Ethernet Port Boot Order and Device Naming
This section contains information about the boot order and device naming for the
four 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports on the rear panel of the server (see Rear Panel Connector Locations). From right to left,
the ports are numbered NET 0 to NET 3.
Ethernet Port Boot Order
The order in which the BIOS detects the Ethernet ports during server boot is
listed below.
Note -
You can change the boot priority using the Boot Device Priority screen
available in the Boot menu of the BIOS Setup Utility.
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NET 0
-
NET 1
-
NET 2
-
NET 3
Ethernet Port Device Naming
Note -
Naming used by the interfaces might vary from that listed below depending
on which devices are installed in the system.
The device naming for the Ethernet interfaces is reported differently by
different interfaces and operating systems. The following table shows BIOS
(physical) and operating system (logical) naming conventions used for each
interface. These naming conventions might vary depending on conventions of your
operating system and which devices are installed in the server.
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Net 0
|
3A00
|
ixgbe 0
|
eth0
|
Ethernet
|
Net 1
|
3A01
|
ixgbe 1
|
eth1
|
Ethernet 2
|
Net 2
|
8200
|
ixgbe 2
|
eth2
|
Ethernet 3
|
Net 3
|
8201
|
ixgbe 3
|
eth3
|
Ethernet 4
|
|
Note -
For Windows, port names like Ethernet, Ethernet 2, Ethernet 3, and
Ethernet 4 are used by default. However, actual port naming is based on the
order of enumeration, typically during operating system installation.
Additionally, Windows allows you to rename the ports to meet
application-specific needs.