Sun Microsystems E25544-02, User Manual

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Configuring the Network 35
2. Get the
ixgbe
(7D) instances.
The output should include lines similar to the following:
3. Use the
ifconfig
(1M) command to set up the
ixgbe
(7D) interfaces.
Your
ifconfig
command might look similar to the following:
Related Information
■
“Create Driver Instance Files (Oracle Solaris 10)” on page 34
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“Boot Options” on page 35
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“Boot Over the Network (PXE)” on page 36
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“Boot Over a 10 GbE Network (Oracle Solaris x86 and Linux)” on page 36
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“Install Oracle Solaris 10 Over a Network (Oracle SPARC)” on page 38
Boot Options
The Adapter supports several boot options:
■
UEFI with PXE with option ROM (Oracle x86/x64)
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UEFI with iSCSI with option ROM (Oracle x86/x64 and Oracle SPARC))
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OpenBoot PROM (
bootp
) with PF (Oracle SPARC systems supporting LDOMs)
The Oracle Solaris Advanced Installation Guide includes more information about boot
options and describes how to create a boot server.
Related Information
■
“Create Driver Instance Files (Oracle Solaris 10)” on page 34
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“Configure the Network Host Files (Oracle Solaris 10)” on page 34
# dladm show-dev
ixgbe0 link: up speed: 10000 Mbps duplex: full
nge0 link: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full
nge1 link: down speed: 0 Mbps duplex: unknown
ixgbe1 link: up speed: 10000 Mbps duplex: full
ixgbe2 link: up speed: 10000 Mbps duplex: full
# ifconfig ixgbe0 plumb
ip-address
netmask 255.255.255.0 bro up