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GigaSwift Ethernet
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Adapter Installation and
User's Guide
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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Part No. 806-2989-10
February
2001, Revision A
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  • Page 1 GigaSwift Ethernet ™ Adapter Installation and User’s Guide Sun Microsystems, Inc. 901 San Antonio Road Palo Alto, CA 94303-4900 U.S.A. 650-960-1300 Part No. 806-2989-10 February 2001, Revision A Send comments about this document to: docfeedback@sun.com...
  • Page 2 Sun, Sun Microsystems, le logo Sun, AnswerBook2, docs.sun.com, SunVTS, OpenBoot, SunSwitch, Sun Blade, Sun Fire, Ultra, Sun Enterprise, Ultra Enterprise, et Solaris sont des marques de fabrique ou des marques déposées, ou marques de service, de Sun Microsystems, Inc. aux Etats- Unis et dans d’autres pays.

  • Page 3: Regulatory Compliance Statements

    FCC radio frequency emission limits. Networking connections can be made using unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cables. Modifications: Any modifications made to this device that are not approved by Sun Microsystems, Inc. may void the authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate this equipment.
  • Page 4 ICES-003 Class A Notice - Avis NMB-003, Classe A This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. ICES-003 Class B Notice - Avis NMB-003, Classe B This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
  • Page 5 BSMI Class A Notice The following statement is applicable to products shipped to Taiwan and marked as Class A on the product compliance label.
  • Page 6 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001...

  • Page 7: Supplementary Information

    1.0 kV Power Lines, 0.5 kV Signal Lines 1 kV Line-Line, 2 kV Line-Gnd Power Lines 3 A/m Pass Pass Pass DATE Peter Arkless Quality Manager Sun Microsystems Scotland, Limited Springfield, Linlithgow West Lothian, EH49 7LR Scotland, United Kingdom Tel: 0506-670000 Fax: 0506 760011 DATE...
  • Page 8 viii Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001...

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Contents Product Overview 1 Hardware Overview 1 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP Adapter 2 Hardware and Software Requirements 3 Product Features 3 Key Protocols and Interfaces 3 Diagnostic Support 4 Installing the Adapter 5 Installing the Driver Software 5 Installing the Adapter Without Dynamic Reconfiguration 8 To Install the Adapter 8 To Verify the Installation 9 Setting the local-mac-address Property 12...
  • Page 10 Setting Up a Diskless Client System on a GigaSwift Ethernet Network 19 To Set Up a Diskless Client on a GigaSwift Ethernet Network 20 Installing the Solaris Operating Environment Over a GigaSwift Ethernet Network 21 To Install the Solaris Environment Over a GigaSwift Ethernet Network 21 Configuring Driver Parameters 25 GigaSwift Ethernet Device Driver Parameters 25 Driver Parameter Values and Definitions 26...
  • Page 11 Connectors 51 Performance Specifications 52 Physical Characteristics 52 Power Requirements 52 Diagnostic Software and Troubleshooting Issues 53 SunVTS Diagnostic Software 53 Using the OpenBoot PROM FCode Self-Test 54 Running the Ethernet FCode Self-Test Diagnostic 54 Troubleshooting Issues 56 Known Incompatibilities with Pre-IEEE 802.3z Network Switches 56 To Set Autonegotiation to off for a SunSwitch or an Alteon ACE 110 Switch 56 To Set Autonegotiation to off for Other Noncompliant Network...
  • Page 12 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001...
  • Page 13 Figures Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP Adapter 2 FIGURE 1-1 Cat-5 Twisted-Pair Cable 9 FIGURE 2-1 Example of Servers Supporting Multiple VLANs with Tagging Adapters 46 FIGURE 5-1 Ethernet Tag Header Format 48 FIGURE 5-2 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP Adapter Connector 51 FIGURE A-1 xiii...
  • Page 14 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001...
  • Page 15 Tables Files and Directories on the CD-ROM 6 TABLE 2-1 ce Driver Parameter, Status, and Descriptions 26 TABLE 4-1 Operational Mode Parameters 27 TABLE 4-2 Read-Write Flow Control Keyword Descriptions 28 TABLE 4-3 Forced Mode Parameter 29 TABLE 4-4 Parameters Defining enable_ipg0 and ipg0 30 TABLE 4-5 Read-Write Interpacket Gap Parameter Values and Descriptions 30 TABLE 4-6...
  • Page 16 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001...

