Configuring PCIe Options

You can configure the bandwidth splitting option of the encoding card to achieve optimal performance and compatibility in various application scenarios.

1. On the BIOS settings page, choose Advanced > PCIe Config.
2. On the PCIe Config screen, configure PCIe splitting options first.

   Set the bandwidth splitting option of the slot where the NETINT Quadra card is installed to x4. For example, if the NETINT Quadra card is installed in slot 3, set Slot3 BandWidth Splitting to x4.

   

3. Save and exit BIOS configuration.
4. Access the server OS. Run the nvme command to check whether the PCIe splitting function takes effect.

   The NETINT encoding card uses the NVMe protocol. If NVMe is not installed in the environment, install it.

   1	yum install nvme-cli

   After installing the NETINT encoding card, run the following command to check whether the card is correctly identified:

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   nvme list

   If information similar to the following example is displayed, the NETINT encoding card is correctly installed:

   1 2 3 4

   Node SN Model Namespace Usage Format FW Rev ------------- -------------------- ---------------- --------- ------------------------ ---------------- -------- /dev/nvme0n1 Q2A325A11DC082-0454A QuadraT2A 1 8.59 TB / 8.59 TB 4 KiB + 0 B 4606nrc2 /dev/nvme1n1 Q2A325A11DC082-0454B QuadraT2A 1 8.59 TB / 8.59 TB 4 KiB + 0 B 4606nrc2

   

   One NETINT Quadra card has two chips, corresponding to two device nodes. The preceding output shows one NETINT Quadra card, which corresponds to two device nodes.