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1. ndd set dev ce adv_autoneg_cap 0 When you change any ndd link parameter a message similar to the following appears xcvr addr 0x00 link up 1000 Mbps half duplex Setting Parameters Using the ce conf File You can also specify the driver parameter properties on a per device basis by creating a ce conf file in the plat form sun4u kernel drv directory Use a ce conf file when you need to set a particular parameter for a device in the system The parameters you set are read and write parameters that are listed in Driver Parameter Values and Definitions on page 30 The man pages for prtconf 1M and driver conf 4 include additional details The next procedure shows an example of setting parameters in a ce conf file 42 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 v To Set Driver Parameters Using a ce conf File 1 Obtain the hardware path names for the ce devices in the device tree a Check the etc driver_aliases file to identify the name associated with a particular device grep ce etc driver_aliases ce pcil08e abba ce pcil08e abba ce pcil08e abba b Locate the path names and the associated instance numbers are in the etc path_to_inst file grep ce etc path_to_inst pci 4 4000 network 0 2 ce pci 6 2000 network 0 1 ce pci 4 2000 network 0 0 ce m In the previous example a The first part within the double quotes specifie
2. Note If a parameter s initial setting is 0 it cannot be changed If you try to change it it will revert back to 0 If all these parameters are set to 1 autonegotiation will use the highest speed possible If all these parameters are set to 0 you will receive the following error message NOTICE Last setting will leave cel with no link capabilities WARNING cel Restoring previous setting Chapter 4 Configuring Driver Parameters 31 Flow Control Parameters The ce device is capable of sourcing transmitting and terminating receiving pause frames conforming to the IEEE 802 3x Frame Based Link Level Flow Control Protocol In response to received flow control frames the ce device can slow down its transmit rate On the other hand the ce device is capable of sourcing flow control frames requesting the link partner to slow down provided that the link partner supports this feature By default the driver advertises both transmit and receive pause capability during autonegotiation TABLE 4 3 provides flow control keywords and describes their function TABLE 4 3 Read Write Flow Control Keyword Descriptions Keyword Description adv_asmpause_cap The adapter supports asymmetric pause which means it can pause only in one direction 0 Off default 1 On adv_pause_cap This parameter has two meanings depending on the value of adv_asmpause_cap Default 0 If adv_asmpause_cap 1 while adv_pause_cap 1 paus
3. PCI Interface parameter PCI Interface parameter Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 Operational Mode Parameters The following parameters determine the transmit and receive speed and duplex TABLE 4 2 describes the operational mode parameters and their default values TABLE 4 2 Operational Mode Parameters Parameter Description adv_autoneg_cap Local interface capability advertised by the hardware 0 Forced mode 1 Autonegotiation default adv_1000fdx_cap Local interface capability advertised by the hardware 0 Not 1000 Mbit sec full duplex capable 1 1000 Mbit sec full duplex capable default adv_1000hdx_cap Local interface capability advertised by the hardware 0 Not 1000 Mbit sec half duplex capable 1 1000 Mbit sec half duplex capable default adv_100fdx_cap Local interface capability advertised by the hardware 0 Not 100 Mbit sec full duplex capable 1 100 Mbit sec full duplex capable default adv_100hdx_cap Local interface capability advertised by the hardware 0 Not 100 Mbit sec half duplex capable 1 100 Mbit sec half duplex capable default adv_10fdx_cap Local interface capability advertised by the hardware 0 Not 10 Mbit sec full duplex capable 1 10 Mbit sec full duplex capable default adv_10hdx_cap Local interface capability advertised by the hardware 0 Not 10 Mbit sec half duplex capable 1 10 Mbit sec half duplex capable default
4. on page 64 SunVTS Diagnostic Software The SunVTS software executes multiple diagnostic hardware tests from a single user interface and is used to verify the configuration and functionality of most hardware controllers and devices The SunVTS software operates primarily from a graphical user interface enabling test parameters to be set quickly and easily while a diagnostic test operation is being performed The nettest diagnostic checks all the networking interfaces on a system including the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter Refer to the SunVTS User s Guide for more information on how to run the nettest diagnostic test Note To use the nettest diagnostic you must have the SunVTS software installed on your system Refer to the Solaris Sun Hardware Platform Guide which was shipped with the Solaris Supplement CD for instructions on how to install the SunVTS software 61 62 Using the OpenBoot PROM FCode Self Test The following tests are available to help identify problems with the adapter if the system does not boot You can invoke the FCode self test diagnostics by using the OpenBoot user interface test or test all commands If you encounter an error while running diagnostics appropriate messages will be displayed Refer to the appropriate OpenBoot Command Reference Manual for more information on the test and test all commands The FCode self test exercises most functionality sub section by sub section and ensures t
5. October 2001 3 Create an appropriate entry in the etc hosts file for each active ce interface For example cat etc hosts Internet host table 127 0 0 1 localhost 129 144 10 57 zardoz loghost 129 144 11 83 zardoz 11 Setting Up a Diskless Client System on a GigaSwift Ethernet Network Before you can boot and operate a diskless client system across a gigabit Ethernet network you must first install the GigaSwift Ethernet software packages into the root directory of the diskless client You can find the GigaSwift Ethernet software packages on the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Driver 1 0 Update 1 CD Refer to the Solaris Advanced Installation Guide and the System Administration Guide for more information about installing and administering diskless client systems Note The Solaris 8 operating environment does not support diskless clients v To Set Up a Diskless Client on a GigaSwift Ethernet Network 1 Locate the root directory of the diskless client on the host server The root directory of diskless client system is commonly installed in the host server s export root client_name directory where client_name is the diskless client s host name In this procedure the root directory will be export root client_name Chapter 3 Network Configuration 23 2 Insert the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Driver 1 0 Update 1 CD into the server s CD ROM drive The CD should automatically mount to the
6. ok test pci lf 0 pci l network 4 gme register test succeeded Internal loopback test succeeded Link is up If the card is not connected to a network you see the following messages ok test pci 1lf 0 pci l network 4 gme register test succeeded Internal loopback test succeeded Link is down ok 6 After testing the adapter type the following to return the OpenBoot PROM to standard operating mode ok setenv diag switch false Appendix B Diagnostic Software and Troubleshooting Issues 63 7 Set the auto boot configuration parameter to true ok setenv auto boot true 8 Reset and reboot the system Refer to the appropriate OpenBoot Command Reference Manual for more information Troubleshooting Issues Known Incompatibilities with Pre IEEE 802 3z Network Switches You might experience interoperability issues when using the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter with the SunSwitch switch the Alteon ACE 110 switch or other pre or non IEEE 802 3z standard compliant network equipment If you experience difficulties with noncompliant equipment set the adapter and switch autonegotiation properties to off and try to configure the interface manually v To Set Autonegotiation to off for a SunSwitch or an Alteon ACE 110 Switch You can set autonegotiation to of f for SunSwitch and Alteon ACE 110 switches using those switches configuration program cgf Refer to your switch d
7. sun com archive or search for a specific book title or subject at http docs sun com Preface xxi Ordering Sun Documentation Fatbrain com an Internet professional bookstore stocks select product documentation from Sun Microsystems Inc For a list of documents and how to order them visit the Sun Documentation Center on Fatbrain com at http www fatbrain com documentation sun xxii Sun Welcomes Your Comments Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions You can email your comments to Sun at docfeedback sun com Please include the part number 816 1702 10 of your document in the subject line of your email Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 CHAPTER 1 Product Overview This chapter provides a description of the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter hardware and software Hardware Overview The adapter relieves congestion experienced at the backbone and server levels by today s networks while providing a future upgrade path for high end workstations that require more bandwidth than fast Ethernet can provide Sun GigaSwift Ethernet MMF Adapter The Sun GigaSwift Ethernet MMF adapter is a single port gigabit Ethernet fiber optics PCI Bus card It operates in 1000 Mbps Ethernet networks only FIGURE 1 1 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet MMF Adapter LED Displays Four LEDs are displayed on the front panel of Sun Giga
8. 1 shows an example network that uses VLANs VLAN Accounting Main Server Adapter soon ewes _ nae Gigabit Tagged VLAN 3 All VLANs rT Riis E 0 Shared Media Segment E g i saree Saas Engineering PC 1 PC 2 Software PC 5 VLAN 2 VLAN 2 Adapter Gigabit Tagged VLAN 1 amp 2 FIGURE 5 1 Example of Servers Supporting Multiple VLANs with Tagging Adapters The example network has the following features a The physical LAN network consists of a switch two servers and five clients a The LAN is logically organized into three different VLANs each representing a different IP subnet a VLAN 1 is an IP subnet consisting of the Main Server Client 3 and Client 5 This represents an engineering group a VLAN 2 includes the Main Server Clients 1 and 2 via shared media segment and Client 5 This is a software development group m VLAN 3 includes the Main Server the Accounting Server and Client 4 This is an accounting group 52 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 m The Main Server is a high use server that needs to be accessed from all VLANs and IP subnets The server has an Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter installed All three IP subnets are accessed via the single physical adapter interface The server is attached to one of the SunSwitch s Gigabit Ethernet ports which is configured for VLANs 1 2 and 3 Both the adapter a
9. 199 199 124 3 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 199 199 124 255 ether 8 0 20 a4 4f b8 3 On the switch set VLAN tagging and set VLAN ports to coincide with the VLANs you ve set up on the server Using the examples in Step 2 you would set up VLAN ports 123 and 224 on the switch Refer to the documentation that came with your switch for specific instructions for setting VLAN tagging and ports Chapter5 Configuring VLANs 55 56 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and Users Guide October 2001 APPENDIX A Specifications This appendix lists the specifications for the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter It contains the following sections Connectors on page 57 Performance Specifications on page 58 Physical Characteristics on page 59 Power Requirements on page 59 Connectors FIGURE A 1 shows the connector for the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet MMF adapter o o GS O FIGURE A 1 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet MMF Adapter Connector TABLE A 1 lists the characteristics of the SC connector 850 nm TABLE A 1 SC Connector Link Characteristics IEEE P802 3z Description 62 5 Micron MMF 50 Micron MMF Operating range Up to 260 meters Up to 550 meters 57 FIGURE A 2 shows the connector for the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP adapter H m 0000000 i O FIGURE A 2 Sun GigaSwift Eth
