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10.Press the F12 key to install the OS from the network.

If the cable is connected to the right port, you should see the MAC address that you assigned to your PXE server displayed by BIOS.

image : pxe-mac-addr

PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable

PXE-MOF: Exiting Intel Boot Agent.

NVIDIA Boot Agent 217.0513

Copyright (C) 2001-2005) NVIDIA Corporation

Copyright (C) 1997-2000) NVIDIA Corporation

PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable

PXE-MOF: Exiting Intel Boot Agent.

NVIDIA Boot Agent 217.0513

Copyright (C) 2001-2005) NVIDIA Corporation

Copyright (C) 1997-2000) NVIDIA Corporation

PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable

PXE-MOF: Exiting Intel Boot Agent.

Intel (R) Boot Agent GE v1.2.43 Beta-1

Copyright (C) 1997-2006) Intel Corporation

CLIENT MAC ADDR; 00 15 17 13 90 00 GUID: 00000000 0000 0000 0000 00144F26E0B7

11. You can now install the nxge driver and configure the adapter.

32 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 2010

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Contents

Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card Please Recycle Contents Network Configuration Configuring the nxge Device Driver Parameters Configuring the Jumbo Frames Feature Configuring Link AggregationConfiguring VLANs Specifications Diagnostic SoftwareIndex Using This Documentation Using Unix Commands Shell Prompts Related Documentation Documentation, Support, and TrainingDocumentation Feedback Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide May Product Overview ComponentsProduct Description Hardware and Software Requirements 1shows the adapter Features Declaration of Conformity EMC Date Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide May Installing and Setting Up the Driver To Download the Driver on a Solaris Platform For Sparc systems, change to the following directory Uncompress the gzipped tar fileUnpack the tar file For x86 systems To 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 Downloading and Installing the Driver on a Linux Platform Login to your system# ifconfig -a grep eth # modprobe nxge To Remove the Driver From a Linux Platform # ethtool -i eth4 driver nxge version# rpm -e nxge-1.0-1 Installing the Adapter Installing the Adapter To Install the Adapter Installing the Adapter Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide May Installing an Optical Transceiver Install the optical transceivers To Install an Optical Transceiver Installing the Adapter Connect the Ethernet cables Verifying the Hardware InstallationTo Verify the Hardware Installation Ok show-nets Ok cd /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@8/network@0,1 Ok .properties Rebooting the System Ok boot -rOk device-end Network Configuration Configuring the Network Host Files # ifconfig nxge0 plumb ip-addressup # grep nxge /etc/pathtoinst # cat /etc/hosts To Set Up a 10-Gigabit Ethernet Port on a Diskless Client Edit the hosts file in the diskless client’s root directoryExport/root/client-name Network Configuration # grep client-name /etc/bootparams Find the root directory of the client system Shut 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 -y To Boot Over the Network on Solaris x86 and Linux Systems # dladm show-dev Refer the boot-device-order image Press the F12 key to install the OS from the network Image pxe-mac-addr Configuring the nxge Device Driver Parameters Nxge Hardware and Software Overview Setting nxge Driver Parameters on a Solaris Platform Setting Parameters Using the ndd UtilityNoninteractive and Interactive Modes To Specify Parameter Values Using the ndd Utility To Specify Device Instances for the ndd UtilityTo modify a parameter value, use the -setoption Setting Parameters Using the nxge.conf File # ndd /dev/nxge1 name to get/set ?Man prtconf 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 devices Sun 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 file To Improve Performance on an AMD CPU Based Sun Platform Set ipipsqueuefanout=1 set ipsqueuesoftring=1Set ddimsixalloclimit=1 Configuring the nxge Device Driver Parameters Setting Parameters on a Linux Platform To Set Parameters Using the ethtool Utility Configuring 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 classoptipv4udp Net.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.conf Configuring the Jumbo Frames Feature Checking Jumbo Frames ConfigurationsJumbo Frames Overview To Show the Driver Statistics in a Solaris Environment # kstat nxge1 grep rdcpackets# kstat Nxge38001 To Check Layer 2 Configuration Enabling Jumbo Frames in a Solaris EnvironmentSet the maximum MTU for maximum performance 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 Environment Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide May Configuring Link Aggregation Overview of Link Aggregation Configuring 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 -s Configure bond0 interface Configuring Link Aggregation in a Linux EnvironmentTo Configure Bonding for Multiple nxge Interfaces Load the bonding driver Configuring VLANs Overview of VLANs 1shows 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 module Specifications Connectors Performance Specifications Table A-1XFP Connector Characteristics Physical Characteristics Power Requirements Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide May Diagnostic Software SunVTS Diagnostic Software To Update SunVTS to Recognize the Adapter Updating SunVTS to Recognize the Adapter Using the SunVTS netlbtest To Use the netlbtest Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide May Symbols Index Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide May