Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX User’s Guide Version 1.0.0 613-000096 Rev.
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Contents Preface ..................................................................................................................................................................................6 Safety Symbols Used in this Document..................................................................................................................................7 Where to Find Web-based Guides ...................................................................................................................
Contents AT-2931SX BASP Configuration for Red Hat and United Linux Distributions ......................................................................54 AT-2931SX BASP Configuration and Startup for Other Linux Distributions .........................................................................56 AT-2931SX BASP Configuration Scripts for Red Hat Distributions ......................................................................................58 Broadcom NICE Patches .....................................
Figures Figure 1. Advanced Control Suite 2 Menu...........................................................................................................................16 Figure 2. Vital Sign Tab .......................................................................................................................................................24 Figure 3. Resources Tab .......................................................................................................................................
Preface This guide contains instructions on how to install and configure the Advanced Control Suite software for the AT-2931SX Ethernet Network Adapter on Windows 2000, Windows 2003, and Linux platforms. For information about how to install the AT-2931SX adapter as well as procedures to install and configure the related software, see the AT2931SX Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter Installation Guide (part number 613-000049).
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Safety Symbols Used in this Document This document uses the safety symbols defined in Table 1. Table 1. Safety Symbols Symbol Meaning Description Caution Performing or omitting a specific action may result in equipment damage or loss of data. Warning Performing or omitting a specific action may result in electrical shock.
Preface Where to Find Web-based Guides The installation and user guides for all Allied Telesyn products are available in portable document format (PDF) on our web site at www.alliedtelesyn.com. You can view the documents online or download them onto a local workstation or server.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Contacting Allied Telesyn This section provides Allied Telesyn contact information for technical support as well as sales and corporate information. Online Support You can request technical support online by accessing the Allied Telesyn Knowledge Base: http://kb.alliedtelesyn.com. You can use the Knowledge Base to submit questions to our technical support staff and review answers to previously asked questions.
Chapter 1 Advanced Server Program Overview This chapter provides an introduction to the Allied Telesyn Advanced Server Program.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Server Program (BASP) Overview AT-2931SX BASP is an intermediate software driver for Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, and Linux that provides load-balancing, faulttolerance, and VLAN features. This manual covers BASP for the Windows 2000 and Linux platforms. The BASP features are provided by creating teams (virtual adapters) that consist of multiple NIC interfaces. A team can consist of one to eight NIC interfaces.
Chapter 1: Advanced Server Program Overview AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Features The AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) is a graphical user interface with the following functions. See Chapter 2, “AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications” on page 15 for additional information. 12 Vital Sign – The Vital Sign screen allows you to view vital adapter information, network status, and network connectivity. Active Adapters are listed.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide AT-2931SX BASP for Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 The following options are supported under Windows 2000 and Windows 2003. For additional information, see Chapter 3, “Installing BACS on Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 Systems” on page 44.
Chapter 1: Advanced Server Program Overview AT-2931SX BASP for Linux The following options are supported under Linux. For additional information, see Chapter 4, “Installing BACS on a Linux System” on page 47. Failover and Load Balance Virtual LAN (VLAN) 14 SLB mode requires NICE drivers and works with all Ethernet switches without configuring the switch ports to any special trunking mode. Only IP traffic will be load-balanced in both inbound and outbound directions.
Chapter 2 AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications This chapter describes the AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications.
Chapter 2: AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications Overview The AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) application is an integrated application (with a graphical user interface) that provides useful information about each network adapter that is installed in your computer. The BACS application also enables you to perform detailed tests, diagnostics, and analyses on each adapter, as well as view traffic statistics and set configuration options for each adapter. See Figure 1.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Information Provided by the BACS Applications BACS Features The AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite lists all of the network adapters in your computer and provides the following information, if available, about each device. See Table 2. Table 2.
Chapter 2: AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications Installing the AT-2931SX BACS Application The AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) software can be installed through the GUI or by using the silent install option.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Note The Microsoft SNMP Service must be running for the SNMP Service application to function properly. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions. You can start the Control Suite from the Control Panel by double-clicking Broadcom Control Suite 2. Or, click Start, point to Programs, point to Broadcom, and then click the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite.
