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ExpressModule Hardware and Software Requirements

ExpressModule Hardware and Software Requirements

Before using the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet ExpressModule, ensure that Iyour system meets the following hardware and software requirements::

TABLE 1-6Requirements for the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet ExpressModule Adapter

Driver	Operating System	Servers

e1000g	Solaris 10 x86 Operating System and future compatible	Sun Blade X8000
	releases

e1000	RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Update 3	Sun Blade X8000
	SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 3

Intel® PRO/1000 PT	Microsoft Windows	Sun Blade X8000

Using the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet ExpressModule with Microsoft Windows

The driver for the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet ExpressModule for use with Microsoft Windows operating system is avaialble but unsupported at this time. You can download the driver and documentation at the following URL:

http://developer.intel.com/design/network/products/lan/controlle

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Sun Microsystems, Inc Installation and User’s GuideSun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF/UTP Adapter June 2006, Revision APlease Recycle Contents 1. Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Overview2. Installing the Adapter 3. Configuring ipge and e1000 Driver Parameters4. Configuring e1000g Driver Parameters 5. Configuring VLANsContents A. Specifications B. Diagnostic SoftwareIndex To Configure Bonding for Multiple e1000 InterfacesContents Page Regulatory Compliance Statements FCC Class A NoticeFCC Class B Notice ICES-003 Class A Notice - Avis NMB-003, Classe A ICES-003 Class B Notice - Avis NMB-003, Classe BD33012 BSMI Class A NoticeCCC Class A Notice T33012GOST-R Certiﬁcation Mark Symbols Safety Agency Compliance StatementSafety Precautions Placement of a Sun ProductBattery Warning System Unit CoverRack System Warning CD and DVD Devices Conformité aux normes de sécuritéLaser Compliance Notice Mesures de sécuritéPositionnement d’un produit Sun SymbolesModification du matériel Conformité SELVMise en garde relative aux batteries Couvercle de lunitéMise en garde relative au système en rack Avis de conformité des appareils laser SymboleEinhaltung sicherheitsbehördlicher Vorschriften Périphériques CD et DVDAnschluss des Netzkabels Aufstellung von Sun-GerätenSELV-Konformität Warnung bezüglich BatterienHinweis zur Laser-Konformität Normativas de seguridadGehäuseabdeckung Warnungen bezüglich in Racks eingebauter SystemeColocación de un producto Sun SímbolosModificaciones en el equipo Cumplimiento de la normativa para instalaciones SELVAdvertencia sobre las baterías Cubierta de la unidad del sistemaAdvertencia sobre el sistema en bastidor Dispositivos de CD y DVD Nordic Lithium Battery CautionsAviso de cumplimiento de la normativa para la utilización de láser NorgePage Declaration of Conformity USA-FCC Class BEuropean Union Page European Union Declaration of ConformityUSA-FCC Class B xxviiPage Preface How This Document Is OrganizedUsing UNIX Commands machine-name% Typographic ConventionsShell Prompts machine-name#Related Documentation Documentation, Support, and TrainingThird-Party Web Sites Sun Welcomes Your Comments Page Hardware Overview “Patches and Updates” on pageSun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Overview “Hardware Overview” on pageSun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF Low-Profile Adapter LED Displays on the MMF Low-Profile AdapterTABLE 1-1 Front Panel Display LEDs for the MMF Low-Profile Adapter Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet UTP Low-Profile Adapter Front Panel Display LEDs for the MMF Low-Profile Adapter ContinuedLow-Profile Hardware and Software Requirements LED Displays on the UTP Low-Profile AdapterSun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF ExpressModule Adapter Chapter 1 Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet Adapter OverviewLED Displays on the MMF ExpressModule Adapter Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet UTP ExpressModule AdapterTABLE 1-4 Front Panel Display LEDs for the MMF ExpressModule Adapter LED Displays on the UTP ExpressModule Adapter TABLE 1-5 Front Panel Display LEDs for the UTP ExpressModule AdapterExpressModule Hardware and Software Requirements http//developer.intel.com/design/network/products/lan/controllers/82571eb.htm Adapter Patches and UpdatesFeatures of the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF Low-Profile http//sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/show.pl?target=patchpageFeatures of the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet UTP Low-Profile AdapterPage Page To Install the Low-Profile Adapter Installing the AdapterInstalling the Low-Profile Adapter “Installing the Low-Profile Adapter” on pageTo Verify the Installation 7. Detach the wrist strap and close the system unit8. Connect the cables 4. View the.properties file for a list of device properties 3. View the device that you installed2. List the network devices on your system ok show-netsok .properties Your output will be similar to the following exampleok cd /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@8/network@0,1 ok device-endSetting the local-mac-address Property To Install the ExpressModule Adapter With Power Off Installing the ExpressModule AdapterRebooting the System To Install the ExpressModule Adapter Using Hot-Plug2. Use the dladm show-dev command to verify that the link is up To Verify the ExpressModule Installation1. Use the cfgadm command to verify the ExpressModule installation 3. Press the Attention buttonPage Hardware and Software Overview Configuring ipge and e1000 Driver Parameters“Setting ipge Driver Parameters” on page “Hardware and Software Overview” on