Sun Microsystems Ethernet PCI-X Adapter

xvi Sun 10-Gigabit Ethernet PCI-X Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • December 2005

Contacting Sun Technical Support

If you have technical questions about this product that are not answered in this

document, go to:

http://www.sun.com/service/contacting

Sun Welcomes Your Comments

Sun is interestedin improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and

suggestions. Youcan submit your comments by going to:

http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback

Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback:

Sun 10-Gigabit Ethernet PCI-X Adapter Installation and User’s Guide, part number 8xx-

xxxx-xx

Contents

Main Please Recycle Contents Page Page Page Tables Page Figures Page xi Declaration of Conformity EMC Supplementary Information: USAFCC Class A European Union Page Preface How This Book Is Organized Using UNIX Commands Shell Prompts Typographic Conventions Accessing Sun Documentation Third-Party WebSites Page Product Overview Product Description Note Hardware and Software Requirements Note Features Page Installing the Adapter Note Installing the Adapter Without Dynamic Reconfiguration Caution To Install the Adapter Caution Note To Install the Optical Transceiver Page To Verify the Hardware Installation Note Rebooting the System Installing the Adapter With Dynamic Reconfiguration Note Using the Installation Script To Install the Software Using the Installation Script Note Page Verifyingthe Software Installation Configuring the Network Host Files Caution Page Page Page Configuring Driver Parameters 10-Gigabit Ethernet Device Driver Parameters 10-Gigabit Ethernet Driver Parameter Values and Definitions Flow Control Parameters Interrupt Parameters Jumbo Frames To Configure Jumbo Frames Using ndd To Configure Jumbo Frames in a Linux Environment Setting ixge Driver Parameters Setting Parameters Using the ndd Utility To Specify Device Instances for the ndd Utility Noninteractive and Interactive Modes To Use the ndd Utility in Noninteractive Mode To Use the ndd Utility in Interactive Mode Note Setting Parameters Using the ixge.conf File Note To Set Driver Parameters Using a ixge.conf File Note 10-Gigabit Ethernet Driver Operating Statistics These statistics are part of the statistics presented by the kstat command. Page Page To Check Link Partner Settings Typethe kstat command as superuser: Page To Discover Device Capabilities To Discover Link Settings Configuration Checking Layer 2 Configuration Checking Layer 3 Configuration Checking Page Configuring VLANs Note Overview of VLANs Page Configuring VLANs Note To Configure Static VLANs Page Page Specifications Performance Specifications Physical Characteristics Power Requirements Diagnostic Software SunVTS Diagnostic Software Note Updating SunVTS to Recognize the Adapter To Update SunVTS to Recognize the Adapter Using the SunVTS netlbtest To Use the netlbtest Page Installing the Software Manually To Install the Driver Software Manually Page Page Note Installing the Sun 10-Gigabit Ethernet Device Driver on Linux Platforms Setting Up the Driver in a Linux Platform To Set Up the Driver in a Linux Platform Page 8. Run the dmesg command to see which devices the ixge driver was mapped to: 9. Add the ixge interfaces to the /etc/modules.conf file. Setting Driver Parameters in a Linux Environment To Set ixge Parameters in a Linux Environment describes their function. To Configure VLANs in a Linux Environment To Configure Bonding for Multiple ixge Interfaces Index