Configuring The Network Host Files - Sun Microsystems Ethernet PCI-X Adapter Installation And User Manual

Configuring the Network Host Files

After installing the driver software, you must create a hostname.ixgenumber file
where number = the instance number of the ixge interface.) for the adapter's
Ethernet interface. You must also create both an IP address and a host name for its
Ethernet interface in the /etc/hosts file.
Caution – Ensure that the optical transceiver is correctly seated before configuring
the interface.
1. At the command line, use the grep command to search the /etc/path_to_inst
file for ixge interfaces.
# grep ixge /etc/path_to_inst
"/pci@9,600000/ethernet@1" 0
In the example above, the device instance is from a Sun 10-Gigabit Ethernet PCI-X
adapter. For clarity, the instance number is in bold italics.
2. Use the ifconfig command to set up the adapter's ixge interface.
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 ixge0
Caution – If the optical transceiver is unplugged after the interface has been
configured using the ifconfig command, you must unconfigure and reconfigure
the interface.
On Solaris operating systems, use the following commands to unconfigure and
reconfigure the interface:
# ifconfig ixge0 down
# ifconfig ixge0 unplumb
# ifconfig ixge0 plumb ip-address up
"ixge"
plumb ip-address up
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