Sun Microsystems V880, V890 manual Configuring the new or replacement card

Maintaining PCI cards

12. Connect the external cables to the card.

! Important:

If you are installing the ethernet cards to rearrange them in the correct order (see Reconfiguring PCI network cards on page 61 for more information), label the network cables so you can reconnect them to the correct network cards and ports.

13.Remove the ESD wrist strap.

14.Return the key switch to its original position.

15.Close the side door.

Configuring the new or replacement card

After you install a new or replacement card, do the following to configure the card:

1.Enter: cfgadm

This displays the PCI card configuration after you add a card. Make sure the new card is displayed.

2.Set up the network interface using the procedures in "Setting up LAN connections" in the software installation chapter of the CMS software installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting document for your CMS release.

3.Enter the following commands: ifconfig <device> plumb

ifconfig <device> inet <IP_address> netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast + up

Where:

●<device> is the device name

●<IP_address> is the IP address being assigned to the card

4.Perform a CMSADM file system backup to back up the updated system configuration. See your CMS software installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting document for details.

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