Sun Microsystems SunFastEthernet Adapte

1-4 SunFastEthernetAdapter User Guide—November 1994

Figure1-2 SunFastEthernet Block Diagram

QEC ASIC

Buffer

memory

Local bus

BigMAC ASIC RX

buffer

BabyBAC

Transceiver

XCVR

management

Ultra DB40

buffer

SBus

MII Interface

RJ45

Hub

External transceiver

EPROM

Contents

Main Page Contents Page Page Page Page Page Tables Page Preface Document Organization Chapter 2: Installing the SunFastEthernet SBus Card When YouNeed Help with UNIX Commands What TypographicChanges and Symbols Mean Section TableP-1, Typographic Conventions describes the typefaces and symbols used in this book. Notes, Cautions, and Warnings ! Introducingthe SunFastEthernet AdapterCard 1 The information contained in this guide is organized as follows: Page Page Page Page Page Installingthe SunFastEthernet SBusCard 2 2.1 Card Installation 2.2 Testingthe SunFastEthernet Adapter Card Before Booting the System Page Page Page 2.3 Booting From SunFastEthernet Devices 2.4 Relocating a SunFastEthernet Card (Solaris 2.x Only) Page InstallingSunFastEthernet SoftwareUsing Solaris1.x 3 3.1 Hardware Requirements 3.2 Preparing for SoftwareInstallation 3.3 Installing from CD-ROM 3.3.1 Access to Remote CD-ROM 3.3.2 Using cdm 3.3.3 Mounting the CD-ROM 3.3.4 Install Script Using cdm Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 3.3.5 SunFastEthernet Directories 3.3.6 Installation Verication 3.4 Setting Up Diskless Clients 3.4.1 Setting Up to Write to the Servers /usr Partition 3.4.2 Building a New Kernel Page Page InstallingSunFastEthernet SoftwareUsing Solaris2.x 4 4.1 Hardware Requirements 4.2 Solaris 2.3 Hardware: 5/94 SoftwareRequirements 4.2.1 Mandatory Patch Requirements 4.2.2 Disk Capacity Considerations 4.2.3 Adding SUNWbmac Using pkgadd Command 4.2.4 Host File Conguration 4.3 Solaris 2.3 Hardware: 8/94 SoftwareRequirements 4.3.1 Net-Install Servers 4.3.2 Diskless Clients 4.4 Solaris 2.4 Hardware: 11/94Software Requirements NetworkLinkups/Speed Selection 5 5.1 Network Link Ups 5.1.1 10/100Mbps Link Up Using RJ45 Connector 5.1.2 10/100Mbps Link Up Using MII interface Connector 5.1.3 Link Integrity Test 5.2 Speed Selection Page InterfaceSignals A TableA-1 lists SBus interface signals and their corresponding pin numbers. Page A Page SunFastEthernetAdapter Card Specications B B.1 Performance Specications B B.2 Power Specications B.3 Physical Dimensions B B.4 Environmental Specications Note Specifications shown are for Sun Fast Ethernet Adapter Card in SPARCstation10. Page RunningDiagnostics C C.1 Selftest Page Page C.1.1 Selftest Description Page C.1.2 Debug using Selftest C.2 Sundiag C.2.1 Editing .usertest File Page C.2.3 Starting the Test Page Page Solaris2.x DriverPerformance Tuning D Page ConsoleMessages (Solaris1.x Only) E