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Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF/UTP Adapter Installation and User’s Guide, part number 819-4090-10

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Sun Microsystems, Inc Please Recycle Contents Configuring ipge and e1000 Driver Parameters Installing the Adapter Configuring VLANs Configuring e1000g Driver Parameters Diagnostic Software Specifications Index Page Regulatory Compliance Statements FCC Class a NoticeFCC Class B Notice ICES-003 Class B Notice Avis NMB-003, Classe B ICES-003 Class a Notice Avis NMB-003, Classe a CCC Class a Notice Bsmi Class a Notice GOST-R Certiﬁcation Mark Safety Precautions Safety Agency Compliance Statement Battery Warning System Unit CoverRack System Warning Laser Compliance Notice Conformité aux normes de sécuritéCD and DVD Devices Mesures de sécurité Modification du matériel SymbolesPositionnement d’un produit Sun Conformité Selv Connexion du cordon d’alimentation Mise en garde relative au système en rack Mise en garde relative aux batteries Couvercle de lunité Einhaltung sicherheitsbehördlicher Vorschriften SELV-Konformität Aufstellung von Sun-GerätenAnschluss des Netzkabels Warnung bezüglich Batterien Normativas de seguridad Modificaciones en el equipo SímbolosColocación de un producto Sun Cumplimiento de la normativa para instalaciones Selv Advertencia sobre las baterías Cubierta de la unidad del sistemaAdvertencia sobre el sistema en bastidor Dispositivos de CD y DVD Nordic Lithium Battery CautionsNorge Sverige DanmarkPage European Union USA-FCC Class BPage Xxvii Page How This Document Is Organized Preface Using Unix Commands Shell Prompts Typographic Conventions Related Documentation Documentation, Support, and TrainingThird-Party Web Sites Sun Welcomes Your Comments Page Hardware Overview Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Overview 1Front Panel Display LEDs for the MMF Low-Profile Adapter LED Displays on the MMF Low-Profile Adapter Front Panel Display LEDs for the MMF Low-Profile Adapter Low-Profile Hardware and Software Requirements LED Displays on the UTP Low-Profile Adapter2Front Panel Display LEDs for the UTP Low-Profile Adapter Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Overview 4Front Panel Display LEDs for the MMF ExpressModule Adapter LED Displays on the MMF ExpressModule Adapter 5Front Panel Display LEDs for the UTP ExpressModule Adapter LED Displays on the UTP ExpressModule Adapter ExpressModule Hardware and Software Requirements Patches and Updates Page Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Overview Page To Install the Low-Profile Adapter Installing the Low-Profile Adapter To Verify the Installation List the network devices on your system View the device that you installedView the.properties file for a list of device properties Ok show-nets Your output will be similar to the following example Ok setenv local-mac-address? true Setting the local-mac-addressProperty Rebooting the System Installing the ExpressModule AdapterTo Install the ExpressModule Adapter With Power Off To Install the ExpressModule Adapter Using Hot-Plug Use the dladm show-devcommand to verify that the link is up To Verify the ExpressModule InstallationPress the Attention button # cfgadmPage Hardware and Software Overview Configuring ipge and e1000 Driver Parameters Setting Parameters Using the ndd Utility Setting ipge Driver Parameters Noninteractive and Interactive Modes To Specify Device Instances for the ndd UtilityUse the instance number to select the device # ndd -set /dev/ipge instance To Use the ndd Utility in Noninteractive Mode To Use the ndd Utility in Interactive ModeTo modify a parameter value, use the -setoption To Disable Autonegotiation Mode Setting the Autonegotiation Mode Set the adv-autoneg-capparameter to Setting Parameters Using the ipge.conf File# ndd -set /dev/ipge adv-autoneg-cap Man prtconf Locate the path names and the associated instance numbers To Set Driver Parameters Using an ipge.conf File Set the parameters for the ipge devices Link Partner ParametersSave the ipge.conf file 1Read-Only