Chapter 2: AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications Updating the AT-2931SX BACS Application To update the AT-2931SX BACS application on your computer, perform the following procedure. Note Before you begin the update, close all applications, windows, and dialog boxes. 1. Double-click Setup.exe. 2. Click Next in Broadcom Management Programs Setup. 3. Read the license agreement and click Yes. 4. In Select Components, click the component you want to install: – Control Suite.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Removing the AT-2931SX BACS Application To remove the AT-2931SX BACS application from your computer, perform the following procedure. 1. In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs. 2. Click Broadcom Management Programs and click Change/Remove (Windows XP) or Add/Remove (Windows 2000). 3. Click Next. 4. In InstallShield Wizard, click Remove, and then click Next. 5. Click OK to remove the application and all of its components. 6. Click OK.
Chapter 2: AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications Initializing the AT-2931SX BACS Application To initialize the AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) application on your computer, perform the following procedure. 1. In Control Panel, double-click Broadcom Control Suite. Or, click Start, point to Programs, point to Broadcom, and then click Broadcom Advanced Control Suite. Note You must install the AT-2931SX adapter before you initialize the BACS application.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Configuring the AT-2931SX BACS Application Start the AT-2931SX BACS application and then click the tab on Broadcom Advanced Control Suite that provides the information of interest or access to the tests, diagnostics, analyses, and configuration functions you want to perform. Or, from the Tools menu, click Create a Team to start the BASP application.
Chapter 2: AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications Note Information about network adapters made by other vendors is less comprehensive than the information provided about the AT-2931SX adapter. Figure 2. Vital Sign Tab The Vital Sign Tab contains the following fields: 24 Physical Address. This is a physical MAC (media access control) address that is assigned to the device by the manufacturer. The physical address cannot be all 0s. IP Address.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Driver Name/Version/Date. The file name, version, and creation date of the software driver that is associated with the device. BASP State. Information about the status of the BASP application. This information appears only when there is a team. See “Configuring Teaming” on page 34 Network Status: The following network status information is provided: – Link Status. The indicator is green if a link is established.
Chapter 2: AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications Resources This section describes the Resources Tab. See Figure 3. Figure 3. Resources Tab The Resources Tab contains the following fields: Bus Type. Indicates the PCI bus type (PCI or PCI-X). Slot No. Indicates the PCI slot number of the installed AT-2931SX adapter. Bus Speed (MHz). Indicates the PCI bus speed (33, 66, 100, or 133 MHz). Bus Width (bit). Indicates the PCI bus data width of either 32 or 64 bits.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Hardware Memory Address. The memory mapped address that is assigned to the device. This value can never be 0. This section provides a description of the Hardware Tab. See Figure 4. Figure 4. Hardware Tab The Hardware Tab contains the following fields: ASIC Version. The chip version of the AT-2931SX adapter. This information is not available for devices made by other vendors. Firmware Version.
Chapter 2: AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications Network Test From the Network Test Tab, you can verify IP network connectivity. This test verifies if the driver is installed correctly and tests connectivity to a gateway or other specified IP address on the same subnet. The Network test uses TCP/IP. See Figure 5 on page 28. Figure 5. Network Test Tab Diagnostics 28 From the Diagnostics Tab you can perform diagnostic tests on AT-2931SX network adapters.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Note The network connection is temporarily lost when the diagnostic tests are running. Figure 6. Diagnostics Tab The Diagnostics Tab contains the following fields: Control Registers. This test verifies the read and write capabilities of the network controller registers by writing various values to the registers and verifying the results.
Chapter 2: AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications Statistics Interrupt. This test verifies that the NDIS driver is able to receive interrupts from the device. Loopback MAC. This test verifies that the Network Device Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) driver is able to send packets to and receive packets from the device. Test LED. This test causes all of the LEDs to blink 5 times for the purpose of identifying the device.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide General Statistics Definitions of the general statistics parameters are provided below. Frames Tx OK. A count of frames that are successfully transmitted. This counter is incremented when the transmit status is reported as Transmit OK. Frames Rx OK. A count of frames that are successfully received (Receive OK).
