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SunSwift

™

SBus Adapter

Installation and User’s Guide

Part No.: 802-6021-10
Revision A, January 1996

The Network Is the Computer

™

Sun Microsystems Computer Company

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Mountain View, CA 94043 USA
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fax 415 969-9131

Summary of Contents for SunSwift SBus

Page 1: ...dapter InstallationandUser sGuide Part No 802 6021 10 Revision A January 1996 The Network Is the Computer Sun Microsystems Computer Company 2550 Garcia Avenue Mountain View CA 94043 USA 415 960 1300 fax 415 969 9131 ...

Page 2: ...NTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON INFRINGEMENT Copyright 1996 Sun Microsystems Inc 2550 Garcia Avenue Mountain View Californie 94043 1100 U S A Tous droits réservés Ce produit ou document est protégé par un copyright et distribué avec des licences qui en restreignent l utilisation la copie et la décompilation Aucune partie de ce produit ou de sa documentation associée ne peut être ...

Page 3: ...Verifying the Installation 2 2 2 3 Watching Network Activity 2 3 3 Installing SunSwift SBus Adapter Software On Solaris 2 4 and 2 5 Systems 3 1 3 1 Preparing for Software Installation 3 2 3 2 Net Install of Solaris 2 4 Over the hme Interface 3 3 3 3 Host File Configuration 3 4 3 4 Caution Package Dependency 3 5 3 5 Booting 3 6 3 5 1 Booting From the Network Using Solaris 2 5 3 6 ...

Page 4: ...ncreasing 100BASE T Performance 3 11 3 6 4 Forcing Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps 3 12 3 6 5 Auto Negotiation 3 13 A Running Diagnostics for Solaris 2 4 A 1 A 1 Sundiag A 1 A 1 1 Editing usertest File A 2 A 1 2 The Sundiag Window A 2 A 1 3 Starting the Test A 4 B Interface Signals B 1 B 1 SunSwift SBus Adapter Connectors B 1 B 2 RJ 45 Connector Signals B 1 B 3 SCSI 2 Connector Signals ...

Page 5: ...e tasks and refer you to operating system documentation or the handbook that was shipped with your new hardware The type of information that you might need to use references for includes Shutting down the system Booting the system Configuring devices Other basic software procedures See one or more of the following Solaris 2 x Handbook for SMCC Peripherals contains Solaris 2 x software commands On ...

Page 6: ...on screen computer output Edit your login file Use ls a to list all files machine_name You have mail AaBbCc123 What you type contrasted with on screen computer output machine_name su Password AaBbCc123 Command line placeholder replace with a real name or value To delete a file type rm filename AaBbCc123 Book titles new words or terms or words to be emphasized Read Chapter 6 in the User s Guide The...

Page 7: ...ion or service manual Solaris 2 4 Handbook for SMCC Peripherals Solaris 2 5 Handbook for SMCC Peripherals SMCC Open Issues Supplement Solaris 2 4 SMCC Open Issues Supplement Solaris 2 5 SMCC Open Issues Supplement Solaris 2 5 Hardware 1 96 Solaris 2 4 on Sun Hardware AnswerBook Solaris 2 5 on Sun Hardware AnswerBook SunVTS 1 0 User s Guide Platform Notes The hme Fast Ethernet Device Driver 801 699...

Page 8: ...mpanies this document We are interested in improving our documentation and welcome your comments and suggestions If a card is not available you can email or fax your comments to us Please include the part number of your document in the subject line of your email or fax message Email smcc docs sun com Fax SMCC Document Feedback 1 415 786 6443 ...

Page 9: ... the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into a power outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help Shielded Cables Connections between the workstation and...

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Page 11: ...offers the following features Switchable 10BASE T 100BASE TX Ethernet Automatically sets 10 100 Mbps speed Conforms to IEEE 802 3u Ethernet standard 20 Mbytes s 16 bit single ended SCSI 2 controller Conforms to ANSI X3T9 2 SCSI 2 standard SBus interface to host system Complies with IEEE 1496 SBus specification Ethernet connector SCSI 2 connector SBus connector ...

Page 12: ...on 5 SPARCstation 10 SPARCstation 20 SPARCserver 1000 1000E SPARCcenter 2000 2000E SPARCserver 6x0MP Solaris 2 5 Sun Ultra systems SPARCstation 5 SPARCstation 10 SPARCstation 20 SPARCserver 1000 1000E SPARCcenter 2000 2000E SPARCserver 6x0MP Firmware OpenBoot PROM Version 2 9 or greater Peripherals Only Sun SCSI 2 devices SCSI Cables Part Numbers Only standard Sun supported cabling to ensure relia...

