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Description:
Advanced firmware feature such as Alert Standard Format (ASF) or IPMI is enabled by
this option.
Enable(1)
If the ASF/IPMI/UMP code is loaded in NVRAM it is loaded and
executed by the device.
Disable(2)
No ASF/IPMI/UMP functionality is provided when disable.
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Dual MAC mode
Configure
Description:
This option is only valid for a dual port device such as a 5704. The physical ports will be
named MAC_A and MAC_B for the discussion below.
Normal(0)
MAC_A and MAC_B are available and are supported as PCI function 0
& 1.
MAC_B only(1)
MAC_B is available and is supported as PCI function 0. MAC_A is
disable.
MAC_A only(2)
MAC_A is available and is supported as PCI function 0. MAC_B is
disable.
XBAR mode(3)
MAC_A and MAC_B are available and are supported as PCI function 0.
MAC_A is the primary device and MAC_B is mapped in the space of
MAC_A. To the OS and BOIS this looks like one port. The driver will
trunk the two ports together as one logical port which allows for load
balancing, failover/recovers, turbo-teaming, etc.
swap(4)
Physical port MAC_A and MAC_B are available and are supported as
PCI function 1 and 0 respectively.
swapXBAR(7)
MAC_A and MAC_B are available and are supported as PCI function 0.
MAC_B is the primary device and MAC_A mapped in the space of
MAC_B. To the OS and BOIS this looks like one port. The driver will
trunk the two ports together as one logical port which allows for load
balancing, failover/recovers, turbo-teaming, etc.
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MBA Boot Protocol
Configure
Description:
Select a Multiple Boot Agent. Options 8,9, 26 - 29 and 39-40 configure the boot protocol
behavior.
PXE(0)
PreBoot Execution Environment (PXE) is the boot protocol.
RPL(1)
Remote Program Load (RPL) is the boot protocol.
BOOTP(2)
Boot Protocol (BOOTP) is the boot protocol.
ISCSI(3)
ISCSI is the boot protocol.
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MBA Bootstrap Type
Configure
Description:
The BIOS bootstrap methods listed below are supported. Options 8,9, 26 - 29 and 39-40
configure the boot protocol behavior.
Auto(0)
Automatically configured use one of the methods below.
BBS(1)
A BIOS that supports the BIOS Boot Specification (BBS) can initiate the
bootstrap method via the expansion ROM Bootstrap Entry Vector.
Int18(2)
An INT18 is used to initiate the bootstrap method.
Int19(3)
An INT19 is used to initiate the bootstrap method.
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MBA Delay Time
Configure
Description:
The amount of time the MBA boot message is displayed, in order to give a user the option
to enter the BOOT parameter configuration screen.
0-15
The number of seconds the MBA banner is displayed.
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Expansion ROM size
Configure