Chapter 2: AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications counter is incremented when the result of a transmission is reported as Transmit OK and the attempt value is 2. Frames Tx with more than one Collision. A count of frames that are involved in more than one collision and are subsequently transmitted successfully.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide BASP Statistics MAC Rx w/ Pause Command and Length greater than 0. MAC control frames with the pause command and a length greater than 0. MAC Rx w/ no Pause Command. MAC control frames with no pause command. MAC Sent X-on. MAC Transmit with X-on was on. MAC Sent X-off. MAC Transmit with X-on was off. On the BASP Statistics Tab you can view performance information about the network adapters that are on a team.
Chapter 2: AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications Configuring Teaming The teaming function allows you to group available network devices together to function as a team. Teaming is a method of creating a virtual LAN (a group of multiple devices that function as a single device). The benefit of this approach is that it enables load balancing and failover. Teaming is done via BASP. For more information about BASP, see “Overview” on page 16.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide members is restored (fallback), the restored team member(s) resumes the handling the traffic. Link Aggregation. In this type of team, you can dynamically configure the network adapters that have been selected to participate in a given team. If the link partner is not correctly configured for IEEE 802.3ad link configuration, errors are detected and noted. All adapters in the team are configured to receive packets for the same MAC address.
Chapter 2: AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications Creating a Team To create a team, perform the following procedure. 1. From the Tools menu, click Create a Team as shown in Figure 10. Figure 10. Advanced Control Suite 2 Menu 2. Type a team name in the Enter a name you will use to identify this team box. See Figure 11 on page 37.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Figure 11. New Team Configuration 3. Click the type of team and click Next. 4. Assign any available device or devices to the team by moving the device from the Available Adapters list to the Load Balance Members list. See Figure 12 on page 38. There must be at least one device in the Load Balance Members list. Note There must be at least one AT-2931SX adapter assigned to the team.
Chapter 2: AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications Figure 12. New Team Configuration Menu, Creating a Team 5. Click Finish. 6. Click Apply. 7. Click Yes when you see the message indicating that the network connection will be temporarily interrupted. Note The number of characters that can be used in a team name is a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 39. Note A team name cannot begin with spaces or contain the character "&". Note Team names must be unique.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Note The maximum number of members in a team is 8. Note When team configuration has been correctly performed, a Virtual Team adapter driver is created for each configured team. Note If you disable a virtual team and later want to reenable it, you must first disable and reenable all team members before you reenable the virtual team. Note When you create Generic Trunking and Link Aggregation teams, you cannot designate a Standby Member.
Chapter 2: AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications Add a VLAN Remove a team or a VLAN To modify a team, perform the following procedure. 1. Right-click the name of the team you want to modify and click Configure Team as shown in Figure 13. Figure 13. Team Configuration, modifying a team 2. Make the desired changes and click OK. 3. Click Apply. 4. Click Yes when you see the message indicating that the network connection will be temporarily interrupted.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Viewing the Team Properties and Statistics To view the team properties and statistics, perform the following procedure. 1. Click the name of the newly created team. The Team Properties Tab is selected by default. 2. Click the Statistics Tab to view the team statistics. Adding a VLAN You also can add VLANs to a team. The concept behind this is that you are adding multiple virtual adapters that are on different subnets.
Chapter 2: AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications 4. When you are finished adding VLANs to this team, click OK. A new virtual adapter is created for each VLAN. 5. Click Apply. 6. Click Yes when you see the message indicating that the network connection will be temporarily interrupted. The available adapters are listed (these adapters are not currently members of any team).
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Saving and Restoring a Configuration The configuration file is a text file that can be viewed with any text editor. The file contains information about both the adapter and the team configuration. To save and restore a configuration file, see the following procedures. To save a configuration, perform the following procedure. 1. From the File menu, click Team Save As. 2.
Chapter 3 Installing BACS on Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 Systems This chapter provides procedures for installing the AT-2931SX BACS application and configuring teaming on Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 systems.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Installing the AT-2931SX BASP For BASP installation procedures, refer to Chapter 2, “AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) Applications” on page 15.
