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Sun Trunking 1.3 Installation and User's Guide

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Contents

Preface

1. Overview of Sun Trunking 1.3 Software

What is Sun Trunking?

Hardware and Software Requirements

CPU Requirements

Key Features

What is New in This Release?

2. Installing Sun Trunking 1.3 Software

Preparing for the Software Installation

Installing the Sun Trunking 1.3 Software

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the Sun Trunking 1.3 Software Packages

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Verify that Sun Trunking 1.3 Packages Are Installed

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Remove the Sun Trunking 1.3 Packages

3. Configuring the Sun Trunking 1.3 Software

Preparing for Trunking Configuration

Checking for Link Mode

Booting from the Network

Determining Instance Numbers

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Resolve the Problem of Plumbed Interfaces

Accessing Trunk Members for qfe and ge Devices

Maximum Number of Links for Each Adapter

local-mac-address? Property

Using Trunking Auto-configuration Setup at Boot Time

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Edit the nettr.sh File

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the Host Files

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Activate the Networks Without Rebooting

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Reboot and Activate the Trunked Networks

Verifying the Auto-configuration Setup

Disabling the Sun Trunking Interface

Configuring Trunking with the nettr Utility

Command Syntax

Enabling the Sun Trunking Interface

Verifying the Sun Trunking Interfaces

Adding a Trunk Member

Removing a Trunk Member

Disabling the Sun Trunking Interface

Load Balancing Methods

Trunking Policies

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Use the Hashing Feature

Interoperability

IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation

IP Multipathing

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Perform Dynamic Reconfiguration

VLAN

SunVTS Diagnostic Software

Performance Tuning

Plumbing Multiple Streams on Trunk Members

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure Using ndd

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure Using driver.conf

Troubleshooting

Using the stats Option

Using the snoop Command

Using the conf Option

Error Messages

User Hints

Getting Help

A. Installing the Software Packages Manually

Verifying Required Driver Software

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Verify that the Software is Installed

Installing the Driver Software

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the Gigabit Ethernet Software for Solaris 7

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the GigaSwift Ethernet Software or Dual Fast Ethernet Software for Solaris 7 or 8 OS

Verifying and Installing Driver Patches

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the Patches for Solaris 7, 8, or 9 OS

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the Patches for Solaris 10 OS

Installing the Trunking Software

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install Trunking Packages for Solaris 7, 8, or 9 OS

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install Trunking Packages for Solaris 10 OS

B. Link Aggregation Control Protocol

Overview

Link Aggregation Control Protocol

LACP Benefits

Marker Protocol