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  • Page 1 SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter...

  • Page 3: User Manual

    SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter User Manual (v2.10 17 February, 2003) Visit our web site: http://www.syskonnect.com SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter...
  • Page 4 Send your comments on this documentation to: SysKonnect GmbH A Marvell®Company Information Development Siemensstraße 23 76275 Ettlingen / Germany Fax: +49 7243 502 989 E-Mail: manual@syskonnect.de German and French versions of this manual are available on the SysKonnect installation CD-ROM and on our web site.

  • Page 5: Conventions

    Courier : Italics: MALL Underline: SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Used to identify terminal input to be entered by the user and output to be issued by the system. Examples: Enter sk98diag . If the test was succesful, the message passed is issued.
  • Page 6 Conventions...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Windows NT 4.0 Windows 98 Second Edition Windows Millennium Edition Windows 2000 Windows XP SysKonnect Network Driver Installation Package for Windows 2000 and Windows XP Linux Sun Solaris HP-UX IBM AIX Automatic installation on AIX 4.3.3, AIX 5.1, and AIX 5.2 Manual installation on AIX 4.3.3...
  • Page 8 6 Testing the Network Adapter Diagnostics Program Loopback Test for Fiber Adapters Repeater Test for Copper Adapters Failure of a Test Additional Functions of the Diagnostics Program Checking Other Displays and Data Main Program Reading Sensor Data Reading Configuration Data Reading VPD Data Sample Usage of VPD Data/Asset Tag 7 Troubleshooting...
  • Page 9 Table of Figures Figure 1: Insertion of the adapter into the computer Figure 2: Connection of fiber-optic cables/plugs Figure 3: Adapter Overview in “SysKonnect Network Control” Figure 4: Display after a VCT test Figure 5: Setup for loopback testing Figure 6: Typical screen display after a successful test...
  • Page 10 Table of Figures...

  • Page 11: Getting Started

    For installation in a Hot Plug system, observe the safety instructions specific to this system. Read the relevant documentation. Electrical installations must comply with the safety regulations of the country in which they are operated. SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter...
  • Page 12 For 1000Base-SX adapters observe the following: Laser light! Laser light from fiber-optic transmission cables and components can damage your eyes. The laser components on the network adapter are Class 1 laser components. Class 1 lasers are considered incapable of producing damaging radiation levels during normal operation or mainte- nance and is, therefore, determined to be eye safe.

  • Page 13: Installation Of The Network Adapter

    Consult the section in your computer manual that describes how to install expansion cards. SysKonnect PCI adapters can be installed in (short) 32-bit or (long) 64-bit PCI/PCI-X bus slots at 33 MHz or 66 MHz. Best performance, however, is reached with a 64-bit/66 MHz bus.
  • Page 14 2 Installation of the Network Adapter Figure 1. Insertion of the adapter into the computer...

  • Page 15: Connection Of The Network Adapter

    At the other end of the cable connect the connector to the port on the network adapter. The port type (e.g. 1000Base-SX) on the network adapter and that on the switch must be iden- tical. SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Physical Media 1000Base-SX 50.0 mm multimode fiber-optic 1000Base-SX 62.5 mm multimode fiber-optic...

  • Page 16: Figure 2: Connection Of Fiber-Optic Cables/Plugs

    Switch on the computer and the switch. If no protocol driver has been loaded, go to chapter 4 "Installation of the Driver Software". After driver installation, return to step 8 of this list. If a protocol driver has been loaded, continue with step 8. Check the correct polarity with the green link LED on the network adapter.

  • Page 17: Installation Of The Driver Software

    To install a driver, follow the instructions given below and in the corresponding readme files. The installation procedures described below are only valid for SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapters. For details on the installation of other SysKonnect adapters, refer to the corre- sponding readme files.

  • Page 18: Windows

    Windows NT 4.0 The NDIS 4.0 32-bit Miniport driver for the SysKonnect SK-98xx family supports Windows NT 4.0. This driver does not support Windows NT 3.51 or below. It is recommended to install the latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack after successful installation of the driver.

  • Page 19: Windows 98 Second Edition

    Windows Windows 98 Second Edition SysKonnect offers an NDIS 5.0 32-bit Miniport driver for the SysKonnect SK-98xx family supporting Windows 98 Second Edition (Windows 98 SE). This driver does not support Windows NT 4.0 or be- low, Windows 2000, and Windows XP.

