Adaptec ANA-5940 A

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ANA-5910/5930/5940 Use r’s Gui de

Stock Number: 510694-00, Rev. C Page: A-1

Print Spec Number: 493081-00

Current Date: 5/28/97 ECN Date: 05/29/97

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Product Features and

Specifications

This chapter provides an overview of the Adaptec ANA-5910/5930/

5940 adapter features. This chapter also includes a list of product

specifications.

Features

ANA-5910/5930/5940 Hardware

The ANA-5910/5930/5940 adapter is an ATM network interface

card (NIC) designe d to be easily inst alled in the PCI sl ots. The

adapter is specifically designed to enhance your computer’s

performance by providing easy access to ATM networks. The

adapter models use the following cables and connectors:

Adapt er ATM Network Cable Type Conne ctor

Max.

Cable

Length

Transfer

Rate

(Mbits/sec)

ANA-5910 Category 3 or

better Unshielded

Twisted Pair

Copper Cable

(UTP-3 or better)

and Type 1

Shielded Twisted

Pair (STP) Copper

Cable

RJ-45

Shielded 100 m 25.6

Contents

Main Page Page Page Page ii Copyright Trademarks Changes Disclaimer iii Sales and Ordering Information Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement Page 1 Getting Started 2 Introducing ATM Networking 3 Installing the Adapter 4 Installing ATM Version 4.0x Software for Windows NT 5 Installing ATM Version 2.0x D river s fo r Wi ndo ws NT 6 Installing ATM Software for DOS/Windows 3.1 7 Installing ATM Software for Windows 95 8 Installing ATM Software for Novell NetWare Page Getting Started Note: System Requirements Hardware Requirements WARNING: Document Overview How to Use This Document Page Introducing ATM Networking How ATM Works Wide Area Connectivity Scaleable bandwidth Bandwidth guarantees Virtual Channel Connections (VCCs) ATM SONET/SDH Support 25.6 Mbit/sec ATM Classical TCP/IP Classical IP Operational Summary Classical IP over ATM LAN Emulation LAN Emulation Clients (LECs) LAN Emulation Configuration Server (LECS) LAN Emulation Server (LES) Broadcast and Unknown Server (BUS) Page Installing the Adapter 1 2 3 Caution: 4 5 Page Connecting the ANA-5910/5930/594 0 Adapter to the Network Connecting to the ANA-5910 Note: 1 2 3 Connecting to the ANA-5930 Connecting to the ANA-5940 Figure3-4. The connector is keyed and can be attached in one way only. 5 directly to an MMF connector on the ATM switch (Figure3-5). Installing ATM Version 4.0x Software for Windows NT Installation for Windows NT (version 4.0) Note: Page Set the editable parameters in the table below (as required), and select OK when complete. To change the NIC configuration, select the NIC Config button. 7 8 9 10 11 12 Page Installing The ATM Utilities Installation for Windows NT (version 3.51) Installing a First or Single LANE Client Driver 1 2 3 Set the editable parameters as follows, and select OK when complete. To change the NIC configuration, select the NIC Config button. 7 8 9 10 11 Page Installing The ATM Utilities Using Device Drivers and Utilities Stopping ATM Drivers 1 2 Starting ATM Drivers aatmcnfg.exe Note: aatmdiag.exe alanecnfg.exe aatmcons.exe Locating Files and Directories Page Installing ATM Version 2.0x Drivers for Windows NT Installation for Windows NT (version 4.0) Note: Installing CIP Client Drivers Select Add next to the PVCs list box. The PVC Configuration dialog box appears. Set the parameters in the dialog box as follows, and sel e ct OK: Base Driver/CIP Configuration dialog box, and s elect OK. 7 8 drive 11 systemroot 9 Page The Adaptec LANE Configuration dialog box appears. Set the editable parameters as follows, and select OK. 8 9 10 11 Page Installing the CIP ARP Server (Optional) 8 9 10 Determining the CIP ARP Server Address Note: Note: 1 2 Reconfiguring the CIP ARP Server 1 2 3 Page Installation for Windows NT (version 3.51) Installing CIP Client Drivers 8 9 10 drive 15 systemroot 11 Page The Adaptec LANE Configuration dialog box appears. Set the following editable parameters as follo ws, and select OK: 8 9 10 Page Installing the CIP ARP Server (Optional) 8 9 10 Determining the CIP ARP Server Address Note: Note: 1 2 Page Using Device Drivers and Utilities Stopping ATM Drivers 2 Note: 1 3 aarpcnfg.exe do not aatmcnfg.exe Note: aatmdiag.exe Page aatmcons.exe acipcnfg.exe ndd.exe Locating Files and Directories Page Page Installing ATM Software for Windows 95 Automatically Installing Adaptec ATM Software for Windows 95 5 1 2 6 Installing Adaptec ATM Client Drivers for Windows 95 10 11 Configuring the Adapter 1 2 3 4 Removing Adaptec ATM Software for Windows 95 1 2 3 4 Page Installing ATM Software for Novell NetWare Installing Adaptec ATM Software for NetWare 3.12 Note: Installing the ATM Software 1 2 Page Configuring the ATM Software 8-4 ANA-5910/5930/5940 Users Guide The File SYS:\SYSTEM\ATMS.NCF screen appears. 3 use. File SYS:\SYSTEM\ATMS.N CF Four frame types for ELAN 0 Four frame types for ELAN 1 4 5 Automatically Loading the ATM Driver 1 Enter: load edit 2 Automating ATM Software Installation Installing, Configuring, and Loading Adaptec ATM Software for NetWare 4.1 Installing and Configuring the ATM Software While Installing NetWare 4.1 3 4 5 6 7 8 Page Installing and Configuring the ATM Software After Installing NetWare 4.1 8 9 10 11 12 Page 17 18 Automatically Loading the ATM Driver Manually Loading the ATM Driver 4 5 4 Removing ATM Software Removing ATM Software for NetWare 3.12 1 2 3 Removing ATM Software for NetWare 4.1 Updating ATM Software Updating ATM Software for NetWare 3.12 1 2 3 Updating ATM Software for NetWare 4.1 Troubleshooting Status Commands Status/Error Messages Identifying Files Installing Patches Page A Product Features and Specifications Features ANA-5910/5930/5940 Hardware Page ANA-5910/5930/5940 Software atmo.sys aatmsnmpd.dll, ilmi.snm.mib, and ilmi.hpov.mib aatmdiag.exe aarp.sys Features Summary Specifications Environment PCI Interface UTP and STP Interface (ANA-5910/5930) MMF Optical Interface (ANA-5940) Receiver Transmitter B Windows NT Specific Error Messages and Diagnostics Error Messages User Error Messages User error messages appear at the command tool or shell tool windows. Diagnostics Error M essages Diagnostic error messages appear at the command line when running the program. aatmdiag.exe Driver Console Error Messages Note: Also, messages with the same solutions are listed together. Page atmo.sys Page Page Page Diagnostics The hardware diagnostic utility aatmdiag.exe Note: 1 2 3 4 5 Page B-14 ANA-5910/5930/5940 Users Guide Database File Parameters The following table lists the parameters an d values in the , and base.db , B-15 Windows NT Specific Error Messages and Diagnostics Parameter Description Possible Values SNMP Agent 1 2 3 HP OpenView or IBM NetView 6000 4 SunNet Manager 3 2 1 4 Page This glossary is divided into two sections: Acronyms and Glossary of Ter ms. Acronyms Page Glossary of Terms A B C D E G H I L M N O P Q R S T V W A B C D E H I L M N