Setting the Speed of the Ethernet Ports

1. Click the Logical/Physical tab.
2. In the Physical pane, right-click the controller, and select Configure >> Ethernet Management Ports .
3. In the Ethernet port list, select the port that you want to configure.
4. In the Speed and duplex mode list, select a mode. The specific GbE controller on the controller board determines the speed and duplex combinations that you can set manually. Only the combinations that are supported appear. These combinations are possible:

   Available Combinations of Speed and Duplex Mode

   Speed	Duplex Mode
   1000BASE-T	Duplex
   1000BASE-T	Half duplex
   100BASE-T	Duplex
   100BASE-T	Half duplex
   10BASE-T	Duplex
   10BASE-T	Half duplex
   Auto-negotiate

   Auto-negotiation is link speed negotiation that is performed on each host channel Fibre Channel port. Auto-negotiation is enabled as the default for GbE management ports. If auto-negotiation fails, a Needs Attention status appears, and the system tries to establish a connection at 10BASE-T, half duplex.

5. You can enable IPv4, IPv6, or both. You can enable IPv6 only if your controller has IPv6.
   • To enable IPv4, select the Enable IPv4 check box. Go to step 6.
   • To enable IPv6, select the Enable IPv6 check box. Go to step 7.
6. If you enabled IPv4, select the IPv4 tab, and perform one of these actions based on whether you want to use dynamic IP addressing.
   • You want to assign IP addresses dynamically – Select the Obtain configuration automatically from DHCP server radio button.
   • You want to assign an IP address manually – Select the Specify configuration radio button, type an IP address, type a subnet mask, and change the controller gateway, if desired.
7. If you enabled IPv6, select the IPv6 tab, and perform one of these actions based on whether you want to use dynamic IP addressing.
   • You want to assign IP addresses dynamically – Select the Obtain configuration automatically radio button.
   • You want to assign IP addresses manually – Select the Specify configuration radio button. Type the last half of the IP address. The first half is always FE80:0000:0000:0000 and already appears. Type the routable IP address, and change the controller router IP, if desired.

Related Links:

• What are port speed and duplex mode?
• What is auto-negotiate?