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6U
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CompactPCI Adapter Installation
and User's Guide
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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Part No. 806-2991-10
June 2000, Revision A
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  • Page 1 Sun Quad FastEthernet ™ CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide Sun Microsystems, Inc. 901 San Antonio Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 U.S.A. 650-960-1300 Part No. 806-2991-10 June 2000, Revision A Send comments about this document to: docfeedback@sun.com...
  • Page 2 Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, AnswerBook2, docs.sun.com, Sun Quad FastEthernet, OpenBoot, SunVTS, Netra, 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. Toutes les marques SPARC sont utilisées sous licence et sont des marques de fabrique ou des marques déposées de SPARC International, Inc.

  • 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 B Notice - Avis NMB-003, Classe B This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000...

  • Page 5: Bsmi Class A Notice

    BSMI Class A Notice The following statement is applicable to products shipped to Taiwan and marked as Class A on the product compliance label. Regulatory Compliance Statements...
  • Page 6 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents Preface xv Overview of the Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter 1 Product Description 2 Features 3 Overview of the Installation Procedure 4 Installation Methods 4 Models of Hot Swap 4 Installing the Rear-Access Adapter 5 Installing the Front-Access Adapter 6...
  • Page 8 To Attach the Sun Quad FastEthernet Interfaces to the Network 42 Autonegotiation Protocol 45 Setting the local-mac-address Property 46 To Set the local-mac-address Property to the Network Interfaces 46 viii Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000...
  • Page 9 Booting the System Over a Sun Quad FastEthernet Interface 48 To Boot the System Over the Network 48 Specifications 51 Ethernet Port Locations and Descriptions 52 Operation Specifications 53 Physical Dimensions 54 Physical Dimensions of the Rear-Access Adapter Physical Dimensions of the Front-Access Adapter 55 Environmental Specifications 55 Power Requirements 56 Configuring the Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 57...
  • Page 10 To Replace the Adapter and Activate the Network Interfaces 78 Testing the Adapter 79 Using the SunVTS Diagnostic Software 80 Using the OpenBoot PROM FCode Self-Test 81 To Run the FCode Self-Test Diagnostic 81 Index 85 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000...
  • Page 11 Figures Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter (Rear-Access Version) 2 FIGURE 1-1 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter (Front-Access Version) 3 FIGURE 1-2 CompactPCI Slot Pairs in a Sun Netra ct 800 Server (Top View) 9 FIGURE 2-1 Location of the Rear Transition Card’s Ejection Levers 11...
  • Page 12 Tightening the Ejection Lever Captive Screws (Two Types of Levers) 35 FIGURE 3-8 Connecting Ethernet Cables to the Front-Access Adapter 40 FIGURE 3-9 RJ-45 Ethernet Port Locations 52 FIGURE A-1 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000...
  • Page 13 Tables Rear-Access Installation Overview 5 TABLE 1-1 Front-Access Installation Overview 6 TABLE 1-2 Pin Descriptions for the Four 8-Pin RJ-45 Connectors (Ports 0 to 3) 53 TABLE A-1 Operation Specifications TABLE A-2 Physical Dimensions (Rear-Access) 54 TABLE A-3 Physical Dimensions (Front-Access) 55 TABLE A-4 Environmental Specifications 55 TABLE A-5...
  • Page 14 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000...

  • Page 15: How This Book Is Organized

    Preface The Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide provides installation and configuration instructions for the Sun Quad FastEthernet™ 6U CompactPCI adapter. These instructions are designed for system administrators with experience installing similar hardware. How This Book Is Organized This manual contains the following chapters and appendixes: Chapter 1 describes the adapter.

  • Page 16: Typographic Conventions

    Typographic Conventions Typographic Conventions TABLE P-1 Typeface AaBbCc123 AaBbCc123 AaBbCc123 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000 Meaning The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output What you type, when contrasted with on-screen...

  • Page 17: Related Documentation

    Shell Prompts Shell Prompts TABLE P-2 Shell C shell C shell superuser Bourne shell and Korn shell Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser Related Documentation Related Documentation TABLE P-3 Application Adapter installation, removal, and replacement Device driver configuration Managing networks SunVTS™...

  • Page 18: Accessing Sun Documentation Online

    You can email your comments to us at: docfeedback@sun.com Please include the part number (806-2991-10) of your document in the subject line of your email. xviii Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000 web site enables you to access Solaris technical...

