Nx3031 Intelligent Nic User Guide

NetXen, Inc.

NX3031 Intelligent NIC® User’s Guide

Version 4.0 January 7, 2009

NetXen, Inc.

18922 Forge Drive Cupertino, CA 95014-0701 Telephone: (408) 861-4500 Web Site: http://www.netxen.com

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This is a preliminary document and is subject to change without prior notification and does not represent a commitment on the part of NetXen, Inc. The information contained herein is the proprietary and confidential information of NetXen or its licensors, and is supplied subject to, and may be used only by NetXen’s customer in accordance with, a written agreement between NetXen and its customer. Except as may be explicitly set forth in such agreement, NetXen does not make, and expressly disclaims, any representations or warranties as to the completeness, accuracy or usefulness of the information contained in this document. Please contact NetXen, Inc. to obtain the latest revision of this document.

Trademarks

Intelligent NIC is a registered trademark of NetXen, Inc. NetXen and the NetXen logo are trademarks of NetXen, Inc. Third Party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.

Revision History

Version 4.0

Date 1/07/09

Editor SR

Notes Initial release of document.

NetXen, Inc

Table of Contents

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Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 Obtaining the Latest Software Release Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Related Documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 NetXen Intelligent NIC Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 Hardware and...