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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 ROMs Bootstrap Entry Vector.
Int18(2)
A INT18 is used to initiate the bootstrap method.
Int19(3)
A 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
Description:
This value determines the size of the expansion ROM. This option does not apply to PXE
in system ROM. Options 8,9, 26 - 29 and 39-40 configure the boot protocol behavior.
64k(0)
Advertises 64k expansion ROM size.
128k(1)
Advertises 128k expansion ROM size.
256k(2)
Advertises 256k expansion ROM size.
512k(3)
Advertises 512k expansion ROM size.
1M(4)
Advertises 1M expansion ROM size.
2M(5)
Advertises 2M expansion ROM size.
4M(6)
Advertises 4M expansion ROM size.
8M(7)
Advertises 8M expansion ROM size.
16M(8)
Advertises 16M expansion ROM size.
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Design Type
Configure