  • Page 19: Overview Of The Sun Quad Fastethernet 6U Compactpci Adapter

    C H A P T E R Overview of the Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter This chapter contains an overview of the Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI adapter, including: “Product Description” on page 2 “Features” on page 3 “Overview of the Installation Procedure” on page 4...

  • Page 20: Product Description

    Do not attempt to install this adapter into a rear access system. Front card Rear transition card Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter (Rear-Access Version) FIGURE 1-1 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000...

  • Page 21: Features

    Multiple 48-bit IEEE 802.3 style medium access control (MAC) identifiers, one for each channel. Link integrity LED for each channel. Hot-swappable using the Intel 21554 chip. Chapter 1 Overview of the Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter ). Using this combination is not FIGURE 1-2...

  • Page 22: Overview Of The Installation Procedure

    Hot swap, a key feature of the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG) standard, means that a CompactPCI adapter that meets the PICMG standard can be reliably inserted into or extracted from a powered and operating Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000...

  • Page 23: Installing The Rear-Access Adapter

    Installing the adapter into the system Connecting the Ethernet cables Configuring the network interfaces Chapter 1 Overview of the Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter FIGURE 1-1 Chapter or Section Documented Chapter 2 “Connecting the Cables to the Rear Transition Card”...

  • Page 24: Installing The Front-Access Adapter

    Task Installing the adapter into the system Connecting the Ethernet cables Configuring the network interfaces Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000 FIGURE 1-2 Chapter or Section Documented Chapter 3 “Connecting the Cables to the Front-Access Adapter”...

  • Page 25: Installing The Rear-Access Adapter

    Installing the Rear-Access Adapter This chapter describes how to install the rear-access version of the Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI adapter in a hot-swap-compatible server. The rear-access version of the adapter is composed of two separate cards: a front card, which contains the hot-swap LED, and a rear transition card, which contains the cable connections and link LEDs.

  • Page 26: Preparing For The Installation

    Caution – Electrostatic discharge can damage the integrated circuits on the cards. Leave the cards in their antistatic envelopes until you are ready to install them in the system. Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000...

  • Page 27: Selecting A Compactpci Slot Pair In The System

    Selecting a CompactPCI Slot Pair in the System The rear-access version of the adapter is exclusively designed to be installed in a rear-accessible 6U system. You must first install the rear transition card in a rear CompactPCI slot of the server, and then you can install the front card in the associated front slot of the server.

  • Page 28: Determining The Installation Type

    If a card does not seat properly when you apply even pressure, remove the card and carefully reinstall it. Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000...

  • Page 29: To Install The Rear Transition Card

    To Install the Rear Transition Card Install the rear transition card in the rear CompactPCI slot that you selected in “Selecting a CompactPCI Slot Pair in the System” on page 9. 1. Retrieve the wrist strap from the adapter’s ship kit. 2.

  • Page 30: Figure 2-3 Opening The Ejection Levers (Two Types Of Levers)

    Be sure to align the top and bottom of the card in the slot’s card guides ( Also, make sure the ejection levers remain open while you slide the card into the slot. Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000 Locking mechanism Locking mechanism...

  • Page 31: Figure 2-4 Aligning The Rear Transition Card With The Compactpci Slot Card Guide

    Aligning the Rear Transition Card With the CompactPCI Slot Card Guide FIGURE 2-4 7. Push the card all the way in the slot until the two ejection levers move inward. The tabs of the ejection levers (see rectangular cutouts in the top and bottom of the slot. Tabs Location of the Ejection Lever Tabs (Two Types of Levers) FIGURE 2-5...

  • Page 32: Figure 2-6 Closing The Ejection Levers (Two Types Of Levers)

    FIGURE 2-6 When installed correctly, the ejection lever tabs will fit smoothly into the rectangular cutouts in the top and bottom of the slot ( FIGURE 2-7 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000...

  • Page 33: Figure 2-7 Ejection Levers Installed In The Slot's Cutouts (Two Types Of Levers)

    Cutouts Tabs Ejection Levers Installed in the Slot’s Cutouts (Two Types of Levers) FIGURE 2-7 9. Using a No. 0 Phillips screwdriver, tighten the captive screws inside the card’s top and bottom ejection levers. The card may contain different types of ejection levers. For example, shows two possible types of levers.