10. Avis NMB 003 Classe A This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe A est conforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada ICES 003 Class B Notice Avis NMB 003 Classe B This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada VCCI TT iv 232 AVCCI DT JIA AVCCOORRRHIJ Y AFV VBEOAT Y a EME 7 DAA Rt MERE TS CEDEX PHROHADKRIET DREJ FURA eK SE EMI Lh VCCD D PERES lt ITA A RELATE Ai Co COR EAR CHATS CERES eS EE ZT EE HOEFT COBRIIHMEA SAH YTS ok ERINA TENDEN ET 23A B VCCI DT PIABVCCI DER ME MHAI VAF V ar BLUATY a MER 25 ABRAM CT CHSOMMICI FRORAMRY LET EUX ERUR ee a EE A EB WA VCC ORCE VIA ha Ri CS COREL RER CHE T2 EI L eHMNELTUETA DREBEMNIVAPCTV EV a ISERE LUTES NA Ee SERRES Se ZCTTEMHOET WRB Ichi TEU MORVNELTS ES Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 BSMI Class A Notice The following statement is applicable to products shipped to Ta wan and marked as Class A on the product compliance label Beak 2 BE HARA Saletan ARMES ER FF ESERIA iB gt TARIST gt 2 FAS SRE RRNA vi Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 Declaration of Conformity Compliance Model Number GCC PCI Product Family Name Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP Adapter
11. Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help Shielded Cables Connections between the workstation and peripherals must be made using shielded cables in order to maintain compliance with FCC radio frequency emission limits Networking connections can be made using unshielded twisted pair UTP cables Modifications Any modifications made to this device that are not approved by Sun Microsystems Inc may void the authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate this equipment ICES 003 Class A Notice
12. The additional ipg0 delay helps to reduce collisions If enable_ipg0 is disabled the value of ipg0 is ignored and no additional delay is set Only the delays set by ipg1 and ipg2 will be used Disable enable_ipg0 if other systems keep sending a large number of back to back packets Systems that have enable_ipg0 set might not have enough time on the network You can add the additional delay by setting the ipg0 parameter from 0 to 255 which is the media byte time delay Chapter 4 Configuring Driver Parameters 33 34 TABLE 4 5 defines the enable_ipg0 and ipg0 parameters TABLE 4 5 Parameters Defining enable_ipg0 and ipgo0 Parameter Values Description enable_ipg0 0 enable_ipg0 reset 1 enable_ipg0 set Default 8 ipg0 0 to 255 The additional time delay or gap before transmitting a packet after receiving the packet Default 8 The ce device supports the programmable Interpacket Gap IPG parameters ipg1 and ipg2 The total IPG is the sum of ipg1 and ipg2 The total IPG is 0 096 microseconds for the link speed of 1000 Mbps TABLE 4 6 lists the default values and allowable values for the IPG parameters TABLE 4 6 Read Write Interpacket Gap Parameter Values and Descriptions Parameter Values Description Byte time ipgl 0 to 255 Interpacket gap 1 Default 8 ipg2 0 to 255 Interpacket gap 2 Default 4 By default the driver sets ipg1 to 8 byte time and ipg2 to 4 byte time which are the standard values Byte tim
13. adapter This manual also describes how to configure the driver software These instructions are designed for enterprise system administrators with experience installing network hardware and software How This Book Is Organized Chapter 1 provides a description of the adapter including hardware and software Chapter 2 describes how to install the adapter in your system and how to verify that it has been installed correctly Chapter 3 describes how to edit the network host files after the adapter has been installed on your system Chapter 4 describes how to configure the driver parameters used by the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter Chapter 5 explains VLANs in detail and provides configuration instructions and examples Appendix A lists the specifications for the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter Appendix B provides an overview of the SunVTS diagnostic application and instructions for testing the adapter using the onboard FCode selftest There is also a section outlining some common troubleshooting issues xix Using UNIX Commands This document may not contain information on basic UNIX commands and procedures such as shutting down the system booting the system and configuring devices See one or more of the following for this information m Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals a AnswerBook2 online documentation for the Solaris operating environment a Other software documentation that you received wi
14. connected to your system Open the system unit Attach the adhesive copper strip of the antistatic wrist strap to the metal casing of the power supply Wrap the other end twice around your wrist with the adhesive side against your skin Holding the PCI adapter by the edges unpack it and place it on an antistatic surface Using a No 1 Phillips screwdriver remove the PCI filler panel from the slot in which you want to insert the PCI adapter Save the filler panel screw for Step 9 Holding the PCI adapter by the edges align the adapter edge connector with the PCI slot Slide the adapter face plate into the small slot at the end of the PCI opening Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 10 11 Applying even pressure at both corners of the adapter push the PCI adapter until it is firmly seated in the slot Caution Do not use excessive force when installing the adapter into the PCI slot You may damage the adapter s PCI connector If the adapter does not seat properly when you apply even pressure remove the adapter and carefully reinstall it again Secure the adapter to the PCI slot using the screw you removed in Step 6 Detach the wrist strap and close the system unit Connect the cables m For the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet MMF PCI Bus card connect the fiber optic cable 850nm SC to the PCI adapter and to a fiber optic Ethernet network FIG
15. file FR_Copyright French copyright file Docs Contains PDF copy of the user manual GigaSwiftEthernet Contains the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet software packages Solaris_OS VER applicable to your version OS VER of the Solaris software Packages e SUNWcea 32 bit adb macros e SUNWceax 64 bit adb macros SUNWced u 32 bit adapter driver e SUNWcedx u 64 bit adapter driver SUNWcedu adapter driver headers SUNWcem man pages optional The optional VLAN packages for Solaris 8 only e SUNWvld VLAN utility routines e SUNWvldx VLAN utility routines 64 bit e SUNWvldu VLAN utility headers Note If you intend to use VLAN you must install VLAN packages when you install the GigaSwift Ethernet software packages 8 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 3 Install the software packages by typing the following at the command line replacing the OS_VER with your version 2 6 7 or 8 of the Solaris Operating Environment usr sbin pkgadd d cdrom cdrom0 GigaSwiftEthernet Solaris OS VER Packages For example if your system is running the Solaris 8 Operating Environment you would type the following usr sbin pkgadd d cdrom cdrom0 GigaSwiftEthernet Solaris_8 Packages A menu similar to the following displays The following packages are available 1 SUNWcea Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Driver 32 bit adb Macros sparc 1 0 REV 2001 05 04 2 SUNWceax Sun Gig
16. pci 1 network 4 b pci 1f 4000 network 1 1 q NO SELECTION Enter Selection q to quit q Note If you do not see the device listed check that the adapter is properly seated and if necessary reinstall the adapter 3 View the device that you installed Using the previous example type ok cd pci 1f 0 pci l network 4 Chapter 2 Installing the Adapter 13 4 View the properties file for a list of device properties It might be difficult to tell if the devices on your network are GigaSwift Ethernet devices or other network interface cards The properties command displays the specific information about the installed adapter To make sure that the device you just installed is connected to the network type ok properties assigned addresses 82810010 00000000 00200000 00000000 00200000 82810030 00000000 00400000 00000000 00100000 local mac address 08 00 20 e5 bf cf phy type mif max frame size 00 00 40 00 address bits 00 00 00 30 compatible 70 63 69 31 30 38 65 2c 61 62 62 61 00 70 63 69 board model 501 5902 model SUNW pci ce device_type network reg 00810000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 02810010 00000000 00000000 00000000 00200000 02810030 00000000 00000000 00000000 00100000 name network version 1 10 fcode rom offset 00000000 66mhz capable fast back to back devsel speed 00000002 class code 00020000 interrupts 00000001 max latency 00000040 min
17. the card on slot 0 Although the card in slot 1 is not recognized by prtdiag the card is fully operational and appears in the etc path_to_inst file ce000000 ce00000 or ce0000 configured as VID 0 This is normal behavior accept VID 0 as end is actually the regular ce0 interface not VID 0 of the user input ce0 interface VID 0 is not supported as an end user device 66 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 TABLE B 1 Problem Description Troubleshooting the GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Continued Solution net install diskless boot hangs in 10 100 HDX mode nfs mount and RPC time out System panics in Solaris 7 11 99 environment when CPR attempts to suspend a non suspendable thread Inetboot may require several retries to complete with OBP 4 x In 10 100 HDX mode a system connected directly to a hub hangs after the root file system is mounted when performing netinstall or diskless boot The problem does not occur when the system connects directly to a 10 100 HDX switch The GigaSwift Ethernet driver uses certain not suspendable kernel threads When CPR attempts to suspend the driver the system panics Currently CPR is supported only in Sun desktop systems for example Ultra 10 and Ultra 60 Systems with OBP 4 x for example Sun Blade 1000 may automatically retry several times before completing The message below is displayed for each retry Retryi
18. the following sections a GigaSwift Ethernet Device Driver Parameters on page 29 m Setting ce Driver Parameters on page 38 a GigaSwift Ethernet Driver Operating Statistics on page 45 GigaSwift Ethernet Device Driver Parameters The ce device driver controls the GigaSwift Ethernet devices The ce driver is attached to the UNIX pci name property pcil08e abba for the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter 108e is the vendor ID and abba is the PCI device ID You can manually configure the ce device driver parameters to customize each Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter device in your system This section provides an overview of the capabilities of the GigaSwift Ethernet device used in the adapter lists the available ce device driver parameters and describes how to configure these parameters The Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP PCI adapter is capable of all the operating speeds and modes listed in Setting the Autonegotiation Mode on page 41 The ce device performs autonegotiation with the remote end of the link link partner to select a common mode of operation The ce device also supports a forced mode of operation 29 Driver Parameter Values and Definitions TABLE 4 1 describes the parameters and settings for the ce device driver TABLE 4 1 ce Driver Parameter Status and Descriptions Parameter Status Description instance Read and write Device instance adv_autoneg_cap adv_1000fdx_cap adv_1000hdx_cap adv_100T4_ca