  • Page 17: How This Book Is Organized

    Preface The Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide provides installation instructions for both the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP adapter and the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet MMF adapter. This manual also describes how to configure the driver software. These instructions are designed for enterprise system administrators with experience installing network hardware and software.

  • Page 18: Typographic Conventions

    Using UNIX Commands This document may not contain information on basic UNIX procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices. See one or more of the following for this information: Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals AnswerBook2™...

  • Page 19: Related Documentation

    Shell Prompts Shell C shell C shell superuser Bourne shell and Korn shell Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser Related Documentation Application PCI Adapter Installation Storage Device Installation Dynamic Reconfiguration Installation Diagnostic Software OpenBoot™ Commands Accessing Sun Documentation Online The docs.sun.com web site enables you to access a select group of Sun technical documentation on the Web.

  • Page 20: Sun Welcomes Your Comments

    Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions. You can email your comments to Sun at: docfeedback@sun.com Please include the part number (806-2989-10) of your document in the subject line of your email. xx Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001...

  • Page 21: Product Overview

    C H A P T E R Product Overview This chapter provides a description of the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter hardware and software. Hardware Overview The adapter relieves congestion experienced at the backbone and server levels by today’s networks, while providing a future upgrade path for high-end workstations that require more bandwidth than fast Ethernet can provide.

  • Page 22: Sun Gigaswift Ethernet Utp Adapter

    Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP Adapter The Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP adapter is a single-port gigabit Ethernet copper- based PCI Bus card. It can be configured to operate in 10, 100, or 1000 Mbps Ethernet networks. Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP Adapter FIGURE 1-1 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide •...

  • Page 23: Hardware And Software Requirements

    Hardware and Software Requirements Before using the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter, make sure your system meets the following hardware and software requirements: Hardware and Software Requirements Hardware Sun Ultra™ 5, 10, 60, 80 Sun Enterprise™ 220R, 250, 420R, 450, 3000/3500, 4000/4500, 5000/5500, 6000/6500, 10000 Sun Blade™...

  • Page 24: Diagnostic Support

    IEEE 802.1P/802.1D Priority Tagging/Quality Of Service RAS support Energy Star® support Diagnostic Support User-executable self-test using OpenBoot™ PROM SunVTS diagnostic tool Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001...

  • Page 25: Installing The Adapter

    C H A P T E R Installing the Adapter This chapter describes how to install the adapter in your system and how to verify that it has been installed correctly. This chapter is divided into the following sections: “Installing the Driver Software” on page 5 “Installing the Adapter Without Dynamic Reconfiguration”...
  • Page 26 2. Insert the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Driver 1.0 CD into a CD-ROM drive that is connected to your system. If your system is running Sun Enterprise Volume Manager™, it should automatically mount the CD-ROM to the /cdrom/cdrom0 directory. If your system is not running Volume Manager, mount the CD-ROM as follows: # mkdir /cdrom # mkdir /cdrom/cdrom0 # mount -F hsfs -o ro /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s2 /cdrom/cdrom0...
  • Page 27 3. Install the software packages by typing the following at the command line, replacing the OS_VER with your version (2.6, 7, or 8) of the Solaris Operating Environment: # /usr/sbin/pkgadd -d /cdrom/cdrom0/GigaSwiftEthernet/Solaris_OS_VER/Packages/ For example, if your system is running the Solaris 8 Operating Environment, you would type the following: # /usr/sbin/pkgadd -d /cdrom/cdrom0/GigaSwiftEthernet/Solaris_8/Packages/ A menu similar to the following displays:...

