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Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card Please Recycle Contents Configuring the nxge Device Driver Parameters Network Configuration Configuring the Jumbo Frames Feature Configuring Link AggregationConfiguring VLANs Specifications Diagnostic SoftwareIndex Using Unix Commands Using This Documentation Shell Prompts Related Documentation Documentation, Support, and TrainingDocumentation Feedback Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide May Product Overview ComponentsProduct Description 1shows the adapter Hardware and Software Requirements Features EMC Declaration of Conformity Date Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide May To Download the Driver on a Solaris Platform Installing and Setting Up the Driver Unpack the tar file Uncompress the gzipped tar fileFor Sparc systems, change to the following directory For x86 systems Verify that the nxge driver is installed on the system Select the packages you want to installTo discover the driver packages run the pkginfo command 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 Install the optical transceivers Installing an Optical Transceiver To Install an Optical Transceiver Installing the Adapter To Verify the Hardware Installation Verifying the Hardware InstallationConnect the Ethernet cables Ok show-nets Ok .properties Ok cd /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@8/network@0,1 Rebooting the System Ok boot -rOk device-end Configuring the Network Host Files Network Configuration # grep nxge /etc/pathtoinst # ifconfig nxge0 plumb ip-addressup # 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 Find the root directory of the client system # grep client-name /etc/bootparams Ok boot /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@8/network@0 Proceed with the Solaris Operating System installationShut down and halt the client system # shutdown -i0 -g0 -y # dladm show-dev To Boot Over the Network on Solaris x86 and Linux Systems Refer the boot-device-order image Image pxe-mac-addr Press the F12 key to install the OS from the network Nxge Hardware and Software Overview Configuring the nxge Device Driver Parameters 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 Following parameters can be set using To Set Driver Parameters Using an nxge.conf FileLocate the path names and the associated instance numbers 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 the system Tuning for Maximum Performance on a Solaris Platform# reboot -r 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 To Set Parameters Using the ethtool Utility Setting Parameters on a Linux Platform Configuring the nxge Device Driver Parameters Following are some common parameters that can be changed # ethtool -k eth4 # ethtool -C eth4 rx-usecs # ethtool -c eth4 # /usr/local/bin/nxgeconfig eth4 get classoptipv4udp # /usr/local/bin/nxgeconfig eth4 get # /usr/local/bin/nxgeconfig eth4 set classoptipv4tcp 0xfe0 Tuning for Maximum Performance on a Linux PlatformNet.ipv4.tcpsack = Net.core.netdevmaxbacklog = # sysctl -p /etc/sysctlnxge.conf Set up the sysctl utility 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 To Enable Jumbo Frames in a Linux Environment To Check Layer 3 ConfigurationEnsure that the nxge software is installed Enabling Jumbo Frames in a Linux Environment To Show the Driver Statistics in a Linux Environment # ifconfig eth4 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide May Overview of Link Aggregation Configuring Link Aggregation To Configure Link Aggregation in a Solaris Environment Configuring Link Aggregation in a Solaris Environment # ifconfig aggr33 plumb Use the dladm show-aggr-scommand to display statistics# ifconfig aggr33 192.168.1.1/24 broadcast + up # dladm show-aggr -s To Configure Bonding for Multiple nxge Interfaces Configuring Link Aggregation in a Linux EnvironmentConfigure bond0 interface Load the bonding driver Overview of VLANs Configuring VLANs 1shows an example network that uses VLANs Configuring VLANs in a Solaris Environment To Configure Static VLANs To Configure VLANs in a Linux Environment Configuring VLANs in a Linux Environment# ifconfig -a Ensure that the nxge module is loaded # /sbin/vconfig add eth2 Configure the nxge Vlan eth2 in this example# ifconfig eth2.5 xxx.xxx.xx.xxx up Insert the Vlan module Connectors Specifications Table A-1XFP Connector Characteristics Performance Specifications Power Requirements Physical Characteristics Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide May SunVTS Diagnostic Software Diagnostic Software Updating SunVTS to Recognize the Adapter To Update SunVTS to Recognize the Adapter To Use the netlbtest Using the SunVTS netlbtest Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide May Index Symbols Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide May