Solarflare
Server
Adapter
User
Guide
Solarflare
Adapters
on
Windows
Issue
20
©
Solarflare
Communications
2017
155
Introduction
The
Solarflare
Adapter
Manager
(SAM)
is
a
Microsoft
Management
Console
(MMC)
plug
‐
in
for
managing
Solarflare
adapters,
teams
and
VLANs.
SAM
shows
information
for
all
adapters
installed
on
the
server,
alongside
the
standard
MMC
plug
‐
in
Actions
pane.
Using
SAM,
you
can
easily
configure
Ethernet
and
task
offloading
settings,
set
up
teams
and
VLANs,
configure
the
Boot
ROM
for
PXE
or
UEFI
booting,
and
upgrade
the
adapter
firmware.
Figure
17:
SAM
Main
Screen
‐
Windows
Server
2012
SAM’s
diagnostics
utilities
allow
you
to
run
tests
on
the
adapter,
and
on
10GBASE
‐
T
adapters,
on
the
cable
to
discover
any
potential
issues
which
may
be
affecting
adapter
performance.
Also,
SAM’s
detailed
statistics
and
state
information
can
be
used
to
view
data
transfer
figures,
sent
and
received
packet
types,
as
well
as
other
traffic
‐
related
details.
SAM
is
included
with
the
Solarflare
drivers
installation
package.