  • Page 28: Installing The Adapter Without Dynamic Reconfiguration

    Installing the Adapter Without Dynamic Reconfiguration To Install the Adapter Note – The following instructions describe the basic tasks required to install the adapter. Refer to your system installation or service manual for detailed PCI adapter installation instructions. 1. Halt and power off your system. 2.

  • Page 29: To Verify The Installation

    8. Applying even pressure at both corners of the adapter, push the PCI adapter until it is firmly seated in the slot. Caution – Do not use excessive force when installing the adapter into the PCI slot. You may damage the adapter’s PCI connector. If the adapter does not seat properly when you apply even pressure, remove the adapter and carefully reinstall it again.
  • Page 30 Note – Verification is not required if your system supports dynamic reconfiguration (DR). 1. Power on the system, and when the banner appears, press the Stop-A key sequence to interrupt the boot process and display the OpenBoot (ok) prompt. If a keyboard is not attached then send the appropriate Break sequence on the serial port.
  • Page 31 4. View the .properties file for a list of device properties. It might be difficult to tell if the devices on your network are GigaSwift Ethernet devices or other network interface cards. The .properties command displays the specific information about the installed adapter. To make sure that the device you just installed is connected to the network, type: ok .properties assigned-addresses...

  • Page 32: Setting The Local-Mac-Address Property

    Setting the local-mac-address Property Note – Setting the local-mac-address property is only required if you will be booting from the network. The network interface of the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter has been assigned a unique media access control (MAC) address that represents the 48-bit Ethernet address for that interface.

  • Page 33: Rebooting The System

    2. View the device that you installed. Using the previous example, type: ok cd /pci@1f,2000/pci@1/network@4 3. Set the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet device to be your default boot device, type: # setenv boot-device=/pci@1f,2000/pci@1/network@4 Rebooting the System After verifying the adapter installation, use the boot -r command to perform a reconfiguration boot on your system.

  • Page 34: Installing The Adapter With Dynamic Reconfiguration

    Installing the Adapter With Dynamic Reconfiguration If you have a Sun Enterprise system that supports dynamic reconfiguration (DR), you do not have to reboot your system after installing the adapter. The process of adding and configuring an adapter with DR involves (1) connecting the attachment point and (2) configuring its occupant.
  • Page 35 2. If the status of the slot is not “empty” or “disconnected”, type: # cfgadm -c disconnect sysctrl#:slot# where the sysctrl# = 0 for the Enterprise 10000 and slot#= the slot available for the adapter. For example, if you were installing the adapter into slot #3 on an Enterprise 10000, you would type the following: # cfgadm -c disconnect sysctrl0:3 3.
  • Page 36 Now the system is also aware of the usable devices which reside on the adapter and all devices may be mounted or configured to be used. If the command fails to connect and configure the adapter and slot (the status should be shown as “configured”...

  • Page 37: Network Configuration

    C H A P T E R Network Configuration This chapter describes how to edit the network host files after the adapter has been installed on your system. The chapter contains the following sections: “Configuring the Network Host Files” on page 17 “Setting Up a Diskless Client System on a GigaSwift Ethernet Network”...
  • Page 38 Use the ifconfig command to assign an IP address to the network interface. Type the following at the command line, replacing ip_address with the adapter’s IP address: # ifconfig ce0 plumb ip_address up Refer to the ifconfig(1M) man page and the Solaris documentation for more information.

  • Page 39: Setting Up A Diskless Client System On A Gigaswift Ethernet Network

    3. Create an appropriate entry in the /etc/hosts file for each active ce interface. For example: # cat /etc/hosts # Internet host table 127.0.0.1 localhost 129.144.10.57 zardoz 129.144.11.83 zardoz-11 Setting Up a Diskless Client System on a GigaSwift Ethernet Network Note –...