  • Page 34: To Install The Rear-Access Front Card

    5. Remove the card from its antistatic envelope and place it on an ESD mat (if available) near the system. If an ESD mat is not available, you can place the card on the antistatic envelope it was packaged in. Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000...

  • Page 35: Figure 2-9 Location Of The Front Card's Ejection Levers

    Before installing the card in the system, you will need to open the card’s ejection levers (see FIGURE 2-9 Ejection levers Location of the Front Card’s Ejection Levers FIGURE 2-9 6. With the card resting on the on the mat, press the levers outward to open the ejection levers.

  • Page 36: Figure 2-10 Aligning The Front Card With The Compactpci Slot Card Guide

    ( FIGURE 2-7 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000 FIGURE 2-5 ) should fit smoothly into the FIGURE 2-6...

  • Page 37: Figure 2-11 Location Of The Rear-Access Adapter's Hot-Swap Led On The Front Card

    10. Locate the hot-swap LED on the front card to determine if the card has been activated and is attached to the system (see Compact PCI Hot-swap LED Swap Location of the Rear-Access Adapter’s Hot-Swap LED on the Front Card FIGURE 2-11 The hot-swap LED shows whether the adapter has been activated.
  • Page 38 15. Using a No. 0 Phillips screwdriver, tighten the captive screws inside the card’s top and bottom ejection levers. The card may contain different types of ejection levers. For example, shows two possible types of levers. Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000 Type Receptacle unknown...

  • Page 39: Installing The Rear-Access Adapter In Cold-Swap Mode

    16. Remove the wrist strap from the chassis and from your wrist. See “Connecting the Cables to the Rear Transition Card” on page 26 for instructions on connecting the cables to the rear transition card. Installing the Rear-Access Adapter in Cold-Swap Mode Note –...

  • Page 40: To Install The Rear Transition Card

    The card may contain different types of ejection levers. For example, shows two possible types of levers. The levers may also contain a locking mechanism that must be unlocked before you can open the levers. Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000 FIGURE 2-3...

  • Page 41: To Install The Rear-Access Front Card

    6. Lift up the card, and keeping it perfectly vertical, carefully slide the card into the selected rear slot. Be sure to align the top and bottom of the card into the slot’s card guides ). Also, make sure the ejection levers remain open while you slide the FIGURE 2-4 card into the slot.
  • Page 42 After installing the adapter, see “Connecting the Cables to the Rear Transition Card” on page 26 for instructions on connecting the cables to the rear card. Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000 FIGURE 2-5...

  • Page 43: To Power On The Server

    To Power On the Server This procedure describes a general overview for powering on the server. Refer to your server’s documentation for the exact procedure. 1. Before powering on the server, make sure that all any peripheral devices connected to the server are powered on. 2.

  • Page 44: Connecting The Cables To The Rear Transition Card

    3. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to an active Ethernet network. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for each Ethernet cable you need to connect. Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000 Ethernet cable...

  • Page 45: Installing The Front-Access Adapter

    This chapter describes how to install the front-access version of the Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI adapter in a CompactPCI hot-swap-compatible server. The front-access version of the Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI adapter contains a hot-swap LED, four Ethernet ports, and link LEDs. This chapter includes instructions for installing the adapter in both hot-swap mode (with the system powered on) and cold-swap mode (with the system powered off).

  • Page 46: Preparing For The Installation

    Note – Refer to your system’s service manual for the exact locations of the CompactPCI I/O slots in the system, and to determine the most appropriate slot to install the adapter. Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000...

  • Page 47: Determining The Installation Type

    Determining the Installation Type You can install the adapter in the system in either a hot-swap mode or in a cold- swap mode. (See “Installation Methods” on page 4 for more information.) Hot swap—see “Installing the Front-Access Adapter in Hot-Swap Mode” on page 29 for the procedure.

  • Page 48: Figure 3-1 Location Of The Front-Access Adapter's Ejection Levers

    The levers may also contain a locking mechanism that must be unlocked before you can open the levers. Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000 FIGURE 3-1 FIGURE 3-2...

  • Page 49: Figure 3-2 Opening The Ejection Levers (Two Types Of Levers)

    Locking mechanism Locking mechanism Opening the Ejection Levers (Two Types of Levers) FIGURE 3-2 7. Lift up the adapter, and keeping it perfectly vertical, carefully slide the adapter into the selected slot. Be sure to align the top and bottom of the adapter into the slot’s card guides ).

