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Preface

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Preface

The Sun GigabitEthernet PCI Adapter 1.1 User’s Guide describes how to install and use
the Sun™ GigabitEthernet Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) adapter.

The procedures in this manual assume that you are a system or network
administrator experienced in installing similar hardware in a Solaris™ operating
environment.

UNIX Commands

This document may not include specific software commands or procedures. Instead,
it may name software tasks and refer you to operating system documentation or the
handbook that was shipped with your new hardware.

See one or more of the following:

■

Solaris 2.x Handbook for SMCC Peripherals contains Solaris™ 2.x software
commands.

■

Online AnswerBook™ for the complete set of documentation supporting
the Solaris 2.x software environment.

■

Other software documentation that you received with your system.

Summary of Contents for GigabitEthernet PCI Adapter

Page 1: ...SA 1 650 960 1300 fax 1 650 969 9131 A Sun Microsystems Inc Business Sun GigabitEthernet PCI Adapter 1 1 User s Guide Part No 805 3951 10 Revision A March 1998 Sun Microsystems Computer Company Send comments about this document to smcc docs sun com ...

Page 2: ...LLY INVALID Copyright 1998 Sun Microsystems Inc 901 San Antonio Road Palo Alto CA 94303 Etats Unis Tous droits réservés Ce produit ou document est protégé par un copyright et distribué avec des licences qui en restreignent l utilisation la copie la distribution et la décompilation Aucune partie de ce produit ou document ne peut être reproduite sous aucune forme par quelque moyen que ce soit sans l...

Page 3: ...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 h...

Page 4: ...nt Regulations Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada DOC Class B Notice Avis DOC Classe B This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada...

Page 5: ...of a Sun Product Caution Do not block or cover the openings of your Sun product Never place a Sun product near a radiator or heat register Failure to follow these guidelines can cause overheating and affect the reliability of your Sun product SELV Compliance Safety status of I O connections comply to SELV requirements European Ergonomics In order to conform with the German ZH1 618 ergonomic standa...

Page 6: ...nstimmen die auf dem Etikett mit den elektrischen Nennwerten des Geräts angegeben sind Stecken Sie auf keinen Fall irgendwelche Gegenstände in Öffnungen in den Geräten Leitfähige Gegenstände könnten aufgrund der möglicherweise vorliegenden gefährlichen Spannungen einen Kurzschluß verursachen der einen Brand Stromschlag oder Geräteschaden herbeiführen kann Symbole Die Symbole in diesem Handbuch hab...

Page 7: ...XXPCZ M48T59W XXXPCZ oder MK48T08 Diese Batterie darf nur von einem qualifizierten Servicetechniker ausgewechselt werden da sie bei falscher Handhabung explodieren kann Werfen Sie die Batterie nicht ins Feuer Versuchen Sie auf keinen Fall die Batterie auszubauen oder wiederaufzuladen Gehäuseabdeckung Sie müssen die obere Abdeckung Ihres Sun Systems entfernen um interne Komponenten wie Karten Speic...

Page 8: ...onner avec des alimentations monophasées munies d un conducteur neutre mis à la terre Pour écarter les risques d électrocution ne pas brancher de produit Sun dans un autre type d alimentation secteur En cas de doute quant au type d alimentation électrique du local veuillez vous adresser au directeur de l exploitation ou à un électricien qualifié Attention tous les cordons d alimentation n ont pas ...

Page 9: ...lesiones personales y daños al equipo Siga las instrucciones Precaución Superficie caliente Evite el contacto Las superficies están calientes y pueden causar daños personales si se tocan Precaución Voltaje peligroso presente Para reducir el riesgo de descarga y daños para la salud siga las instrucciones Encendido Aplica la alimentación de CA al sistema Según el tipo de interruptor de encendido que...

Page 10: ...tá diseñado para ser el elemento primario de desconexión del equipo El equipo debe instalarse cerca del enchufe de forma que este último pueda ser fácil y rápidamente accesible No conecte el cable de alimentación cuando se ha retirado la fuente de alimentación del chasis del sistema Batería de litio Precaución En las placas de CPU Sun hay una batería de litio insertada en el reloj de tiempo real t...