  • Page 40: To Set Up A Diskless Client On A Gigaswift Ethernet Network

    To Set Up a Diskless Client on a GigaSwift Ethernet Network 1. Locate the root directory of the diskless client on the host server. The root directory of diskless client system is commonly installed in the host server’s /export/root/client_name directory, where client_name is the diskless client’s host name.

  • Page 41: Installing The Solaris Operating Environment Over A Gigaswift Ethernet Network

    Installing the Solaris Operating Environment Over a GigaSwift Ethernet Network The Solaris Advanced Installation Guide describes the full procedure for installing the Solaris operating environment over the network. The procedure below assumes that you have created an install server, which contains the image of the Solaris CD, and that you have set up the client system to be installed over the network.
  • Page 42 2. Find the root directory of the client system. The client system’s root directory can be found in the install server’s /etc/bootparams file. Use the grep command to search this file for the root directory. # grep client_name /etc/bootparams client_name root=server_name:/netinstall/Solaris_2.7/Tools/Boot install=server_name:/netinstall boottype=:in rootopts=:rsize=32768 In the example above, the root directory for the Solaris 7 client is /netinstall.
  • Page 43 6. Shut down and halt the client system. Use the shutdown command to display the OpenBoot (ok) prompt. # shutdown -i0 -g0 -y . . . (shutdown command messages omitted) . . . 7. At the ok prompt, use the show-nets command to find the device path of the GigaSwift Ethernet device.
  • Page 44 10. After installing the Solaris operating environment, install the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet software on the client system. The software installed in Step 4 was required to boot the client system over the GigaSwift Ethernet interface. You now need to install the software in order for the operating system to use the client’s GigaSwift Ethernet interfaces in normal operation.

  • Page 45: Configuring Driver Parameters

    C H A P T E R Configuring Driver Parameters This chapter describes how to configure the driver parameters used by the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter. This chapter contains the following sections: “GigaSwift Ethernet Device Driver Parameters” on page 25 “Setting ce Driver Parameters”...

  • Page 46: Driver Parameter Values And Definitions

    Driver Parameter Values and Definitions describes the parameters and settings for the ce device driver. TABLE 4-1 ce Driver Parameter, Status, and Descriptions TABLE 4-1 Parameter instance adv_autoneg_cap adv_1000fdx_cap adv_1000hdx_cap adv_100T4_cap adv_100fdx_cap adv_100hdx_cap adv_10fdx_cap adv_10hdx_cap adv_asmpause_cap adv_pause_cap link_master use_int_xcvr enable_ipg0 ipg0 ipg1 ipg2...

  • Page 47: Operational Mode Parameters

    Operational Mode Parameters The following parameters determine the transmit and receive speed and duplex. describes the operational mode parameters and their default values. TABLE 4-2 Operational Mode Parameters TABLE 4-2 Parameter Description Local interface capability advertised by the hardware adv_autoneg_cap 0 = Forced mode 1 = Autonegotiation (default) Local interface capability advertised by the hardware...

  • Page 48: Flow Control Parameters

    Flow Control Parameters The ce device is capable of sourcing (transmitting) and terminating (receiving) pause frames conforming to the IEEE 802.3x Frame Based Link Level Flow Control Protocol. In response to received flow control frames, the ce device can slow down its transmit rate.

  • Page 49: Gigabit Forced Mode Parameter

    Gigabit Forced Mode Parameter In 10/100 mode it was possible to disable auto-negotiation and force the link to the speed you required. With Gigabit copper interfaces this feature is also available but may require you to decide whether your side of the connection is a master or a slave. The link_master parameter will facilitate that.
  • Page 50 defines the enable_ipg0 and ipg0 parameters. TABLE 4-5 Parameters Defining enable_ipg0 and ipg0 TABLE 4-5 Parameter enable_ipg0 ipg0 The ce device supports the programmable Interpacket Gap (IPG) parameters ipg1 and ipg2. The total IPG is the sum of ipg1 and ipg2. The total IPG is 0.096 microseconds for the link speed of 1000 Mbps.