19. the network interface of the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter set the NVRAM configuration variable local mac address to true ok setenv local mac address true Y To Set the GigaSwift Ethernet Device Primary Boot Device Use this procedure only if you want the GigaSwift Ethernet device to be your primary boot device 1 List the network devices on your system ok show nets a pci 1f 2000 pci 1 network 4 b pci 1f 4000 network 1 1 q NO SELECTION Enter Selection q to quit q Chapter 2 Installing the Adapter 15 2 View the device that you installed Using the previous example type ok cd pci 1f 2000 pci 1 network 4 3 Set the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet device to be your default boot device type ok setenv boot device pci 1f 2000 pci 1 network 4 Note that the correct command has a space rather than between boot device and pci 1f 2000 pci 1 network 4 Rebooting the System After verifying the adapter installation use the boot r command to perform a reconfiguration boot on your system ok boot r 16 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 Installing the Adapter With Dynamic Reconfiguration If you have a Sun Enterprise system that supports dynamic reconfiguration DR you do not have to reboot your system after installing the adapter The process of adding and configuring an adapter with DR involves 1 connecting the attachment po
20. 0 Mbit sec half duplex capable cap_10fdx Local interface full duplex capability 0 Not 10 Mbit sec full duplex capable 1 10 Mbit sec full duplex capable cap_10hdx Local interface half duplex capability 0 Not 10 Mbit sec half duplex capable 1 10 Mbit sec half duplex capable cap_asm_ pause Local interface flow control capability 0 Not asymmetric pause capable 1 Asymmetric pause from the local device capable cap_pause Local interface flow control capability 0 Not Symmetric pause capable 1 Symmetric pause capable Chapter 4 Configuring Driver Parameters 45 Reporting the Link Partner Capabilities TABLE 4 11 describes the read only link partner capabilities TABLE 4 11 Read Only Link Partner Capabilities Parameter Description lp_cap_autoneg 0 No autonegotiation 1 Autonegotiation lp_cap_1000fdx 0 No 1000 Mbit sec full duplex transmission 1 1000 Mbit sec full duplex lp_cap_1000hdx 0 No 1000 Mbit sec half duplex transmission 1 1000 Mbit sec half duplex lp_cap_100fdx 0 No 100 Mbit sec full duplex transmission 1 100 Mbit sec full duplex lp_cap_100hdx 0 No 100 Mbit sec half duplex transmission 1 1000 Mbit sec half duplex lp_cap_10fdx 0 No 10 Mbit sec full duplex transmission 1 10 Mbit sec full duplex lp_cap_10hdx 0 No 10 Mbit sec half duplex transmission 1 10 Mbit sec half duplex lp_cap_asm_pause 0 Not asymmetric pause capable 1 Asymmetric pause to
21. 256 bytes that got replaced during reception Number of pages that were filled with packets greater than 256 bytes and less than 1514 that got replaced during reception Number of pages that contained packets that were split across pages that got replaced during reception Number of times a whole page of packets less than 256 bytes was dropped because the driver was unable to map a new one to replace it Number of times a whole page of packets greater than 256 bytes and less than 1514 was dropped because the driver was unable to map a new one to replace it Number of times a page with a split packet was dropped because the driver was unable to map a new one to replace it Number of times the driver was told to release a flow Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 Y To Check Link Partner Settings As superuser type the netstat k command netstat k ce0 ce0 ipackets 0 ipackets64 0 ierrors 0 opackets 0 opackets64 0 oerrors 0 collisions 0 rbytes 0 rbytes64 0 obytes 0 obytes64 0 multircv 0 multixmt 0 brdcstrev 0 brdcstxmt 0 norcvbuf 0 noxmtbuf 0 first collision 0 excessive collisions 0 late collisions 0 peak_attempts 0 length_err 0 alignment_err 0 crc_err 0 code _ violations 0 ifspeed 0 rev_id 1 xcvr_inits 1 xcvr_inuse 3 xcvr_addr 0 xcvr_id 0 cap_autoneg 1 cap_1000fdx 1 cap_1000hdx 0 cap_100T4 0 cap_100fdx 0 cap_100hdx 0 cap_10fdx 0 cap_10hdx 0 cap_asmpause 0 cap_pause 1
22. Key Protocols and Interfaces 5 Diagnostic Support 6 Installing the Adapter 7 Installing the Driver Software 7 Installing the Adapter Without Dynamic Reconfiguration 10 v Tolnstallthe Adapter 10 v To Verify the Installation 12 Setting the local mac address Property 15 Rebooting the System 16 Installing the Adapter With Dynamic Reconfiguration 17 xi v To Install an Adapter in a Dynamic Reconfiguration System 17 3 Network Configuration 21 Configuring the Network Host Files 21 Setting Up a Diskless Client System on a GigaSwift Ethernet Network 23 v To Set Up a Diskless Client on a GigaSwift Ethernet Network 23 Installing the Solaris Operating Environment Over a GigaSwift Ethernet Network 24 v To Install the Solaris Environment Over a GigaSwift Ethernet Network 25 4 Configuring Driver Parameters 29 GigaSwift Ethernet Device Driver Parameters 29 Driver Parameter Values and Definitions 30 Operational Mode Parameters 31 Flow Control Parameters 32 Gigabit Forced Mode Parameter 33 Interpacket Gap Parameters 33 Interrupt Parameters 35 Random Early Drop Parameters 35 PCI Bus Interface Parameters 36 Using the infinit_burst Parameter 37 Setting ce Driver Parameters 38 Setting Parameters Using the ndd Utility 38 v To Specify Device Instances for the ndd Utility 39 Setting Parameters Using the ce conf File 42 v To Set Driver Parameters Using a ce conf File 43 GigaSwift Ethernet Driver Operating Statistics 45 Reporting the Link
23. N which will be configured for each adapter on the server using the following naming format that includes both the VID and the physical point of attachment PPA VLAN logical PPA lt 1000 VID gt lt Device PPA gt ce123000 1000 123 ce This format limits the maximum number of PPAs instances you can configure to 1000 in the etc path_to_inst file For example on a server with the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter having an instance of 0 that belongs to a member of two VLANs with VID 123 and 224 you would use ce123000 and ce224000 respectively as the two VLAN PPAs 54 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 2 Use the ifconfig 1M to configure a VLAN virtual device for example ifconfig ce123000 plumb up ifconfig cd224000 plumb up The output of ifconfig a on a system having VLAN devices ce123000 and ce224000 ifconfig a 100 flags 1000849 lt UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MULTICAST IPv4 gt mtu 8232 index 1 inet 127 0 0 1 netmask f 000000 hme0 flags 1000843 lt UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST IPv4 gt mtu 1500 index 2 inet 129 144 131 91 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 129 144 131 255 ether 8 0 20 a4 4f b8 ce123000 flags 1000843 lt UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST IPv4 gt mtu 1500 index 3 inet 199 199 123 3 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 199 199 123 255 9 ether 8 0 20 a4 4f b8 ce124000 flags 1000843 lt UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST IPv4 gt mtu 1500 index 4 inet
24. Partner Capabilities 46 5 Configuring VLANs 51 xii Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 An Overview of VLANs 51 Configuring VLANS 53 v To Configure Static VLANs 54 Specifications 57 Connectors 57 Performance Specifications 58 Physical Characteristics 59 Power Requirements 59 Diagnostic Software and Troubleshooting Issues 61 SunVTS Diagnostic Software 61 Using the OpenBoot PROM FCode Self Test 62 v Running the Ethernet FCode Self Test Diagnostic 62 Troubleshooting Issues 64 Known Incompatibilities with Pre IEEE 802 3z Network Switches 64 v To Set Autonegotiation to off for a SunSwitch or an Alteon ACE 110 Switch 64 v To Set Autonegotiation to off for Other Noncompliant Network Equipment 65 Troubleshooting 66 Failure to Configure GigaSwift Ethernet Instance 66 Non Specific Issues 66 Index 69 Contents xiii xiv Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 GURE 1 1 GURE 1 2 GURE 2 1 GURE 2 2 GURE 5 1 GURE 5 2 GURE A 1 GURE A 2 Figures Sun GigaSwift Ethernet MMF Adapter 2 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP Adapter 3 Connecting the Fiber Optic Cable 11 Cat 5 Twisted Pair Cable 12 Example of Servers Supporting Multiple VLANs with Tagging Adapters 52 Ethernet Tag Header Format 54 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet MMF Adapter Connector 57 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP Adapter Connector 58 XV xvi Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Ins
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26. Swift Ethernet MMF adapter They are labeled on the front panel as shown in TABLE 1 1 TABLE 1 1 Front Panel Display LEDs for the MMF Adapter Label Meaning if Lit Color Link Link is up Green FDX Link is in Full Duplex mode Green TX Link is transmitting Green RX Link is receiving Green 2 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and Users Guide October 2001 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP Adapter The Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP adapter is a single port gigabit Ethernet copper based PCI Bus card It can be configured to operate in 10 100 or 1000 Mbps Ethernet networks FIGURE 1 2 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP Adapter LED Displays A total of nine LEDs are displayed on the front panel of the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP adapter They are labeled on the front panel as shown in TABLE 1 2 The nine LEDs consist of a single purple LED and two sets of four green LEDs Note that all LEDs are sourced by the gigabit PHY except the last two LEDs TXM and RXM are sourced by the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet MAC ASIC These LEDs are Chapter 1 Product Overview 3 equivalent to TX and RX of the PHY except that they indicate the state of the MAC instead and can be used for diagnostic purposes to isolate a PHY or a MAC failure on the board TABLE 1 2 Front Panel Display LEDs for the UTP Adapter Label Meaning if On Active Color Source Link quality Gigabit link quality good Purple PHY 10000X Gigabit link is up Green PHY 100X 100BT link is up Gr
27. URE 2 1 Connecting the Fiber Optic Cable m For the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP PCI Bus card connect a Cat 5 twisted pair cable Chapter 2 Installing the Adapter 11 12 FIGURE 2 2 Cat 5 Twisted Pair Cable To Verify the Installation After you have installed the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter but before you boot your system perform the following tasks to verify the installation Refer to the Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals manual or your Solaris documentation for the detailed instructions Note Verification is not required if your system supports dynamic reconfiguration DR Power on the system and when the banner appears press the Stop A key sequence to interrupt the boot process and display the OpenBoot ok prompt If the card is properly installed and the cables are properly connected to a compatible network you will see the following message xcvr addr 0x00 link up 1000 Mbps half duplex xcvr addr 0x00 link up 1000 Mbps full duplex Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 2 List the network devices on your system ok show nets Use the show nets command to list the system devices You should see the full path name of the network devices similar to the Ultra 30 system example below In this example the network 4 device is the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter and the network 1 1 is the onboard Ethernet device ok show nets a pci 1f 2000