Page 11: ...yte Använd samma batterityp eller en ekvivalent typ som rekommenderas av apparattillverkaren Kassera använt batteri enligt fabrikantens instruktion Danmark ADVARSEL Litiumbatteri Eksplosionsfare ved fejlagtig håndtering Udskiftning må kun ske med batteri af samme fabrikat og type Levér det brugte batteri tilbage til leverandøren Suomi VAROITUS Paristo voi räjähtää jos se on virheellisesti asennett...

Page 12: ...ines EN61000 3 2 IEC1000 3 2 1994 Pass Safety This equipment complies with the following requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC EN60950 IEC950 1993 Supplementary Information This product was tested and complies with all the requirements for the CE Mark when connected to a Sun workstation or server S S Dennis P Symanski Date John Shades Date Manager Product Compliance Manager Quality A...

Page 13: ...he Adapter Software 5 To Install the Software 5 To Set the MANPATH Environmental Variable 8 LED Indicators 8 2 Configuring the Sun GigabitEthernet PCI Adapter 9 Configuring the Host Files 9 Configuring Driver Parameters 11 Available Parameters 11 Checking Parameter Settings 13 To Temporarily Change a Parameter 13 Increasing TCP IP Performance 13 Saving Driver Parameters Beyond Reboot 15 ...

Page 14: ...VLANs 22 An Overview of Dual Homing 25 To Configure Dual Homing 25 A Quick Installation Instructions 27 To Install the Adapter 27 To Install the Software 28 Configure the Host Files 29 B SunVTS Diagnostic Software 31 C Sun GigabitEthernet PCI Adapter Connectors 33 Purchasing Fiber Cables 34 D Specifications 35 Performance Specifications 35 Physical Characteristics 36 Power Requirements 36 Environm...

Page 15: ...ting environment UNIX Commands This document may not include specific software commands or procedures Instead it may name software tasks and refer you to operating system documentation or the handbook that was shipped with your new hardware See one or more of the following Solaris 2 x Handbook for SMCC Peripherals contains Solaris 2 x software commands Online AnswerBook for the complete set of doc...

Page 16: ...e or Japan you can purchase documentation sets or individual manuals using this program For a list of documents and how to order them see the catalog section of the SunExpress Internet site at http www sun com sunexpress Accessing Sun Documentation Online The docs sun com Web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online You can browse the docs sun com archive or search for a speci...

Page 17: ...What you type when contrasted with on screen computer output su Password AaBbCc123 Book titles new words or terms words to be emphasized Command line variable replace with a real name or value Read Chapter 6 in the User s Guide These are called class options You must be root to do this To delete a file type rm filename TABLE P 2 Shell Prompts Shell Prompt C shell machine_name C shell superuser mac...

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Page 19: ...gigabit per second 10 times the rate of a fast Ethernet adapter The Sun GigabitEthernet PCI adapter targets the increased 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 FIGURE 1 1 Sun GigabitEthernet PCI Adapter ...

Page 20: ...AC and RISC processor Memory support Duplex SC fiber connector 33 MHz 32 or 64 bit bus master with adaptive DMA Universal dual voltage signaling 3 3V and 5V PCI Local Bus Rev 2 1 compliant 6 8 inch x 4 2 inch short card Key Protocols and Interfaces The Sun GigabitEthernet PCI is interoperable with existing Ethernet equipment assuming standard Ethernet minimum and maximum frame size 64 to 1518 byte...

Page 21: ...rnet PCI adapter 5 Remove the PCI filler panel from the slot that you selected 6 Holding the PCI card by the edges align the card edge connector with the PCI slot Slide the card face plate into the small slot at the end of the PCI opening 7 Applying even pressure at both corners of the card push the PCI card until it is firmly seated in the slot 8 Screw the card in place 9 Detach the wrist strap a...