  • Page 50: Figure 3-4 Location Of The Ejection Lever Tabs (Two Types Of Levers)

    Closing the Ejection Levers (Two Types of Levers) FIGURE 3-5 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000 ) should fit smoothly into the FIGURE 3-4...

  • Page 51: Figure 3-6 Ejection Lever Tabs Installed In The Slot's Cutouts (Two Types Of Levers)

    When installed correctly, the ejection lever tabs will fit smoothly into the rectangular cutouts in the top and bottom of the slot ( Cutouts Tabs Ejection Lever Tabs Installed in the Slot’s Cutouts (Two Types of Levers) FIGURE 3-6 10. Locate the hot-swap LED on the adapter to determine if the adapter has been activated and is attached to the system (see Hot-swap LED Location of the Front-Access Adapter’s Hot-Swap LED...
  • Page 52 Once you have identified the attachment point ID on the Netra ct server, you can use the following commands to attach the adapter to the server: # cfgadm -c connect attachment-point-id # cfgadm -c configure attachment-point-id Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000 Type Receptacle unknown...

  • Page 53: Figure 3-8 Tightening The Ejection Lever Captive Screws (Two Types Of Levers)

    For example, if the attachment point ID is CompactPCI slot on the server), you would type: # cfgadm -c connect pci_pci0:cpci_slot3 # cfgadm -c configure pci_pci0:cpci_slot3 The hot-swap LED should go off, indicating that the adapter has been activated. 14. Reattach the wrist strap to the chassis and to your wrist. 15.

  • Page 54: Installing The Front-Access Adapter In Cold-Swap Mode

    For example, if you were installing the adapter in a Netra ct server, you would refer to the Netra ct Server Service Manual. The service manual contains the hardware and software powering off procedures. Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000...

  • Page 55: To Install The Front-Access Adapter In Cold-Swap Mode

    3. Verify that the system’s power LED is off (unlit), indicating that the system is completely powered off. Refer to the system’s documentation for the location of the power LED. For example, on a Netra ct server, the power LED is on the front panel. Once the system has been shut down and powered off, you can safely install the adapter.

  • Page 56: To Power On The Server

    For example, if you installed the adapter in a Netra ct server, refer to the Netra ct Server Service Manual. This manual contains the powering on procedures. Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000 ) should fit smoothly in the rectangular...
  • Page 57 3. During the power on sequence, watch the hot-swap LED on the adapter FIGURE 3-7 The LED should blink quickly and then stay off if the adapter was installed correctly. If the hot-swap LED remains on (lit), the adapter was not installed correctly. The adapter may not be seated correctly in the slot.

  • Page 58: Connecting The Cables To The Front-Access Adapter

    3. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to an active Ethernet network. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for each Ethernet cable you need to connect. Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000...

  • Page 59: Configuring The Network Software

    Configuring the Network Software This chapter describes how to configure the network software files associated with the Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI adapter. This chapter also contains additional software and firmware procedures that may be needed when configuring the adapter.

  • Page 60: Attaching The Sun Quad Fastethernet Interfaces To The Network

    2. At the terminal prompt, use the grep command to search the /etc/path_to_inst file for qfe devices. # grep qfe /etc/path_to_inst "/pci@1f,0/pci@1/pci@1/pci@a/SUNW,qfe@1,1" 1 "qfe" "/pci@1f,0/pci@1/pci@1/pci@a/SUNW,qfe@0,1" 0 "qfe" "/pci@1f,0/pci@1/pci@1/pci@a/SUNW,qfe@3,1" 3 "qfe" "/pci@1f,0/pci@1/pci@1/pci@a/SUNW,qfe@2,1" 2 "qfe" Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000...
  • Page 61 In the preceding example, the four SUNW,qfe instances are from a Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI adapter. The path_to_inst file contains the full device path names to the four SUNW,qfe instances, the instance numbers (shown in bold type), and the driver names (qfe). Refer to the path_to_inst(4) man page for more information about this file.
  • Page 62 /etc/inet/hosts configuration file, but IPv6 uses different configuration files. To transition to, manage, and implement IPv6, refer to the Solaris System Administration Guide, Volume 3. Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000 localhost loghost...

