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Intel PRO/1000 GT

Intel PRO/1000 GT
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Intel PRO/1000 GT Specifications

General IconGeneral
InterfacePCI
Data Rate10/100/1000 Mbps
ConnectorRJ-45
Network StandardsIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Form FactorPlug-in card
Device TypeNetwork adapter
Data Link ProtocolEthernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Data Transfer Rate1 Gbps
Bus TypePCI
Full DuplexYes
Wake-on-LANYes
Ports1 x RJ45
Compliant StandardsIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Operating Systems SupportedWindows, Linux, NetWare
Jumbo FramesYes, up to 9KB

Summary

Overview

Installing the Network Adapter

Procedure for installing a network adapter or upgrading driver software.

Hardware Compatibility

Cabling Requirements

Installation Overview

Installing the Adapter

Step-by-step guide to physically installing the network adapter into a computer.

Install Drivers and Software

Procedure for installing drivers and software on Windows operating systems.

Installing Linux* Drivers from Source Code

Optimizing Performance

General Optimization

Optimized for quick response and low latency

Optimized for throughput

Optimized for CPU utilization

Remote Boot

Intel Boot Agent

Details about the Intel Boot Agent software for network booting.

Updating the Flash in Microsoft Windows

Updating flash on Intel Ethernet adapters using PROSet.

Using Intel PROSet to flash the UEFI Network Driver Option ROM

Installing UEFI network drivers onto the adapter's option ROM.

Updating the Flash from Linux

Updating adapter flash using the BootUtil command line utility.

Installing the UEFI Network Driver Option ROM from the UEFI Shell

Installing UEFI network driver option ROM from the UEFI shell.

Intel Ethernet iSCSI Boot

Intel Ethernet FCoE Boot

Using Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager

Virtualization Support

Using Intel Network Adapters in a Microsoft* Hyper-V* Environment

Command Line for Microsoft Windows Server* Core

Virtual Machine Queue Offloading

Teaming Considerations

Virtual Machine Multiple Queues

SR-IOV Overview

SR-IOV Benefits

iWARP (Internet Wide Area RDMA Protocol)

Installation

Steps for installing user-mode Network Direct (ND) iWARP features.

Installing the Adapter

Select the Correct Slot

Guidance on selecting the appropriate PCI-Express slot for adapter installation.

Insert the Adapter into the Computer

Step-by-step instructions for inserting the adapter into the computer slot.

Connecting Network Cables

Connect the RJ-45 Network Cable

Connect the Fiber Optic Network Cable

Connection requirements

Specifications for fiber optic cable types and lengths for different adapters.

SFP+ and QSFP+ Devices

Connect the Direct Attach Cable

PCI Hot Plug Support

PCI Hot Plug Support for Microsoft* Windows* Operating Systems

Enabling PCI Hot Plug support in Windows operating systems.

Microsoft* Windows* Installation and Configuration

Installing Windows Drivers and Software

Procedure for installing drivers and software packages on Windows.

Installing the Base Driver and Intel PROSet on Nano Server

Instructions for installing drivers and PROSet on Windows Server Nano.

Intel PROSet Installation

Installing Intel PROSet

Command Line Installation for Base Drivers and Intel PROSet

Driver Installation

Unattended driver installation utility DxSetup.exe options.

DxSetup.exe Command Line Options

Parameters for DxSetup.exe to enable/disable management applications.

Command line install examples

Modify and Upgrade

Windows Server Core

Command Line Options

Switches for silent installation, reboot, and other options for SetupBD.exe.

Using Intel PROSet for Windows* Device Manager

Setting Speed and Duplex

Overview

Adapter auto-negotiation with link partners for speed and duplex.

Manually Configuring Duplex and Speed Settings

Advanced Tab

Flow Control

Gigabit Master Slave Mode

Interrupt Moderation Rate

IPv4 Checksum Offload

Jumbo Frames

Large Send Offload (IPv4 and IPv6)

Low Latency Interrupts

Network Virtualization using Generic Routing Encapsulation (NVGRE)

Performance Options

Performance Profile

Selecting a profile optimizes adapter settings for specific applications.

Priority & VLAN Tagging

Quality of Service

Receive Side Scaling

LAN RSS Configuration

Configuration settings for Receive Side Scaling on the adapter.

FCoE RSS

FCoE RSS Configuration

Configuration settings for FCoE RSS on the Advanced Performance tab.

Performance Tuning

Socket Queue to CPU Allocation

SR-IOV (Single Root IO Virtualization)

TCP Checksum Offload (IPv4 and IPv6)

UDP Checksum Offload (IPv4 and IPv6)

VLANs Tab

Configuring VLANs in Microsoft* Windows*

Teaming Tab

Adapter Teaming

Using Intel Advanced Network Services (ANS) Teaming for fault tolerance.

Configuring ANS Teams

Creating a team

Step-by-step guide to creating a new adapter team.

Adding or Removing an Adapter from an Existing Team

Renaming a Team

Removing a Team

Microsoft* Load Balancing and Failover (LBFO) teams

Using Intel ANS Teams and VLANs inside a Guest Virtual Machine

Conditions that may prevent you from teaming a device

Teaming Modes

Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT)

Provides automatic redundancy for network connection upon adapter failure.

Switch Fault Tolerance (SFT)

Provides failover between two adapters connected to separate switches.

Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB)

Distributes data traffic load among multiple physical channels.

Virtual Machine Load Balancing

Balances traffic across VMs and provides fault tolerance.

Static Link Aggregation

Combines multiple physical channels into a single logical channel for performance.

