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Contents

Main Page Contents Page Page Page Regulatory Compliance Statements FCCClass A Notice ICES-003Class A Notice - Avis NMB-003, Classe A Page Safety Agency Compliance Statements Safety Precautions Symbols Caution Caution Conformit aux normes de scurit Mesures de scurit Symboles Attention Marche Einhaltung sicherheitsbehrdlicher Vorschriften Sicherheitsvorkehrungen Ein Symbole Achtung Normativas de seguridad Medidas de seguridad Smbolos Precaucin Encendido Declaration of Conformity EMC USAFCC Class A Canada European Union Page Preface Note How This Document Is Organized Typographic Conventions Shell Prompts Related Documentation Documentation, Support, and Training Third-Party WebSites Page Sun Dual 10GbE SFP+ PCIe ExpressModule Overview Shipping Kit Contents ExpressModule Hardware Overview ExpressModule Features Indicator Lights on the ExpressModule Note Hardware and Software Requirements Note Patch Requirements Page Installing and Setting Up the Device Driver Software Downloading and Installing the Driver on a Linux Platform To Download the Driver for a Linux Platform To Install the Driver for a Linux Platform To Remove the Driver From a Linux Platform Downloading and Installing the Driver on a Microsoft Windows Platform To Download and Install the Driver on a Microsoft Windows Platform To Remove the Driver From a Microsoft Windows Platform Page Installing the ExpressModule Installing an Optical Transceiver Note To Install an Optical Transceiver Page Page Installing the ExpressModule Note To Install the ExpressModule With the Power Off Page Caution Verifyingthe Installation Page Network Configuration Note Configuring the Network Host Files for Booting Over the Gigabit Ethernet Network for Linux Systems To Boot Over the Network on Linux Systems Page Configuring the Driver Parameters Driver Overview Driver Parameters for Linux Systems describes their function. Page Page Configuring VLANs Note VLAN Overview Page Page Configuring VLANs Note To Configure VLANs in a Linux Environment Note To Configure VLANs in a Microsoft Windows 2003 Environment Note Configuring Bonding for Multiple Interfaces To Configure Bonding for Multiple ixgbe Interfaces To Remove Bonding Page Sun Dual 10GbE SFP+ PCIe ExpressModule Specifications Page Technical Features Physical Characteristics Power and Environmental Requirements Index