pageSetting ipge Driver Parameters Setting Parameters Using the ndd UtilityTo Specify Device Instances for the ndd Utility Noninteractive and Interactive Modes2. Use the instance number to select the device To Use the ndd Utility in Noninteractive Mode To Use the ndd Utility in Interactive Mode1. To modify a parameter value, use the -set option Setting the Autonegotiation Mode To Disable Autonegotiation ModeSetting Parameters Using the ipge.conf File 2. Set the adv-autoneg-cap parameter toTo Set Driver Parameters Using an ipge.conf File b. Locate the path names and the associated instance numbers in theLink Partner Parameters 2. Set the parameters for the ipge devices in the3. Save the ipge.conf file TABLE 3-1 Read-Only Link Partner Capabilities Continued Use the kstat command to discover link partner capabilities To Discover Link SettingsChecking Configurations Use the kstat command to discover link settingsTo Check Layer 2 Configuration Use the following command to get the informationTo Check Layer 3 Configuration Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet Driver Operating Statistics device Capabilitiesdevice Capabilities Continued kstat StatisticsTABLE 3-3 describes the kstat transmit and receive parameters TABLE 3-3 Transmit and Receive ParametersSun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet Device Driver Parameters TABLE 3-3 Transmit and Receive Parameters Continuedipge Driver Parameter, Status, and Descriptions Operational Mode Parameters TABLE 3-5 Operational Mode ParametersFlow Control Parameters Gigabit Link Clock Mastership ControlsInterpacket Gap Parameters TABLE 3-8 defines the enableipg0 and ipg0 parameters Interrupt Parameters Jumbo Frames# ifconfig ipge mtu 1. Ensure that the e1000 software is installed To Configure Jumbo Frames Using nddTo Configure Jumbo Frames in a Linux Environment 1. Shut down and unplumb the interface 2. Set the instance numberPage Hardware and Software Overview Configuring e1000g Driver Parameters“Setting e1000g Driver Parameters” on page “Hardware and Software Overview” on pageSetting e1000g Driver Parameters To Set Driver Parameters Using the e1000g.conf FileChapter 4 Configuring e1000g Driver Parameters Page # reboot 3. Save the e1000g.conf file 4. Reboot for the change to take effectSetting Parameters Using the ndd Utility # ndd -get /dev/e1000g0 ?To Check Link Partner Settings Type the kstat command$ kstat e1000g0 Jumbo Rx Frame Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet e1000g Driver Parameters Driver Parameter, Status, and DescriptionsTABLE 4-2 e1000g Driver Parameter, Status, and Descriptions Continued TbiCompatibilityEnableTxInterruptDelay FlowControlConfigurable Operational Mode Parameters TABLE 4-3 Operational Mode ParametersTABLE 4-3 Operational Mode Parameters Continued TbiCompatibilityEnableNonconfigurable Operational Mode Parameters TABLE 4-4 Nonconfigurable Operational Mode ParametersJumbo Frames 2. Modify the MaxFrameSize value To Configure Jumbo Frames in a Solaris x86 Environment3. Reboot for the change to take effect 4. PlumbPage Configuring VLANs “Overview of VLANs” on page “Configuring VLANs” on pageOverview of VLANs FIGURE 5-1 shows an example network that uses VLANs Configuring VLANs Chapter 5 Configuring VLANsTo Configure Static VLANs 2. Use the ifconfig1M to configure a VLAN virtual device, for example # ifconfig ipge123000 plumb up # ifconfig ipge4000 plumb up# ifconfig -a Page “Connectors” on page “Low-Profile Performance Specifications” on page SpecificationsConnectors “Low-Profile Performance Specifications” on pageTABLE A-2 Cat-5 Connector Link Characteristics TABLE A-4 ExpressModule Connector Link Characteristics Low-Profile Performance SpecificationsLow-Profile Physical Characteristics TABLE A-5 Low-Profile Performance SpecificationsTABLE A-7 Low-Profile Power Requirements Low-Profile Power RequirementsExpressModule Performance Specifications TABLE A-8 ExpressModule Performance SpecificationsExpressModule Environmental Requirements ExpressModule Physical CharacteristicsExpressModule Power Requirements ExpressModule Physical CharacteristicsTABLE A-11 ExpressModule Environmental Requirements Altitude“SunVTS Diagnostic Software” on page Diagnostic SoftwareSunVTS Diagnostic Software “Using the SunVTS netlbtest” on page1. Connect a loopback cable To Update SunVTS to Recognize the Low-Profile AdapterUpdating SunVTS to Recognize the Adapter Describes the SunVTS diagnostic environment3. Unplumb the interface from the system, using the ifconfig command Using the SunVTS netlbtestTo Update SunVTS to Recognize the ExpressModule Adapter To Use the netlbtestUsing the OpenBoot PROM FCode Self- Test To Run the FCode Self-Test Diagnostic5. Reset the system to activate these parameter changes where If all of the tests pass, you will see these messages 10. Reset and reboot the system ok setenv auto-boot? trueok reset-all “Setting Up the Driver on a Linux Platform” on page Setting Up the Driver on a Linux PlatformTo Set Up the Driver on a Linux Platform “Tuning for Maximum Performance” on page2. Build the man pages optional 3. Change to the rpm directory6. Load e1000 driver for all instances e1000 7. Verify that the driver is loaded# lsmod 122220alias eth2 e1000 alias eth3 e1000 Tuning for Maximum Performance# dmesg # ethtool eth3sysctl -p ./sysctle1000.conf Setting Driver Parameters in a Linux Environment net.ipv4.tcpsack =net.core.netdevmaxbacklog = # rmmod e1000 To Set e1000 Parameters in a Linux Environment2. Load the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet device driver # modprobe e1000 option=VAL1, VAL2TABLE C-1 Tunable e1000 Driver Parameters for Linux Operating Systems 1. Ensure that the e1000 module is loaded To Configure VLANs in a Linux Environment5. Configure the e1000 VLAN eth2 in this example 3. Insert the VLAN moduleTo Configure Bonding for Multiple e1000 Interfaces 3. Configure bond0 interface2. Load the bonding driver Index Symbols