8–Using QLogic Control Suite
Managing the LAN Device
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. The value is not obtainable from the driver that
is associated with the adapter.
Driver Name
The file name of the adapter driver.
Driver Version
The current version of the adapter driver.
Driver Date
The creation date of the adapter driver.
Information Tab: Vital Signs
IP Address
The network address associated with the adapter. If the IP address
is all 0s, the associated driver has not been bound with Internet Protocol (IP).
IPv6 IP Address
The IPv6 network address associated with the adapter.
MAC Address
A physical MAC (media access control) address that is assigned
to the adapter by the manufacturer. The physical address is never all 0s.
Permanent MAC Address
The unique hardware address assigned to the
network adapter.
Offload Capabilities
The offload capabilities supported by the adapter. This
information is only available for QLogic 8400/3400 Series adapters.
iSCSI
. iSCSI offload for block-level transfer of data.
LSO
. Large Send Offload (LSO) prevents an upper level protocol such as
TCP from breaking a large data packet into a series of smaller packets with
headers appended to them.
CO.
Checksum Offload (CO) allows the TCP/IP/UDP checksums for send
and receive traffic to be calculated by the adapter hardware rather than by
the host CPU.
Information Tab: SR-IOV Switch Information
Number of HW Available
Configure the number of available HW.
Number of Available VFs
Configure the number of available virtual functions.
Max VF Chains Per VFs
Enter the maximum number of chains per VF.
VF Chains Pool Size
Enter the pool size of VF chains.
Switch Friendly Name
Enter the switch-friendly name.
Configuring the NDIS Driver
Select the NDIS driver in the
Explorer View
pane, and then select the
Configuration
tab to configure NDIS-level parameters (
). After making
changes, click
Apply
to confirm the changes to all properties. Click
Reset
to
return the properties to their original values. Click
Defaults
to restore all settings
to their default values.
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