Preface | Sun Microsystems Gigabit Ethernet MMF/UTP Adapter guide

Preface

The Sun™ PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet adapters consist of four cards:

■Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet UTP Low Profile card

■Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF Low Profile card

■Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet UTP ExpressModule

■Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF ExpressModule

The Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide provides installation instructions for all four cards. This manual also describes how to configure the driver software for the ipge driver used in SPARC® systems, the e1000 driver used in Linux x86 systems, and the e1000g driver used in Solaris x86 systems.

These instructions are designed for enterprise system administrators with experience installing network hardware and software.

Note – In this document the term x86 refers to 64-bit and 32-bit systems manufactured using processors compatible with the AMD64 or Intel Xeon/Pentium product families. For supported systems, see the Solaris Hardware Compatibility Guide.

How This Document Is Organized

Chapter 1 describes the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet adapter hardware and software.

Chapter 2 describes how to install the adapter in your system and verify that it has been installed correctly.

Chapter 3 describes how to configure ipge and e1000 device driver parameters.

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Sun Microsystems Gigabit Ethernet MMF/UTP Adapter manual Preface, How This Document Is Organized

Contents

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 FCC Class B Notice Regulatory Compliance StatementsFCC Class a 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 Rack System Warning Battery WarningSystem Unit Cover 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 el sistema en bastidor Advertencia sobre las bateríasCubierta de la unidad del sistema 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 Third-Party Web Sites Related DocumentationDocumentation, Support, and Training 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 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 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 modify a parameter value, use the -setoption To Use the ndd Utility in Noninteractive ModeTo Use the ndd Utility in Interactive Mode 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 6Read-Write Flow Control Keyword Descriptions Flow Control ParametersGigabit Link Clock Mastership Controls Interpacket Gap Parameters 7Forced Mode Parameters 8Parameters Defining enableipg0 and ipg0 10RX Blanking Register for Alias Read Interrupt ParametersJumbo Frames To Configure Jumbo Frames in a Linux Environment To Configure Jumbo Frames Using nddPage 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 # ndd -get /dev/e1000g0 ? # reboot $ 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 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 Environmental Requirements ExpressModule Physical CharacteristicsExpressModule Power Requirements Table A-11ExpressModule Environmental Requirements SunVTS Diagnostic Software Diagnostic Software Table 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 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 Load e1000 driver for all instances Build the man pages optionalChange to the rpm directory # lsmod Verify that the driver is loaded # dmesg Tuning for Maximum PerformanceAlias eth2 e1000 Alias eth3 e1000 # ethtool eth3 Sysctl -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 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