  • Page 20: Windows 2000

    For more information, refer to the corresponding readme file. Windows 2000 SysKonnect offers an NDIS 5.0 32-bit Miniport driver for the SysKonnect SK-98xx family supporting Windows 2000. SysKonnect also offers the “Network Driver Installation Package for Windows 2000 and Windows XP”. For details on this package, refer to section "SysKonnect Network Driver Installa- tion Package for Win-dows 2000 and Windows XP".
  • Page 21 The menu ”Completing the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard” is displayed. 22. Click F If the driver for one SysKonnect SK-98xx adapter is updated, all SysKonnect SK-98xx adapters installed in your system should be updated. For more information, refer to the corresponding readme files.

  • Page 22: Windows Xp

    Windows XP SysKonnect offers an NDIS 5.1 32-bit Miniport driver for the SysKonnect SK-98xx family supporting Windows XP. Install the driver To install the driver, proceed as follows: After you have installed the adapter in your computer, boot Windows XP (for details, see chap- ter 2 "Installation of the Network Adapter").

  • Page 23: Syskonnect Network Driver Installation Package For Windows 2000 And Windows Xp

    SysKonnect Network Driver Installation Package for Win- dows 2000 and Windows XP The “SysKonnect Network Driver Installation Package” for the SysKonnect SK-98xx family contains the NDIS 5.0 and 5.1 32-bit Miniport drivers, the Virtual LAN (VLAN) intermediate driver, the Link Aggregation (LAGG) intermediate driver, and the utility program “SysKonnect Network Control”.

  • Page 24: Linux

    The installation procedure described in this manual is a general description, which is valid for all distributions. It is recommended to download the latest version of the driver from the SysKonnect web site www.syskonnect.com. If you have downloaded the latest driver, the Linux kernel has to be patched before the driver can be installed.
  • Page 25 If you use the driver as a module, the module has to be loaded manually. To load the module manually, proceed as follows: Execute the following command: modprobe sk98lin . If the SysKonnect adapter is installed in your computer and you have a /proc file system, exe- cute the command: ls / proc/net/sk98lin.

  • Page 26: Sun Solaris

    ... which indicates that your adapter has been found and initialized. If several SysKonnect adapters are installed in your system, the adapters will be listed as “eth0”, “eth1”, “eth2”, etc. The mapping is executed automatically. The module installation message (displayed either in a system log file or on the console) out- puts a line for each adapter found containing the corresponding “ethX”.
  • Page 27 Once you have entered all information, the message “ Are these settings OK (y/n)? ” is displayed. If all settings are OK, type y . Press <Enter>. The message “ Do you have more SysKonnect Gigabit Ethernet interface adapters installed (y/n)? ” is displayed. If yes, type y . If no, type n.

  • Page 28: Hp-Ux

    For more information, refer to the corresponding readme file. HP-UX The driver supports the SysKonnect SK-98xx family on HP-UX 11 systems. The driver package for HP-UX can be either installed using the administration/installation GUI or a shell command. To perform the following tasks, you need “root” access.
  • Page 29 The package file must include the full path to the package. Press <Enter>. The system will install the package and then reboot. For more information, refer to the corresponding readme file. SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter > I OFTWARE ANAGEMENT...

  • Page 30: Ibm Aix

    IBM AIX The drivers support the SysKonnect SK-98xx family on AIX 4.3.3, AIX 5.1, and AIX 5.2 operating systems. For correct driver access, the corresponding Ethernet protocol interface must be installed for TCP/IP configuration. The drivers can not be installed on machines with less than 256 MB mem- ory.

  • Page 31: Manual Installation On Aix 4.3.3

    -C | grep SysKonnect Executing this command displays a list of available network devices similar to the following: ent1 Available 04-03 SysKonnect SK-9821 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter ent2 Available 04-02 SysKonnect SK-9843 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter For further network configuration, refer to the system manual pages for the corresponding Ethernet network protocol (en0, en1 ...).

  • Page 32: Novell Netware

    For more information, refer to the corresponding readme file. Novell NetWare The driver is a 32-bit ODI HSM Novell NetWare server driver for the SysKonnect SK-98xx family. The driver supports NetWare 4.20, NetWare 5.0 and 5.1, and NetWare 6.0. The setting for M least 120 per adapter (e.g.

