Deployment Guide

12 Dell Networking FC Flex IOM: Deployment of FCoE with Dell FC Flex IOM, Brocade FC switches,
and Dell Compellent Storage Array
Deployment/Configuration Guide
4.1 Broadcom 57810 CNA Configuration
Broadcom offers the Broadcom BCM57810S in three formats for Dell servers: standard PCI Express,
mezzanine card for Dell blade servers, and Network Daughter Card (NDC) for Dell blade servers. The
Broadcom BCM57810S allows for NIC partitioning (NPAR) with up to four partitions per physical port
and eight partitions total per 2-port adapter. A partition can be looked upon as a virtual port.
This example will use a Dell PowerEdge M620 blade server with a Broadcom BCM57810S CNA NDC and
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise installed. By default, NPAR is not enabled and only the
NIC functionality is enabled. FCoE must be manually enabled on the CNA for the virtual FCoE ports to
be identified in Windows. This example uses the default ‘Single Function’ mode where NPAR is not
utilized.
1. Install the Broadcom BCM57810 drivers and Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 4.
2. Double click the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 4 icon/shortcut in Windows. The Broadcom
Advanced Control Suite 4 (Figure 6) opens. In this setup, Adapter 1 is being utilized. Note the small
red x which appears next to the adapter ports. This is because the Dell MXL switches which the ports
are connecting to have not yet been configured.