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- Page 1 Bull DPX/20 FDDI Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide ORDER REFERENCE 86 A1 53GX 01...
- Page 3 Bull DPX/20 FDDI Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide Hardware September 1996 Bull Electronics Angers S.A. CEDOC Atelier de Reprographie 331 Avenue Patton 49 004 ANGERS CEDEX 01 FRANCE ORDER REFERENCE 86 A1 53GX 01...
- Page 4 UNIX is a registered trademark in the USA and other countries licensed exclusively through X/Open. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Groupe Bull will not be liable for errors contained herein, or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the use of this material.
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Page 5: About This Book
About This Book This manual (when used with your system unit documentation) will help you to install Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) Adapters in Micro Channel Architecture (MCA) bus and Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus computers. There are three types of FDDI Adapters: •... -
Page 6: Electronic Emission Notices
AC power connection on a different circuit or outlet. Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by Bull could result in non-FCC compliance, and void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. -
Page 7: Compliances - Product Safety
EN55022 (CISPR-22) – Class B This device has been tested and found to meet the Class B limits of EN55022 (CISPR-22). VCCI–2 The following is a summary of the VCCI Japanese statement in the box above. This equipment is in the 2nd Class category (information equipment to be used in a resi- dential area or in an adjacent area thereto) and conforms to the standards set by the Vol- untary Control Council For Interference by Data Processing Equipment and Electronic Office Machines aimed at preventing radio interference in such residential area. - Page 8 FDDI Adapters – Installation and Configuration Guide...
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Page 9: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents About This Book ............Electronic Emission Notices . - Page 10 Appendix B. Connections to Your Network ....... Connections Overview ........... . Connection Types .
- Page 11 List of Figures Figure 1. FDDI UTP Single Ring Adapter (Type B2-P MCA)....... . Figure 2.
- Page 12 FDDI Adapters – Installation and Configuration Guide...
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Page 13: Chapter 1. Introducing Fddi Adapters
Documentation 86 A1 53GX (B5-5 PCI) Software driver and diagnostics are provided on the Bull Enhancement CD–ROM. Note: For more information about cables, see Connections from LAN Adapters, on page B-1, and LAN Adapters in Bull DPX/20 Cabling Guide. Introducing FDDI Adapters... -
Page 14: About The Fddi Utp Single Ring Adapter
About the FDDI UTP Single Ring Adapter The FDDI UTP Single Ring (Type B2-P for MCA Adapters and B5-3 for PCI Adapters) are fitted with an Unshielded Twisted Pair/TP–PMD (MLT 3) connector which offers cost–effective integration of MicroChannel and PCI Platforms into the fast 100 Mbps FDDI network. -
Page 15: Utp Single Ring Adapter Characteristics
UTP Single Ring Adapter Characteristics The main characteristics are: • Data Streaming support • Low cost RJ–45 connector • MLT–3 interoperability • Up to 100 m between nodes • Fully software configurable • SMT 7.3 • Suitable for multimedia applications (support of synchronous mode – see Appendix A). Environment Requirements and Compliance Electrical power source loading +5V DC @ 2A... -
Page 16: About The Fddi Fiber Single Ring And Dual Ring Adapters
About the FDDI Fiber Single Ring and Dual Ring Adapters The FDDI Fiber Single Ring (Type B2-R for MCA Adapter), see Figure 3, and the FDDI Fiber Dual Ring (Type B2-S for MCA Adapter, see Figure 4, use a MIC fiber optic cabling connection to integrate fiber optic/Micro Channel systems with the 16/32–bit MicroChannel bus architecture via a FDDI concentrator into 100Mbps FDDI fiber optic network. -
Page 17: Figure 5. Fddi Fiber Single Ring (Type B5-4 Pci Adapter)
SC Connector for Fiber Cabling - Port S LED (green) LED (yellow) FDDI Fiber Single Ring (Type B5-4 PCI Adapter). Figure 5. SC Connector for Fiber Cabling - Port A SC Connector for Fiber Cabling - Port B Optical Bypass Interface LED (green) Port B LED (yellow) -
Page 18: Fiber Adapter Characteristics
Fiber Adapter Characteristics The main characteristics are: • Data Streaming support • MIC connector for MCA, SC connector for PCI • Up to 2 km between nodes • Fully software configurable • SMT 7.3 • Suitable for multimedia applications (support of synchronous mode – see Appendix A). •... -
Page 19: Chapter 2. Hardware Installation
Chapter 2. Hardware Installation This section provides instructions for installing FDDI Adapters in MCA and PCI bus computers. FDDI Adapters Installation 1. Turn off your computer’s power and remove the cover (refer to your computer’s manual for instructions on cover removal and option board installation and cautions). 2. - Page 20 FDDI Adapters – Installation and Configuration Guide...
