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Sun Microsystems GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation And User Manual (126 pages)
GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter
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Adapter
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Declaration of Conformity
11
Fcc Class a Notice
15
Fcc Class B Notice
15
Regulatory Compliance Statements
15
BSMI Class a Notice
17
Preface
19
How this Book Is Organized
19
Typographic Conventions
20
Using UNIX Commands
20
Accessing Sun Documentation
21
Related Documentation
21
Shell Prompts
21
Contacting Sun Technical Support
22
Sun Welcomes Your Comments
22
Third-Party Web Sites
22
1 Sun Gigaswift Ethernet Adapter Overview
23
Hardware Overview
23
Sun Gigaswift Ethernet MMF Adapter
23
LED Displays on the MMF Adapter
24
Sun Gigaswift Ethernet UTP Adapter
24
FIGURE 1-1 Sun Gigaswift Ethernet MMF Adapter
24
TABLE 1-1 Front Panel Display Leds for the MMF Adapter
24
LED Displays on the UTP Adapter
25
FIGURE 1-2 Sun Gigaswift Ethernet UTP Adapter
25
TABLE 1-2 Front Panel Display Leds for the UTP Adapter
25
Hardware and Software Requirements
26
Patch Requirements
26
Product Features
27
Key Protocols and Interfaces
27
Diagnostic Support
28
Support for Solaris 9 X86 Operating System
28
2 Installing the Adapter
29
Installing the Adapter with Dynamic Reconfiguration
29
Installing the Adapter Without Dynamic Reconfiguration
30
To Install the Adapter
30
To Verify the Hardware Installation
31
Setting the Local-Mac-Address? Variable
35
Rebooting the System
36
Using the Installation Script
36
To Install the Software Using the Installation Script
37
Operating System
40
Verifying the Software Installation
43
Configuring the Network Host Files
44
3 Network Configuration
47
Configuring the Network Host Files
47
Setting up a Gigaswift Ethernet Network on a Diskless Client System
49
To Set up a Gigaswift Ethernet Port on a Diskless Client
49
Installing the Solaris Operating System over a Gigaswift Ethernet Network
50
To Install the Solaris Operating System over a Gigaswift Ethernet Network
51
Booting over the Gigaswift Ethernet Network
54
TABLE 3-1 Device Link Parameters
55
TABLE 3-2 Link-Clock Capabilities for Link up
56
4 Configuring Driver Parameters
59
Gigaswift Ethernet Device Driver Parameters
59
Gigaswift Ethernet Driver Parameter Values and Definitions
60
Operational Mode Parameters
61
TABLE 4-1 Ce Driver Parameter, Status, and Descriptions
61
TABLE 4-2 Operational Mode Parameters
61
Flow Control Parameters
62
TABLE 4-3 Read-Write Flow Control Keyword Descriptions
62
Gigabit Link Clock Mastership Controls
63
Interpacket Gap Parameters
63
TABLE 4-4 Forced Mode Parameters
63
TABLE 4-5 Parameters Defining Enable_Ipg0 and Ipg0
64
TABLE 4-6 Read-Write Interpacket Gap Parameter Values and Descriptions
64
Interrupt Parameters
65
Random Early Drop Parameters
65
TABLE 4-7 RX Blanking Register for Alias Read
65
TABLE 4-8 RX Random Early Detecting 8-Bit Vectors
65
PCI Bus Interface Parameters
66
TABLE 4-9 PCI Bus Interface Parameters
66
Jumbo Frames
67
TABLE 4-10 Accept-Jumbo Parameters
67
Setting Ce Driver Parameters
68
Setting Parameters Using the Ndd Utility
69
Noninteractive and Interactive Modes
69
To Specify Device Instances for the Ndd Utility
69
To Use the Ndd Utility in Interactive Mode
70
To Use the Ndd Utility in Noninteractive Mode
70
Setting the Autonegotiation Mode
71
To Disable Autonegotiation Mode
72
Setting Parameters Using the Ce.conf File
72
To Set Driver Parameters Using a Ce.conf File
73
Usability Enhancements to the Driver
74
Gigaswift Ethernet Driver Operating Statistics
76
TABLE 4-11 Read-Only Ce Device Capabilities
76
Reporting the Link Partner Capabilities
77
TABLE 4-12 Read-Only Link Partner Capabilities
77
TABLE 4-13 Transmit and Receive Parameters
78
To Check Link Partner Settings
80
To Discover Link Partner Capabilities
83
Configuration Checking
84
To Discover Link Settings
84
5 Configuring Vlans
85
Overview of Vlans
85
Configuring Vlans
88
FIGURE 5-2 Ethernet Tag Header Format
88
To Configure Static Vlans
89
Installing the Software Manually
91
Installing the Driver Software Manually
91
To Install the Driver Software Manually
91
TABLE A-1 Files and Directories on the CD-ROM
92
Verifying Patches
96
To Install Patches
96
TABLE A-2 Patch Versions
96
To Install a Sun VLAN Utility Patch
98
Using the Sun Gigaswift Ethernet Driver in Solaris 9 X86 Operating Systems
101
Hardware and Software Requirements
101
Patch Requirements
102
Product Features
102
Key Protocols and Interfaces
102
Features Not Currently Supported
103
Using the Installation Script
103
To Install the Software Using the Installation Script
103
Installing the Software Manually
106
To Install the Software Manually
106
TABLE B-1 Files and Directories on the CD-ROM
106
Configuring Driver Parameters
109
Configuring Vlans
109
Verifying the Software Installation
109
Connectors
111
Specifications
111
FIGURE C-1 Sun Gigaswift Ethernet MMF Adapter Connector
111
FIGURE C-2 Sun Gigaswift Ethernet UTP Adapter Connector
112
TABLE C-2 Cat-5 Connector Link Characteristics
112
TABLE C-1 SC Connector Link Characteristics (IEEE P802.3Z)
111
Performance Specifications
113
TABLE C-3 Performance Sepcifications
113
TABLE C-4 Physical Characteristics
113
TABLE C-5 Power Requirements
113
Sunvts Diagnostic Software
115
Diagnostic Software and Troubleshooting Issues
115
Using the Sunvts Netlbtest
116
To Use the Netlbtest
116
TABLE D-1 Sunvts Documentation
116
Using the Openboot PROM Fcode Self-Test
117
To Run the Fcode Self-Test Diagnostic
117
Known Incompatibilities with Pre-IEEE 802.3Z Network Switches
120
To Set Autonegotiation to off for a Sunswitch or an Alteon ACE
120
Troubleshooting Issues
120
Switch
120
To Set Autonegotiation to off for Other Noncompliant Network Equipment
122
Failure to Configure Gigaswift Ethernet Instance
122
Nonspecific Issues
123
TABLE D-2 Troubleshooting the Gigaswift Ethernet Adapter
123
Problem with DR Attach on Sun Enterprise Platforms
124
Index
125
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