Open Issues; Flow Control - Sun Microsystems 1.0 Product Notes

TABLE 3
minimum and maximum allowed values of each.
TABLE 3
Parameter
stat_ticks
send_max_coalesced_bds
recv_max-coalesced_bds
nic_tracing
link_negotiation
instance
To change the default settings, use the following format:
# ndd -set /dev/vge parameter_name value

Open Issues

This section addresses Sun GigabitEthernet PCI adapter issues that were not
resolved at the time the Sun GigabitEthernet PCI Adapter 1.0 User's Guide was printed.

Flow Control

Flow control is not supported in this release.
explains the available parameters and shows the default value as well as the
Explanation of ndd Parameters
Meaning
Minimum number of 100 usec
tics between interrupts
Number of sends before a
send complete event is set.
Maximum number of receives
that can be bundled into an
event.
(not currently used)
Used to set link negotiation to
auto or off
Used to set the device number
from which the previous data
is extracted.
Default Minimum
100 0
60 1
6 1
0 0
1 for auto 0 for off
0 0
Sun GigabitEthernet PCI Adapter Product Notes
Maximum
No limit
127
511
No limit
1 for auto
Number of
Gigabit
Ethernet
NICs in the
system
7