Link Partner Capabilities = No 100 Mbit/sec half-duplex transmission Checking Configurations To Discover Link SettingsReporting Link Partner Capabilities To Discover Link Partner Capabilities Use the following command to get the information To Check Layer 2 ConfigurationIfconfig ipge123000 # kstat ipge0 grep macmtu Device Capabilities 3Transmit and Receive Parameters Kstat Statistics Txmaxpend rxhdrpkts rxmtupkts Rxsplitpkts rxnocompwb Rxnobuf Ipge Driver Parameter, Status, and Descriptions 5Operational Mode Parameters Operational Mode Parameters Flow Control Parameters Gigabit Link Clock Mastership Controls6Read-Write Flow Control Keyword Descriptions Interpacket Gap Parameters 7Forced Mode Parameters 8Parameters Defining enableipg0 and ipg0 Interrupt Parameters Jumbo Frames10RX Blanking Register for Alias Read To Configure Jumbo Frames in a Linux Environment To Configure Jumbo Frames Using nddPage Configuring e1000g Driver Parameters Setting e1000g Driver Parameters To Set Driver Parameters Using the e1000g.conf File# vi /kernel/drv/e1000g.conf Configuring e1000g Driver Parameters Modify the desired parameter using -3for available settings # ndd -get /dev/e1000g0 ? # reboot To Check Link Partner Settings Type the kstat command$ kstat e1000g0 Configuring e1000g Driver Parameters Driver Parameter, Status, and Descriptions 2e1000g Driver Parameter, Status, and Descriptions 3Operational Mode Parameters Configurable Operational Mode Parameters Upper limit on the maximum MTU size the driver allows 4Nonconfigurable Operational Mode Parameters Nonconfigurable Operational Mode Parameters # ifconfig eth2 xxx.xxx.xx.xxx up # ifconfig eth2 mtu To Configure Jumbo Frames in a Solaris x86 EnvironmentModify the MaxFrameSize value PlumbPage Overview of VLANs Configuring VLANs 1shows an example network that uses VLANs Configuring VLANs 2Ethernet Tag Header Format To Configure Static VLANs # ifconfig -a # ifconfig ipge123000 plumb up # ifconfig ipge4000 plumb upPage Table A-1LC Connector Link Characteristics Ieee P802.3z Connectors Table A-3Connector Link Characteristics Ieee P802.3z Table A-2Cat-5 Connector Link Characteristics Low-Profile Physical Characteristics Low-Profile Performance SpecificationsTable A-4ExpressModule Connector Link Characteristics Table A-5Low-Profile Performance Specifications ExpressModule Performance Specifications Low-Profile Power RequirementsTable A-7Low-Profile Power Requirements Table A-8ExpressModule Performance Specifications ExpressModule Physical Characteristics ExpressModule Power RequirementsExpressModule Environmental Requirements Table A-11ExpressModule Environmental Requirements SunVTS Diagnostic Software Diagnostic Software To Update SunVTS to Recognize the Low-Profile Adapter Updating SunVTS to Recognize the AdapterTable B-1SunVTS Documentation Using the SunVTS netlbtest To Update SunVTS to Recognize the ExpressModule AdapterTo Use the netlbtest Using the OpenBoot Prom FCode Self- Test To Run the FCode Self-Test DiagnosticOk setenv auto-boot? false Reset the system to activate these parameter changes Ok setenv diag-switch? trueOk reset-all Where If all of the tests pass, you will see these messages Ok setenv diag-switch? false Ok setenv auto-boot? true Reset and reboot the system To Set Up the Driver on a Linux Platform Setting Up the Driver on a Linux Platform Build the man pages optional Change to the rpm directoryLoad e1000 driver for all instances # lsmod Verify that the driver is loaded # dmesg Tuning for Maximum PerformanceAlias eth2 e1000 Alias eth3 e1000 # ethtool eth3 Sysctl -p ./sysctle1000.conf Setting Driver Parameters in a Linux Environment Net.ipv4.tcpsack =Net.core.netdevmaxbacklog = To Set e1000 Parameters in a Linux Environment # rmmod e1000# modprobe e1000 option=VAL1, VAL2 Valid Range 0-3 0=none, 1=Rx only, 2=Tx only, 3=Rx&Tx Configure the e1000 Vlan eth2 in this example To Configure VLANs in a Linux EnvironmentEnsure that the e1000 module is loaded Insert the Vlan module Configure bond0 interface To Configure Bonding for Multiple e1000 InterfacesLoad the bonding driver # modprobe bonding Index Symbols