Users Guide
5–Adapter Preboot Configuration
Getting Started
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 Device Level Configuration (see “Configuring Device-level Parameters” on 
page 49)
 NIC Configuration (see “Configuring NIC Parameters” on page 50)
 iSCSI Configuration (if iSCSI remote boot is allowed by enabling iSCSI 
offload in NPAR mode on the port’s third partition) (see “Configuring iSCSI 
Boot” on page 56)
 FCoE Configuration (if FCoE boot from SAN is allowed by enabling FCoE 
offload in NPAR mode on the port’s second partition) (see “Configuring 
FCoE Boot” on page 55)
 Data Center Bridging (DCB) Settings (see “Configuring Data Center 
Bridging” on page 53)
 NIC Partitioning Configuration (if NPAR is selected on the Device Level 
Configuration page) (see “Configuring Partitions” on page 61)
In addition, the Main Configuration Page presents the adapter properties listed in 
Table 5-1.
Table 5-1. Adapter Properties
Adapter Property Description
Device Name Factory-assigned device name
Chip Type ASIC version
PCI Device ID Unique vendor-specific PCI device ID
PCI Address PCI device address in bus-device function format
Blink LEDs User-defined blink count for the port LED
Link Status External link status
MAC Address Manufacturer-assigned permanent device MAC address
Virtual MAC Address User-defined device MAC address
iSCSI MAC Address
a
Manufacturer-assigned permanent device iSCSI Offload 
MAC address 
iSCSI Virtual MAC 
Address
a
User-defined device iSCSI Offload MAC address 
FCoE MAC Address
b
Manufacturer-assigned permanent device FCoE Offload 
MAC address 
FCoE Virtual MAC 
Address
b
User-defined device FCoE Offload MAC address 










