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Sun Microsystems Ethernet MMF/UTP Adapter manual

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Sun Microsystems, Inc Please Recycle Contents Installing the Adapter Configuring ipge and e1000 Driver ParametersConfiguring e1000g Driver Parameters Configuring VLANsSpecifications Diagnostic SoftwareIndex Page 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 CCC Class a NoticeGOST-R Certiﬁcation Mark Safety Agency Compliance Statement Safety PrecautionsRack System Warning Battery WarningSystem Unit Cover CD and DVD Devices Conformité aux normes de sécuritéLaser Compliance Notice Mesures de sécuritéPositionnement d’un produit Sun Conformité Selv SymbolesModification du matériel Connexion du cordon d’alimentationMise en garde relative aux batteries Couvercle de lunité Mise en garde relative au système en rackEinhaltung sicherheitsbehördlicher Vorschriften Anschluss des Netzkabels Aufstellung von Sun-GerätenSELV-Konformität Warnung bezüglich BatterienNormativas de seguridad Colocación de un producto Sun SímbolosModificaciones en el equipo Cumplimiento de la normativa para instalaciones SelvAdvertencia sobre el sistema en bastidor Advertencia sobre las bateríasCubierta de la unidad del sistema Norge Sverige Nordic Lithium Battery CautionsDispositivos de CD y DVD DanmarkPage USA-FCC Class B European UnionPage Xxvii Page Preface How This Document Is OrganizedUsing Unix Commands Typographic Conventions Shell PromptsThird-Party Web Sites Related DocumentationDocumentation, Support, and Training Sun Welcomes Your Comments Page Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Overview Hardware OverviewLED Displays on the MMF Low-Profile Adapter 1Front Panel Display LEDs for the MMF Low-Profile AdapterFront Panel Display LEDs for the MMF Low-Profile Adapter 2Front Panel Display LEDs for the UTP Low-Profile Adapter Low-Profile Hardware and Software RequirementsLED Displays on the UTP Low-Profile Adapter Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Overview LED Displays on the MMF ExpressModule Adapter 4Front Panel Display LEDs for the MMF ExpressModule AdapterLED Displays on the UTP ExpressModule Adapter 5Front Panel Display LEDs for the UTP ExpressModule AdapterExpressModule Hardware and Software Requirements Patches and Updates Page Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Overview Page Installing the Low-Profile Adapter To Install the Low-Profile AdapterTo Verify the Installation View the.properties file for a list of device properties View the device that you installedList the network devices on your system Ok show-netsYour output will be similar to the following example Setting the local-mac-addressProperty Ok setenv local-mac-address? trueTo Install the ExpressModule Adapter With Power Off Installing the ExpressModule AdapterRebooting the System To Install the ExpressModule Adapter Using Hot-PlugPress the Attention button To Verify the ExpressModule InstallationUse the dladm show-devcommand to verify that the link is up # cfgadmPage Configuring ipge and e1000 Driver Parameters Hardware and Software OverviewSetting ipge Driver Parameters Setting Parameters Using the ndd UtilityUse the instance number to select the device To Specify Device Instances for the ndd UtilityNoninteractive and Interactive Modes # ndd -set /dev/ipge instanceTo modify a parameter value, use the -setoption To Use the ndd Utility in Noninteractive ModeTo Use the ndd Utility in Interactive Mode Setting the Autonegotiation Mode To Disable Autonegotiation Mode# ndd -set /dev/ipge adv-autoneg-cap Setting Parameters Using the ipge.conf FileSet the adv-autoneg-capparameter to Man prtconfTo Set Driver Parameters Using an ipge.conf File Locate the path names and the associated instance numbersSave the ipge.conf file Link Partner ParametersSet the parameters for the ipge devices 1Read-Only Link Partner Capabilities= No 100 Mbit/sec half-duplex transmission Reporting Link Partner Capabilities