28. X1150A EMC European Union This equipment complies with the following requirements of the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC EN55022 1998 CISPR22 1997 Class A EN55024 1998 Required Limits as applicable EN61000 4 2 4 kV Direct 8 kV Air EN61000 4 3 3 V m EN61000 4 4 1 kV AC Power Lines 0 5 kV Signal and DC Power Lines EN61000 4 5 1 kV AC Line Line and Outdoor Signal Lines 2 kV AC Line Gnd 0 5 kV DC Power Lines EN61000 4 6 3V EN61000 4 8 1 A m EN61000 4 11 Pass EN61000 3 2 1995 A1 A2 A14 Pass EN61000 3 3 1995 Pass Safety This equipment complies with the following requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC EC Type Examination Certificates EN60950 1992 2nd Edition Amendments 1 2 3 4 11 Supplementary Information This product was tested and complies with all the requirements for the CE Mark S S Dennis P Symanski DATE Peter Arkless DATE Manager Compliance Engineering Quality Manager Sun Microsystems Inc Sun Microsystems Scotland Limited 901 San Antonio Road MPK15 102 Springfield Linlithgow Palo Alto CA 94303 4900 U S A West Lothian EH49 7LR Tel 650 786 3255 Scotland United Kingdom Fax 650 786 3723 Tel 0506 670000 Fax 0506 760011 vii viii Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 Declaration of Conformity Compliance Model Number GFC PCI Product Family Name Sun GigaSwift Ethernet MMF Adapter X1151A EMC European Union This equipm
29. _name netinstall boottype in rootopts rsize 32768 In the example above the root directory for the Solaris 7 client is netinstall In Step 4 you would replace root_directory with netinstall Note If the root directory is not found in the etc bootparams file refer to the Solaris Advanced Installation Guide for configuration instructions Insert the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Driver 1 0 Update 1 CD into the install server s CD ROM drive The CD should automatically mount to the cdrom cdrom0 directory If the CD did not get mounted to this directory refer to Installing the Driver Software on page 7 for mounting instructions Chapter 3 Network Configuration 25 4 On the install server install the GigaSwift Ethernet software to the client s root directory as determined in Step 2 Replace root_directory with the location of the client s root directory cd cdrom cdrom0 GigaSwiftEthernet Packages ls SUNWce SUNWcea SUNWceax SUNWced SUNWcedu SUNWcem pkgadd R root_directory Solaris_2 7 Tools Boot d SUNWced SUNWcem SUNWcedu cd Note The directory paths for these files might change in future Solaris releases If the commands above do not work correctly refer to the documentation that shipped with your version of the Solaris operating environment 5 Eject the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Driver 1 0 Update 1 CD from the CD ROM drive Note Perform the following steps on the client sys
30. aSwift Ethernet Adapter Driver 64 bit adb Macros sparc 1 0 REV 2001 05 04 3 SUNWced u Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter 32 bit Driver sparc sun4u 1 0 REV 2001 05 04 4 SUNWcedu Sun GigaSwift t Adapter Driver Headers sparc 1 0 REV 2001 05 04 5 SUNWcedx u Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter 64 bit Driver sparc sun4u 1 0 REV 2001 05 04 6 SUNWcem Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Driver Man Pages sparc 1 0 REV 2001 05 04 7 SUNWvld Sun Ethernet Vlan Utility Routines sparc 1 0 REV 2001 05 04 8 SUNWvldu Sun Ethernet Vlan Utility Headers sparc 1 0 REV 2001 05 04 9 SUNWvldx Sun Ethernet Vlan Utility Routines 64 bit sparc 1 0 REV 2001 05 04 Select package s you wish to process or all to process all packages default all q 4 Press Return or type all to accept the default and install all packages OR 5 If you prefer not to install the optional packages type the number of all but the optional packages See TABLE 2 1 to identify the optional packages Chapter 2 Installing the Adapter 9 10 Installing the Adapter Without Dynamic Reconfiguration To Install the Adapter Note The following instructions describe the basic tasks required to install the adapter Refer to your system installation or service manual for detailed PCI adapter installation instructions Halt and power off your system Power off all of the peripherals
31. adapter can have a logical presence on multiple IP subnets By default 128 VLANs can be defined for each VLAN aware adapter on your server However this number can be increased by changing the system parameters If your network does not require multiple VLANs you can use the default configuration in which case no further configuration is necessary Note If you change any of the VLAN configuration parameters you must reboot the system before the changes will take effect If you make changes and do not reboot you may experience configuration problems An Overview of VLANs VLANs allow you to split your physical LAN into logical subparts providing an essential tool for increasing the efficiency and flexibility of your network VLANs are commonly used to separate groups of network users into manageable broadcast domains to create logical segmentation of workgroups and to enforce security policies among each logical segment Each defined VLAN behaves as its own separate network with its traffic and broadcasts isolated from the others increasing the bandwidth efficiency within each logical group 51 Although VLANs are commonly used to create individual broadcast domains and or separate IP subnets it is sometimes useful for a server to have a presence on more than one VLAN simultaneously Several Sun products support multiple VLANs on a per port or per interface basis allowing very flexible network configurations FIGURE 5
32. adv_autoneg_cap adv_1000fdx_cap adv_1000hdx_cap adv_100T4_cap adv_100fdx_cap adv_100hdx_cap adv_10fdx_cap adv_10hdx_cap adv_asmpause_cap adv_pause_cap link_master use_int_xcvr enable_ipg0 ipg0d read and write ipgl read and write ipg2 read and write read and write read and write read and write read and write read and write read and write read and write read and write read and write read and write rx_intr_pkts rx_intr_time red_dv4to6k red_dv 6to8k red_dv8tol0k red_dv10to12k tx_dma_weight rx_dma_weight infinite burst disable_64bit name to get set Setting the Autonegotiation Mode By default autonegotiation is set to on This means that the adapter communicates with its link partner to determine a compatible network speed duplex mode and flow control capability Chapter 4 Configuring Driver Parameters 41 Y To Disable Autonegotiation Mode If your network equipment does not support autonegotiation or if you want to specify your network speed you can set autonegotiation to off on the ce device 1 Set the following driver parameters to the values that are described in the documentation that shipped with your link partner for example a switch adv_1000fdx_cap adv_1000hdx_cap adv_100fdx_cap adv_100hdx_cap adv_10fdx_cap adv_10hdx_cap adv_asmpause_cap adv_pause_cap See TABLE 4 2 for the descriptions and possible values of these parameters 2 Set the adv_autoneg_cap parameter to 0
33. ased on TCP UDP destination port number If set the TX queues operate in a scheme designed to provide VLAN priorities Number of times that the driver attempted to transmit a packet Number of times a page table entry was not available to allow the driver to map the kernel memory to device accessible memory for transmission Number of packets queued for transmission on the first hardware transmit queue Number of packets queued for transmission on the second hardware transmit queue Number of packets queued for Transmission on the third hardware transmit queue Number of packets queued for Transmission on the fourth hardware transmit queue Maximum number of transmits pending on any of the four queues Number of packets received that were less than 256 bytes Number of packets received that were greater than 256 bytes and less than 1514 bytes Number of packets that were split across two pages Number of times the hardware cannot post completion entries for received data Number of times the hardware cannot receive data because there is no more receive buffer space Number of pages that got replaced during reception Chapter 4 Configuring Driver Parameters 47 48 TABLE 4 12 Transmit and Receive Parameters Parameter Description rx_new_hdr_pgs rx_new_mtu_pgs rx_new_nxt_pgs rx_hdr_drops rx_mtu_drops rx_nxt_drops rx_rel_flow Number of pages that were filled with packets less than
34. cdrom cdrom0 directory If the CD did not get mounted to this directory refer to Installing the Driver Software on page 7 for mounting instructions 3 Use the pkgadd R command to install the three GigaSwift Ethernet software packages to the diskless client s root directory on the server You will need to install the SUNWced u SUNWcedm and SUNWcedu software packages to the client s root directory cd cdrom cdrom0 GigaSwiftEthernet Packages pkgadd R export root client name d SUNWced u SUNWcem SUNWcedu cd 4 Eject the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Driver 1 0 Update 1 CD from the CD ROM drive 5 Create a hostname cenumber file in the diskless client s root directory You will need to create an export root client name etc hostname cenumber file for the GigaSwift Ethernet interface See Configuring the Network Host Files on page 21 for instructions 6 Edit the hosts in the diskless client s root directory You will need to edit the export root client_name etc hosts file to include the IP address of the GigaSwift Ethernet interface See Configuring the Network Host Files on page 21 for instructions Installing the Solaris Operating Environment Over a GigaSwift Ethernet Network The Solaris Advanced Installation Guide describes the full procedure for installing the Solaris operating environment over the network The procedure below assumes that you have created an install server which contai
35. cording to various criteria but each VLAN must be assigned a VLAN tag or VLAN ID VID The VID is a 12 bit identifier between 1 and 4094 that identifies a unique VLAN For each network interface ce0 cel ce2 and so on 4094 possible VLAN IDs can be selected Only 512 unique IDs can be used simultaneously Because IP subnets are commonly used it is best to use IP subnets when setting up a VLAN network interface This means that each VID assigned to a VLAN interface of a physical network interface will belong to different subnets Chapter5 Configuring VLANs 53 Tagging an Ethernet frame requires the addition of a tag header to the frame The header is inserted immediately following the Destination MAC address and the Source MAC address The tag header consists of two bytes of Ethernet Tag Protocol Identifier TPID 0x8100 and two bytes of Tag Control Information TCI FIGURE 5 2 shows the Ethernet Tag Header format Octet TPID 0x8100 3 bits 1 12 bytes bit User_priority CFI VID FIGURE 5 2 Ethernet Tag Header Format By default a single VLAN is configured for every port which groups all ports into the same broadcast domain just as if there were no VLANs at all VLAN tagging for the switch port turned off Note If you configure a VLAN virtual device for an adapter all traffic sent or received by that adapter must be in VLAN tagged format v To Configure Static VLANs 1 Create one hostname6 cenum file for each VLA