  • Page 63: Autonegotiation Protocol

    (half-duplex or full-duplex), and the autosensing protocol selects the speed (10 Mbps or 100 Mbps) for the adapter. The link speed and modes supported by the Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI adapter are listed as follows, in decreasing order of priority:...

  • Page 64: Setting The Local-Mac-Address Property

    Refer to the system’s documentation for the correct procedure. For example, if you are logging into a Netra ct series server, refer to the Netra ct Server Service Manual. Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000...
  • Page 65 2. At a terminal prompt, type the following command to set the property to true: # eeprom local-mac-address\?=true 3. Use the ifconfig command to stop all network activity travelling over the adapter’s Ethernet interfaces. For example, if you were using the adapter’s four interfaces, and they were named qfe0, qfe1, qfe2, and qfe3, you would type: # ifconfig qfe0 unplumb # ifconfig qfe1 unplumb...

  • Page 66: Booting The System Over A Sun Quad Fastethernet Interface

    Netra ct server, you would refer to the Netra ct Server Service Manual. After shutting down the system, you should see the OpenBoot PROM ok prompt on the system console. Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000...
  • Page 67 3. At the ok prompt, type show-nets to list the network devices on your system. You should see the full path name of the qfe devices, similar to the following example: ok show-nets a) /pci@1f,0/pci@1/pci@1/pci@e/SUNW,hme@0,1 b) /pci@1f,0/pci@1/pci@1/pci@d/SUNW,qfe@3,1 c) /pci@1f,0/pci@1/pci@1/pci@d/SUNW,qfe@2,1 d) /pci@1f,0/pci@1/pci@1/pci@d/SUNW,qfe@1,1 e) /pci@1f,0/pci@1/pci@1/pci@d/SUNW,qfe@0,1 f) /pci@1f,0/pci@1/pci@1/pci@b/SUNW,hme@0,1 g) /pci@1f,0/pci@1/pci@1/pci@a/SUNW,hme@0,1...
  • Page 68 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000...

  • Page 69: Specifications

    A P P E N D I X Specifications This appendix defines the connector pin descriptions and lists the specifications for the rear- and front-access versions of the Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI adapter. This appendix contains the following sections: “Ethernet Port Locations and Descriptions”...

  • Page 70: Ethernet Port Locations And Descriptions

    RJ-45 Ethernet ports. TABLE A-1 Rear-access Port 3 Port 2 Port 1 Port 0 RJ-45 Ethernet Port Locations FIGURE A-1 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000 Front-access Port 0 Port 1 Port 2 Port 3...

  • Page 71: Operation Specifications

    Pin Descriptions for the Four 8-Pin RJ-45 Connectors (Ports 0 to 3) TABLE A-1 Description Not Used Not Used Not Used TD– RD– Not Used Operation Specifications Operation Specifications TABLE A-2 Specification Maximum Ethernet transfer rate Host interface Network interface Ethernet version PCI clock PCI data burst transfer rate...

  • Page 72: Physical Dimensions

    Width Height Primary component side Back side Weight Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000 Measurement 233.35 mm (9.19 in.) 160 mm (6.3 in.) Meets the CompactPCI specs of 13.71 mm (0.54 in.) Meets the CompactPCI specs of 1.52 mm (0.06 in.) 312 g (10.4 oz)

  • Page 73: Physical Dimensions Of The Front-Access Adapter

    Physical Dimensions of the Front-Access Adapter Physical Dimensions (Front-Access) TABLE A-4 Dimension Length (with the card guide) Length (without the card guide) Width Height Primary component side Back side Weight Environmental Specifications Environmental Specifications TABLE A-5 Condition Operating Specification Temperature -5˚...

  • Page 74: Power Requirements

    Specification Maximum power dissipation Maximum power consumption Voltage tolerance Ripple Operational current Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000 Measurement 14 watts 2.8 amps @ 5V 5V +/- 5% Maximum 100 mV 5V, 2.0 amps...

  • Page 75: Configuring The Sun Quad Fastethernet Device Driver Parameters

    Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters The qfe(1M) device driver controls the four Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI adapter SUNW,qfe Ethernet devices. You can manually set the qfe device driver parameters to customize each SUNW,qfe device in your system. This appendix lists the available qfe device driver parameters and describes how you can set these parameters.