  • Page 51: Interrupt Parameters

    Interrupt Parameters describes the receive interrupt blanking values. TABLE 4-7 RX Blanking Register for Alias Read TABLE 4-7 Field Name Values rx_intr_pkts 0 to 511 rx_intr_time 0 to 524287 Random Early Drop Parameters describes the RX random early detection 8-bit vectors, which allows you to TABLE 4-8 enable random early drop (RED) thresholds.

  • Page 52: Pci Bus Interface Parameters

    RX Random Early Detecting 8-Bit Vectors TABLE 4-8 Field Name red_dv6to8k red_dv8to10k red_dv10to12k PCI Bus Interface Parameters These parameters allow you to modify PCI interface features to gain better PCI interperformance for a given application. PCI Bus Interface Parameters TABLE 4-9 Parameter tx_dma_weight Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide •...

  • Page 53: Setting Ce Driver Parameters

    PCI Bus Interface Parameters TABLE 4-9 Parameter Description Determine the multiplication factor for granting credit to the RX rx_dma_weight side during a weighted round robin arbitration. Values are 0 to 3. (Default=0) allows the infinite burst capability to be utilized. When this is in infinite_burst effect and the system supports infinite burst.

  • Page 54: To Specify Device Instances For The Ndd Utility

    To Specify Device Instances for the ndd Utility Before you use the ndd utility to get or set a parameter for a ce device, you must specify the device instance for the utility. 1. Check the /etc/path_to_inst file to identify the instance associated with a particular device.
  • Page 55 To modify a parameter value, use the -set option. If you invoke the ndd utility with the -set option, the utility passes value, which must be specified, down to the named /dev/ce driver instance, and assigns it to the parameter: # ndd -set /dev/ce parameter value When you change any adv parameter, a message similar to the following appears: xcvr addr:0x00 - link up 1000 Mbps half duplex...

  • Page 56: Setting The Autonegotiation Mode

    To list all the parameters supported by the ce driver, type ndd /dev/ce. (See through TABLE 4-1 # ndd /dev/ce name to get/set ? ? instance adv_autoneg_cap adv_1000fdx_cap adv_1000hdx_cap adv_100T4_cap adv_100fdx_cap adv_100hdx_cap adv_10fdx_cap adv_10hdx_cap adv_asmpause_cap adv_pause_cap link_master use_int_xcvr enable_ipg0 ipg0 ipg1 ipg2 rx_intr_pkts...

  • Page 57: To Disable Autonegotiation Mode

    To Disable Autonegotiation Mode If your network equipment does not support autonegotiation, or if you want to specify your network speed, you can set autonegotiation to off on the ce device. 1. Set the following driver parameters to the values that are described in the documentation that shipped with your link partner (for example, a switch): adv_1000fdx_cap adv_1000hdx_cap...

  • Page 58: To Set Driver Parameters Using A Ce.conf File

    To Set Driver Parameters Using a ce.conf File 1. Obtain the hardware path names for the ce devices in the device tree. Typically, the path names and the associated instance numbers are in the /etc/path_to_inst file. # grep ce /etc/path_to_inst "/pci108e;abba;/pci@4,4000/network@0"...

  • Page 59: Gigaswift Ethernet Driver Operating Statistics

    In the following example, the adv_autoneg_cap and adv_1000fdx_cap parameters are set for all Sun GigaSwift Ethernet devices. (See the driver.conf(4) man page for more information.) adv_autoneg_cap=0 adv_1000fdx_cap=0 In the following example, the adv_autoneg_cap and adv_1000fdx_cap parameters are set for a single instance of the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet device. name=pci108e,abba parent=pci@4,4000 unit address+4 adv_autoneg_cap=0 adv_1000fdx_cap=0;...

