NetXtreme-UG100
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NetXtreme-C/NetXtreme-E
User Guide
6.4 Installing the Windows Driver
To install the Windows drivers:
1. Download the Windows driver installation package can be downloaded from:
https://www.broadcom.com/support/
download-search/?pg=EConnecSwiand+PHYs&pf=EA-
+NetXtreme&pa=Driver
.
2. Unzip the Wiin20xx_2xx.xx.x.zip file.
3. Launch the Device Manager.
4. Right-click on the Broadcom devices under Network Adapters.
5. Select
Update Driver
.
6. Select
Browse My Computer For Driver Software
and navigate to the folder where the driver files located. The driver
l updates automatically.
7. Reboot the system to ensure that the driver is running.
6.4.1 Driver Advanced Properties
The Windows driver advanced properties are shown in
Table 13
.
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vmkload_mod bnxtnet
Load bnxtnet module.
esxcli network nic set –n vmnicX –D full –S 25000
Set the speed and duplex of vmnicX.
esxcli network nic down –n vmnicX
Disable vmnicX.
esxcli network nic up –n vmnic6
Enable vmnicX.
bnxtnetcli –s –n vmnic6 –S “25000”
Set the link speed. Bnxtnetcli is needed for older ESX versions to
support the 25G speed setting.
Table 13: Windows Driver Advanced Properties
Driver Key
Parameters
Description
Encapsulated Task offload
Enable or Disable
Used for configuring NVGRE
encapsulated task offload.
Energy Efficient Ethernet
Enable or Disable
EEE enabled for Copper ports and
Disabled for SFP+ or SFP28 ports. This
feature is only enabled for the
BCM957406A4060 adapter.
Flow control
TX or RX or TX/RX enable
Configure flow control on RX or TX or both
sides.
Interrupt Moderation
Enable or Disable
Default Enabled. Allows frames to be
batch processed by saving CPU time.
Jumbo packet
1514, 4088, or 9014
Jumbo packet size.
Large Send offload V2 (IPv4)
Enable or Disable
LSO for IPv4.
Large Send offload V2 (IPv6)
Enable or Disable
LSO for IPv6.
Locally Administered Address
User entered MAC address.
Override default hardware MAC address
after OS boot.
Table 12: VMware Commands (Continued)
Command
Description
