Solarflare
Server
Adapter
User
Guide
Solarflare
Adapters
on
FreeBSD
Issue
20
©
Solarflare
Communications
2017
301
linkup
‐
delay=
<delay
time
in
seconds>
Specifies
the
delay
(in
seconds)
the
adapter
defers
its
first
connection
attempt
after
booting,
allowing
time
for
the
network
to
come
up
following
a
power
failure
or
other
restart.
This
can
be
used
to
wait
for
spanning
tree
protocol
on
a
connected
switch
to
unblock
the
switch
port
after
the
physical
network
link
is
established.
The
default
is
5
seconds.
banner
‐
delay=
<delay
time
in
seconds>
Specifies
the
wait
period
for
Ctrl
‐
B
to
be
pressed
to
enter
adapter
configuration
tool.
<delay
time
in
seconds>
=
0
‐
256
bootskip
‐
delay=
<delay
time
in
seconds>
Specifies
the
time
allowed
for
Esc
to
be
pressed
to
skip
adapter
booting.
<delay
time
in
seconds>
=
0
‐
256
boot
‐
type=pxe|uefi|disabled
Sets
the
adapter
boot
type
–
effective
on
next
boot.
pxe
–
PXE
(Preboot
eXecution
Environment)
booting
disabled
–
Disable
adapter
booting
pf
‐
count=<pf
count>
This
is
the
number
of
available
PCIe
PFs
per
physical
network
port.
This
setting
is
applied
to
all
ports
on
the
adapter.
Changes
to
this
setting
with
sfboot
require
a
cold
reboot
to
become
effective.
MAC
address
assignments
may
change
after
altering
this
setting.
msix
‐
limit=
8|16|32|64|128|256|512|1024
Specifies
the
maximum
number
of
MSI
‐
X
interrupts
that
each
PF
will
use.
The
default
is
32.
Note:
Using
the
incorrect
setting
can
impact
the
performance
of
the
adapter.
Contact
Solarflare
technical
support
before
changing
this
setting.
sriov=enabled|disabled
Enable
SR
‐
IOV
support
for
operating
systems
that
support
this.
Not
required
on
SFN7000
or
SFN8000
series
adapters.
Table
72:
Sfboot
Per
‐
adapter
Parameters
Parameter
Description