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User's Guide: Converged Network Adapters (41000 Series) Marvell® Converged Network Adapters 41000 Series Adapters Converged Network Adapters User’s Guide Third party information brought to you courtesy of Dell. Doc. No. AH0054602-00 Rev. X January 29, 2021 Cover Marvell 41000 Series Adapters User’s Guide THIS DOCUMENT AND THE INFORMATION FURNISHED IN THIS DOCUMENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY. MARVELL AND ITS AFFILIATES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM AND MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES, WHETHER EXPRESS, ORAL, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, ARISING BY OPERATION OF LAW, OR AS A RESULT OF USAGE OF TRADE, COURSE OF DEALING, OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. This document, including any software or firmware referenced in this document, is owned by Marvell or Marvell's licensors, and is protected by intellectual property laws. 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Marvell and the Marvell logo are registered trademarks of Marvell or its affiliates. Please visit www.marvell.com for a complete list of Marvell trademarks and guidelines for use of such trademarks. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Copyright Copyright © 2021. Marvell and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Doc. No. AH0054602-00 Rev. X January 29, 2021 Page ii Copyright © 2021 Marvell Table of Contents Preface Supported Products . xix Intended Audience . xx What Is in This Guide . xx Documentation Conventions . xxi Legal Notices . xxiv Laser Safety—FDA Notice. xxiv Agency Certification. xxiv EMI and EMC Requirements . xxiv KCC: Class A . xxv VCCI: Class A. xxvi Product Safety Compliance. xxvi 1 Product Overview Functional Description . 1 Features . 1 Adapter Specifications. 3 Physical Characteristics . 3 Standards Specifications. 3 2 Hardware Installation System Requirements . 5 Hardware Requirements . 5 Software Requirements. 6 Safety Precautions . 6 Preinstallation Checklist . 7 Installing the Adapter . 7 3 Driver Installation Installing Linux Driver Software . 9 Installing the Linux Drivers Without RDMA . 11 Removing the Linux Drivers . 11 Installing Linux Drivers Using the src RPM Package . 13 Doc. No. AH0054602-00 Rev. X January 29, 2021 Page iii Copyright © 2021 Marvell User’s Guide—Converged Network Adapters 41000 Series Installing Linux Drivers Using the kmp/kmod RPM Package . 14 Installing Linux Drivers Using the TAR File. 15 Installing the Linux Drivers with RDMA . 15 Linux Driver Optional Parameters . 16 Linux Driver Operation Defaults . 17 Linux Driver Messages . 17 Statistics . 19 Linux RoCE MTU. 19 Importing a Public Key for Secure Boot. 20 Installing Windows Driver Software . 21 Installing the Windows Drivers . 21 Running the DUP in the GUI. 21 DUP Installation Options. 27 DUP Installation Examples . 28 Removing the Windows Drivers . 28 Managing Adapter Properties . 28 Setting Power Management Options. 30 Configuring the Communication Protocol to Use with QCC GUI, QCC PowerKit, and QCS CLI . 30 Link Configuration in Windows . 31 Link Control Mode . 32 Link Speed and Duplex . 33 FEC Mode . 33 Installing VMware Driver Software . 34 VMware Drivers and Driver Packages. 35 Installing VMware Drivers . 36 Installing or Upgrading the Standard Driver . 36 Installing the Enhanced Network Stack Poll Mode Driver. 37 VMware NIC Driver Optional Parameters . 39 VMware Driver Parameter Defaults. 40 Removing the VMware Driver . 42 FCoE Support . 43 iSCSI Support . 43 Installing Citrix Hypervisor Driver Software . 44 4 Upgrading the Firmware Running the DUP by Double-Clicking . 47 Running the DUP from a Command Line. 49 Running the DUP Using the .bin File . 50 Doc. 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X January 29, 2021 Page iv Copyright © 2021 Marvell User’s Guide—Converged Network Adapters 41000 Series 5 Adapter Preboot Configuration Getting Started . 53 Default NPar/NParEP Mode Numbering . 56 PCI Device IDs . 60 Displaying Firmware Image Properties . 60 Configuring Device-level Parameters. 61 Configuring NIC Parameters . 62 Configuring Data Center Bridging . 65 Configuring FCoE Boot . 67 Configuring iSCSI Boot . 68 Configuring Partitions. 73 Partitioning for VMware ESXi 6.7 and ESXi 7.0 . 77 6 Boot from SAN Configuration iSCSI Boot from SAN . 79 iSCSI Out-of-Box and Inbox Support. 80 iSCSI Preboot Configuration . 80 Setting the BIOS Boot Mode to UEFI . 81 Enabling NPar and the iSCSI HBA. 83 Configuring the Storage Target. 83 Selecting the iSCSI UEFI Boot Protocol. 84 Configuring iSCSI Boot Options . 85 Configuring the DHCP Server to Support iSCSI Boot . 97 Configuring iSCSI Boot from SAN on Windows . 101 Before You Begin . 102 Selecting the Preferred iSCSI Boot Mode . 102 Configuring iSCSI General Parameters . 102 Configuring the iSCSI Initiator . 103 Configuring the iSCSI Targets . 104 Detecting the iSCSI LUN and Injecting the Marvell Drivers . ..
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