36. dm v c configure syscirl slot This command should both connect and configure the receptacle Verify with the cfgadm command The states and conditions for a connected and configured attachment point should be Receptacle state Connected Occupant state Configured Condit ion OK 18 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 Now the system is also aware of the usable devices which reside on the adapter and all devices may be mounted or configured to be used If the command fails to connect and configure the adapter and slot the status should be shown as configured and ok do the connection and configuration as separate steps a Connect the adapter and slot cfgadm v c connect sysctrl slot The states and conditions for a connected attachment point should be Receptacle state Connected Occupant state Unconfigured Condition OK Now the system is aware of the adapter but not the usable devices which reside on the adapter Temperature is monitored and power and cooling affect the attachment point condition b Configure the adapter and slot cfgadm v c configure sysctrl slot The states and conditions for a configured attachment point should be Receptacle state Connected Occupant state Configured Condition OK Now the system is also aware of the usable devices which reside on the adapter and a
37. e this parameter To discover if your machine is an UltraSPARC III run the following command modinfo grep pcisch If you get the following response 22 101e1663 d5ci 109 1 pcisch PCI Bus nexus driver 1 194 Then the machine is an UltraSPARC III and you can safely enable the infinit_burst parameter Chapter 4 Configuring Driver Parameters 37 38 Setting ce Driver Parameters You can set the ce device driver parameters in two ways a Using the ndd utility m Using the ce conf file If you use the ndd utility the parameters are valid only until you reboot the system This method is good for testing parameter settings To set parameters so they remain in effect after you reboot the system create a platform sun4u kernel drv ce conf file and add parameter values to this file when you need to set a particular parameter for a device in the system Setting Parameters Using the ndd Utility Use the ndd utility to configure parameters that are valid until you reboot the system The ndd utility supports any networking driver which implements the Data Link Provider Interface DLPI The following sections describe how you can use the ce driver and the ndd utility to modify with the set option or display without the set option the parameters for each ce device Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 v To Specify Device Instances for the ndd Utility Before you use the ndd util
38. e is the time it takes to transmit one byte on the link with a link speed of 1000 Mbps If your network has systems that use longer IPG the sum of ipg1 and ipg2 and if those machines seem to be slow in accessing the network increase the values of ipgl and ipg2 to match the longer IPGs of other machines Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 Interrupt Parameters TABLE 4 7 describes the receive interrupt blanking values TABLE 4 7 RX Blanking Register for Alias Read Field Name Values Description rx_intr_pkts 0 to 511 Interrupt after this number of packets have arrived since the last packet was serviced A value of zero indicates no packet blanking Default 3 rx_intr_time 0 to 524287 Interrupt after 4 5 US ticks have elapsed since the last packet was serviced A value of zero indicates no time blanking Default 1250 Random Early Drop Parameters TABLE 4 8 describes the RX random early detection 8 bit vectors which allows you to enable random early drop RED thresholds When received packets reach the RED range packets are dropped according to the preset probability The probability should increase when the fifo level increases Control packets are never dropped and are not counted in the statistics TABLE 4 8 RX Random Early Detecting 8 Bit Vectors Field Name Values Description red_dv4to6k 0 to 255 Random early detection and packet drop vectors for when fifo threshold i
39. e peut tre reproduite sous aucune forme par quelque moyen que ce soit sans l autorisation pr alable et crite de Sun et de ses bailleurs de licence s il y en a Le logiciel d tenu par des tiers et qui comprend la technologie relative aux polices de caract res est prot g par un copyright et licenci par des fournisseurs de Sun Des parties de ce produit pourront tre d riv es des syst mes Berkeley BSD licenci s par l Universit de Californie UNIX est une marque d pos e aux Etats Unis et dans d autres pays et licenci e exclusivement par X Open Company Ltd Sun Sun Microsystems le logo Sun AnswerBook2 docs sun com SunVTS OpenBoot SunSwitch Sun Blade Sun Fire Ultra Sun Enterprise Ultra Enterprise et Solaris sont des marques de fabrique ou des marques d pos es ou marques de service de Sun Microsystems Inc aux Etats Unis et dans d autres pays Toutes les marques SPARC sont utilis es sous licence et sont des marques de fabrique ou des marques d pos es de SPARC International Inc aux Etats Unis et dans d autres pays Les produits portant les marques SPARC sont bas s sur une architecture d velopp e par Sun Microsystems Inc L interface d utilisation graphique OPEN LOOK et Sun a t d velopp e par Sun Microsystems Inc pour ses utilisateurs et licenci s Sun reconna t les efforts de pionniers de Xerox pour la recherche et le d veloppement du concept des interfaces d utilisation visuelle ou graph
40. e the ifconfig command to assign an IP address to the network interface Type the following at the command line replacing ip_address with the adapter s IP address ifconfig ce0 plumb ip_address up Refer to the ifconfig 1M man page and the Solaris documentation for more information If you want a set up that will remain the same after you reboot create an etc hostname cenumber file where number corresponds to the instance number of the ce interface you plan to use To use the adapter s ce interface in the Step 1 example create an etc hostname ce0 file where 0 is the number of the ce interface If the instance number were 1 the filename would be etc hostname cel Do not create an etc hostname cenumber file for a Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter interface you plan to leave unused The etc hostname cenumber file must contain the hostname for the appropriate ce interface The host name should have an IP address and should be listed in the etc hosts file The host name should be different from any other host name of any other interface for example etc hostname ce0 and etc hostname cel cannot share the same host name The following example shows the etc hostname cenumber file required for a system called zardoz that has a Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter zardoz 11 cat etc hostname hme0 zardoz cat etc hostname ce0 zardoz 11 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide
41. een PHY 10X 10BT link is up Green PHY FDX Full Duplex Mode Green PHY TX PHY Transmitting data Green PHY RX PHY Receiving data Green PHY TXM MAC transmitting data Green MAC RXM MAC receiving data Green MAC 4 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 Hardware and Software Requirements Before using the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter make sure your system meets the following hardware and software requirements Hardware and Software Requirements Hardware Sun Ultra 5 10 60 80 Sun Enterprise 220R 250 450 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 5500 6000 6500 10000 Sun Fire 280R Sun Blade 1000 OpenBoot PROM Revision 3 x Operating environment Solaris 2 6 7 8 releases Enterprise 3000 4000 5000 and 6000 series systems using the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter require a shielded twisted pair Ethernet cable Caution Installing the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter on the Enterprise 3000 4000 5000 and 6000 series systems is prohibited if option X 1080A Sun Enterprise Systems Interface card is already installed on the 2632A PCI I O board for these platforms Install the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter on the next available 2632A PCI I O card Product Features You can install or replace the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter You can also diagnose a failure using the built in diagnostic tools Key Protocols and Interfaces The Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter is interoperable with e
42. ent complies with the following requirements of the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC EN55022 1998 CISPR22 1997 Class A EN55024 1998 Required Limits as applicable EN61000 4 2 4 kV Direct 8 kV Air EN61000 4 3 3 V m EN61000 4 4 1 kV AC Power Lines 0 5 kV Signal and DC Power Lines EN61000 4 5 1 kV AC Line Line and Outdoor Signal Lines 2 kV AC Line Gnd 0 5 kV DC Power Lines EN61000 4 6 3V EN61000 4 8 1 A m EN61000 4 11 Pass EN61000 3 2 1995 A1 A2 A14 Pass EN61000 3 3 1995 Pass Safety This equipment complies with the following requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC EC Type Examination Certificates EN60950 1992 2nd Edition Amendments 1 2 3 4 11 Supplementary Information This product was tested and complies with all the requirements for the CE Mark S S Dennis P Symanski DATE Peter Arkless DATE Manager Compliance Engineering Quality Manager Sun Microsystems Inc Sun Microsystems Scotland Limited 901 San Antonio Road MPK15 102 Springfield Linlithgow Palo Alto CA 94303 4900 U S A West Lothian EH49 7LR Tel 650 786 3255 Scotland United Kingdom Fax 650 786 3723 Tel 0506 670000 Fax 0506 760011 x Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 Contents Product Overview 1 Hardware Overview 1 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet MMF Adapter 2 LED Displays 2 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP Adapter 3 LED Displays 3 Hardware and Software Requirements 5 Product Features 5
43. eration Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if it is not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual it may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Shielded Cables Connections between the workstation and peripherals must be made using shielded cables to comply with FCC radio frequency emission limits Networking connections can be made using unshielded twisted pair UTP cables Modifications Any modifications made to this device that are not approved by Sun Microsystems Inc may void the authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate this equipment FCC Class B Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
44. ernet UTP Adapter Connector Table A 2 lists the characteristics of the Cat 5 Connector used by the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP adapter TABLE A 2 Cat 5 Connector Link Characteristics Description Operating range Up 100 meters Performance Specifications TABLE A 3 Performance Sepcifications Feature Specification PCI clock 33 66 MHz max PCI data burst transfer rate up to 64 byte bursts PCI data address width 32 64 bit PCI modes Master slave 1 GBit s 850 nm 1000 Mbps full duplex 58 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 Physical Characteristics TABLE A 4 Physical Characteristics Dimension Measurement Length 6 8 inches Width 4 2 inches Power Requirements TABLE A 5 Power Requirements Specification Measurement Maximum power consumption 12 watts MMF 15 watts UTP Voltage 3 3V and 5V Appendix A Specifications 59 60 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and Users Guide October 2001 APPENDIX B Diagnostic Software and Troubleshooting Issues This appendix provides an overview of the SunVTS diagnostic application and instructions for testing the adapter using the onboard FCode self test There is also a section outlining some common troubleshooting issues This appendix contains the following sections m SunVTS Diagnostic Software on page 61 m Using the OpenBoot PROM FCode Self Test on page 62 a Troubleshooting Issues