Page 13: ...em s existing Ethernet interface and the SunSwift SBus Adapter Ethernet interface Disabling Your Current Ethernet Device If you remove your system s existing Ethernet cable either from its on board Ethernet device or from an existing Ethernet card and insert it into the SunSwift SBus Adapter Ethernet connection you must disable your current card s Ethernet device For example if your current Ethern...

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Page 15: ...tasks 1 Power off your system using the standard shutdown procedures described in Solaris 2 x Handbook for SMCC Peripherals 2 If you are replacing an SBus card with the SunSwift SBus Adapter remove the old card now 3 Install the SunSwift SBus Adapter in the selected SBus slot 4 Attach the SCSI cable to the 68 pin SCSI connector on the adapter and to the SCSI device if necessary Note Make sure you ...

Page 16: ...xample below in the display specific to the SunSwift SBus Adapter fas 0 identifies the adapter s SCSI 2 device hme 0 identifies the adapter s Ethernet device Note In the above example the number 0 following fas and hme corresponds to the SBus slot in which the SunSwift SBus Adapter resides If you do not see these devices listed check that the adapter is properly seated and reinstall the adapter if...

Page 17: ... Chapter 3 Section 3 6 Post Installation Procedures Optional for more detailed information on speed selection Where to Proceed See Chapter 3 Installing SunSwift SBus Adapter Software On Solaris 2 4 and 2 5 Systems ok watch net all iommu f e0000000 sbus f e0001000 SUNW hme 3 8c00000 Internal loopback test succeeded Transceiver check Using Onboard Transceiver Link Up passed Using Onboard Transceiver...

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Page 19: ...d2 5Systems 3 This chapter describes SunSwift SBus Adapter software installation requirements for Solaris 2 4 and 2 5 software versions only Note You must have already installed the SunSwift SBus Adapter in your system prior to performing the following tasks ...

Page 20: ... You should see a line similar to the example below if the driver is already installed If the revision number is 1 40 or above your system already has the SunSwift SBus Adapter driver and loading from the CD is unnecessary If the revision number is below 1 40 or nothing is displayed as a result of the modinfo command install the software from the CD ROM that came with the SunSwift SBus Adapter See...

Page 21: ...rectory named DIR change to the root partition of the client being installed by typing The etc bootparams file will point you to the client s root partition 2 Edit the name_to_major file by adding an entry for the SunSwift SBus Adapter device hme If the major device number for the last file entry is n then use n 1 for the hme channel major device number As shown in the example below if the last en...

Page 22: ...hostname hme num file where num refers to the number of each SunSwift SBus Adapter channel you plan to use For example use channel hme0 for the first card use channel hme1 for a second card Do not create etc hostname hme num files for SunSwift SBus Adapter channels you plan to leave unused The etc hostname hme num file must contain the hostname for the appropriate network interface The hostname sh...

Page 23: ...ckage dependency with the SunSwift SBus Adapter Before proceeding perform the following task As superuser check for the adapter packages by using the pkginfo command If you see lines containing SUNWhmdl and SUNWhmdlu and lines containing SUNWhmd and SUNWhmdu then do not remove any of these packages from your system zardoz cat etc hosts 127 0 0 1 localhost 129 144 10 57 zardoz loghost 129 144 11 83...

Page 24: ...Using Solaris 2 5 To use the SunSwift SBus Adapter Ethernet interface as the boot device for Solaris 2 5 systems perform the following tasks 1 At the ok prompt type The show devs command lists the system devices You should see the full path name of the hme device similar to the example below 2 At the ok prompt type ok show devs iommu f e0000000 sbus f e0001000 SUNW hme 3 8c00000 ok boot full path ...

Page 25: ...me If the major device number for the last file entry is n then use n 1 for the hme channel major device number As shown in the example below if the last entry for the major device number is 104 use 105 for the hme device 3 Copy the hme driver from the CD ROM to the client s root partition as follows 4 Create a hostname hme num file for the client in the etc directory in the client s root partitio...

Page 26: ...The show devs command lists the system devices You should see the full path name of the hme device similar to the example below 2 Type 3 Type the following exactly as shown spaces and quotation marks included pressing the Return key at the end of lines 0 1 and 2 4 Press the Control C keys after typing device end 5 At the ok prompt type Your system will reset and the banner will appear ok setenv us...