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Page 21: Chapter 3. Software Installation And Configuration
This section provides instructions for installing and configuring the software supporting FDDI Adapters. Delivery and Installation Software Delivery The FDDI Adapter package is part of the Bull Enhancement CD–ROM delivery. It contains the following LPP (Licensed Program Product): For MCA Adapters necessary to support FDDI Adapter. -
Page 22: Installation Check
The COMMAND STATUS screen is displayed. The status will change from Running to OK when the software installation is complete. Note: If an error message is displayed on the COMMAND STATUS screen, verify that the adapter is seated properly. If the error message is present when the adapter is securely installed, refer to the documentation that came with your computer for information on running hardware diagnostics. -
Page 23: Adapter Configuration
Adapter Configuration The following procedure allows you to configure an FDDI adapter. Procedure 1. Enter the SMIT fast path: # smit fddi Note: Depending on your environment, you access SMIT in ASCII mode or AIXwindows mode. The following steps apply to both interfaces. 2. - Page 24 The SMIT panel for this selection resembles the following figure (MCA adapters). FDDI Adapter Move cursor to desired item and press Enter. fddi0 Available 00–07 FDDI Adapter fddi1 Available 00–06 FDDI Adapter F1=Help F2=Refresh F3=Cancel Esc+8=Image Esc+0=Exit Enter=Do /=Find n=Find Next 4.
- Page 25 When the appropriate FDDI adapter is selected, a SMIT panel resembling the following figure will be displayed (PCI adapter): Change/Show Characteristics of an FDDI Adapter Type or select values in entry fields. Press Enter AFTER making all desired changes. [TOP [Entry Fields] Logical Name fddi0...
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Page 26: Smit Field Definitions For Fddi Adapter
SMIT Field Definitions for FDDI Adapter The following is a summary of the FDDI attributes and values shown on the SMIT Change / Show Characteristics menu of an FDDI Adapter. Note: Most of these attributes are advanced parameters which give access to FDDI SMT or configure the synchronous mode. - Page 27 18–05 Identifies an adapter located in slot 5 of an I/O expansion drawer. The drawer is the one connected to the asynchronous expansion adapter located in slot 8 of the optional I/O bus in the CPU drawer. Transmit Queue Size Transmit Queue size: indicates the number of transmit requests (frames) that can be queued up by the device driver prior to being added to the adapters (hardware) transmit queue.
- Page 28 SBA_Payload This attribute defines the requested synchronous bandwidth for manual static allocations in synchronous units (SU). The synchronous unit is the number of bytes transmitted in 125 microseconds. Value range: 0 ... 1562 bytes per 125 microseconds. (1562 SU = 100 Mbits/sec). The correlation between a payload given in Mbits/sec and in Synchronous Units, as specified in the SMT ANSI Standard, is shown in the following table.
- Page 29 SBA_Category This attribute defines the session ID of the SBA_Category for the static allocation. The value range is 0 ...65535. The default value is 0. If a value outside the limits is specified, the upper/lower limit will be taken. Note: This attribute only has an effect if the attribute SBA_Payload has a value greater than 0 Sync_Tx_Mode This attribute defines the synchronous transmission mode.
