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NetXtreme II User Guide
January 2010
Broadcom Corporation
Page 74 Setting Up MBA in a Client Environment Document ENGSRVT52-CDUM100-R
SETTING UP MBA IN A CLIENT ENVIRONMENT
Setting up MBA in a client environment involves the following steps:
1. Enabling the MBA driver.
2. Configuring the MBA driver.
3. Setting up the BIOS for the boot order.
ENABLING THE MBA DRIVER
To enable or disable the MBA driver:
1. Insert the installation CD in the CD-ROM drive and boot up in DOS mode.
NOTE: The uxdiag.exe file is on the installation CD.
2. Type:
uxdiag -mba [ 0-disable | 1-enable ] -c devnum
where
devnum is the specific device(s) number (0,1,2, …) to be programmed.
CONFIGURING THE MBA DRIVER
This section pertains to configuring the MBA driver on add-in NIC models of the Broadcom network adapter. For configuring
the MBA driver on LOM models of the Broadcom network adapter, check your system documentation.
NOTE: You can use the MBA Configuration Menu to configure the MBA driver one adapter at a time as described
below, or you can use the Broadcom NetXtreme II User Diagnostics MS-DOS based application to simultaneously
configure the MBA driver for multiple adapters.
1. Restart your system.
2. Press CTRL+S within 4 seconds after you are prompted to do so.
NOTE: The message prompting you to press CTRL+S is displayed once for each Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter
you have in your system that has MBA enabled. The messages are displayed in the same order as the assigned
adapter device number.
3. Use the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to move to the Boot Protocol menu item. Then use the RIGHT ARROW
or LEFT ARROW key to select the boot protocol of choice if other boot protocols besides Preboot Execution Environment
(PXE) are available. If available, other boot protocols include Remote Program Load (RPL), and Bootstrap Protocol
(BOOTP).
NOTE: If you have multiple adapters in your system and you are unsure which adapter you are configuring, press
CTRL+F6, which causes the port LEDs on the adapter to start blinking.