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Overview of the Installation Procedure

The following table lists the major tasks in the order you must perform them when you install the SunATM adapter into your system.

These tasks are just the common, high level procedures required to install the SunATM software and hardware. Because of the complexity of the ATM networking environment, your specific installation procedure may require tasks not listed below.

TABLE 1-1Installation Overview

Task	Chapter Documented

Installing the SunATM software	Chapter 2
Installing the adapter into the system	Chapter 3
Attaching the cable to an ATM network	Chapter 3
Configuring the SunATM software interface:
• Using the interactive atmadmin utility	Chapter 4
• Editing the configuration files by hand	Chapter 5
Plumbing the SunATM interface	Chapter 6

Note –If you experience problems during the installation of the SunATM hardware or software, see Appendix D for troubleshooting procedures and error message descriptions.

4 SunATM 3U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001

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Sun Microsystems 3U manual Overview of the Installation Procedure, 1Installation Overview

Contents

SunATM 3U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide Please Recycle FCC Class B Notice Regulatory Compliance StatementsFCC Class a Notice ICES-003 Class a Notice Avis NMB-003, Classe a ICES-003 Class B Notice Avis NMB-003, Classe BBsmi Class a Notice Page Declaration of Conformity EMCPage Contents Installing and Extracting the Adapter Configuring the SunATM InterfacesEditing SunATM Configuration Files Plumbing and Unplumbing SunATM Interfaces SunATM and Solaris Networking FeaturesSpecifications Classical IP and LAN Emulation ProtocolsApplication Programmer’s Interface Testing the AdapterTroubleshooting and SunATM Error Messages Page Figures Page Tables SunVTS Documentation Preface How This Book Is OrganizedUsing Unix Commands Solaris on Sun Hardware Platform GuideTable P-1Typographic Conventions Typographic ConventionsShell Prompts Table P-2Shell PromptsSun Welcomes Your Comments Accessing Sun Documentation OnlineRelated Documentation Table P-3Related DocumentationProduct Description Software FeaturesProduct Overview Hardware Features SunATM 155 3U CompactPCI AdapterHardware and Software Requirements SunATM 622 3U CompactPCI AdapterOverview of the Installation Procedure 1Installation OverviewChecking the System for SunATM Software Installing the SunATM SoftwareTo Check for Previously Installed SunATM Software Packages Installing the SunATM Software 1SunATM Software PackagesTo Install the SunATM Software SunATM Interim API SUNWatma goes intoTo Check the Package Installation Using pkgchk To Remove the Software Packages Using pkgrmConfiguring the SunATM Interfaces Page Installing and Extracting Adapter Determining the Type of Adapter Installation Preparing for the InstallationContents of the Ship Kit Tools and Equipment NeededModels of Hot Swap Type the following command Installing the AdapterTo Prepare the System for Hot Installation Start cPCI hot swapPower off the system To Prepare the System for a Cold InstallationTo Install the Adapter 1Opening the Ejection Lever Cfgadm -c configure attachmentpoint Check the hot swap LED on the adapter Attaching the Adapter to the SystemTo Attach the Adapter in a Hot Swap Environment Determining the Type of Adapter Extraction To Power On the System After a Cold InstallationExtracting the Adapter Check that the blue LED is on Detach unconfigure the cPCI card to be removedTo Extract the Adapter from a Hot Swap Environment To Extract the Adapter from a Cold Environment Page Configuring the SunATM Interfaces Using the atmadmin Configuration Program Starting the atmadmin Configuration ProgramAtmadmin Navigation Commands 1Basic Navigation Commands in atmadminSystem Parameter Group Menu ATM Snmp Agent StatusInterface Configuration Menu Atmadmin and the SunATM Configuration FilesAtmadmin Parameter Groups 2Configurable Parameters in the SunATM SoftwareLecs indicator Physical-Layer Parameter Group