Page 22: ...ci12ae 1 1 identifies the Sun GigabitEthernet PCI adapter In the Sun Ultra 450 pci 6 2000 ethernet 1 and pci 6 4000 ethernet 2 identify the Sun GigabitEthernet PCI adapter instead of pci 1f 2000 pci12ae 1 1 If the PCI adapter is not listed check that the card is properly seated and reinstall it if necessary ok show devs SUNW ffb 1e 0 SUNW UltraSPARC II 0 0 pci 1f 2000 pci 1f 4000 counter timer 1f ...

Page 23: ...emote CD ROM access 1 Become superuser 2 Check for any previously installed Sun GigabitEthernet software packages 3 If you find any previously installed packages remove them 4 Place the CD ROM in its caddy and load the caddy into the CD ROM drive 5 Mount the CD ROM on a local directory If Volume Manager vold is running on your machine then the CD ROM is mounted automatically under cdrom sungige_1_...

Page 24: ... Respond to the prompts in the script Note pkgadd keeps cycling through its script once it has started Quit the program by typing q the second time the list of packages displays cd cdrom sungige_1_1 Product pkgadd d The following packages are available 1 SUNWvge Sun GigabitEthernet Adapter 1 1 sparc 1 0 0 2 SUNWvts Online Validation Test Suite 2 0 sparc 2 1 REV 35 97 05 30 Select package s you wis...

Page 25: ...pty directory 11 Reboot your machine using the following command If the PCI card is not installed you will see the following messages If this happens install the card and reboot your machine using the following command cd eject cdrom cdrom sungige_1_1 1 rmdir cdrom sungige_1_1 1 reboot r drvconfig Driver vge failed to attach Warning Driver vge successfully added to system but failed to attach pkga...

Page 26: ...e cshrc file by adding the following LED Indicators TABLE 2 explains the LED indicators on the adapter MANPATH var opt SUNWvge man MANPATH export MANPATH setenv MANPATH var opt SUNWvge man MANPATH TABLE 2 Sun GigabitEthernet PCI LEDs Light State Description Yellow Off On Blinking Connection is good Fault condition detected on this port which could be the result of a bad cable or a bad connector or...

Page 27: ...st Files Each adapter must be assigned a host name and an IP address If VLANs are to be used any specific adapter may have one host name and IP address for each VLAN see To Configure VLANs on page 22 If you are not using multiple VLANs follow these steps when configuring the host name and IP address for your adapter 1 Create the etc hostname vge num file s on the server There can be twice the numb...

Page 28: ...cannot share the same host name The following example depicts the host name files required for a machine called zardoz with four Sun GigabitEthernet adapters known as zardoz 11 zardoz 12 zardoz 13 and zardoz 14 on the networks connected to the vge0 vge1 vge2 and vge3 Ethernet devices 3 For each host name enter the appropriate IP address in the etc hosts file 4 Reboot the system If you make changes...

Page 29: ... configuration changes survive the reboot process you will need to store driver settings in the etc rc2 d file see Saving Driver Parameters Beyond Reboot on page 15 Available Parameters To view parameters that you set using the ndd command type The system will return the following ndd dev vge stat_ticks read and write send_max_coalesced_bds read and write recv_max_coalesced_bds read and write nic_...

Page 30: ...ink_negotiation Used to set IEEE 802 3z draft Link Negotiation to auto or off 1 for auto 0 for off 1 for auto dump_nic Takes a dump of adapter memory A system core dump will then include adapter information 0 0 clear NIC dump memory return it to the system 1 dump current adapter information jumbo not currently available vlan do not use value is set by startup file vlan_tag do not use value is set ...

Page 31: ...nstance The adapter remains selected until you specify a different instance 3 Specify the configuration command using the following format Note Any changes made with ndd will be lost when you reboot the system To make configuration changes survive the reboot process you will need to store driver settings in the etc rc2 d file see Saving Driver Parameters Beyond Reboot on page 15 Increasing TCP IP ...