To Discover Link SettingsChecking Configurations To Discover Link Partner CapabilitiesIfconfig ipge123000 To Check Layer 2 ConfigurationUse the following command to get the information # kstat ipge0 grep macmtuDevice Capabilities Kstat Statistics 3Transmit and Receive ParametersTxmaxpend rxhdrpkts rxmtupkts Rxsplitpkts rxnocompwb Rxnobuf Ipge Driver Parameter, Status, and Descriptions Operational Mode Parameters 5Operational Mode Parameters6Read-Write Flow Control Keyword Descriptions Flow Control ParametersGigabit Link Clock Mastership Controls 7Forced Mode Parameters Interpacket Gap Parameters8Parameters Defining enableipg0 and ipg0 10RX Blanking Register for Alias Read Interrupt ParametersJumbo Frames To Configure Jumbo Frames Using ndd To Configure Jumbo Frames in a Linux EnvironmentPage Configuring e1000g Driver Parameters # vi /kernel/drv/e1000g.conf Setting e1000g Driver ParametersTo Set Driver Parameters Using the e1000g.conf File Configuring e1000g Driver Parameters Modify the desired parameter using -3for available settings # reboot # ndd -get /dev/e1000g0 ?$ kstat e1000g0 To Check Link Partner SettingsType the kstat command Configuring e1000g Driver Parameters Driver Parameter, Status, and Descriptions 2e1000g Driver Parameter, Status, and Descriptions Configurable Operational Mode Parameters 3Operational Mode ParametersUpper limit on the maximum MTU size the driver allows Nonconfigurable Operational Mode Parameters 4Nonconfigurable Operational Mode ParametersModify the MaxFrameSize value To Configure Jumbo Frames in a Solaris x86 Environment# ifconfig eth2 xxx.xxx.xx.xxx up # ifconfig eth2 mtu PlumbPage Configuring VLANs Overview of VLANs1shows an example network that uses VLANs Configuring VLANs To Configure Static VLANs 2Ethernet Tag Header Format# ifconfig ipge123000 plumb up # ifconfig ipge4000 plumb up # ifconfig -aPage Connectors Table A-1LC Connector Link Characteristics Ieee P802.3zTable A-2Cat-5 Connector Link Characteristics Table A-3Connector Link Characteristics Ieee P802.3zTable A-4ExpressModule Connector Link Characteristics Low-Profile Performance SpecificationsLow-Profile Physical Characteristics Table A-5Low-Profile Performance SpecificationsTable A-7Low-Profile Power Requirements Low-Profile Power RequirementsExpressModule Performance Specifications Table A-8ExpressModule Performance SpecificationsExpressModule Environmental Requirements ExpressModule Physical CharacteristicsExpressModule Power Requirements Table A-11ExpressModule Environmental Requirements Diagnostic Software SunVTS Diagnostic SoftwareTable B-1SunVTS Documentation To Update SunVTS to Recognize the Low-Profile AdapterUpdating SunVTS to Recognize the Adapter To Use the netlbtest Using the SunVTS netlbtestTo Update SunVTS to Recognize the ExpressModule Adapter Ok setenv auto-boot? false Using the OpenBoot Prom FCode Self- TestTo Run the FCode Self-Test Diagnostic Ok reset-all Reset the system to activate these parameter changesOk setenv diag-switch? true Where Ok setenv diag-switch? false If all of the tests pass, you will see these messagesReset and reboot the system Ok setenv auto-boot? trueSetting Up the Driver on a Linux Platform To Set Up the Driver on a Linux PlatformLoad e1000 driver for all instances Build the man pages optionalChange to the rpm directory Verify that the driver is loaded # lsmodAlias eth2 e1000 Alias eth3 e1000 Tuning for Maximum Performance# dmesg # ethtool eth3Sysctl -p ./sysctle1000.conf Net.core.netdevmaxbacklog = Setting Driver Parameters in a Linux EnvironmentNet.ipv4.tcpsack = # modprobe e1000 option=VAL1, VAL2 To Set e1000 Parameters in a Linux Environment# rmmod e1000 Valid Range 0-3 0=none, 1=Rx only, 2=Tx only, 3=Rx&Tx Ensure that the e1000 module is loaded To Configure VLANs in a Linux EnvironmentConfigure the e1000 Vlan eth2 in this example Insert the Vlan moduleLoad the bonding driver To Configure Bonding for Multiple e1000 InterfacesConfigure bond0 interface # modprobe bondingSymbols Index