Solarflare
Server
Adapter
User
Guide
Solarflare
Adapters
on
Windows
Issue
20
©
Solarflare
Communications
2017
156
4.9
Managing
Adapters
Remotely
with
SAM
SAM
can
be
used
to
administer
Solarflare
adapters
on
your
server
from
a
remote
computer.
SAM
can
be
used
remotely
to
administer
adapters
on
any
supported
Windows
platform,
including
a
Windows
Server
Core
Installation.
Remote
Administration
provides
access
to
all
SAM
features,
except
for
generating
a
system
report.
To
allow
SAM
to
remotely
administer
your
server,
you
need
to
add
a
Computer
Management
snap
‐
in
to
the
computer
Microsoft
Management
Console
(MMC).
4.10
Using
SAM
Starting
SAM
There
are
various
ways
of
starting
SAM.
To
manage
a
local
computer,
do
one
of
the
following:
•
If
the
Solarflare
notification
area
icon
is
installed,
right
‐
click
the
icon
and
choose
Manage
network
adapters
on
this
computer
.
•
On
Windows
Server
2008
R2,
choose
Start
>
All
Programs
>
Solarflare
Network
Adapters
>
Manage
network
adapters
on
this
computer
.
On
Windows
Server
2012
or
later,
click
the
Start
button
followed
by
the
arrow
button,
then
choose
Solarflare
Network
Adapters
>
Manage
network
adapters
on
this
computer
.
•
On
Windows
Server
2008
R2,
choose
Start
>
Administrative
Tools
>
Computer
Management
>
System
Tools
>
Network
Adapters
.
On
Windows
Server
2012
or
later,
click
the
Start
button,
then
choose
Administrative
Tools
>
Computer
Management
>
System
Tools
>
Network
Adapters
.
Figure
18:
SAM
icons
on
Start
screen