  • Page 33: Installation On Novell Netware 5 And 6

    The message “ Do you want to copy driver <driver name>.LAN? ” is displayed. 11. To copy the driver to the server, select Y If an older version of a SysKonnect driver is installed on the system, the messages “ Save existing SYS:SYSTEM\<driver name>.LDI? ”...
  • Page 34 12. After the parameters have been configured, select S The driver is loaded. Once the driver has been installed, the adapter parameters or bindings can be changed in the autoexec.nfc file using the “Nwconfig” tool. For more information, refer to the corresponding readme file. 4 Installation of the Driver Software AVE PARAMETERS AND LOAD DRIVER...

  • Page 35: Features

    SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapters are available. Both versions are sin- gle link network interfaces. At the moment, SysKonnect offers one fiber single link version with SC duplex connector and a copper version, which supports 1000Base-T, 100Base-T, and 10Base-T with an RJ-45 connector.

  • Page 36: Operating System Support

    Operating System Support The drivers for the SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapters support the following oper- ating systems: • Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP • Linux kernel 2.2.x and 2.4.x •...

  • Page 37: Advanced Power Management / Wake On Lan

    Wake on LAN is supported by Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Reliability The SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter comes with a variety of reliability features. They aim at maintaining a connection as long as possible. This is reached by redundant or grouped links (link aggregation).

  • Page 38: Redundant Switch Failover

    For more information on link aggregation, refer to the white paper “Link Aggregation according to IEEE 802.3ad”, which can be found on the SysKonnect installation CD-ROM and on our web site. Redundant Switch Failover Beyond the features required for link aggregation in the IEEE 802.3ad standard, SysKonnect drivers support an additional failover feature, the so-called Redundant Switch Failover (RSF).

  • Page 39: Parity

    User Diagnostics (DOS) The following conditions have to be met in order for Hot Plug to work on SysKonnect Gigabit Ether- net adapters: • The target system has PCI Hot Plug slots, i.e. the power can be switched on and off under the control of the operating system.
  • Page 40 Max. Frame Size, etc. • The tab "VCT“ (Virtual Cable Tester™) offers the possibility to examine the quality and charac- teristics of the attached cables. The VCT technology is only available for SysKonnect SK-9821 V2.0 Adapters. • The “Support” tab provides information on how to reach the SysKonnect Technical Support.

  • Page 41: Figure 3: Adapter Overview In "Syskonnect Network Control

    SysKonnect Network Control for Windows 2000 and Windows XP When a component in the tree is selected, the corresponding parameters are displayed. For more information on the “SysKonnect Network Control”, refer to the online help available for this program (click the H SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter...

  • Page 42: Virtual Lan (Vlan) Support

    T Adapters. If the port of a SysKonnect SK-9821 V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter is selected in the VCT tab of the SysKonnect Network Control, a table is displayed, which lists the cable pairs, the sta- tus of the corresponding cable pair, the distance to the fault (length), and the status of the test (see figure 4).

  • Page 43: Figure 4: Display After A Vct Test

    The cable pair is not connected properly. • The cable pair is damaged. • The connector is faulty. VCT reports the distance to the impedance mismatch in meters. SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Figure 4. Display after a VCT test...
  • Page 44 5 Features...

  • Page 45: Testing The Network Adapter

    To test the adapter, proceed as follows: Switch off the computer. If the computer is still connected to the data network, unplug the data cable from the network adapter’s port. SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Figure 5. Setup for loopback testing...

  • Page 46: Figure 6: Typical Screen Display After A Successful Test

    Connect the network adapter as follows: • For the simple test: Insert the protective plugs into the ports. • For the loopback test: Insert the loopback connector into the port. Boot to DOS. Wait until the operating system is loaded and the DOS prompt is displayed. Insert the installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

  • Page 47: Repeater Test For Copper Adapters

    "Failure of a Test". 19. Press any key to continue. 20. On the “test computer”, quit the diagnostics program with E 21. On the “repeater computer”, quit the diagnostics program with E SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter EPEATER OOPB...

  • Page 48: Failure Of A Test

    Repeat the test. If the defect persists, contact your vendor. If you wish to return faulty material directly to SysKonnect, follow the instructions given in section "Returning an Adapter for Repair". To quit the diagnostics program, select E 10. If necessary, remove the loopback connector from the port.

  • Page 49: Additional Functions Of The Diagnostics Program

    Select the appropriate item from the menu (see figure 8). To quit the program, select E This option is automatically offered for selection if you did not select a menu item previously. SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Figure 8. Diagnostics program, main menu in the main menu.

  • Page 50: Reading Sensor Data

    Reading Sensor Data To read sensor data, proceed as follows: Start the main program (see page 49). Select S A separate window will be displayed for the following sensor data: • Temperature of the board • Voltage on the PCI card •...

  • Page 51: Reading Vpd Data

    Select VPD D A submenu with the following options will be displayed: • • • • • SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Figure 9. Display of configuration data in the main menu. (return to the main menu) VPD D ISPLAY LEAR...

  • Page 52: Sample Usage Of Vpd Data/Asset Tag

    Select the desired option Return to the main menu by selecting E Sample Usage of VPD Data/Asset Tag Example You want to store the inventory number of the network interface adapter (123-45) in the asset tag. To store the inventory number, proceed as follows: Look at all the VPD data to determine the code for the asset tag.

  • Page 53: Figure 12: Screen Showing Updated Asset Tag

    A window showing all Gigabit Ethernet network adapters is displayed. Select your network adapter, e.g. SK-9821. Click A The readme file for the diagnostics program is displayed. SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Figure 12. Screen showing updated asset tag RIVERS IGABIT...
  • Page 54 6 Testing the Network Adapter...

  • Page 55: Troubleshooting

    Make sure the network driver is loaded. Is there any network overload? Is switch configuration 1000 Mbit/s set? Is the maximum transmission distance exceeded (see table on page 15)? If you have any other SysKonnect adapter installed, compare your set- up with this adapter.

  • Page 56: Led Displays

    LED Displays Once the driver has been installed, the adapter is operational. The current status is indicated by the LEDs. The LEDs for the copper adapter have the following meaning: Marking on bracket 1000 The LEDs for the fiber adapter have the following meaning: Marking on bracket LINK...

  • Page 57: Important Information

    Address Calls received outside office hours in Europe are serviced by an answering machine and will be dealt with as soon as possible. SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter North/South America, Pacific Rim 24 hours support via paging service +1 866 782 2507...

  • Page 58: Returning An Adapter For Repair

    Click the appropriate document. The PDF file is displayed. SysKonnect maintains a site on the World Wide Web where you can find the latest information on our product range and our customer support services. The latest drivers are also provided on the SysKonnect web site.

  • Page 59: Technical Specifications

    Europe: EN60950 – IEC 60950 – VDE 0805 USA/Canada: cULus listed accessory (UL 60950, CSA C22.2) International: CB certification USA: Transceiver complies with U.S. 21CFR, 1040.10, 1040.11 SK-98xx V2.0 adapters are intended for use with UL-listed Personal Computers Europe: EN55022; IEC – CISPR-22 Class B EN 55024 USA: FCC, CFR 47 Part 15, Declaration of Conformity, Class B SysKonnect SK-9821 V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T, RJ-45:...
  • Page 60 8 Important Information...

  • Page 61: Appendix A. License And Warranty Information

    Other Restrictions You may not rent or lease the SOFTWARE or HARDWARE, but you may transfer your rights under this SysKonnect Inc. License and Purchase Agreement on a permanent basis provided you transfer all copies of the SOFTWARE and all written materials, and the recipient agrees to the terms of this Agreement.

  • Page 62: Europe

    (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information or data, property loss or other financial loss), arising out of the use of or the inability to use this SysKonnect Inc. product, even if SysKonnect Inc. has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

  • Page 63: Deutschland, Schweiz, Österreich, Liechtenstein

    SysKonnect product, even if SysKonnect has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
  • Page 64 Die Garantie ist bezüglich der Software auf 90 Tage, bezüglich der Netzwerkadapter auf 5 Jahre für Infrastrukturkomponenten auf 2 Jahre und bezüglich der sonstigen Hardware auf 6 Monate beschränkt. Diese Garantie wird von SysKonnect als Hersteller des Produktes übernommen;...

  • Page 65: Appendix B. Compliance Statements

    This booklet is available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 Stock Number 004-000-00345-4. SysKonnect is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by unauthorized modifications of this equipment or the substitu- tion or attachment of connecting cables and equipment other than those specified by SysKonnect. The correction of interference caused by such unauthorized modification, substitution or attachment will be responsibility of the user.
  • Page 66 Headquarters SysKonnect GmbH A Marvell®Company Siemensstrasse 23 D-76275 Ettlingen Germany Phone: + 49 7243 502 100 Support: + 49 7243 502 330 Fax: + 49 7243 502 989 Visit our web site E-mail: sales@syskonnect.de www.syskonnect.com Americas, Canada, Europe, Middle East,...

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