NEC N8800-162F User Manual page 227

Is the transfer speed correct?
→ The built-in LAN controller mounted as standard on this server can be used in
network with the transfer speed of 1000Mbps, 100Mbps or 10Mbps. You can change
the transfer speed or configure the setting from OS. However, do not use the "Auto
Detect" function. Fix the setting of the transfer rate to the same with that of the
connected hub. Also, check if the duplex mode is the same with that of the connected
hub.
The transfer speed can be configured by editing /etc/modprobe.d/ft-network.conf.
The configuration is effective internal network adapters N8804-002 and N8804-005.
When you configure eth100200, for example, add the following description to
/etc/modprobe.d/ft-network.conf.
option eth100200 Speed=1000 Duplex=2
Select one of the following three fro the speed value.
1000 = 1000Mbps
100 = 100Mbps
10 =
Select one of the following two for the duplex value.
1 = Half duplex
2 = Full duplex
Machine repeats rebooting at startup:
Is the value of [OS Boot Monitoring] in the BIOS setting appropriate?
→ Please disable the setting of [OS Boot Monitoring].
(For details, please refer to page 4-8 "Step3:Disable OS Boot Monitoring
Function" of User'sGuide(Setup) on separete volume)
- When shifting to the maintenance mode while the system is starting.
*The following messsage are displayed on the screen.
- When neither the demons nor the drivers start correctly due to the trouble etc.
* NEC will recommend changing ten minutes
Disk access LEDs on the disks are off:
→ The LEDs may seem to be off when an excessive amount of access causes the
frequent blinking. Check if the LEDs are blinking green when the access is reduced.
10Mbps
[Give root password for maintenance (or type Control-D to continue)]
of the Default-setting into appropriate time with BIOS setup menu,
in case of the device configuration with
mounted memory of large capacity and hard disk.
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