Chapter 3: Installing BACS on Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 Systems Uninstalling the AT-2931SX BASP To uninstall the AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Server Program Driver Properties (BASP), perform the following procedure: 1. Open the Control Panel 2. Double-click the Add or Remove Programs button. 3. Select Broadcom Management Programs and click Change/Remove. 4. Click Next. The InstallShield Wizard screen appears. 5. Click the Modify radio button and click Next. 6. The Select Components screen appears.
Chapter 4 Installing BACS on a Linux System This chapter describes the installation and configuration of the BASP driver on Linux.
Chapter 4: Installing BACS on a Linux System BASP Driver for Linux On newer Distributions and Kernels, it may be necessary to remove the BASP Driver for Linux BASP is a kernel module designed for 2.4.x kernels that provides loadbalancing, fault-tolerance, and VLAN features. These features are provided by creating teams that consist of multiple NIC interfaces. A team can consist of 1 to 8 NIC interfaces and each interface can be designated as primary or hot-standby (SLB team only).
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Packaging BASP is released in two packaging formats: source RPM and compressed tar formats. The file names for the two packages are basplnx.src..rpm and basplnx-..tgz. Identical source files to build the driver are included in both the RPM and TAR source packages.
Chapter 4: Installing BACS on a Linux System Installing BASP BASP for Linux is shipped in mixed forms, where the platform and kernel specific files are in source code and the core file is in object form. Three packages are shipped in this release: two tar archives and two RPM packages. basplnx-{version}.i386.tgz is the tar archive for i386 platform.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Installing the BASP Source RPM Package for Red Hat and United Linux To install the AT-2931SX BASP RPM source package for Red Hat and United Linux 1.x based distributions, perform the following procedure. 1. To install the RPM source package, run % rpm -i basplnx-{version}.src.{arch}.rpm 2. Change directory to the RPM path and build the binary driver for the kernel (use rpmbuild for Red Hat 8.
Chapter 4: Installing BACS on a Linux System Installing the AT-2931SX BASP TAR Archive Use the procedures in this section to install Linux i386 distributions that are neither Red Hat nor United Linux distributions. Installing the AT2931SX BASP TAR archive involves both uncompressing the archive and then installing it. To uncompress and expand the tar archive, run: % tar xvfz basplnx-{version}.{arch}.tgz To install the AT-2931SX BASP TAR archive, perform the following procedure: 1.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide AT-2931SX BASP Files See Table 3 for a list of the AT-2931SX BASP files. Table 3. Contents of the release.txt File Filename Description Makefile makefile baspcfg precompiled configuration utility bcmtype.h commonly used type header file blf.c BASP module entry points blf.h ioctl interface blfcore.h core interface blfcore.o precompiled core object blfopt.h automatically generated header file from the Make blfver.
Chapter 4: Installing BACS on a Linux System Table 3. Contents of the release.txt File (Continued) Filename baspcfg.8 Description man page for baspcfg utility AT-2931SX BASP Configuration for Red Hat and United Linux Distributions This section describes the AT-2931SX BASP Configuration for Red Hat and United Linux 1.x based distributions. The AT-2931SX BASP distribution includes a utility program and several scripts for team configuration.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide The AT-2931SX BASP configuration process, perform the following procedure: 1. Copy a configuration script from the "/etc/basp/samples" directory to the "/etc/basp" directory. Note The configuration script name must be prefixed with "team-". 2.
Chapter 4: Installing BACS on a Linux System AT-2931SX BASP Configuration and Startup for Other Linux Distributions BASP Configuration (baspcfg) is a command line tool that is used to configure the BASP teams, add/remove NICs, and add/remove virtual devices. This tool can be used in custom initialization scripts. Please read your distribution-specific documentation for more information on your distributor’s startup procedures. Following is an example of this tool: baspcfg v3.0.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Table 5. Parameter Descriptions (Continued) Parameter Description tname ASCII string of the team vlan_id VLAN ID: from 1 to 4094, 0=untagged or no VLAN vname ASCII string of the virtual device macaddr MAC address (optional), for example, 00:10:18:00:11:44 role Role of the physical device: 0=primary, 1=hot-standby device ASCII string of the physical device, for example, eth0 Note Baspcfg can only be executed in Super User mode.