45. es are received If adv_asmpause_cap 1 while adv_pause_cap 0 pauses are transmitted If adv_asmpause_cap 0 while adv_pause_cap 1 pauses are sent and received If adv_asmpause_cap 0 then adv_pause_cap determines whether Pause capability is on or off 32 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 Gigabit Forced Mode Parameter In 10 100 mode it was possible to disable auto negotiation and force the link to the speed you required With Gigabit copper interfaces this feature is also available but may require you to decide whether your side of the connection is a master or a slave The 1ink_master parameter will facilitate that Usually switches will be enabled as master therefore this parameter can remain unchanged since slave operation is the default If this is not the case Then 1ink_master can be used to enable ce as a master TABLE 4 4 Forced Mode Parameter Parameter Description link_master When set to 1 this enables master operation assuming the link partner is a slave When set to 0 this enables slave operation assuming the link partner is a slave default Interpacket Gap Parameters The ce device supports a programmable mode called enable_ipg0 When a driver receives a packet with enable_ipg0 set the default it adds an additional time delay before transmitting the packet This delay set by the ipg0 parameter is in addition to the delay set by the ipg1 and ipg2 parameters
46. et interfaces in normal operation Before installing the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet software make sure that the client system does not already have the software installed Use the pkginfo command to see if the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet software packages are installed on the client system pkginfo grep SUNWce system SUNWced Sun Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Driver system SUNWcem Sun Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Driver Man Pages system SUNWcedu Sun Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Driver Headers m If the software is installed as shown in the example above skip to Step 11 a If the software is not installed install the software from Solaris Supplement CD Refer to Installing the Driver Software on page 7 for instructions on installing the required software packages Confirm that the network host files have been configured correctly during the Solaris installation Although the Solaris software installation creates the client s network configuration files you may need to edit these files to match your specific networking environment See Configuring the Network Host Files on page 21 for more information about editing these files Chapter 3 Network Configuration 27 28 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 CHAPTER 4 Configuring Driver Parameters This chapter describes how to configure the driver parameters used by the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter This chapter contains
47. ettings Index 69 checking 49 local mac address property 14 15 M MAC address 15 mac address property 15 Media Access Control MAC 15 N ndd utility 39 nettest diagnostic 61 NVRAM configuration 15 O operational mode parameters 31 P parameter values how to modify and display 40 parameters and settings 30 R random early detection register 35 receive interrupt blanking values 30 35 S setting ce driver parameters using ndd using ce conf 38 standard Ethernet frame sizes 5 standards and protocols 5 SunVTS diagnostic application 61 T to set 15 V verify the installation 12 virtual device 55 VLAN ID 53 VLAN naming format 54 VLANs 51 70 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001
48. formance for a given application TABLE 4 9 PCI Bus Interface Parameters Parameter Description tx_dma_weight Determine the multiplication factor for granting credit to the TX side during a weighted round robin arbitration Values are 0 to 3 Default 0 Zero means no extra weighting The other values are power of 2 extra weighting on that traffic For example of tx_dma_weight 0 and rx_dma_weight 3 then as long as RX traffic is continuously arriving its priority will be 8 times greater than TX to access the PCI 36 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 TABLE 4 9 PCI Bus Interface Parameters Parameter Description rx_dma_weight Determine the multiplication factor for granting credit to the RX side during a weighted round robin arbitration Values are 0 to 3 Default 0 infinite_burst allows the infinite burst capability to be utilized When this is in effect and the system supports infinite burst The adapter will not free the bus until complete packets are transferred across the bus Values are 0 or 1 Default 0 disable_64bit Switches off 64 bit capability of the adapter In some cases it is useful to switch off this feature Values are 0 or 1 Default 0 which enables 64 bit capability Using the infinit_burst Parameter Because only UltraSPARC III machines support the infinit_burst parameter it is turned off by default If you are using an UltraSPARC III machine you can enabl
49. g_cap and adv_1000fdx_cap parameters are set for a single instance of the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet device name pcil08e abba parent pci 4 4000 unit address 4 adv_autoneg_cap 0 adv_1000fdx_cap 0 3 Save the ce conf file 4 Save and close all files and programs and exit the windowing system 5 Shut down and reboot the system 44 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 GigaSwift Ethernet Driver Operating Statistics These statistics are part of the statistics presented by the netstat k command TABLE 4 10 describes the read only Media Independent Interface MII capabilities These parameters define the capabilities of the hardware The Gigabit Media Independent Interface GMII supports all of the following capabilities TABLE 4 10 Read Only ce Device Capabilities Parameter Description Local interface Capabilities cap_autoneg 0 Not capable of autonegotiation 1 Autonegotiation capable cap_1000fdx Local interface full duplex capability 0 Not 1000 Mbit sec full duplex capable 1 1000 Mbit sec full duplex capable cap_1000hdx Local interface half duplex capability 0 Not 1000 Mbit sec half duplex capable 1 1000 Mbit sec half duplex capable cap_100fdx Local interface full duplex capability 0 Not 100 Mbit sec full duplex capable 1 100 Mbit sec full duplex capable cap_100hdx Local interface half duplex capability 0 Not 100 Mbit sec half duplex capable 1 10
50. grant 00000040 revision id 00000001 device id 0000abba vendor id 0000108e Note If you are going to set the local mac address property note the local mac address of your device at this time See Setting the local mac address Property on page 15 for more information 14 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 Setting the local mac address Property Note Setting the local mac address property is only required if you will be booting from the network The network interface of the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter has been assigned a unique media access control MAC address that represents the 48 bit Ethernet address for that interface The OpenBoot firmware reports this MAC address via the local mac address property in the device nodes corresponding to the network interface A system is not obligated to use this assigned MAC address if it has a system wide MAC address In such cases the system wide MAC address applies to all network interfaces on the system The device driver or any other adapter utility can use the network device s MAC address 1ocal mac address while configuring it In the Solaris operating environment you can use the MAC address when booting over the network The mac address property of the network device specifies the network address system wide or local mac address used for booting the system To start using the MAC address assigned to
51. he System on page 16 a Installing the Adapter With Dynamic Reconfiguration on page 17 Note If you have a Sun Enterprise system that supports dynamic reconfiguration DR refer to the Sun Enterprise Dynamic Reconfiguration User s Guide and your system s documentation for further information about dynamic reconfiguration Installing the Driver Software The Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Driver 1 0 Update 1 CD contains the driver software required to operate the adapter The Solaris 8 10 01 operating environment and subsequent compatible releases include the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet driver software Refer to the documentation that shipped with the Solaris Supplement CD ROM for a listing of the available network drivers Become superuser 2 Insert the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Driver 1 0 Update 1 CD into a CD ROM drive that is connected to your system m If your system is running Sun Enterprise Volume Manager it should automatically mount the CD ROM to the cdrom cdrom0 directory m If your system is not running Volume Manager mount the CD ROM as follows mkdir cdrom mkdir cdrom cdrom0 mount F hsfs o ro dev dsk c0t6d0s2 cdrom cdrom0 You will see the following files and directories in the cdrom sun_gigaswift_ethernet directory or the cdrom cdrom0 directory depending on how you mounted the CD ROM TABLE 2 1 Files and Directories on the CD ROM File or Directory Contents Copyright U S copyright
52. he following a Connectivity during adapter card installation m Verification that all components required for a system boot are functional Running the Ethernet FCode Self Test Diagnostic To run the Ethernet diagnostics you must first bring the system to a stop at the OpenBoot prompt after issuing a reset If you do not reset the system the diagnostic tests might cause the system to hang For more information about the OpenBoot commands in this section refer to the appropriate OpenBoot Command Reference Manual Shut down the system Use the standard shutdown procedures described in the Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals At the ok prompt set the auto boot configuration variable to false ok setenv auto boot false Reset the system ok reset all Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 4 Type show nets to display the list of devices You should see a list of devices similar to the example below specific to the adapter ok show nets a pci 1f 0 pci l network 4 b pci 1if 0 pci l 1 network 1 1 q NO SELECTION Enter Selection q to quit 5 Type the following to run the self test using the test command ok test device path The following tests are run when the test command is executed m ce register test happens only when diag switch is true m internal loopback test link up down test If the test passes you see these messages
53. int and 2 configuring its occupant In most cases the cfgadm 1M command can perform both steps at once To Install an Adapter in a Dynamic Reconfiguration System Verify that the selected board slot is ready for the adapter cfgadm The states and conditions should be Receptacle state Empty Occupant state Unconfigured Condition Unknown Or Receptacle state Disconnected Occupant state Unconfigured Condition Unknown Chapter 2 Installing the Adapter 17 2 If the status of the slot is not empty or disconnected type cfgadm c disconnect sysctrl slot where the sysctrl 0 for the Enterprise 10000 and slot the slot available for the adapter For example if you were installing the adapter into slot 3 on an Enterprise 10000 you would type the following cfgadm c disconnect sysctrl10 3 3 Physically insert the adapter into the slot and look for an acknowledgement on the console such as name board inserted into slot3 After the adapter is inserted the states and conditions should become Receptacle state Disconnected Occupant state Unconfigured Condition Unknown Any other states or conditions should be considered an error 4 Connect any peripheral cables and interface modules to the adapter 5 Connect the cables to the card and to an Ethernet network 6 Configure the adapter with the following command cfga
