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Chelsio T5 Installation And User Manual

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  • Page 2 For all support related questions please send email to support@chelsio.com Copyright © 2016. Chelsio Communications. All Rights Reserved. Chelsio ® is a registered trademark of Chelsio Communications. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. Chelsio T5 Network Driver for OpenIndiana...
  • Page 3 Document History Version Revision Date 1.0.0 01/08/2013 1.0.1 02/14/2014 1.0.2 02/24/2014 1.0.3 06/30/2014 1.0.4 07/25/2016 Chelsio T5 Network Driver for OpenIndiana...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Hardware Requirements 1.3. Software Requirements 1.4. Package Contents Hardware Installation Software/Driver Installation Software/Driver Configuration and Fine-tuning 4.1. Kernel tuning 4.2. Firmware update 4.3. Troubleshooting Software/Driver Uninstallation Software/Driver Update Appendix 7.1. Chelsio End-User License Agreement (EULA) Chelsio T5 Network Driver for OpenIndiana...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    OpenIndiana. The driver package installs two kernel modules - t4nex and cxgbe. The t4nex is the bus nexus driver that attaches to the Chelsio adapter. The cxgbe is the network driver for each port and attaches to the t4nex bus nexus. Chelsio network interfaces appear as cxgbeX by default, where X is any number assigned to each interface by the kernel.

  • Page 6: Software Requirements

    T520-BT 1.3. Software Requirements The Chelsio network driver has been developed to run on Intel based OpenIndiana platforms. Currently the driver is available for following version: OpenIndiana Hipster 2016.04 Other versions have not been tested and are not guaranteed to work.

  • Page 7: Hardware Installation

    6. For maximum performance, it is highly recommended to install the adapter into a PCIE x8/x16 slot. 7. Holding the Chelsio adapter by the edges, align the edge connector with the PCI connector on the motherboard. Apply even pressure on both edges until the card is firmly seated. It may be necessary to remove the SFP (transceiver) modules prior to inserting the adapter.
  • Page 8 Note convention: the port farthest from the motherboard will appear as the first Ethernet interface. However, for T5 40G adapters, the association of physical Ethernet ports and their corresponding network device names is opposite. For these adapters, the port nearest to the motherboard will appear as the first network interface.

  • Page 9: Software/Driver Installation

    After reboot, run the following command before using the cxgbe devices. This command will reconfigure new attached devices without returning any output. root@host:~# devfsadm root@host:~# Please follow the above step on every reboot. Note Chelsio T5 Network Driver for OpenIndiana...

  • Page 10: Software/Driver Configuration And Fine-Tuning

    4.2. Firmware update The driver will auto-load T5 firmware if an update is required. The firmware version can be verified using root@host:~# kstat t4nex Chelsio T5 Network Driver for OpenIndiana...

  • Page 11: Troubleshooting

    (or /usr/X11/bin/scanpci) root@host:~# prtconf -p  Is the driver loaded? Did it attach to the Chelsio cards in the system? (Look for 1425, cxgbe, t4nex in the output of these commands.) root@host:~# modinfo | /usr/xpg4/bin/grep -e cxgbe -e t4nex...
  • Page 12 (where X is the interface number. For example, 0 for cxgbe0) root@host:~# netstat -I cxgbeX 1 Run the above command while attempting to send/receive traffic.  Detailed information about the driver state and statistics. root@host:~# kstat t4nex root@host:~# kstat cxgbe Chelsio T5 Network Driver for OpenIndiana...

  • Page 13: Software/Driver Uninstallation

    Chapter 5. Software/Driver Uninstallation 5. Software/Driver Uninstallation Make sure that there are no VLANs/VNICs and aggregations using any of the Chelsio interfaces. If there are any, unplumb and destroy them before proceeding. The package uninstaller unplumbs all of the plumbed cxgbeX interfaces.

  • Page 14: Software/Driver Update

    For any distribution specific problems, please check README and Release Notes included in the release for possible workaround. Please visit Chelsio Download Center, http://service.chelsio.com/, for regular updates on various software/drivers. You can also subscribe to our newsletter for the latest software updates. Chelsio T5 Network Driver for OpenIndiana...

  • Page 15: Appendix

    3. Ownership of Software. As Licensee, you own only the media upon which the Software is recorded or fixed, but Chelsio retains all right, title and interest in and to the Software and all subsequent copies of the Software, regardless of the form or media in or on which the Software may be embedded.
  • Page 16 (30) days from the date of delivery to you. CHELSIO DOES NOT AND CANNOT WARRANT THE PERFORMANCE OR RESULTS YOU MAY OBTAIN BY USING THE SOFTWARE OR ANY PART THEREOF.
  • Page 17 Agreement. Should you have any questions concerning this Agreement, you may contact Chelsio by writing to: Chelsio Communications, Inc. 209 North Fair Oaks Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 U.S.A...

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