Page 32: ...he networking interfaces in the system However the changes will be lost when you reboot your machine To avoid losing these settings when you reboot add your ndd parameter settings to the start up file as shown in the following section ndd set dev tcp tcp_recv_hiwat 65535 ndd set dev tcp tcp_xmit_hiwat 65535 ndd set dev tcp tcp_cwnd_max 65534 ndd set dev udp udp_recv_hiwat 65535 ndd set dev udp udp...

Page 33: ...e parameter changes into a start up file in etc rc2 d similar to the following example sbin sh Local kernel modifications case 1 in start echo Setting local kernel parameters c ndd set dev tcp tcp_recv_hiwat 65535 ndd set dev tcp tcp_xmit_hiwat 65535 ndd set dev tcp tcp_cwnd_max 65534 ndd set dev udp udp_recv_hiwat 65535 ndd set dev udp udp_xmit_hiwat 65535 echo stop echo 0 No parameters changed e...

Page 34: ... a dump of an adapter s state information once the adapter has stopped operating 1 Select the proper adapter instance 2 Set the adapter to dump state information in the case of a system core dump sbin sh Local kernel modifications case 1 in start echo Setting local kernel parameters c ndd set instance 2 ndd set link_negotiation 0 ndd set dev tcp tcp_recv_hiwat 65535 ndd set dev tcp tcp_xmit_hiwat ...

Page 35: ...ds unix 0 or vmcore 0 5 Use a text editor to open the file containing the dump information Configuring Driver Parameters Manually The vge device driver controls the pci12ae 1 Ethernet device You can manually configure the vge device driver parameters to customize each pci12ae 1 device in your system Configure the vge driver parameters generally for all pci12ae 1 devices in the system by entering t...

Page 36: ...nt that does not support autonegotiation or if there is a problem establishing a link between the two devices autonegotiation can be turned off see TABLE 2 2 Be sure that both devices are set to the same speed and duplex configuration Note Autonegotiation has changed in the most recent version of the IEEE 802 3z draft Release 1 0 software for the Sun GigabitEthernet adapters and SunSwitch uses a d...

Page 37: ...the Dual Homing feature If traffic on a primary connection is lost due to the failure of the adapter cable switch port or switch when the dual adapters are attached to separate switches the secondary adapter becomes active and assumes the MAC and IP address of the primary adapter Network sessions should be maintained after the switch over causing the minimum impact to the user If your network does...

Page 38: ...roup 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 Sun GigabitEthernet adapters and SunSwitch products support multiple VLANs on a per port or per interface basis allowing very flexible network configurations FIGURE 3 1 shows an example network that uses ...

Page 39: ...the sever is able to communicate on all three IP subnets in this network but continues to maintain broadcast separation between all of them 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 Clients 1 and 2 are attached to a shared media hub that is then connected to the switch They belon...

Page 40: ...4 VLANs defined for each adapter in active mode One hostname vge num file must be created for each VLAN which will be configured for each adapter on the server Create files using the following naming format For each file the number num in the filename is determined according to TABLE 3 1 For example the first adapter in the server requires a file named etc hostname vge0 for its first VLAN and a fi...

Page 41: ... vge num file s One corresponding vlan vge num file is needed for each etc hostname vge num file created in the previous steps one for each VLAN being configured for each adapter on the server Create files using the following naming format For each file the number num in the filename is determined according to TABLE 3 2 For example the first adapter requires a file named etc vlan vge0 for its firs...

Page 42: ...r regular text editor to put the VLAN identifier number into the appropriate vlan vge num file Be certain that there are no spaces blank lines or extra characters The identifier can be entered in decimal e g 383 octal e g 0577 or hexadecimal e g 0x17F format 6 If you are finished with all optional configuration reboot the system Changes to the optional configuration parameters VLAN or Dual Homing ...

Page 43: ... between them This causes the Spanning Tree Protocol to detect a loop in the network forcing the switch port connected to one of the adapters to go into blocking mode The blocked adapter becomes the secondary If the primary connection becomes disabled for any reason the Spanning Tree Protocol will detect the loss of the loop and will change the switch port connecting the secondary adapter from blo...

