Sun Microsystems 805-7945-10 manual Reporting Local PCS Capabilities, Read-Only PCS Capabilities

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Reporting Local PCS Capabilities

TABLE 7 describes the read-only PCS capabilities that GEM PCS supports. These parameters define the capabilities of the hardware.

TABLE 7 Read-Only PCS Capabilities

Parameter

Description (Local PCS Capabilities)

 

 

 

1000autoneg_cap

 

 

 

0

= Not capable of autonegotiation

 

1

= Autonegotiation capable

1000fdx_cap

Local PCS Full Duplex capability

 

0

= Not 1000 Mbits/sec full-duplex capable

 

1

= 1000 Mbits/sec full-duplex capable

1000hdx_cap

Local PCS Half Duplex capability

 

0

= Not 1000 Mbits/sec half-duplex capable

 

1

= 1000 Mbits/sec half-duplex capable

asm_dir_cap

Local PCS Flow Control capability

 

0

= Not Asymmetric Pause capable

 

1

= Asymmetric Pause (from Local Device) capable

pause_cap

Local PCS Flow Control capability

 

0

= Not Symmetric Pause capable

 

1

= Symmetric Pause capable

 

 

 

Reporting the Link Partner Capabilities

TABLE 8 describes the read-only link partner capabilities.

TABLE 8

Read-Only Link Partner Capabilities

 

 

 

Parameter

 

Description

 

 

 

lp_1000autoneg_cap

0

= No autonegotiation

 

 

1

= Autonegotiation

lp_1000fdx_cap

0

= No 1000 Mbits/sec full duplex transmission

 

 

1

= 1000 Mbits/sec full duplex

 

 

 

 

Installing and Configuring the ge Device Driver 9

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Contents Solaris Please Recycle Contents To Use the ndd Utility in Non-Interactive Mode To Install the Driver Software Installing the Driver SoftwareBecome superuser Install the software Set Up the Software on Solaris Systems# grep ge /etc/pathtoinst /pci@1f,4000/pci@1/network@1 1 ge GigabitEthernet MAC Configuring the Driver ParametersGe Driver Parameters, Status, and Descriptions Driver Parameter Values and DefinitionsFlow Control Parameters Defining the Current StatusRead-Only Parameters Defining the Current Status Read-Write Flow Control Parameters Values and DescriptionsInterpacket Gap Parameters Operational Mode Parameters Operational Mode ParametersParameters Defining lancemode and ipg0 Reporting the Link Partner Capabilities Reporting Local PCS CapabilitiesRead-Only PCS Capabilities Read-Only Link Partner CapabilitiesSetting Parameters Using the ndd Utility Setting ge Driver ParametersNon-Interactive and Interactive Modes To Specify the Device Instance for the ndd UtilityUse the instance number to select the device To Use the ndd Utility in Interactive Mode To Use the ndd Utility in Non-Interactive ModeTo View the ge Driver Parameters To modify a parameter value, use the -setoptionTo Set Autonegotiation to Off Forced Mode Autonegotiation ModeUnderstanding the ge.conf File Setting Parameters Using the ge.conf FileTo Set Parameters Using the ge.conf File on an SBus adapter To Configure the Host Files Network ConfigurationTo Set Parameters Using the ge.conf File on a PCI adapter Etc/hostname.ge1 To Set Up a Diskless Client on a Server # grep clientname /etc/bootparams At the ok prompt, type

805-7945-10 specifications

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