  • Page 60: Reporting The Link Partner Capabilities

    Read-Only ce Device Capabilities (Continued) TABLE 4-10 Parameter cap_100fdx cap_100hdx cap_10fdx cap_10hdx cap_asm_pause cap_pause Reporting the Link Partner Capabilities describes the read-only link partner capabilities. TABLE 4-11 Read-Only Link Partner Capabilities TABLE 4-11 Parameter lp_cap_autoneg lp_cap_1000fdx lp_cap_1000hdx lp_cap_100fdx lp_cap_100hdx lp_cap_10fdx Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide •...
  • Page 61 Read-Only Link Partner Capabilities (Continued) TABLE 4-11 Parameter Description 0 = No 10 Mbit/sec half-duplex transmission lp_cap_10hdx 1 = 10 Mbit/sec half-duplex 0 = Not asymmetric pause capable lp_cap_asm_pause 1 = Asymmetric pause towards link partner capability 0 = Not symmetric pause capable lp_cap_pause 1 = Symmetric pause capable If the link partner is not capable of autonegotiation (when lp_autoneg_cap is 0),...
  • Page 62 Transmit and Receive Parameters TABLE 4-12 Parameter tx_queue1 tx_queue2 tx_queue3 tx_max_pend rx_hdr_pkts rx_mtu_pkts rx_split_pkts rx_no_comp_wb rx_no_buf rx_new_pages rx_new_hdr_pgs rx_new_mtu_pgs rx_new_nxt_pgs rx_hdr_drops rx_mtu_drops rx_nxt_drops rx_rel_flow Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001 Description Number of packets queued for transmission on the second hardware transmit queue.

  • Page 63: To Check Link Partner Settings

    To Check Link Partner Settings As superuser, type the netstat -k command: # netstat -k ce0 ce0: ipackets 0 ipackets64 0 ierrors 0 opackets 0 opackets64 0 oerrors 0 collisions 0 rbytes 0 rbytes64 0 obytes 0 obytes64 0 multircv 0 multixmt 0 brdcstrcv 0 brdcstxmt 0 norcvbuf 0 noxmtbuf 0 first_collision 0 excessive_collisions 0 late_collisions 0 peak_attempts 0 length_err 0 alignment_err 0 crc_err 0 code_violations 0 ifspeed 0 rev_id 1 xcvr_inits 1 xcvr_inuse 3 xcvr_addr 0...
  • Page 64 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001...

  • Page 65: Configuring Vlans

    C H A P T E R Configuring VLANs This chapter explains VLANs in detail and provides configuration instructions and examples. VLANs: Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) are commonly used to split up groups of network users into manageable broadcast domains, to create logical segmentation of workgroups, and to enforce security policies among each logical segment.
  • Page 66 Although VLANs are commonly used to create individual broadcast domains and/ or separate IP subnets, it is sometimes useful for a server to have a presence on more than one VLAN simultaneously. Several Sun products support multiple VLANs on a per port or per interface basis, allowing very flexible network configurations.

  • Page 67: Configuring Vlans

    The Main Server is a high-use server that needs to be accessed from all VLANs and IP subnets. The server has an Sun GigabitEthernet adapter installed. All three IP subnets are accessed via the single physical adapter interface. The server is attached to one of the SunSwitch’s Gigabit Ethernet ports, which is configured for VLANs 1, 2, and 3.

  • Page 68: To Configure Static Vlans

    TPID (0x8100 3 bits User_priority CFI Ethernet Tag Header Format FIGURE 5-2 By default, a single VLAN is configured for every port, which groups all ports into the same broadcast domain, just as if there were no VLANs at all, VLAN tagging for the switch port turned off.
  • Page 69 2. Use the ifconfig(1M) to configure a VLAN virtual device, for example: # ifconfig ce123000 plumb up # ifconfig ce224000 plumb up The output of ifconfig -a on a system having VLAN devices ce123000 and ce224000: # ifconfig -a lo0: flags=1000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 8232 index 1 inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000 hme0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4>...
  • Page 70 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001...