Primary and Secondary Adapters

Failover and Failback

Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT)

Switch Fault Tolerance (SFT)

AdaptiveReceive Load Balancing (ALBRLB)

Virtual Machine Load Balancing

Static Link Aggregation

IEEE 802.3 ad: Dynamic Link Aggregation

Before you begin

Multi-Vendor Teaming

Power Management Tab

Power Options

Ultra Low Power Mode When Cable is Disconnected

Energy Efficient Ethernet

Wake on LAN Options

WoL Supported Devices

Configuring with IntelNetCmdlets Module for Windows PowerShell*

Changing Intel PROSet Settings via Microsoft* Windows PowerShell*

Modifying Intel PROSet settings using PowerShell cmdlets.

Saving and Restoring an Adapters Configuration Settings

Command Line Syntax

Syntax for the Save and Restore Command Line Tool.

Examples

Save Example

Example of saving adapter settings to a removable media device.

Restore Example

Example of restoring adapter settings from removable media.

FLOWCONTROL

Data Center Bridging (DCB) for Intel Network Connections

DCB for Windows Configuration

Configuring DCB functions using Windows Device Manager and Intel PROSet.

Enable Remote Boot

UEFI Network Device Driver for Intel Ethernet Network Connections

Configuring UEFI Network Stack for TCPUDPMTFTP

Force Speed and Duplex

Intel Boot Agent Configuration

Boot Agent Client Configuration

Customizing Intel Boot Agent behavior in various environments.

Configuring the Intel Boot Agent in a Microsoft Windows Environment

Using Intel PROSet to configure and update the Intel Boot Agent software.

Configuring the Intel Boot Agent in a Pre-Boot PXE Environment

Customizing Intel Boot Agent behavior via pre-boot configuration setup.

Intel Boot Agent TargetServer Setup

Intel Boot Agent Messages

Intel Boot Agent Troubleshooting Procedures

Common Issues

List of common problems and solutions encountered with Intel Boot Agent.

Diagnostics Information for Pre-boot PXE Environments

iSCSI Boot Configuration

iSCSI Initiator Setup

Configuring Intel Ethernet iSCSI Boot on client initiators.

iSCSI Boot POST Setup

Setup menu for enabling iSCSI Boot ports and selecting boot devices.

Intel Ethernet iSCSI Boot Port Selection Menu

Intel Ethernet iSCSI Boot Port Specific Setup Menu

Intel iSCSI Boot Configuration

Configuring iSCSI Boot and Internet Protocol parameters for a specific port.

CHAP Configuration

Screen for configuring CHAP authentication settings.

Intel iSCSI Boot Configuration Menu

iSCSI CHAP Configuration

Intel PROSet for Windows* Device Manager

iSCSI Boot Target Configuration

DHCP Server Configuration

Configuring DHCP server for iSCSI Boot configurations.

Creating a Bootable Image for an iSCSI Target

Microsoft Windows Server iSCSI Crash Dump Support

iSCSI Troubleshooting

iSCSI Known Issues

Microsoft Windows iSCSI Boot Issues

Issues encountered during Microsoft Windows iSCSI Boot.

New Installation on a Windows Server* system

Intel Ethernet FCoE Configuration Using Intel PROSet for Windows* Device Manager

Installing Windows Server from a Remote Disk (Diskless Install)

Installing Windows Server with Local Disk

FCoE Known Issues

Troubleshooting

Common Problems and Solutions

List of common problems and solutions encountered with network adapters.

Your computer cannot find the adapter

Diagnostics pass but the connection fails

Another adapter stops working after you installed the Intel Network Adapter

Adapter unable to connect to switch at correct speed. Gigabit adapter connects at 100 Mbps and 10 gigabit adapter connects at 1000 Mbps.

The device does not connect at the expected speed.

The adapter stops working without apparent cause

The Link indicator light is off

The link light is on, but communications are not properly established

Testing the Adapter

Testing from Windows

Using Intel PROSet to run diagnostic tests on the adapter in Windows.

Testing from Windows PowerShell*

Starting the Test Utility

View Adapter Configuration

Test Adapter Menu

Begin Adapter Tests

Initiates adapter tests and displays results.

Change Test Options

Network Test

Indicator Lights

Single Port QSFP+ Adapters

Dual Port SFPSFP+ Adapters

Quad Port SFPSFP+ Adapters

Dual Port Copper Adapters

The Intel Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T2, I340-T2, PRO1000 P, PT Dual Port, and Gigabit ET Dual Port Server Adapters have the following indicator lights:

The Intel PRO1000 MT and GT Dual Port Server Adapters have the following indicator lights for each port:

Single Port Copper Adapters

The Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540-T1 has the following indicator lights:

The Intel PRO1000 PT Server Adapter has the following indicator lights:

The Intel PRO1000 MT Server Adapter has the following indicator lights:

The Intel Gigabit CT2, Gigabit CT, PRO1000 T, and PRO1000 MT Desktop Adapters have the following indicator lights:

The Intel PRO1000 XT Server Adapter has the following indicator lights:

The Intel PRO1000 T Server Adapter has the following indicator lights:

The Intel PRO100+, PRO100 M, PRO100 S, and PRO100 VE and VM Desktop adapters and Network Connections have the following indicator lights:

Quad Port Copper Adapters

The Intel Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T4, I340-T4, Gigabit ET and PRO1000 PT Quad Port LP Server Adapters have the following indicator lights:

The Intel PRO1000 MT, GT and PT Quad Port Server Adapters have the following indicator lights for each port:

Dual Port Fiber Adapters

The Intel PRO1000 XF Server Adapter has the following indicator lights:

The Intel PRO1000 F Server adapter has the following indicator lights:

Quad Port Fiber Adapters

The Intel PRO1000 PF Quad Port Server Adapter has the following indicator lights:

Known Issues

Legal Disclaimers

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