Understanding the Installation Process
Installation Overview (Oracle Solaris 10)
Installation Overview (Oracle Solaris 11)
Installation Overview (Windows)
Front Panel Connectors and LEDs
Power and Environmental Requirements
Verify the Driver Version (Oracle Solaris 10)
Verify the Driver Version (Oracle Solaris 11)
Remove the Driver (Oracle Solaris OS)
Download and Install the Driver (Linux)
Download and Install the Driver (Windows)
Verify the Installation (Oracle SPARC)
Verify the Installation (Oracle Solaris x86)
Verify the Installation (Linux)
Verify the Installation (Windows)
Create Driver Instance Files (Oracle Solaris 10)
Configure the Network Host Files (Oracle Solaris 10)
Boot Over a GbE Network (Oracle Solaris x86 and Linux)
Administering Driver Parameters and Jumbo Frames
Driver Parameters (Oracle Solaris OS)
Set Driver Parameters (Oracle Solaris OS)
Configuring Jumbo Frames (Oracle Solaris OS)
Change the MTU Temporarily (Oracle Solaris 10)
Change the MTU Temporarily (Oracle Solaris 11)
Configure Jumbo Frames (Linux)
Configure Link Aggregations (Oracle Solaris 10)
Display Information About Link Aggregations (Oracle Solaris 10)
Delete Link Aggregations (Oracle Solaris 10)
Configure Static VLANs (Oracle Solaris 10)
Analyze Why the Device Link Is Missing
Before You Begin
The Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations describes the full procedure for installing Oracle Solaris 10 over the network.
The Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations describes how to create the installation server and set up the client systems
Note - To install the client system over a network that is not part of the same subnet, you must also create a boot server. The Oracle Solaris Advanced Installation Guide describes how to create a boot server.
# shutdown -i0 -g0 -y. . . (shutdown command messages omitted) . . . ok
You should see the full paths for all of the network devices, including the four EM ports, similar to this example.
ok show-nets a) /pci@500/pci@0/pci@8/network@0,1 b) /pci@500/pci@0/pci@8/network@0 c) /pci@400/pci@0/pci@2/network@0,1 d) /pci@400/pci@0/pci@2/network@0 q) NO SELECTION Enter Selection, q to quit: q
Note - Checking the .properties output for each device is the surest way to identify the EM device.
The following examples assume that /pci@400/pci@0/pci@2/network@0,1 is a port on the EM.
ok cd /pci@400/pci@0/pci@2/network@0,1
ok .properties
The output should be similar to the following:
ok .properties assigned-addresses 82050010 00000000 00500000 00000000 00100000 81050018 00000000 00001000 00000000 00000020 8205001c 00000000 00380000 00000000 00004000 82050030 00000000 00400000 00000000 00080000 local-mac-address a0 36 9f 02 33 cc version Sun Quad Port GbE PCIe 2.0 ExpressModule, MMF Fcode 3.11 2/16/12 phy-type pcs reg 00050000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 02050010 00000000 00000000 00000000 00100000 0205001c 00000000 00000000 00000000 00004000 02050030 00000000 00000000 00000000 00080000 board-model 7014763 model SUNW,pcie-igb compatible pciex8086,1522.108e.7b17.1 pciex8086,1522.108e.7b17 pciex8086,1522.1 pciex8086,1522 pciexclass,020000 pciexclass,0200 address-bits 00000030 max-frame-size 00002400 network-interface-type ethernet device_type network name network fcode-rom-offset 00000000 interrupts 00000001 cache-line-size 00000010 class-code 00020000 subsystem-id 00007b17 subsystem-vendor-id 0000108e revision-id 00000001 device-id 00001522 vendor-id 00008086
If you do not see the EM device listed, check that the EM is properly seated. If necessary, reinstall the EM.
ok device-end
ok boot /pci@400/pci@0/pci@2/network@0,1
The boot takes several minutes to complete. Then, you should see a menu for continuing to install the Oracle Solaris 10 OS.
Refer to the Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations for more information about installing Oracle Solaris 10 OS over the network.
The software installed in Step 5 is required to boot the client system over the 1-GbE interface. You now must install the software in order for the operating system to use the client's 1-GbE interfaces in normal operation.
Before installing the SUNWigb driver, ensure that the client system does not already have the driver installed.
# pkginfo | grep SUNWigb*
If the software is installed, this command will return the package name you typed in. In that case, skip to Step 8.
If the software is not installed, install the software from the download center at:
Although the Oracle Solaris 10 software installation creates the client's network configuration files, you might need to edit these files to match your specific networking environment. See Configure the Network Host Files (Oracle Solaris 10) for more information about editing these files.
By default, the system is configured to have one datalink for each known network device.
# dladm show-dev e1000g0 link: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full e1000g1 link: down speed: 0 Mbps duplex: half e1000g2 link: down speed: 0 Mbps duplex: half e1000g3 link: down speed: 0 Mbps duplex: half igb0 link: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full igb0 link: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full