Chapter 4: Installing BACS on a Linux System AT-2931SX BASP Configuration Scripts for Red Hat Distributions Both team-sample and team-gec are configuration scripts that follow the same syntax. See Table 6. Table 6. Configuration Scripts Script Description TEAM_ID: this number uniquely identifies a team TEAM_TYPE: 0 = SLB, 1 = Generic Trunking/GEC/ FEC, 2 = 802.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Broadcom NICE Patches Also included in this release are network device drivers patched with Broadcom NICE support. These drivers are originally taken from the Linux 2.4.16 kernel distribution. To install patched drivers, perform the following procedure. 1. Copy the NICE header file, "nicext.h", to the appropriate Linux kernel include directory, for example: % cp /usr/src/nice-2.4.16/nicext.h /usr/src/linux/ include/linux 2.
Chapter 4: Installing BACS on a Linux System Uninstalling the RPM Package To uninstall a RPM package, perform the following procedure.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Removal of Physical Interface in Generic Trunking and 802.3ad Mode In Generic Trunking and 802.3ad mode, all the physical and virtual interfaces belonging to a team have the same MAC address. This MAC address is the same address as that of the first physical interface bounded to the team.
Chapter 4: Installing BACS on a Linux System AT-2931SX BASP SNMP Agent for Linux This SNMP agent is designed to support the configuration and statistics information pertaining to the AT-2931SX BASP driver. The AT-2931SX BASP SNMP agent is available in two packaging formats: TAR archive and RPM. Both packages include the same script and MIB files. Installing the TAR Archive To uncompress and expand the tar archive, run: % tar xvfz baspsnmp-{version}.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide 7. The snmpget and snmpgetnext commands can be used to receive the AT-2931SX BASP snmp objects such as: % snmpget localhost public BASP-Config-MIB::btTeamNumber % snmpgetnext localhost public BASP-ConfigMIB::btTeamNumber AT-2931SX BASP SNMP objects are provided in the following text files: Installing the RPM Package – BASP-Config-MIB.txt – BASP-Statistics-MIB.txt – Brcm-BSAPTrap-MIB.
Chapter 4: Installing BACS on a Linux System Table 7. SNMP Files (Continued) Filename Uninstalling the RPM Package (Both Source and Binary) Description Brcm-BSAPTrapMIB.txt SNMP MIB file for BASP trap objects release.txt this file To uninstall RPM package, run: % rpm -e baspsnmp-{version}.i386.rpm and to reboot the system, % reboot Known Problems The 802.3ad team member links disconnect and reconnect continuously when connected to the HP2524 switch. This is a 3rd party issue.
Chapter 5 Key Protocols and Interfaces This chapter describes the key protocols and interfaces.
Chapter 5: Key Protocols and Interfaces Adapter Teaming Teaming provides traffic load balancing and redundant adapter operation in the event that a network connection fails. When multiple AT-2931SX adapters are installed in the same server, they can be grouped into teams. Each team can be configured on the server with up to 8 ports.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Basically, generic link aggregation mode is a "light" version of the 802.3ad link aggregation and is often referred to as 802.3ad static. This approach is much simpler because there is not a formalized link aggregation control protocol. As with the other modes, the creation of teams and the allocation of physical adapters to various teams is done statically via user configuration software.
Chapter 5: Key Protocols and Interfaces Failover Teaming Failover Teaming provides a redundant adapter operation in the event that a network connection fails. When multiple Gigabit Ethernet Adapters are installed in the same server, they can be paired into teams. Each team must have at least one adapter, but can support up to eight adapters. The number of teams is limited by the number of adapters that are installed.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide VLANs Overview VLANs allow you to split your physical LAN into logical subparts, to create logical segmentation of workgroups, and to enforce security policies among each logical segment. Each defined VLAN behaves as its own separate network, with its traffic and broadcasts isolated from the others, increasing bandwidth efficiency within each logical group.
