Sun Microsystems Netra X4200 M2, Service Manual

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Chapter 2 Powering On and Configuring BIOS Settings 17
Ethernet Port (NIC) Device and Driver Naming
These servers each have four 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet ports (NICs).
The chassis labeling of the physical ports is shown in
FIGURE 2-3
.
FIGURE 2-3
Ethernet Port Chassis Labeling Designations
Note – The device naming for the NICs is reported differently by different interfaces
and operating systems.
Netra X4200 M2 Server NIC Naming
FIGURE 2-4
illustrates the default naming used by the various operating systems for
the four NICs shown in
FIGURE 2-3
.
FIGURE 2-4
Netra X4200 M2 NIC Naming
Netra X4200 M2 Server NIC Booting Priority
The order in which the BIOS detects the Ethernet ports during bootup, and the
corresponding drivers that control those ports are listed below:
1. NET 0 (Nvidia NGE 0)
2. NET 1 (Nvidia NGE 1)
3. NET 2 (Intel E1000 G0)
4. NET 3 (Intel E1000 G1)
NET 2
NET 1
NET 3
NET 0
e1000
g0
nge0 nge1
e1000
g1
slot
110
slot
108 slot
109
slot
111
eth0
eth2 eth3
eth1
eth2
eth0 eth1
eth3
net3
net net2
net4
BIOS Solaris 10 Red Hat Linux SuSE Linux Windows 2003