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Using Configuration Tools 33

Using other networking tools

For details on using BCU commands and HCM, refer to the Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide

located on the following link:

http://www.brocade.com/sites/dotcom/services-support/drivers-downloads/CNA/IBM.page

Using other networking tools

The following provides an overview of OS-specific tools that you can use configure the networking

functionality of the Brocade 2-Port 10Gb Converged Network Adapter. For more detailed

information, refer to the “Adapter Configuration” chapter in the Brocade Adapters Installation and

Reference Manual located on the following link:

http://www.brocade.com/sites/dotcom/services-support/drivers-downloads/CNA/IBM.page

NOTE

These parameters are should only be changed by power users with great caution.

Windows OS

For the Windows OS, you can modify network driver parameters using the Device Manager Property

pages. You can use the property pages to query the Brocade 2-Port 10GbE Converged Network

Adapter for IBM BladeCenter’s information and the Advanced tab to set specific parameters,

including jumbo packet size, flow control, autorecovery, and more.

To open the Windows Device Manager:

1. Run the devmgmt.msc command to open the Device Manager window.

2. Expand Network Adapters.

An instance of the adapter model should display for each installed adapter port.

3. Right-click an adapter instance and select Properties.

4. Select the Advanced tab.

5. Select the Property that you want to configure and select the Value.

6. Click OK when finished.

Linux OS

For Linux, the following tools are available:

• ethtool commands to display Ethernet settings and change parameters such as enabling or

disabling interrupt moderation, TCO-UDP checksum offload, TCP segmentation offload, and

more.

• ifconfig commands to get information about a Linux network interface and change parameters

such as jumbo packet size and the locally administered MAC address.

• Module parameters, such as bnad_log_level, to set log levels and bnad_msix to enable or

disable message signaled interrupts extended (MSI-X).

For more information on how use these tools, refer to the Brocade Adapters Installation and

Reference Manual and the help documentation available in the Linux environments.

IBM Brocade User Manual

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