  • Page 71: Specifications

    A P P E N D I X Specifications This appendix lists the specifications for the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter. It contains the following sections: “Connectors” on page 51 “Performance Specifications” on page 52 “Physical Characteristics” on page 52 “Power Requirements” on page 52 Connectors shows the connector for the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP adapter.

  • Page 72: Performance Specifications

    Performance Specifications Performance Specifications TABLE A-2 Feature PCI clock PCI data burst transfer rate PCI data/address width PCI modes 1 GBit/s, 850 nm Physical Characteristics Physical Characteristics TABLE A-3 Dimension Length Width Power Requirements Power Requirements TABLE A-4 Specification Maximum power consumption Voltage Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide •...

  • Page 73: Diagnostic Software And Troubleshooting Issues

    A P P E N D I X Diagnostic Software and Troubleshooting Issues This appendix provides an overview of the SunVTS diagnostic application and instructions for testing the adapter using the onboard FCode self-test. There is also a section outlining some common troubleshooting issues. This appendix contains the following sections: “SunVTS Diagnostic Software”...

  • Page 74: Using The Openboot Prom Fcode Self-Test

    Using the OpenBoot PROM FCode Self- Test The following tests are available to help identify problems with the adapter if the system does not boot. You can invoke the FCode self-test diagnostics by using the OpenBoot user interface test or test-all commands. If you encounter an error while running diagnostics, appropriate messages will be displayed.
  • Page 75 4. Type show-nets to display the list of devices. You should see a list of devices, similar to the example below, specific to the adapter: ok show-nets a) /pci@1f,0/pci@1/network@4 b) /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/network@1,1 q) NO SELECTION Enter Selection, q to quit: 5. Type the following to run the self-test using the test command: ok test device path The following tests are run when the test command is executed: ce register test...

  • Page 76: Troubleshooting Issues

    7. After testing the adapter, type the following to return the OpenBoot PROM to standard operating mode: ok setenv diag-switch? false 8. Set the auto-boot? configuration parameter to true. ok setenv auto-boot? true 9. Reset and reboot the system. Refer to the appropriate OpenBoot Command Reference Manual for more information. Troubleshooting Issues Known Incompatibilities with Pre-IEEE 802.3z Network Switches...

  • Page 77: To Set Autonegotiation To Off For Other Noncompliant Network Equipment

    1. Establish a connection to the switch using either a serial connection or a Telnet connection. Refer to the SunSwitch 1.1 Installation and Configuration Guide (805-3743-10) for more information. After connecting to the switch, the Main menu prompt (Main#) is displayed.
  • Page 78 1. Set the following GigaSwift Ethernet driver parameters to values according to the documentation that shipped with your switch: adv_1000fdx_cap adv_1000hdx_cap adv_pauseTX adv_pauseRX. 2. Set the adv_autoneg_cap parameter to 0. Note – See Chapter 4 for the default values of these parameters and for instructions on how to set these parameters.

  • Page 79: Index

    Index SYMBOLS .properties command, 11 .properties file, 11 /etc/hostname.cenumber file, 18 assigning an IP address, 18 autonegotiation setting disabling, 36 CAT-5 twisted-pair cable, 9 ce driver parameter, status, and descriptions, 26 configuring device driver parameters, 25 configuring the driver parameters, 25 configuring the network host files, 17 configuring VLANs, 47 device properties, 11...
  • Page 80 local-mac-address property, 11, 12 MAC address, 12 mac-address property to set, 12 Media Access Control (MAC), 12 ndd utility, 34 nettest diagnostic, 53 NVRAM configuration, 12 operational mode parameters, 27 parameter values how to modify and display, 34 parameters and settings, 26 random early detection register, 31 receive interrupt blanking values, 26, 31 setting ce driver parameters...

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