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9. Secure the retaining clip

Caution – Do not use excessive force when installing the adapter into the PCI-E slot. You might damage the adapter’s PCI connector. If the adapter does not seat properly when you apply even pressure, remove the adapter and carefully reinstall it.

10. Detach the wrist strap and close the system unit.

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Contents Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card Please Recycle Contents Network Configuration Configuring the nxge Device Driver ParametersConfiguring VLANs Configuring the Jumbo Frames FeatureConfiguring Link Aggregation Index SpecificationsDiagnostic Software Using This Documentation Using Unix CommandsShell Prompts Documentation Feedback Related DocumentationDocumentation, Support, and Training Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide May Product Description Product OverviewComponents Hardware and Software Requirements 1shows the adapterFeatures Declaration of Conformity EMCDate Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide May Installing and Setting Up the Driver To Download the Driver on a Solaris PlatformFor Sparc systems, change to the following directory Uncompress the gzipped tar fileUnpack the tar file For x86 systemsTo discover the driver packages run the pkginfo command Select the packages you want to installVerify that the nxge driver is installed on the system To remove the driver packages run the pkgrm command# ifconfig -a grep eth Downloading and Installing the Driver on a Linux PlatformLogin to your system # modprobe nxge # rpm -e nxge-1.0-1 To Remove the Driver From a Linux Platform# ethtool -i eth4 driver nxge version Installing the Adapter Installing the AdapterTo Install the Adapter Installing the Adapter Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide May Installing an Optical Transceiver Install the optical transceiversTo Install an Optical Transceiver Installing the Adapter Connect the Ethernet cables Verifying the Hardware InstallationTo Verify the Hardware Installation Ok show-netsOk cd /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@8/network@0,1 Ok .propertiesOk device-end Rebooting the SystemOk boot -r Network Configuration Configuring the Network Host Files# ifconfig nxge0 plumb ip-addressup # grep nxge /etc/pathtoinst# cat /etc/hosts Export/root/client-name To Set Up a 10-Gigabit Ethernet Port on a Diskless ClientEdit the hosts file in the diskless client’s root directory Network Configuration # grep client-name /etc/bootparams Find the root directory of the client systemShut down and halt the client system Proceed with the Solaris Operating System installationOk boot /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@8/network@0 # shutdown -i0 -g0 -yTo Boot Over the Network on Solaris x86 and Linux Systems # dladm show-devRefer the boot-device-order image Press the F12 key to install the OS from the network Image pxe-mac-addrConfiguring the nxge Device Driver Parameters Nxge Hardware and Software OverviewNoninteractive and Interactive Modes Setting nxge Driver Parameters on a Solaris PlatformSetting Parameters Using the ndd Utility To modify a parameter value, use the -setoption To Specify Parameter Values Using the ndd UtilityTo Specify Device Instances for the ndd Utility Man prtconf Setting Parameters Using the nxge.conf File# ndd /dev/nxge1 name to get/set ? Locate the path names and the associated instance numbers To Set Driver Parameters Using an nxge.conf FileFollowing parameters can be set using Set the parameters for the nxge devicesSun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide May Configuring the nxge Device Driver Parameters Class-opt-ipv4-tcp = 100 class-opt-ipv4-udp = # reboot -r Tuning for Maximum Performance on a Solaris PlatformReboot the system Save the nxge.conf fileSet ddimsixalloclimit=1 To Improve Performance on an AMD CPU Based Sun PlatformSet ipipsqueuefanout=1 set ipsqueuesoftring=1 Configuring the nxge Device Driver Parameters Setting Parameters on a Linux Platform To Set Parameters Using the ethtool UtilityConfiguring the nxge Device Driver Parameters Following are some common parameters that can be changed # ethtool -C eth4 rx-usecs # ethtool -c eth4 # ethtool -k eth4# /usr/local/bin/nxgeconfig eth4 get # /usr/local/bin/nxgeconfig eth4 get classoptipv4udpNet.ipv4.tcpsack = Tuning for Maximum Performance on a Linux Platform# /usr/local/bin/nxgeconfig eth4 set classoptipv4tcp 0xfe0 Net.core.netdevmaxbacklog =Set up the sysctl utility # sysctl -p /etc/sysctlnxge.confJumbo Frames Overview Configuring the Jumbo Frames FeatureChecking Jumbo Frames Configurations # kstat Nxge38001 To Show the Driver Statistics in a Solaris Environment# kstat nxge1 grep rdcpackets Set the maximum MTU for maximum performance To Check Layer 2 ConfigurationEnabling Jumbo Frames in a Solaris Environment Ensure that the nxge software is installed To Check Layer 3 ConfigurationTo Enable Jumbo Frames in a Linux Environment Enabling Jumbo Frames in a Linux Environment# ifconfig eth4 To Show the Driver Statistics in a Linux EnvironmentSun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide May Configuring Link Aggregation Overview of Link AggregationConfiguring Link Aggregation in a Solaris Environment To Configure Link Aggregation in a Solaris Environment# ifconfig aggr33 192.168.1.1/24 broadcast + up Use the dladm show-aggr-scommand to display statistics# ifconfig aggr33 plumb # dladm show-aggr -sConfigure bond0 interface Configuring Link Aggregation in a Linux EnvironmentTo Configure Bonding for Multiple nxge Interfaces Load the bonding driverConfiguring VLANs Overview of VLANs1shows an example network that uses VLANs Configuring VLANs in a Solaris Environment To Configure Static VLANs # ifconfig -a Configuring VLANs in a Linux EnvironmentTo Configure VLANs in a Linux Environment Ensure that the nxge module is loaded# ifconfig eth2.5 xxx.xxx.xx.xxx up Configure the nxge Vlan eth2 in this example# /sbin/vconfig add eth2 Insert the Vlan moduleSpecifications ConnectorsPerformance Specifications Table A-1XFP Connector CharacteristicsPhysical Characteristics Power RequirementsSun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide May Diagnostic Software SunVTS Diagnostic SoftwareTo Update SunVTS to Recognize the Adapter Updating SunVTS to Recognize the AdapterUsing the SunVTS netlbtest To Use the netlbtestSun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide May Symbols IndexSun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide May