Installing SFP+ Transceivers in the AT-VNC10S Adapter................................................................................................... 41
Chapter 3: Installing Broadcom Boot Agent Driver Software ......................................................................................43
Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................. 44
Setting Up MBA in a Client Environment............................................................................................................................. 45
Enabling the MBA Driver..............................................................................................................................................45
Configuring the MBA Driver.......................................................................................................................................... 45
Setting Up the BIOS..................................................................................................................................................... 46
Setting Up MBA in a Server Environment: Red Hat Linux PXE Server............................................................................... 47
Chapter 4: Installing the Monolithic Software Driver ....................................................................................................49
Using the NetXtreme II Monolithic Driver............................................................................................................................. 50
Inserting the NetXtreme II Monolithic Driver in a WinPE 2.0 Image.................................................................................... 51
Configuring the Speed and Duplex Settings........................................................................................................................ 53
Chapter 5: Installing the NDIS2 Driver Software ............................................................................................................55
Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................. 56
Checking Pre-installation Requirements.............................................................................................................................. 57