Page 44: ... text editor to put the number 0 the instance number of the primary adapter into the file etc redund vge1 Put the number 0 in the file without spaces or blank lines Note Do not configure an etc hostname vge num entry for a redundant adapter Do not configure VLAN support for the secondary adapter in a Dual Homing configuration If the secondary adapter becomes primary it takes on the configuration o...

Page 45: ...gurations can be changed at any time To Install the Adapter 1 Shutdown and power off the system that will receive the adapter s 2 Install Gigabit Ethernet adapter into appropriate slot s within your system 3 Power on the system and watch for the Gigabit adapter device information to be displayed on the system console If you don t see the adapter you may need to repeat step 1 to ensure that the ada...

Page 46: ... sungige_1_1 when it is loaded in the drive 6 Access the package directory 7 Install the software by entering pkgadd d don t forget the dot The screen displays a list of packages available for installation 8 Press Return The pkgadd command starts the installation script 9 Respond to the prompts in the script pkginfo grep SUNWvge pkgrm SUNWvge cd cdrom sungige_1_1 Product pkgadd d The following pac...

Page 47: ...name vge0 The variable interface name represents the name to be associated with the first gigabit ethernet adapter for example echo myhostname ge0 etc hostname vge0 2 Assign the IP address by using vi or a similar text editor to edit the etc hosts file For the example in Step 1 to assign the IP address 192 170 87 32 to the interface myhostname ge0 you would add the following entry to your etc host...

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Page 49: ...est diagnostic test checks all the networking interfaces on a system including the Sun GigabitEthernet PCI adapter To use the nettest diagnostic you must have the SunVTS software installed on your system Note You must have Classical IP up and running on an interface for the nettest diagnostic test to work Refer to the SunVTS User s Guide for more information on how to run the nettest diagnostic te...

Page 50: ... background Upon activation vtsui provides vtsk control various user options tests and read log files SunVTS TTY The vtstty diagnostic tool controls the vtsk from either a command shell or a terminal attached to a serial port Most options available in vtstty have equivalent options in vtsui vtstty is applicable to server configurations only TABLE B 1 SunVTS Documentation Title Part Number Descript...

Page 51: ...PCI adapter FIGURE C 1 Connector for the Sun GigabitEthernet PCI Adapter TABLE C 1 lists the characteristics of the 1000 Base SX link TABLE C 1 1000BASE SX Link Characteristics IEEE P802 3z draft Description 62 5 Micron 50 Micron Unit Shortwave 850 nm multimode fiber Operating Range 2 to 260 meters 2 to 550 meters m ...

Page 52: ...rnet PCI Adapter 1 1 User s Guide March 1998 Purchasing Fiber Cables You can purchase fiber cables directly from Sun Microsystems Inc using the following part numbers 2 meter fiber cable X973A 15 meter fiber cable X978A ...

Page 53: ...s Performance Specifications Feature Specification PCI clock 33 MHz max PCI data burst transfer rate up to 64 byte bursts PCI data address width 64 bit data 32 bit address PCI modes Master slave 1000BASE SX 1000 Mbps full duplex ...

Page 54: ...net PCI Adapter 1 1 User s Guide March 1998 Physical Characteristics Power Requirements Dimension Measurement Length 6 87 inches Width 4 25 inches Specification Measurement Maximum power consumption 7 5 watts Voltage 5V 5 ...

Page 55: ...o 85 non condensing 40 C 16 hour dwells at extremes 5 to 95 non condensing 10 C hour Altitude up to 10 000 feet up to 35 000 feet Shock 10g 1 2 sine wave 11 msec 60g 1 2 sine wave 11 msec Vibration peak to peak displacement 0 005 in max 5 to 32 Hz 0 1 in max 5 to 17 Hz Vibration peak acceleration 0 25g 5 to 500 Hz sweep rate 1 octave min 0 25g 5 to 500 Hz sweep rate 1 octave min ...

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