Page 27: ...the ok prompt type show devs to list your system devices and verify that the name property was changed correctly You should see the full path name of the hme device excluding SUNW prior to hme similar to the example below 8 At the ok prompt type iommu f e0000000 sbus f e0001000 hme 3 8c00000 ok boot full path name of the hme device ...

Page 28: ...n compliant hubs you need to disable your system from looking for link pulses 1 At the ok prompt type The show devs command lists the system devices You should see the full path name of the hme device similar to the example below 2 Type 3 Type the following pressing the Return key at the end of line 0 4 Press the Control C keys after typing full path name of the hme device 5 At the ok prompt type ...

Page 29: ...re the hme driver parameters generally for all devices in the system by entering the parameter variables in the etc system file Set a parameter on a per device basis by creating the hme conf file in the kernel drv directory Use the ndd utility to temporarily change a parameter This change is lost when you reboot the system 3 6 3 Increasing 100BASE T Performance The 100BASE T performance of the Sun...

Page 30: ...f the hme device Note In the above example the speed is forced to 10 Mbps To force the speed to 100 Mbps replace 10 with 100 5 At the ok prompt type 6 Reboot your system Refer to the Platform Notes The hme Fast Ethernet Device Driver document Part No 802 3970 for more information on the hme device driver and forcing network speed This document is also available on the Solaris 2 5 and the Solaris 2...

Page 31: ...apter is connected to a remote system or interface that is not capable of auto negotiation your system automatically selects the speed and half duplex mode If the SunSwift SBus Adapter is connected to a link partner with which the auto negotiation protocol fails to operate successfully you can configure the device to not use this protocol and force the driver to set up the link in the mode and spe...

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Page 33: ...s diagnostic hardware tests It is used primarily with the OpenWindows software interface that enables you to quickly and easily set test parameters to run tests Note Sundiag does not probe for SunSwift SBus Adapter devices by default For Sundiag to acknowledge an hme num channel the usertest file must be edited before bringing up Sundiag as described in the following section ...

Page 34: ...n be defined in the usertest file using the command nettest Type the command nettest without arguments for a list of options for example A 1 2 The Sundiag Window Note Examples in this section show Sundiag running in the OPEN LOOK environment Sundiag run in the SunView environment will look different To start Sundiag cd to the Sundiag directory opt SUNWdiag bin sundiag and then type the sundiag com...

Page 35: ... in the upper middle of the screen displays the performance statistics for the system that is under test The control panel is located at the right The panel includes buttons exclusive choice toggle and pop up menus that allow you to select test parameters and options The console window at the bottom left displays test messages and allows you as a superuser to use operating system commands Figure A...

Page 36: ...nt to test in this case USER 0 nettest Your selection is confirmed with the display of a highlighted box next to the device name 2 Click on the Start button 3 Watch the console window for messages 4 To interrupt a test or to stop after a test is completed click on the Stop button If no problems are identified during the testing the SunSwift SBus Adapter is ready for operation in your system Click ...

Page 37: ...nSwift SBus Adapter Connectors B 2 RJ 45 Connector Signals Pin Signal 1 Transmit 2 Transmit 3 Receive 4 No Connection 5 No Connection 6 Receive 7 No Connection 8 No Connection RJ 45 Connector 68 pin SCSI 2 Connector 1 8 1 35 68 34 ...

Page 38: ...CSI_GND SCSI_GND SCSI_GND SCSI_GND SCSI_GND SCSI_GND SCSI_GND SCSI_GND SCSI_GND SCSI_GND SCSI_GND SCSI_GND SCSI_GND SCSI_GND 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 SCSI_D 12 _ SCSI_D 13 _ SCSI_D 14 _ SCSI_D 15 _ SCSI_DATA_PARITY1_ SCSI_D 0 _ SCSI_D 1 _ SCSI_D 2 _ SCSI_D 3 _ SCSI_D 4 _ SCSI_D 5 _ SCSI_D 6 _ SSCSI_D 7 _ SCSI_DATA_PARITY0...

Page 39: ...ance 5V 5 Ripple Maximum 100 mV Operational Current 1 9A Maximum Ethernet Transfer Rate 10 100 Mbps Network Interface 100BASE TX using Category 5 data grade cable 10BASE T using Category 3 voice grade cable or better Ethernet Version Conforms to IEEE 802 3u SCSI Interface 20 Mbytes s 16 bit single ended SBus Clock 16 67 MHz to 25 MHz SBus Burst Sizes 16 32 64 bytes SBus Modes Master Slave 64 bit s...

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