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C Index cabling copper, 6, 12 fiber-optic, 4, 5, 11 checksum offload, 21 configuration changes, 18 configuration file /etc/modprobe.conf.local, 10 configuration limits, 6 connector copper cable, 13 LC, 11, 12 copper cables, 6, 12 customer service, xvii CX4 cables, 6 cxgb3 driver, 10 cxgbtool interface, 19 D driver software, 10 E /etc/modprobe.conf.local configuration file, 10 ethtool interface, 18, 21 007-5476-001 25 F features, 3 fiber-optic cables, 4, 5, 11 G Gigabit Ethernet board cabling, 10 configuring verifying, 17 enabling, 17 resetting, 17 H hardware platforms, 1 I ifconfig interface, 16, 17, 18 InfiniBand cables, 5 installation instructions, 9 ip interface, 18 L latency tuning, 20
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Page 17: Product Support Reader Comments Abo
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Page 27 and 28: Chapter 2 Installing the Adapter 2.
Page 29 and 30: Connecting with a Fiber-Optic Cable
Page 31 and 32: Copper connector Figure 2-2 Connect
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Page 35 and 36: Verifying That the Adapter Is Prope
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