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Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide Please Recycle Contents Network Configuration Configuring the nxge Device Driver Parameters Configuring Link Aggregation Configuring the Jumbo Frames FeatureConfiguring VLANs Diagnostic Software SpecificationsIndex Tables Page Figures Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide January Declaration of Conformity EMC Xii Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide January Preface How This Document Is Organized Using Unix Commands Shell Prompts Typographic Conventions Documentation, Support, and Training Related DocumentationThird-Party Web Sites Sun Welcomes Your Comments Page Components Product OverviewProduct Description Hardware and Software Requirements Features Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide January 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 Select the packages you want to install # /usr/sbin/pkgadd -d To remove the driver packages run the pkgrm command Verify that the nxge driver is installed on the systemTo discover the driver packages run the pkginfo command To Remove the Driver from a Solaris Platform Login to your system Downloading and Installing the Driver on a Linux Platform# ifconfig -a grep eth # modprobe nxge # ethtool -i eth4 driver nxge version To Remove the Driver From a Linux Platform# rpm -e nxge-1.0-1 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide January Installing the Adapter Installing the Adapter To Install the Adapter Installing the Adapter Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide January 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 Ok boot -r Rebooting the SystemOk device-end Network Configuration Configuring the Network Host Files # ifconfig nxge0 plumb ip-addressup # grep nxge /etc/pathtoinst # cat /etc/hosts Edit the hosts file in the diskless client’s root directory To Set Up a 10-Gigabit Ethernet Port on a Diskless ClientExport/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 # dladm show-dev To Boot Over the Network on Solaris x86 and Linux Systems Refer the boot-device-order image System should reboot after saving the boot configuration Press the F12 key to install the OS from the network Image pxe-mac-addr Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide January Configuring the nxge Device Driver Parameters Nxge Hardware and Software Overview Setting Parameters Using the ndd Utility Setting nxge Driver Parameters on a Solaris PlatformNoninteractive and Interactive Modes To Specify Device Instances for the ndd Utility To Specify Parameter Values Using the ndd UtilityTo modify a parameter value, use the -setoption # ndd /dev/nxge1 name to get/set ? Setting Parameters Using the nxge.conf FileMan 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 January 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 Set ipipsqueuefanout=1 set ipsqueuesoftring=1 To Improve Performance on an AMD CPU Based Sun PlatformSet 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 Checking Jumbo Frames Configurations Configuring the Jumbo Frames FeatureJumbo Frames Overview To Show the Driver Statistics in a Solaris Environment # kstat nxge1 grep rdcpackets Enabling Jumbo Frames in a Solaris Environment # kstat Nxge38001 # ifconfig nxge mtu To Check Layer 2 ConfigurationBoot -r Set 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 To Show the Driver Statistics in a Linux Environment # ifconfig ethx mtu# ifconfig eth4 Set the MTU for maximum performance Configuring the Jumbo Frames Feature Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide January Configuring Link Aggregation in a Solaris Environment Configuring Link AggregationOverview of Link Aggregation 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 Load the bonding driver Configuring Link Aggregation in a Linux EnvironmentTo Configure Bonding for Multiple nxge Interfaces # dladm show-aggr -L Configure bond0 interface Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide January Configuring VLANs Overview of VLANs Vlan Configuring VLANs in a Solaris Environment To Configure Static VLANs 2Ethernet Tag Header Format # 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 January 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 January Symbols Index Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide January