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- Page 1 SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter...
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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 Please 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 CDROM and on our web site.
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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...
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
Promiscuous Mode / Multicast Support Advanced Power Management / Wake on LAN Reliability User Diagnostics (DOS) SysKonnect Network Control for Windows 2000 and Windows XP Virtual LAN (VLAN) support Virtual Cable Tester™ (VCT) SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Windows NT 4.0... - Page 8 6 Testing the Network Adapter Diagnostics Program Additional Functions of the Diagnostics Program 7 Troubleshooting Searching for errors LED Displays 8 Important Information Technical Support Returning an Adapter for Repair Additional Documentation and Updates Technical Specifications Appendix A. The Americas, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Europe Deutschland, Schweiz, Österreich, Liechtenstein Appendix B.
- 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...
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Page 11: Getting Started
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 maintenance and is, therefore, determined to be eye safe. SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter... - Page 12 To avoid damaging your eyes and to continue safe operation in case of abnormal circum- stances: • Never look directly into the outlets of fiber-optic cables or fiber-optic transmission compo- nents with unprotected eyes! • Never allow fiber-optic transmission paths to operate until all the connections have been made.
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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: Figure 1: Insertion Of The Adapter Into The Computer
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 identical. 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 corresponding readme files. -
Page 18: Windows
Windows SysKonnect offers drivers for Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows 98 SE, and Windows NT 4.0. Additionally, a value added package is available for Windows 2000 and Windows XP enabling Virtual LAN (VLAN) and link aggregation support. This package also includes a utility program for easy installation and configuration. -
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 sup- porting Windows 98 Second Edition (Windows 98 SE). This driver does not support Windows NT 4.0 or below, 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 sup- porting 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 Installation Package for Windows 2000 and Windows XP". -
Page 21: Windows Xp
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 adapt- ers installed in your system should be updated. For more information, refer to the corresponding readme files. - Page 22 In case the adapter has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP, the window “Hardware Installation” is displayed. To continue the installation, click C In the window ”Found New Hardware Wizard”, the menu “Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard”...
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Page 23: Windows Xp
After you have installed the adapter in your computer, boot Windows 2000 (for details, see chapter 2 "Installation of the Network Adapter"). Windows 2000 detects the SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter as “Eth- ernet Controller” during the boot operation. -
Page 24: Linux
The installation procedure described in this manual is a gen- eral 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, execute the command: ls / proc/net/sk98lin.
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Page 26: Sun Solaris
For more information, refer to the corresponding readme file. Sun Solaris The “SKGEsol” driver package supports the SysKonnect SK-98xx family on Solaris 7 and higher. Both SPARC and x86 systems (Solaris 9 does not support x86) are supported by the respective driver version. - Page 27 ” 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.
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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 pack- age for HP-UX can be either installed using the administration/installation GUI or a shell com- mand. -
Page 29: Ibm Aix
For more information, refer to the corresponding readme file. IBM AIX The drivers support the SysKonnect SK-98xx family on AIX 4.3.3, AIX 5.1, and AIX 5.2 oper- ating 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 memory. -
Page 30: Automatic Installation On Aix 4.3.3, Aix 5.1, And Aix 5.2
Executing this command displays a list of available network devices similar to the follow- ing: 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 31: Manual Installation On Aix 5.1 And Aix 5.2
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 32: Installation On Novell Netware 4.20
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 file SYS:SYSTEM\<driver name.LAN? ” and “ Save existing file SYS:SYSTEM\<driver name>.LDI? ” are displayed. - Page 33 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 file SYS:SYSTEM\<driver name.LAN? ” and “ Save existing file SYS:SYSTEM\<driver name>.LDI? ” are displayed.
- Page 34 4 Installation of the Driver Software...
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Page 35: Features
5 Features The SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapters define a series of network interfac- es and constitute a follow-up model of the SK-98xx Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapters. Cur- rently, two versions of SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapters are available. -
Page 36: Operating System Support
Operating System Support The drivers for the SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapters support the following operating systems: • Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP • Linux kernel 2.2.x and 2.4.x • Novell NetWare 4.20 or higher, Novell NetWare 5 and 6 •... -
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 redun- dant or grouped links (link aggregation). -
Page 38: Redundant Switch Failover
Linux, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, and IBM AIX. For driver updates, refer to our web site: http://www.syskonnect.com For more information on link aggregation, refer to the white paper “Link Aggregation accord- ing 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... -
Page 39: Parity
User Diagnostics (DOS) The following conditions have to be met in order for Hot Plug to work on SysKonnect Gigabit Ethernet 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 The tab "VCT“ (Virtual Cable Tester™) offers the possibility to examine the quality and characteristics of the attached cables. The VCT technology is only available for SysKon- nect SK-9821 V2.0 Adapters. • The “Support” tab provides information on how to reach the SysKonnect Technical Sup- port. 5 Features...
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Page 41: Virtual Lan (Vlan) Support
Virtual LAN (VLAN) support 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 Virtual LAN (VLAN) support A Virtual LAN is a group of network devices that belong to the same network segment, re- gardless of the physical network structure. -
Page 42: Virtual Cable Tester™ (Vct)
1000Base-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 status 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
Virtual Cable Tester™ (VCT) Figure 4. Display after a VCT test SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter... - Page 44 5 Features...
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Page 45: Testing The Network Adapter
To perform the loopback test on fiber adapters, you will need a loopback connector (see figure 5 "Setup for loopback testing"). Observe the safety instructions given in section "Safety Instructions". 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
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 net- work adapter’s port. Connect the network adapter as follows: • • Boot to DOS. Wait until the operating system is loaded and the DOS prompt is displayed. -
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 previ- ously. 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: • • • • In the main menu, S You can close the window by selecting H Other windows may be opened while this window is still open, e.g. -
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 IGABIT THERNET... - Page 54 6 Testing the Network Adapter...
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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 setup 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
Calls received outside office hours in Europe are serviced by an answering machine and will be dealt with as soon as possible. Returning an Adapter for Repair If you want to return a faulty product to SysKonnect, follow these steps: Contact us by phone, fax, or e-mail. Phone E-mail We will send you an RMA (Return Material Authorization) form by fax or e-mail. -
Page 58: Additional Documentation And Updates
Click the appropriate document. The PDF file is displayed. SysKonnect maintains a site on the World Wide Web where you can find the latest informa- tion on our product range and our customer support services. The latest drivers are also pro- vided on the SysKonnect web site. -
Page 59: Technical Specifications
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 Person- al 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,... - Page 60 8 Important Information...
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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. -
Page 63: Deutschland, Schweiz, Österreich, Liechtenstein
SOFTWARE or HARDWARE that does not meet SysKonnect's Limited War- ranty and which is returned to SysKonnect with a copy of your receipt. This Limited Warranty is void if failure of the SOFTWARE or HARDWARE has resulted from accident, abuse, or misapplication. -
Page 64: Beschränkte Garantie
Weitere Beschränkungen Sie dürfen die Software oder Hardware weder vermieten noch verleihen, aber Sie dürfen die Rechte aus diesem SysKonnect Lizenz- und Kaufvertrag auf Dauer auf einen anderen übertragen, vorausgesetzt, dass Sie alle Kopien der Software und das gesamte schrift- liche Begleitmaterial übertragen und der Empfänger sich mit den Bestimmungen dieses Vertrages einverstanden erklärt. -
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 substitution or attachment of connecting cables and equipment other than those specified by SysKonnect. The correction of interfer- ence 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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