Chapter 5: Key Protocols and Interfaces Figure 14 on page 69 shows an example network that uses VLANs. In this example network, the physical LAN consists of a switch, two servers, and five clients. The LAN is logically organized into three different VLANs, each representing a different IP subnet. The features of this network are described in Table 8. Table 8. Example VLAN Network Topology Component 70 Description VLAN #1 An IP subnet consisting of the Main Server, PC #3, and PC #5.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Table 8. Example VLAN Network Topology (Continued) Component PC #5 Description A member of both VLANs #1 and #2, PC #5 has an AT-2931SX adapter installed. It is connected to switch port #10. Both the adapter and the switch port are configured for VLANs #1 and #2 and have tagging enabled. Note VLAN tagging is only required to be enabled on switch ports that create trunk links to other switches.
Chapter 5: Key Protocols and Interfaces 32-bit or 64-bit PCI Bus Master Compliant with PCI Local Bus Rev 2.2, the PCI interface on the Gigabit Ethernet Adapter is compatible with both 32-bit and 64-bit PCI buses. As a bus master, the adapter requests access to the PCI bus, instead of waiting to be polled. ASIC with Embedded RISC Processor The core control for the Gigabit Ethernet Adapter resides in a tightly integrated, high-performance ASIC. The ASIC includes dual RISC processors.
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting This chapter describes troubleshooting procedures.
Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Verifying the Correct Drivers are Loaded The following section describes how to check if the correct drivers are loaded for Windows and Linux. Windows The AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Control Suite, Vital Sign screen allows you to view vital adapter information, network status, and network connectivity. Active adapters are listed on the Vial Sign screen. 1. From the Vital Sign screen, select the AT-2931SX adapter to be tested. 2.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Linux To verify that the Linux Driver software is loaded correctly, perform the following procedure. 1. To verify that the AT-2931SX bcm5700.o driver is loaded properly, run: lsmod If the driver is loaded, a line similar to the one below appears, where is the size of the driver in bytes, and is the number of adapters configured. See Table 9. Table 9.
Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Software Problems and Solutions This section describes common software problems and solutions. It contains the following subsections: Windows 2000 “Windows 2000” on page 76 “Linux-BASP” on page 77 “AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Server Program (BASP)” on page 78 This section lists known problems and solutions when using Windows 2000. Problem: Uninstalling the BASP software and you are prompted to reboot early.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide Problem: Team configuration is not retained when you edit it. Solution: In configuring BASP team configuration, the actual changes of the configuration are not committed until you click "OK" in the "Network Properties" window. If you do not click "OK" and, instead, return to the BASP team configuration window, all the previous uncommitted changes are lost. This requires you to reenter the configuration.
Chapter 6: Troubleshooting AT-2931SX Broadcom Advanced Server Program (BASP) This section lists known AT-2931SX BASP problems and solutions that apply to all operating systems. Problem: 802.3ad team member links disconnect and reconnect continuously. Solution: This is a 3rd party issue. It is seen only when configuring an 802.3ad team with more than 2 members on the server and connecting an HP2524 switch, with LACP enabled as passive or active.
Chapter 7 Manageability Features This chapter describes the magageability features.
Chapter 7: Manageability Features CIM The Common Information Model (CIM) is an industry standard defined by the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF). Microsoft implements CIM on Windows platforms such as Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 systems. Allied Telesyn supports CIM on the Windows 2000 and the Windows Server 2003 platforms. Allied Telesyn's implementation of CIM provides various classes that provide information to users through CIM client applications.
Advanced Control Suite for the AT-2931SX Adapter User’s Guide SNMP There are two SNMP agents for manageability: BASP Sub-agent BASP Extensible-agent See the following sections. BASP Sub-agent The BASP sub-agent, baspmgnt.dll, is designed for the Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 SNMP service. It is required to install the SNMP service before installing BASP subagent.
Chapter 7: Manageability Features AT-2931SX BASP Extensibleagent The AT-2931SX Broadcom SNMP extensible-agent, bcmif.dll, is designed for the Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 SNMP service. The software requires that a Windows 2000 SNMP service is installed before installing the extensible-agent. The extensible-agent allows the SNMP manager software to actively monitor the configurations of the Interface Card.
