2Platform Notes: The Sun GigabitEthernet Device Driver • March 1999
2. Use the prtconf -pv command to determine if the system already contains a
GigabitEthernet (ge) device.
For Sun GigabitEthernet/S:
For Sun GigabitEthernet/P:
3. Install the software.
■If your system contains a ge device, install the software as described in the
Solaris 7 3/99 Sun Hardware Platform Guide.
■If your system does not contain a ge device, shut down the system and install
the adapter,then install the driver software as described in the Solaris 7 3/99 Sun
Hardware Platform Guide
Note – If your system supports Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR), do not shut down
or reboot. Refer to the installation manual that shipped with your system for further
installation instructions.
▼Set Up the Software on Solaris Systems
1. Create an entry in the /etc/hosts file for each active ge interface.
# prtconf -pv | grep SUNW,sbus-gem
compatible: ’SUNW,sbus-gem’
model: ’SUNW,sbus-gem’
# prtconf -pv | grep SUNW,pci-gem
model: ’SUNW,pci-gem’
#cat /etc/hosts
#
# Internet host table
#
127.0.0.1 localhost
129.144.10.57 zardoz loghost
129.144.11.83 zardoz-11