5–Adapter Preboot Configuration
Configuring Port-level Parameters
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3.
If you selected a
Link Speed
of
10 Gbps
or
25 Gbps
in
, the
FEC
Mode
control appears as shown in
. Select one of the following
fixed-speed
FEC Mode
values:
None
for no FEC.
Fire Code
enables FEC (BASE-R-FEC) on 10Gb and 25Gb adapters.
Reed-Solomon Code
enables Reed Solomon FEC on 25Gb adapters.
This setting is required for optical connections.
4.
For
Boot Mode
, select values for the port-level parameters as shown in
PXE
enables PXE boot.
FCoE
enables FCoE boot from SAN over the hardware offload
pathway.
iSCSI (SW)
enables iSCSI remote boot over the software pathway.
iSCSI (HW)
enables iSCSI remote boot over the hardware offload
pathway.
Disabled
prevents this port from being used as a remote boot source.
Figure 5-8. Port Level Configuration Page: Setting Boot Mode
NOTE
The
FEC Mode
control is not visible if either of the following are true:
Link Speed
of
SmartAN
,
Auto
Negotiated
, or
1 Gbps
.
You have a 10GBASE-T (RJ45) interfaced 41000 Series Adapter.
