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SunFDDI/P
™
1.0Adapter
User’sGuide
Part No.: 805-0809-10
Revision A, May 1997
Sun Microsystems Computer Company
Contents
Main
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Regulatory Compliance Statements
FCCClass A Notice
FCCClass B Notice
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Declaration of Conformity
Contents
Part 1 Installing and Configuring SunFDDI/P
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Part 2 Planning and Implementing SunFDDI Networks
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Figures
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Preface
How this Book is Organized
Part 1 Installing and Conguring SunFDDI/P
Part 2 Planning and Implementing SunFDDI Networks
UNIX Commands
TypographicConventions
The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.
Shell Prompts
Related Documents
Ordering Sun Documents
Getting Help
Sun Welcomes YourComments
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SunFDDI/POverview 1
Feature Summary
FDDI Conformance
HardwareInstallation 2
Device Instances and Device Names
Installation Items
Installing SunFDDI/P Adapter Cards
Connecting Fiber Optic Cables
To Connect the Fiber Optic Cable
MIC-to-MIC Coupler
Cleaning the Fiber Optic Cable
To Clean the Fiber Optic Cable
Link Status Indicator (Diagnostic LED)
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InstallingSunFDDI/P Software 3
Installation Requirements
Declaring IP Addresses for SunFDDI/P
Installing and Conguring SunFDDI/P
To Load and Mount the CD-ROM
To Install SunFDDI/P Using pkgadd
To Install the DeviceDriver (SUNWpfr)
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To Install the Utilities, man Pages,and SNM Agents (SUNWpft)
To Finish the Installation
To Check the Installation
Unloading Drivers
Installing SunNet Manager Agents for SunFDDI/P
To Use pf_install_agents
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Removing SunFDDI/P
To Remove SunFDDI/P
ImprovingNetwork Performance 4
High Performance FDDI Networks
Ring Latency Improvement
Data Throughput Improvement
Send and Receive Buffers
Performance Across Bridges
TargetTokenRotation Time (TTRT)
Improving Performance
Changing the High and Low WaterMarks
To Tunethe High Water Mark
To Tunethe Low Water Mark
Tuningthe High and Low Water Marks at Boot Time
Tuningthe Socket Options
MTU Path Discovery
To Tunethe Maximum Transfer Unit (MTU)
To Disable MTU Path Discovery
To Tunethe Target Token Rotation Time (TTRT)
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Troubleshootingand Diagnostics 5
TroubleshootingChecklist
To Check the Connection to the Station
To Check the Connections Between Stations
To Check the Link Status Indicator
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To Check the SunFDDI/P Driver
To Check the IP Addresses
To Check the IP Routing
To Check the Protocol Statistics
To Check the SMT Traffic
Solving Common Problems
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<pid> <date&time> <path>
Running the Hardware Self-TestProgram
To Run the HardwareSelf-Test
Loading the Device Driver Manually
To Configureand Load the Device Driver
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FDDINetwork Architecture 6
FDDI Network Model
Physical Medium Dependent (PMD) Layer
Multi-Mode Fiber (MMF)
Physical (PHY) Layer
Media Access Control(MAC) Layer
Station Management (SMT) Layer
Communication Between FDDI Layers
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FDDI Network Architecture
FDDI Stations
Single-Attached Station (SAS)
Dual-Attached Station (DAS)
FDDI Concentrators
Single-Attached Concentrator (SAC)
Dual-Attached Concentrator (DAC)
FDDI Failure Recovery
Station Wrapping
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Optical Bypass Switches
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FDDI Ring Operation
UnrestrictedAsynchronous Transmission
FDDI Performance
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FDDINetwork Topologies 7
Basic Dual-Ring Network
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Standalone Concentrator
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Concentrators with Dual-Homing
Treeof Concentrators
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Ring of Trees
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Mixed FDDI/Ethernet Networks
FDDI/Ethernet IP Router
A Treeof Concentrators in an Ethernet Network
A Ring of Treesin an Ethernet Network
Routes in Mixed FDDI/Ethernet Networks
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Changing the Default MAC Address (pf_macid)
To Change the Default MACAddress with pf_macid
Displaying SunFDDI/P Statistics (pf_stat)
Displaying Local Interface Statistics
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RMT(Ring Management)
PCM(Physical Connection Management)
Ring_OP(Ring Operational)
XmitP(Transmit Packets)
RecvP(Receive Packets)
Example Local Statistics
Displaying Statistics fromNeighboring Stations
InterpretingStatistics from Neighboring Stations
Phy(Physical Connection)
Frame(Frames Received)
Error(Error Frames)
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Example Neighbor Statistics
Monitoring SMT Frames (pf_smtmon)
Todisplay the SMT frames received by interface pf1 in hexadecimal format, type:
SMT Frame Classes and Types
NIF(Neighbor Information Frames)
SIF(Status Information Frames)
ECF(Echo Frames)
RDF(Request Denied Frame)
Filtering Output frompf_smtmon
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ManagingFDDI Stations UsingSunNet Manager 9
Installing the SunNet Manager Agents
To Install the Standard SNM Agents on a Client
To Install the FDDI Schemas on a Client
Installing the FDDI Schemas on the Console
To Share pf_install_agents From a Client
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Managing FDDI Networks with SunNet Manager
To Set Up the SunNet Manager Console
Using the SunFDDI/P Local Agent (pf_fddi)
To Gather Local Station Statistics
To Gather Neighbor Station Statistics
To Request Information from the Local Agent
To Use the SunFDDI/P Proxy Agent (pf_fddismt7_2)
To Specify the Target Station
To Gather Information from the Proxy Agent
InterpretingTraps and Errors
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DevelopingApplications that Runover SunFDDI/P 10
Developing Applications with DLPI
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DLPI Addressing
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SettingUp Servers andDiskless Clients 11
Setting Up a Server and Diskless Clients
To Set Up a Server
To Introduce Diskless Clients to a Server
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To Update the NIS Server
Installing the SunFDDI/P Driver for a Diskless Client
To Install on a Client
Booting a Diskless Client Over SunFDDI/P
To Boot a Diskless Client
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FrequentlyAsked QuestionsAbout SunFDDI A
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Glossary
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