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Understanding the Low Profile Adapter
Front Panel Connectors and LEDs
Power and Environmental Requirements
Hardware and Software Requirements
Solaris Platform Installation Overview
Linux Platform Installation Overview
Microsoft Windows Platform Installation Overview
Verify the Driver Version on a Solaris Platform
Remove the Driver From a Solaris Platform
Download and Install the Driver on a Linux Platform
Remove the Driver From a Linux Platform
Download and Install the Driver on a Microsoft Windows Platform
Remove the Driver From a Microsoft Windows Platform
Installing the Low Profile Adapter
Install the Adapter in a System
Verify the Installation in a Solaris SPARC System
Verify the Installation in a Solaris x86 System
Verify the Installation in a Linux System
Verify the Installation in a Microsoft Windows System
Create /etc/hostname.ixgbe# Files
Configure the Network Host Files With the ifconfig Command
Boot Over the Network Using PXE
Boot Solaris x86 and Linux Systems Over a 10GbE Network
Install the Solaris OS Over a 10GbE Network on SPARC Systems
Configuring the Driver Parameters
Driver Parameters for the Solaris OS
Solaris OS Performance Variables
Improve Performance in the Solaris OS
Set Driver Parameters in Linux
Configure Jumbo Frames in Solaris OS
Configure Jumbo Frames in Linux
Configuring Link Aggregation in a Solaris Environment
Display Information About Link Aggregations
Configure Static VLANs in a Solaris Environment
Configure VLANs in a Linux Environment
Configure VLANs in a Microsoft Windows Environment
Obtain the hardware path names for the ixgbe devices in the device tree.
Check the /etc/driver_aliases file to identify the name associated with a particular device. For example:
# grep ixgbe /etc/driver_aliases ixgbe "pciex8086,10fb"
Locate the path names and the associated instance numbers in the /etc/path_to_inst file.
For example:
# grep ixgbe /etc/path_to_inst "/pci@0,0/pciex8086,3410@9/pci108e,7b11@0" 0 "ixgbe" "/pci@0,0/pciex8086,3410@9/pci108e,7b11@0,1" 1 "ixgbe"
In the preceding example:
The first part within the double quotes specifies the hardware node name in the device tree.
The number not enclosed in quotes is the instance number (shown in bold for emphasis).
The last part in double quotes is the driver name.
Note - To identify a PCIe device unambiguously in the ixgbe.conf file, use the name, parent name, and the unit address for the device. In the example, the name is pciex8086,10fb, the parent is /pci@0,0/pci8086,3410@9, and the unit address is 0. Refer to the pci(4) man page for more information about the PCIe device specification.
Set the parameters for the ixgbe devices in the /kernel/drv/ixgbe.conf file.
For example, to set the flow_control parameter to 3 for ixgbe0:
name = "pciex8086,10fb" parent = "/pci@0,0/pci8086,3410@9" unit-address = "0" flow_control = 3;
Save the ixgbe.conf file.
Reboot the system.