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55. ity to get or set a parameter for a ce device you must specify the device instance for the utility 1 Check the etc path_to_inst file to identify the instance associated with a particular device grep ce etc path_to_inst pci 1f 2000 pci l network 0 2 ce pci 1f 2000 pci 2 network 0 1 ce pci 1f 2000 pci 4 network 0 0 ce In the example above the three GigaSwift Ethernet instances are from the installed adapters The instance numbers are in bold italics for clarity 2 Use the instance number to select the device ndd set dev ce instance instancc The device remains selected until you change the selection Noninteractive and Interactive Modes You can use the ndd utility in two modes m Noninteractive m Interactive In noninteractive mode you invoke the utility to execute a specific command Once the command is executed you exit the utility In interactive mode you can use the utility to get or set more than one parameter value Refer to the ndd 1M man page for more information Chapter 4 Configuring Driver Parameters 39 Using the ndd Utility in Noninteractive Mode This section describes how to modify and display parameter values To modify a parameter value use the set option If you invoke the ndd utility with the set option the utility passes value which must be specified down to the named dev ce driver instance and assigns it to the parameter ndd set dev ce parameter
56. k equipment does not support autonegotiation you can set autonegotiation to off on the GigaSwift Ethernet ce device 1 Set the following GigaSwift Ethernet driver parameters to values according to the documentation that shipped with your switch adv_1000fdx_cap adv_1000hdx_cap adv_pauseTX adv_pauseRrx Appendix B Diagnostic Software and Troubleshooting Issues 65 2 Set the adv_autoneg_cap parameter to 0 Note See Chapter 4 for the default values of these parameters and for instructions on how to set these parameters Troubleshooting Failure to Configure GigaSwift Ethernet Instance If your machine fails to configure a GigaSwift Ethernet instance yet prtconf indicates the adapter is present the problem may be due to residue adapter instances in the path_to_inst file To solve this problem open the path_to_inst file for editing and remove the lines containing ce device path Reboot the machine and try to configure it again Non Specific Issues TABLE B 1 describes the problems you may encounter in using the GigaSwift Ethernet adapter as well as a solution for them TABLE B 1 Troubleshooting the GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Problem Description Solution prtdiag does not If a PCI I O board of an UltraSPARC III system is filled Use prtconf pv recognize the NIC in with network adapters with an internal bridge for instead of prtdiag slot 0 example GigaSwift Ethernet or Quad FastEthernet VLAN appears to prtdiag displays
57. ll devices may be mounted or configured to be used Reconfigure the devices on the adapter drvconfig devlinks disks ports tapes The console should now display a list of devices and their addresses Chapter 2 Installing the Adapter 19 20 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 CHAPTER 3 Network Configuration This chapter describes how to edit the network host files after the adapter has been installed on your system The chapter contains the following sections m Configuring the Network Host Files on page 21 m Setting Up a Diskless Client System on a GigaSwift Ethernet Network on page 23 a Installing the Solaris Operating Environment Over a GigaSwift Ethernet Network on page 24 2 Configuring the Network Host Files After installing the driver software you must create a hostname cenumber file for the adapter s Ethernet interface You must also create both an IP address and a host name for its Ethernet interface in the etc hosts file At the command line use the grep command to search the etc path_to_inst file for ce interfaces grep ce etc path_to_inst pci 1f 4000 network 4 0 ce In the example above the device instance is from a Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter installed in slot 1 For clarity the instance number is in bold italics Use the ifconfig command to setup the adapter s ce interface 21 22 Us
58. lp _cap_autoneg 0 lp_cap_1000fdx 0 lp_cap_1000hdx 0 lp_cap_100T4 0 lp_cap_100fdx 0 lp_cap_100hdx 0 lp_cap_10fdx 0 1p_cap_10hdx 0 lp_cap_asmpause 0 lp_cap_pause 0 link_T4 0 link_speed 0 link_duplex 0 link_asmpause 0 link_pause 0 link_up 0 lb_mode 0 gos_mode 0 tx_inits 0 tx_starts 0 tx_nocanput 0 tx_msgdup_fail 0 tx_allocb_fail 0 tx_no_desc 0 tx_dma_bind_fail 0 tx_uflo 0 tx_queue0 0 tx_queuel 0 tx_queue2 0 tx_queue3 0 tx_max_pend 0 rx_inits 0 rx_hdr_pkts 0 rx_mtu_pkts 0 rx_split_pkts 0 rx_no_buf 0 rx_no_comp_wb 0 rx_ov_flow 0 rx_len_mm 0 rx_bad_descs 0 rx_nocanput 0 rx_msgdup_fail 0 rx_allocb_fail 0 rx_new_pages 0 rx_new_hdr_pgs 0 rx_new_mtu_pgs 0 rx_new_nxt_pgs 0 rx_hdr_drops 0 rx_mtu_drops 0 rx_nxt_drops 0 rx_rel_flow 0 rx_pkts_dropped 0 pci_err 0 pci_rta_err 0 pci_rma_err 0 pci_parity_err 0 pci_bad_ack_err 0 pci_drto_err 0 ipackets_cpu00 0 ipackets_cpu01l 0 ipackets_cpu02 0 ipackets_cpu03 0 Chapter 4 Configuring Driver Parameters 49 50 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and Users Guide October 2001 CHAPTER 5 Configuring VLANs This chapter explains VLANs in detail and provides configuration instructions and examples a VLANs Virtual Local Area Networks VLANs are commonly used to split up groups of network users into manageable broadcast domains to create logical segmentation of workgroups and to enforce security policies among each logical segment With multiple VLANs on an adapter a server with a single
59. nd the connected SunSwitch port have tagging turned on Because of the tagging VLAN capabilities of both devices the sever is able to communicate on all three IP subnets in this network but continues to maintain broadcast separation between all of them m The Accounting Server is available to VLAN 3 only It is isolated from all traffic on VLANs 1 and 2 The switch port connected to the server has tagging turned off m Clients 1 and 2 are attached to a shared media hub that is then connected to the switch They belong to VLAN 2 only and are logically in the same IP subnet as the Main Server and Client 5 The switch port connected to this segment has tagging turned off a Client 3 is a member of VLAN 1 and can communicate only with the Main Server and Client 5 Tagging is not enabled on Client 3 s switch port m Client 4 is a member of VLAN 3 and can communicate only with the servers Tagging is not enabled on Client 4 s switch port m Client 5 is a member of both VLANs 1 and 2 and has a Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter installed It is connected to switch port 10 Both the adapter and the switch port are configured for VLANs 1 and 2 and have tagging enabled VLAN tagging is only required to be enabled on switch ports that create trunk links to other VLAN aware Ethernet switches or on ports connected to tag capable end stations such as servers or workstations with VLAN aware adapters Configuring VLANs VLANs can be created ac
60. ng Check TFTP server and network setup e Use 10 100 FDX for netinstall or diskless booting Connect the system to a 10 100 HDX switch e Turn off CPR e A CPR fix is incorporated in Solaris 8 Ignore these console messages until booting is complete Appendix B Diagnostic Software and Troubleshooting Issues 67 68 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and Users Guide October 2001 Index SYMBOLS properties command 14 properties file 14 etc hostname cenumber file 22 A assigning an IP address 22 autonegotiation setting disabling 41 C CAT 5 twisted pair cable 11 ce driver parameter status and descriptions 30 configuring device driver parameters 29 configuring the driver parameters 29 configuring the network host files 21 configuring VLANS 53 D device properties 14 diagnostic support 6 diskless clients 23 Dynamic Reconfiguration 10 dynamic reconfiguration 7 Dynamic Reconfiguration DR 17 E editing the network host files 21 F FCode selftest diagnostics 62 fiber optic cable connection 11 files and directories on the CD ROM 8 flow control keywords 32 H hardware and software requirements 5 l ifconfig a 55 ifconfig command 22 installing driver software 7 installing the adapter with DR 17 installing the adapter without DR 10 installing the Solaris operating environment over the network 25 L link partner 29 link partner s
61. ns the image of the Solaris CD and that you have set up the client system to be installed over the network Before you can install the Solaris operating environment on a client system with a GigaSwift Ethernet adapter you must first add the GigaSwift Ethernet software packages to the install server These software packages are on Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Driver 1 0 Update 1 CD 24 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 Note Refer to the Solaris Advanced Installation Guide for more information about installing the Solaris operating environment over the network To Install the Solaris Environment Over a GigaSwift Ethernet Network Prepare the install server and client system to install the Solaris operating environment over the network The Solaris Advanced Installation Guide describes how to create the install server and set up the client systems Note If you want to install the client system over a network that is not part of the same subnet you must also create a boot server The Solaris Advanced Installation Guide describes how to create a boot server Find the root directory of the client system The client system s root directory can be found in the install server s etc bootparams file Use the grep command to search this file for the root directory grep client name etc bootparams client _name root server_name netinstall Solaris_2 7 Tools Boot install server
62. ocumentation for instructions on how to access and use the cgf program The following procedure describes how to turn autonegotiation off for one SunSwitch port 1 Establish a connection to the switch using either a serial connection or a Telnet connection Refer to the SunSwitch 1 1 Installation and Configuration Guide 805 3743 10 for more information After connecting to the switch the Main menu prompt Main is displayed 64 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 2 At the Main prompt type cfg to display the Configuration menu and prompt Configuration gt gt Main cfg Configuration Menu sys System wide parameter menu port Port configuration menu ip IP addressing menu vlan VLAN configuration menu stp Spanning Tree menu snmp SNMP menu setup Step by step configuration set up dump Dump current configuration to script file gt gt Configuration 3 Type the following to disable autonegotiation on a GigaSwift Ethernet port Replace portnumber with the Ethernet port used by the adapter gt gt Configuration port portnumber auto off 4 Type the following to apply and save your changes gt gt Configuration apply gt gt Configuration save Refer to the switch documentation for further configuration instructions v To Set Autonegotiation to off for Other Noncompliant Network Equipment If your networ
