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Sun Quad GbE UTP x8 PCIe ExpressModule User’s Guide

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Contents

Figures

Tables

Preface

1. Product Overview

Shipping Kit Contents

Product Description

Hardware and Software Requirements

Front Panel LED Displays on the ExpressModule

Patch Requirements

Patches and Updates

Features

2. Installing and Setting Up the Driver

Downloading and Installing the Driver on a Solaris SPARC or x86 Platform

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Download the Driver on a Solaris Platform

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Remove the Driver From a Solaris SPARC Platform

Downloading and Installing the Driver on a Linux Platform

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Remove the Driver From a Linux Platform

3. Installing the ExpressModule

Installing the ExpressModule

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the ExpressModule

Verifying the Hardware Installation

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Verify the Hardware Installation

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Reboot the System

4. Network Configuration

Configuring the Network Host Files

Setting Up a Gigabit Ethernet Port on a Diskless Client System

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Set Up a Gigabit Ethernet Port on a Diskless Client

Installing the Solaris Operating System Over a Gigabit Ethernet Network

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the Solaris Operating System Over a Gigabit Ethernet Network

5. Configuring the nxge Device Driver Parameters

nxge Hardware and Software Overview

Setting nxge Driver Parameters on a Solaris Platform

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Set the Driver Parameters

Setting Parameters Using the ndd Utility

Noninteractive and Interactive Modes

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Specify Device Instances for the ndd Utility

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Specify Parameter Values Using the ndd Utility

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Use the ndd Utility in Interactive Mode

Setting Parameters Using the nxge.conf File

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Access a Man Page

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Set Driver Parameters Using an nxge.conf File

6. Configuring the Jumbo Frames Feature

Jumbo Frames Overview

Checking Jumbo Frames Configurations

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Show the Driver Statistics in a Solaris Environment

Enabling Jumbo Frames in a Solaris SPARC Environment

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Enable Jumbo Frames in a Solaris Environment Using nxge.conf

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Check Layer 2 Configuration

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Check Layer 3 Configuration

7. Configuring Link Aggregation

Overview of Link Aggregation

Configuring Link Aggregation in a Solaris Environment

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure Link Aggregation in a Solaris Environment

8. Configuring VLANs

VLAN

Configuring VLANs in a Solaris Environment

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure Static VLANs

A. Specifications

Connectors

Performance Specifications

Physical Characteristics

Power Requirements

B. Diagnostic Software

SunVTS Diagnostic Software

Updating SunVTS to Recognize the ExpressModule

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update SunVTS to Recognize the ExpressModule

Using the SunVTS netlbtest

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Use the netlbtest

Index