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Understanding the Low Profile Adapter

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Product Description

Front Panel Connectors and LEDs

Physical Characteristics

Performance Specifications

Power and Environmental Requirements

Hardware and Software Requirements

OS Patches and Updates

Solaris Platform Installation Overview

Linux Platform Installation Overview

Microsoft Windows Platform Installation Overview

Installing the Driver

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 SFP+ Transceivers

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

Configuring the Network

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

Set ixgbe Driver Parameters in the Solaris OS

Solaris OS Performance Variables

Improve Performance in the Solaris OS

Driver Parameters for Linux

Set Driver Parameters in Linux

Configure Jumbo Frames in Solaris OS

Configure Jumbo Frames in Linux

Configuring Link Aggregation in a Solaris Environment

Link Aggregation Overview

Configure Link Aggregations

Display Information About Link Aggregations

Delete Link Aggregations

Configuring VLANs

VLAN Overview

VLAN Configuration

Configure Static VLANs in a Solaris Environment

VLAN Naming Format

Configure VLANs in a Linux Environment

Configure VLANs in a Microsoft Windows Environment

Configure Bonding for Multiple ixgbe Interfaces

Remove Bonding

Index

Driver Parameters for the Solaris OS

Each ixgbe channel provides 10000BASE-T networking interfaces. The ixgbe driver is capable of supporting 10000 Mbit/sec, full-duplex.

The following table describes the functions of the Solaris driver parameters.

Type
Keyword
Description
Jumbo Frames
default_mtu=u
Size of the default MTU (payload without the Ethernet header). Allowed values:

  • 1500 to 15500 (default = 1500)
Flow Control
flow_control
Ethernet flow control. Allowed values:

  • 0 - Disable

  • 1 - Receive only

  • 2 - Transmit only

  • 3 - Receive and transmit (default)
Transmit Queues Number
tx_queue_number
Number of the transmit queues. Allowed values:

  • 1 to 32 (default = 1) for Solaris 10 5/09

  • 1 to 128 (default = 8) for Solaris 10 10/09
Transmit Queue Size
tx_ring_size
Number of the transmit descriptors per transmit queue. Allowed values:

  • 64 to 4096 (default = 512 for Solaris 10 5/09 and default = 1024 for Solaris 10 10/09)
Receive Queues Number
rx_queue_number
Number of the receive queues. Allowed values:

  • 1 to 32 (default = 1) for Solaris 10 5/09

  • 1 to 128 (default = 8) for Solaris 10 10/09
Receive Queue Size
rx_ring_size
Number of the transmit descriptors per transmit queue. Allowed values:

  • 64 to 4096 (default = 512 for Solaris 10 5/09 and default = 1024 for Solaris 10 10/09)

Note - The final values of tx_queue_number and rx_queue_number are decided by the number of interrupt vectors obtained by the driver. These values might be less than the specified values because of limited interrupt vector number.

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