63. p adv_100fdx_cap adv_100hdx_cap adv_10fdx_cap adv_10hdx_cap adv_asmpause_cap adv_pause_cap link_master use_int_xcvr enable_ipg0 ipg0 ipgl ipg2 rx_intr_pkts rx_intr_time red_dv4to6k red_dv6to8k red_dv8tol0k red_dv10to12k tx_dma_weight rx_dma_ weight infinit_burst disable_64bit Read and write Read and write Read and write Read and write Read and write Read and write Read and write Read and write Read and write Read and write Read and write Read and write Read and write Read and write Read and write Read and write Read and write Read and write Read and write Read and write Read and write Read and write Read and write Read and write Read and write Read and write Operational mode parameter Operational mode parameter Operational mode parameter Operational mode parameter Operational mode parameter Operational mode parameter Operational mode parameter Operational mode parameter Flow control parameter Flow control parameter 1Gb forced mode parameter Enable additional delay before transmitting a packet Additional delay before transmitting a packet Interpacket Gap parameter Interpacket Gap parameter Receive interrupt blanking values Receive interrupt blanking values Random early detection and packet drop vectors Random early detection and packet drop vectors Random early detection and packet drop vectors Random early detection and packet drop vectors PCI Interface parameter PCI Interface parameter
64. s greater than 4096 bytes and less than 6 144 bytes Probability of drop can be programmed on a 12 5 percent granularity For example if bit 0 is set the first packet out of every eight will be dropped in this region Default 0 Chapter 4 Configuring Driver Parameters 35 TABLE 4 8 RX Random Early Detecting 8 Bit Vectors Field Name Values Description red_dv6to8k 0 to 255 Random early detection and packet drop vectors for when fifo threshold is greater than 6 144 bytes and less than 8 192 bytes Probability of drop can be programmed on a 12 5 percent granularity For example if bit 8 is set the first packet out of every eight will be dropped in this region Default 0 red_dv8to10k 0 to 255 Random early detection and packet drop vectors for when fifo threshold is greater than 8 192 bytes and less than 10 240 bytes Probability of drop can be programmed on a 12 5 percent granularity For example if bit 16 is set the first packet out of every eight will be dropped in this region Default 0 red_dv10to12k 0 to 255 Random early detection and packet drop vectors for when fifo threshold is greater than 10 240 bytes and less than 12 288 bytes Probability of drop can be programmed on a 12 5 percent granularity For example if bit 24 is set the first packet out of every eight will be dropped in this region Default 0 PCI Bus Interface Parameters These parameters allow you to modify PCI interface features to gain better PCI interper
65. s the hardware node name in the device tree a The second number is the instance number shown in bold italics a The last part in double quotes is the driver name m In the device path name the last component after the last character and before the character is the device name m The path name before the last component is the parent name a The comma separated numbers after the character at the end represent the device and function numbers which are together referred to as unit address To identify a PCI device unambiguously in the ce conf file use the name parent name and the unit address for the device Refer to the pci 4 man page for more information about the PCI device specification In the first line of the previous examples m Name pcil08e abba m Parent name pci 4 4000 m Unit address 4 Chapter 4 Configuring Driver Parameters 43 In the second line in the previous examples m Name pcil08e abba m Parent name pci 6 2000 m Unit address 4 In the third line in the previous examples m Name pcil08e abba m Parent name pci 4 2000 m Unit address 4 2 Set the parameters for the above devices in the kernel drv ce conf file In the following example the adv_autoneg_cap and adv_1000fdx_cap parameters are set for all Sun GigaSwift Ethernet devices See the driver conf 4 man page for more information adv_autoneg_cap 0 adv_1000fdx_cap 0 In the following example the adv_autone
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67. tallation and Users Guide October 2001 TABLE 1 1 TABLE 1 2 TABLE 2 1 TABLE 4 1 TABLE 4 2 TABLE 4 3 TABLE 4 4 TABLE 4 5 TABLE 4 6 TABLE 4 7 TABLE 4 8 TABLE 4 9 TABLE 4 10 TABLE 4 11 TABLE 4 12 TABLE A 1 TABLE A 2 TABLE A 3 TABLE A 4 TABLE A 5 Tables Front Panel Display LEDs for the MMF Adapter 2 Front Panel Display LEDs for the UTP Adapter 4 Files and Directories on the CD ROM 8 ce Driver Parameter Status and Descriptions 30 Operational Mode Parameters 31 Read Write Flow Control Keyword Descriptions 32 Forced Mode Parameter 33 Parameters Defining enable_ipg0 and ipg0 34 Read Write Interpacket Gap Parameter Values and Descriptions 34 RX Blanking Register for Alias Read 35 RX Random Early Detecting 8 Bit Vectors 35 PCI Bus Interface Parameters 36 Read Only ce Device Capabilities 45 Read Only Link Partner Capabilities 46 Transmit and Receive Parameters 47 SC Connector Link Characteristics IEEE P802 3z 57 Cat 5 Connector Link Characteristics 58 Performance Sepcifications 58 Physical Characteristics 59 Power Requirements 59 xvii TABLE B 1 Troubleshooting the GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter 66 xviii Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 Preface The Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide provides installation instructions for both the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP adapter and the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet MMF
68. tem 6 Shut down and halt the client system Use the shutdown command to display the OpenBoot ok prompt shutdown i0 g0 y shutdown command messages omitted ok 7 At the ok prompt use the show nets command to find the device path of the GigaSwift Ethernet device The show nets command lists the system devices You should see the full path name of the network device similar to the example below In this example the network 4 device is the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter ok show nets a pci 1f 2000 pci 1 network 4 b pci 1f 4000 network 1 1 q NO SELECTION Enter Selection q to quit q 26 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 8 10 11 At the ok prompt boot the client system using the full device path of the Gigabit Ethernet device For example ok boot pci 1l 2000 pci 1 network 4 Proceed with the Solaris operating environment installation Refer to the Solaris Advanced Installation Guide for more information about installing the Solaris operating environment over the network After installing the Solaris operating environment install the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet software on the client system The software installed in Step 4 was required to boot the client system over the GigaSwift Ethernet interface You now need to install the software in order for the operating system to use the client s GigaSwift Ethern
69. th your system Typographic Conventions Typeface Meaning Examples AaBbCc123 The names of commands files Edit your login file and directories on screen Use 1s a to list all files computer output You have mail AaBbCc123 What you type when su contrasted with on screen Password computer output AaBbCc123 Book titles new words or terms Read Chapter 6 in the User s Guide words to be emphasized Command line variable replace with a real name or value These are called class options You must be superuser to do this To delete a file type rm filename xx Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 Shell Prompts Shell Prompt C shell machine_ names C shell superuser machine_name Bourne shell and Korn shell Ss Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser Related Documentation Application Title PCI Adapter Installation Your system installation or service manual Storage Device Installation Your storage device installation or service manual Dynamic Reconfiguration Sun Enterprise 6x00 5x00 4x00 and 3x00 Systems Installation Dynamic Reconfiguration User s Guide Diagnostic Software SunVTS User s Guide SunVTS Test Reference Manual OpenBoot Commands OpenBoot 3 x Command Reference Manual Accessing Sun Documentation Online The docs sun com web site enables you to access a select group of Sun technical documentation on the Web You can browse the docs
70. value When you change any adv parameter a message similar to the following appears xcvr addr 0x00 link up 1000 Mbps half duplex To display the value of a parameter specify the parameter name and omit the value When you omit the set option a query operation is assumed and the utility queries the named driver instance retrieves the value associated with the specified parameter and prints it ndd dev ce parameter Using the ndd Utility in Interactive Mode To modify a parameter value in interactive mode specify ndd dev ce as shown below The ndd utility then prompts you for the name of the parameter ndd dev ce name to get set Enter the parameter name or to view all parameters After typing the parameter name the ndd utility prompts you for the parameter value see TABLE 4 1 through TABLE 4 11 40 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 To list all the parameters supported by the ce driver type ndd dev ce See TABLE 4 1 through TABLE 4 11 for parameter descriptions ndd dev ce name to get set 2 read only read and write read and write read and write read and write read and write read and write read and write read and write read and write read and write read and write read and write read and write read and write instance
71. wards link partner capability lp_cap_pause 0 Not symmetric pause capable 1 Symmetric pause capable If the link partner is not capable of autonegotiation when 1p_autoneg_cap is 0 the remaining information described in TABLE 4 11 is not relevant and the parameter value 0 If the link partner is capable of autonegotiation when 1p_autoneg_cap is 1 then the speed and mode information is displayed when you use autonegotiation and the link partner capabilities 46 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 TABLE 4 12 describes the netstat k transmit and receive parameters TABLE 4 12 Transmit and Receive Parameters Parameter xcvr_inits rev_id xcvr_addr xcvr id lb_mode qos_mode tx_starts tx_dma_bind_fail tx_queue0 tx_queuel tx_queue2 tx_queue3 tx_max_pend rx_hdr_pkts rx_mtu_pkts rx_split_pkts rx_no_comp_wb rx_no_buf rx_new_pages Description Number of Physical layer re initializations every time you change link parameters using NDD this increments Revision ID of the GigaSwift Ethernet device useful for recognition of device being used in the field GMII MII Physical layer device address for management interface GMII MII Physical layer device Identification Decimal copy of MII registers 2 and 3 Copy of the Loopback mode the device is in if any When zero the TX queues operate in a simple round robin queueing scheme b
72. xisting Ethernet equipment assuming standard Ethernet minimum and maximum frame size 64 to 1518 bytes frame format and compliance with the following standards and protocols Chapter 1 Product Overview 5 6 SNMP limited MIB Full and half duplex gigabit Ethernet interface Low CPU utilization Frees up server system resource and bandwidth Dynamic reconfiguration DR and redundancy failover support Full flow control support Duplex SC fiber connector 850 nm SX 33 66 MHz 32 or 64 bit bus master Universal dual voltage signaling 3 3V and 5V PCI Local Bus Rev 2 2 compliant 6 8 inch x 4 2 inch short card IPv4 and IPv6 support Load balancing for RX packets among multiple CPUs TEEE 802 10 VLAN IEEE 802 1P 802 1D Priority Tagging Quality Of Service RAS support Energy Star support Diagnostic Support m User executable self test using OpenBoot PROM m SunVTS diagnostic tool Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User s Guide October 2001 CHAPTER 2 Installing the Adapter 1 This chapter describes how to install the adapter in your system and how to verify that it has been installed correctly This chapter is divided into the following sections a Installing the Driver Software on page 7 a Installing the Adapter Without Dynamic Reconfiguration on page 10 a To Verify the Installation on page 12 a Setting the local mac address Property on page 15 a Rebooting t

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