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Page 31: Chapter 4. User Diagnostics And Error Identifiers
Chapter 4. User Diagnostics and Error Identifiers This section explains how the diagnostic program and error identifiers are to be used. User Diagnostics The user diagnosis program, provided in the diag system, can be used to check or identify an adapter failure. It allows internal loopback tests (regular and advanced mode) and external loopback tests (advanced mode) to be run, using a wrap plug. -
Page 32: Traces
If one of the following messages appears, check that the wrap plugs (if any) are correctly plugged. If problem persists, replace the adapter. 859–301 PLC1 (base board) FDDI external wrap failure 859–302 PLC2 (extension board) FDDI external wrap failure If the following message appears, check the software installation. 859–400 Software Traces... -
Page 33: Appendix A. Synchronous & Asynchronous Services
Appendix A. Synchronous & Asynchronous Services Types of Service The FDDI standard defines two types of service: synchronous and asynchronous. Asynchronous Service The basic service provided by an FDDI adapter. It does not guarantee end–to–end delay and reserved bandwidth. Synchronous Service Used by applications requesting and requiring predictable response time. -
Page 34: Fddi Synchronous Transmission
Dynamic Mode Mode where allocation is performed for each individual session (where a session is the requirement of a single application on a workstation). In this mode, several allocations can be performed on each workstation. The Dynamic Allocation mode is shown in Figure 8. Server ESS (End–Station Support) (Synchronous... -
Page 35: Sba / Ess Parameters
SBA / ESS Parameters Overview This section contains information about the adapter parameters which must be modified to configure the synchronous services. The parameters configure the operation of ESS and SBA functions. These functions are part of the device driver and are installed with it. Note: If static mode is used and this workstation is configured to use synchronous transmission, the default value must be changed for the –... -
Page 36: Example Of Configuration In Static Mode
Example of Configuration in Static Mode For example in Figure 9, a server S1 has 6 clients C1...C6 with cards supporting video streams of 1.2 Mbps each. This means that the server has to support a payload of 6 x 1.2 Mbps = 7.2 Mbps. -
Page 37: Appendix B. Connections To Your Network
Appendix B. Connections to Your Network Connections Overview The SAS adapter supports single attachment to a concentrator. The DAS adapter supports either dual attachment to the main ring path or dual homing to one or two FDDI concentrators. A typical example of an FDDI network organization is shown in Figure 10. Dual Attachment FDDI–Ring Computer with... -
Page 38: Connection Types
Connection Types There are three basic connection types that can be mixed and matched in the same network: • Dual attachment to the dual ring • Single attachment to a concentrator • Dual homing. Dual Attachment to the Dual Ring Class A devices can be connected directly to the FDDI dual ring. -
Page 39: Port Types (A, B, M And S
Port Types (A, B, M and S) The ports on the various FDDI devices are given logical designations. There are four port types in FDDI: A, B, M (Master) and S (Slave), as shown in Figure 11. FDDI–Ring Dual Homing Figure 11. -
Page 40: Port Usage
Port Usage Dual Attached Connection For a Class A device on the dual ring, the A port connects to the B port of the upstream neighbor and the B port connects to the A port of the downstream neighbor. This ”daisy chaining”... -
Page 41: Type Of Connectors
Type of Connectors Two types of connectors are used for FDDI Adapters: • UTP (copper) connector • Fiber ring connectors. UTP Connector UTP Single Ring Connector Unshielded twisted pair port pinouts for port types A, B, M (Master) and S (Slave). The UTP Single Ring Adapter uses standard RJ-45 connectors and receptacles. -
Page 42: Rj-45 Cable
RJ-45 Cable M.I. CBLG159–1900 Part No. 90720001–001 Figure 13. RJ-45 Cable. Fiber Ring Connectors MIC Fiber Loopback Plug (MCA adapters) Part No. 92F9003 MIC Connector Figure 14. MIC Fiber Loopback Plug. SC Fiber Loopback Plug (PCI adapters) Part No. 16G5609 Figure 15. -
Page 43: Fiber Cable
Fiber Cable Part No. CBLR065-210E MIC/MIC Length 7.00 meters (Bull Express). Figure 16. MIC/MIC Fiber Cable. Part No. CBLG171-2000 MIC/SC Length 7.00 meters (Bull Express). Figure 17. MIC/SC Fiber Cable. Part No. CBLG170-2000 SC/SC Length 7.00 meters (Bull Express). Figure 18. SC/SC Fiber Cable. -
Page 44: Optical Bypass Interface
Optical Bypass Interface Pin 6: Pin 5: Switch present Ground Pin 4: Switch Pin 3: Switch primary ring secondary ring Pin 2: Vcc Pin 1: Vcc See also FDDI Adapters Installation, Step 3 Note, on page 2-1. Figure 19. Optical Bypass Interface. FDDI Adapters –... -
Page 45: Glossary
Glossary This glossary contains abbreviations, key–words and phrases that can be found in this document. Alternating Current Media Interface Connector ANSI American National Standards Institute Peripheral Component Interconnect Dual Attachment Concentrator Parameter Management Frame Dual Attachment Station Stand Alone Concentrator End Station Support Single Attachment Station FDDI... - Page 46 FDDI Adapters – Installation and Configuration Guide...
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