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User Guide
6.7 Setting Up VLANs
VLANs offer a method of dividing one physical network into multiple broadcast domains. In
enterprise networks, these broadcast domains usually match with IP subnet boundaries, so that
each subnet has its own VLAN. The advantages of VLANs include:
• Performance
• Ease of management
• Security
• Trunks
• You don't have to configure any hardware device, when physically moving your server to
another location.
To have a single interface exist on multiple VLANs (if the port on the connected switch is set to
“trunked” mode) see the “How to Configure a VLAN” section in the following documentation:
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19253-01/816-4554/fpdga/index.html
6.8 Solaris Utilities Package
The Solarflare Solaris Utilities package, supplied as a 32 bit SVR package and available from
contains the following utilities:
Once installed (
pkgadd -d SFCutils_i386_v<version>.pkg
), by default, utility files are
located in the
/opt/SFCutils/bin
directory.
6.9 Configuring the Boot ROM with sfboot
• Sfboot: Command Usage...Page 271
• Sfboot: Command Line Options...Page 272
Table 65: Utilities Package
Utility File
Description
sfupdate
A command line utility that contains an adapter firmware version
which can update Solarflare adapter firmware.
sfboot
A command line utility to configure the Solarflare adapter Boot ROM
for PXE and iSCSI booting.
sfreport
A command line utility that generates a diagnostic log file providing
diagnostic data about the server and Solarflare adapters.