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to the server host operating system, the iLO firmware cannot obtain current IP addresses
(or other configuration settings) for these devices.
• Description—A description of the physical network adapter, for example, Dedicated Network
Port or Shared Network Port. This value is displayed for iLO adapters only.
• Location—The location of the adapter on the system board.
• Firmware—The version of the installed adapter firmware, if applicable. This value is displayed
for system NICs (embedded and stand-up) only.
• Status—The NIC status.
On Windows servers:
If the NIC has never been plugged in to a network, iLO displays the status Unknown.
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If the NIC has been plugged in to a network, and is now unplugged, iLO displays the
status Link Down.
◦ On Linux servers:
If NetworkManager is used to manage the NIC, the default status is Up and the link
status is displayed in iLO.
If Linux legacy utilities are used to manage the NIC, iLO displays the link status only if
the NIC is configured by an administrator. If the NIC is not configured, iLO displays the
status Unknown.
◦ On VMware servers:
If iLO cannot communicate with the NIC port, it displays the status Unknown.
If the NIC driver reports the status link_down, iLO displays the status Down.
If the NIC driver reports the status link_up, iLO displays the status Up.
• Port—The configured network port. This value is displayed for system NICs (embedded and
stand-up) only.
• MAC Address—The port MAC address.
• IPv4 Address—For iLO adapters, the iLO IPv4 address. For system NICs (embedded and
stand-up), the server IP address (if available).
• IPv6 Address—For iLO adapters, the iLO IPv6 address. For system NICs (embedded and
stand-up), the server IP address (if available).
• Status—The port status.
• Team/Bridge—If a port is configured for NIC teaming, the name of the configured link
between the physical ports that form a logical network adapter. This value is displayed for
system NICs (embedded and stand-up) only.
Fibre Channel host bus adapters or converged network adapters
The following information is displayed for Fibre Channel host bus adapters or converged network
adapters:
• Physical Port—The physical network port number.
• WWNN—The port world wide node name.
• WWPN—The world wide port name.
• Status—The port status.
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