Framing InterfaceSignalling Parameter Group UNI VersionIlmi Parameter Group Classical IP Parameter GroupClassical IP Interface Type Hostname and IP Address Local ATM AddressATM ARP Server Address 3Predefined SunATM VariablesLAN Emulation Parameter Group Permanent Virtual Circuit PVCPer-Instance LAN Emulation Hostname or IP Address Lecs ATM Address Page Editing SunATM Configuration Files Editing the atmconfig File Etc/opt/SUNWconn/atm/atmconfig Field DescriptionsChanging the Framing Interface in the atmconfig File Example of an atmconfig FileConfiguring a Classical Internet Protocol Interface Editing the aarconfig FileFlagDescription Etc/opt/SUNWconn/atm/aarconfig File Flag Descriptions Using Variables in the aarconfig File 4Predefined SunATM Variables Wild card matching one or two hexadecimal digits within Sample Classical IP Configurations /etc/opt/SUNWconn/atm/aarconfig file on a clientOn hostb Etc/opt/SUNWconn/atm/aarconfig on hosta Configuring a LAN Emulation Interface Editing the laneconfig FileThese entry fields are described in Table 7laneconfig Flag Requirements and Options Using Variables in the laneconfig File 8Predefined SunATM VariablesSample LAN Emulation Configurations Example /etc/opt/SUNWconn/atm/atmconfig file Supporting Multiple Emulated LANs on a Single InterfaceResulting ifconfig -aoutput Page Plumbing and Unplumbing SunATM Interfaces Starting the SunATM Software for the First Time Plumbing and Unplumbing Individual ATM Interfaces1Parameter Options for atmifconfig # atmifconfig ba0 unplumb # ifconfig -aPage Classical IP and LAN Emulation Protocols ATM Network ProtocolsATM Addresses and Address Registration 1ATM Address FieldsATM Address Registration Daemon ilmid ATM Address ResolutionClassical Internet Protocol ATM ARP Address Resolution Tables LAN Emulation LAN Emulation Server LAN Emulation Configuration ServerLAN Emulation Servers Broadcast and Unknown Address ServerResolving an IP Address to an ATM Connection LAN Emulation Connections 1LAN Emulation ConnectionsSunATM and Solaris Networking Features ATM and SnmpSnmp and Solaris Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7, and Solaris 8 Compatible SoftwareATM and Logical Interfaces Interface MAC Address ATM Address Specifications Physical DimensionsEnvironmental Specifications Performance SpecificationsPower Specifications Appendix a Specifications Page Table B-1SunVTS Tests Testing the AdapterUsing the SunVTS Diagnostic Software Using the OpenBoot Prom FCode Self-Test Table B-2SunVTS DocumentationUse the show-devscommand to display the list of devices To Run the FCode Self-Test DiagnosticReset the system to activate these parameter changes Ok setenv diag-switch? false ok setenv auto-boot? true Reset and reboot the system Page Application Programmer’s Interface SunATM API IntroductionAPI 93B Driver Interface Establishing a Connection to the Q.93B DriverTable C-1Messages Between the User and the Q.93B Driver Figure C-2Message Format Table C-2Fields in the Mproto mblockPage Call Setup Release Procedure Exception ConditionsRelease Request Table C-4atmutil Function Overview Raw Mode Connections Dlpi Mode ConnectionsPage Troubleshooting and SunATM Error Messages SunATM and Solstice FireWall-1 Known Issues About the SunATM 5.0 ReleaseRedundant Lane Servers Troubleshooting While Starting a SunATM Interface To Diagnose Generic Configuration ProblemsCheck all of the generic configuration points To Diagnose Classical IP Configuration ProblemsVerify that an address has been registered with the switch Verify the output of ifconfig1MMake sure Classical IP is configured correctly If the serverstate is no-connection or connectingPing client2 To Diagnose LAN Emulation Configuration Problems Verify that a connection has been made to the BUS Verify that the host has joined the Emulated LANPing client2 Common Problems Are you trying to use the /usr/sbin/arp command?Did the atmtest diagnostic fail? Error Messages Error Messages from S00sunatmPlease install SUNWatm Page Error Messages From aarsetup and lanesetup Undefined variable Error Messages From the Kernel Drivers Page Symbols IndexCIPHost field Snmp