  • Page 76: Sun Quad Fastethernet Device Driver Parameters

    See “Setting the qfe Device Driver Parameters” on page 65 for more information about setting driver parameters. Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000...

  • Page 77: Device Driver Parameter Values And Definitions

    Device Driver Parameter Values and Definitions lists the qfe device driver parameters. TABLE B-1 qfe Driver Parameters, Status, and Descriptions TABLE B-1 Parameter Status Read only transceiver_inuse Read only link_status Read only link_speed Read only link_mode Read and write ipg1 Read and write ipg2 Read and write...

  • Page 78: Parameters That Define The Current Status

    (Byte time is the time it takes to transmit one byte on the link, with a link speed of either 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps.) Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000 explain the operational mode of the...

  • Page 79: Table B-4 Parameters Defining Lance_Mode And Ipg0

    If your network has systems that use longer IPG (the sum of ipg1 and ipg2), and if those systems seem to be slow when accessing the network, increase the values of ipg1 and ipg2 to match the longer IPGs of the other systems. Defining an Additional Delay Before Transmitting a Packet The adapter’s PFEX ASIC supports a programmable mode called local area network...

  • Page 80: Operational Mode Parameters

    0 = Not 10 Mbit/sec half-duplex capable 1 = 10 Mbit/sec half-duplex capable (default) Note – The priority (in descending order) for these parameters is: adv_100fdx_cap, adv_100T4_cap, adv_100hdx_cap, adv_10fdx_cap, and adv_10hdx_cap. Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000...

  • Page 81: Defining The Number Of Back-To-Back Packets To Transmit

    Defining the Number of Back-to-Back Packets to Transmit The pace_size parameter (see back packets you can transmit at one time. If the value is zero, there will be no limit to the number of back-to-back packets that can be transmitted. Back-to-Back Packet Transmission Capability TABLE B-6 Parameter...

  • Page 82: Parameters That Report The Link Partner Capabilities

    If the link partner is capable of autonegotiation (when lp_autoneg_cap is 1), the speed and mode information are displayed when you use autonegotiation and get the link partner capabilities. Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000 Values 0 = No autonegotiation...

  • Page 83: Setting The Qfe Device Driver Parameters

    Setting the qfe Device Driver Parameters This section describes how to set the qfe device driver parameters in three ways: Using the ndd utility Using the qfe.conf file To set device driver parameters dynamically while the system is running, use the ndd utility.

  • Page 84: To Specify The Device Instance For The Ndd Utility

    In the interactive mode, you can display or set more than one driver parameter value using the utility’s prompt. Refer to the ndd(1M) man page for more information about using the ndd utility. Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000...
  • Page 85 Using the ndd Utility in Noninteractive Mode This section describes how to modify a parameter value and how to display a parameter value using the ndd utility in noninteractive mode. To modify a parameter value, use the -set option. If you invoke the ndd utility with the -set option, the utility will set the specified device driver parameter to value: # ndd -set /dev/qfe parameter value For example, if you want to disable LANCE mode, you would type:...
  • Page 86 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000 (read only) (read only) (read only) (read only) (read only) (read and write) (read and write) (read and write)
  • Page 87 Using the ndd Utility in Interactive Mode To modify a parameter value in interactive mode, start the utility as shown below. The ndd utility prompts for the name of a parameter: # ndd /dev/qfe name to get/set? (Enter the parameter name or ? to view all parameters) After you type the parameter name, the ndd utility prompts for the parameter value.
  • Page 88 Parameters” on page 62 for more information). 3. Use the ndd utility to disable autonegotiation by setting the adv_autoneg_cap parameter to 0. # ndd -set /dev/qfe adv_autoneg_cap 0 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000...
  • Page 89 To Enable Autonegotiation Using the ndd Utility This section describes how to set at least one of the four operational modes and enable autonegotiation. See “Autonegotiation Protocol” on page 45 for more information about the autonegotiation and operational modes. To Enable Autonegotiation 1.

  • Page 90: Setting Parameters Using The Qfe.conf File

    The man pages for prtconf(1M), system(4) and driver.conf(4) include additional details about driver configuration files. Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000 Description Interpacket gap delay parameter Interpacket gap delay parameter Force the use of the internal transceiver...

  • Page 91: To Set Driver Parameters By Creating A Qfe.conf File

    To Set Driver Parameters By Creating a qfe.conf File 1. Log in to the system. Refer to the server’s documentation for the procedure. 2. Obtain the hardware path names for the qfe devices in the device tree. The path names and the associated instance numbers are in the /etc/path_to_inst file.
  • Page 92 Netra ct systems will access the qfe.conf file when it attaches the qfe devices to the system. See your system’s documentation for more information about using hot-swap commands. Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000...

  • Page 93: Removing And Replacing The Adapter

    A P P E N D I X Removing and Replacing the Adapter This appendix describes how to disable the adapter’s qfe interfaces prior to removing the adapter from a system, and how to activate the interfaces after replacing the adapter. This appendix contains the following sections: “Disabling the Network Interfaces and Removing the Adapter”...

  • Page 94: Disabling The Network Interfaces And Removing The Adapter

    # ifconfig qfe3 unplumb The preceding commands will stop the system from transmitting messages through qfe devices, which will allow you to safely remove the adapter from the system. Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000...
  • Page 95 3. Remove the adapter from the system as documented in the system’s service manual. Caution – You must follow the instructions outlined in your system’s service manual for the removal of network interface I/O cards. If you do not follow the procedures in the service manual, you may cause your system to panic.

  • Page 96: Replacing The Adapter And Activating The Network Interfaces

    # ifconfig qfe2 129.144.10.67 plumb up # ifconfig qfe3 129.144.10.30 plumb up Note – The IP addresses shown above are examples. Your interfaces will have different IP addresses. Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000...

  • Page 97: Testing The Adapter

    A P P E N D I X Testing the Adapter This appendix describes how to test the adapter using either the SunVTS diagnostic application or the onboard FCode self-test. This appendix contains the following sections: “Using the SunVTS Diagnostic Software” on page 80 “Using the OpenBoot PROM FCode Self-Test”...

  • Page 98: Using The Sunvts Diagnostic Software

    TABLE D-1 Title SunVTS User’s Guide SunVTS Test Reference Manual SunVTS Quick Reference Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000 ) for instructions on how to TABLE D-1 Description Describes the SunVTS diagnostic environment...

  • Page 99: Using The Openboot Prom Fcode Self-Test

    Using the OpenBoot PROM FCode Self-Test The Sun Quad FastEthernet adapter’s self-test verifies the correct operation of the adapter and identifies any hardware problems with the adapter. The self-test is a suite of tests that reside in the adapter’s FCode PROM. You can only invoke the FCode self-test diagnostics using the OpenBoot PROM test or test-all commands.
  • Page 100 6. Use the show-nets command to display the list of network devices on the system. Among the list of devices, you should see the four SUNW,qfe devices specific to the Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI adapter you want to test, as shown in the following example. ok show-nets...
  • Page 101 The following tests are run when you execute the test command: HME register MAC internal loopback 100 Mbps PHY loopback 10 Mbps PHY loopback Note – To test all of the interfaces of the adapter, you will need to execute the test command separately for each SUNW,qfe interface.
  • Page 102 9. Reset and reboot the system. ok reset-all Refer to the system’s documentation for the correct procedures for bringing up the system. Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000...

  • Page 103: Index

    Index activating network interfaces, 78 autonegotiation, 45, 64, 71 booting over a qfe network, 48 cabling front-access adapter, 40 rear-access adapter, 26 cold swap defined, 4, 7, 27 front-access adapter installation, 36 powering off the server, 21, 36 powering on the server, 25, 38 rear-access adapter installation, 21 diagnostics, 79 to 84 disabling network interfaces, 76...
  • Page 104 28 to 40 rear-access adapter, 7 to 26 instance numbers Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000 finding, 66, 73 selecting with ndd utility, 65 with hostname.qfe# files, 43 internal transceiver, 58...
  • Page 105 ok prompt, 48, 81 test command, 82 viewing device path names, 43, 49 operation mode full-duplex, 45 half-duplex, 45 operation specifications, 53 path_to_inst file, 42, 66, 73 PCI FastEthernet and expansion ASIC, 58, 60, 61 physical dimensions, 54 plumbing interfaces, 48, 78 power requirements, 56 powering off the server, 21, 36 powering on the server, 25, 38...
  • Page 106 SUNW,qfe devices, 42, 49, 57, 65, 82 test diagnostic command, 81 testing, 79 to 84 tools required for installation, 8, 28 unplumbing interfaces, 47, 76 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000...

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