Sun Quad GbE UTP x8 PCIe ExpressModule User’s Guide

This chapter provides an overview of the Sun Quad GbE UTP x8 PCIe ExpressModule, including:

• Shipping Kit Contents
• Product Description
• Hardware and Software Requirements
• Features

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Shipping Kit Contents

The carton in which your Sun Quad GbE UTP x8 PCIe ExpressModule was shipped should contain the following items:

• Sun Quad GbE UTP x8 PCIe ExpressModule
• Sun Quad GbE UTP x8 PCIe ExpressModule Getting Started Guide.

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Product Description

The Sun Quad GbE UTP x8 PCIe ExpressModule provides high-performance packet processing capability optimized for throughput computing and throughput networking architecture. The ExpressModule provides four 10/100/1000BASE-T compliant Ethernet copper ports.

FIGURE 1-1 shows the ExpressModule.

FIGURE 1-1 Sun Quad GbE UTP x8 PCIe ExpressModule

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Hardware and Software Requirements

Before installing the ExpressModule, ensure that your system meets the hardware and software requirements. TABLE 1-1 lists the supported hardware and software.

FIGURE 1-2 Sun Quad GbE UTP x8 PCIe ExpressModule Ports

Front Panel LED Displays on the ExpressModule

Two indicators and four sets of LEDs (two for each port) are displayed on the front panel of the Sun Quad GbE UTP x8 PCIe ExpressModule. FIGURE 1-2 shows the location of the LEDs. TABLE 1-2 describes the meaning of each LED.

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Patch Requirements

The SunBlade T6300 was released on Solaris 10 11/06 Operating System with patches. For more information on the SunOS 5.10: SunBlade T6300 & Sun Fire (T1000, T2000) platform patch, refer to the Sun Blade T6300 Server Module Product Notes (820-0278) at the followingweb site:

http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/Servers/blade_servers/

If the patches are not available on SunSolve, contact your local sales or service representative.

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Patches and Updates

Check the Sun Update Connection to ensure that you have the latest recommended patch clusters and security patches. You can download the latest recommended patch clusters and security patches at:

http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/show.pl?target=patchpage

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Features

The Sun Quad GbE UTP x8 PCIe ExpressModule addresses the following requirements and provides additional features and benefits:

• Four 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet interfaces (full-duplex only)
• IEEE 802.3ab compliant
• Uses Sun ASIC and software for innovative throughput networking design
• Networking I/O virtualization supporting Solaris LDOM1.0
• Hardware-based flow classification for extending parallelism and virtualization to networking
• Up to 16 receive DMA channels and up to 24 transmit DMA channels, multiple receive and transmit descriptor rings and dedicated networking hardware resources (DMA, interrupts, buffer, and more) for each thread and strand
• CPU/thread affinity and CPU load balancing at L1,L2,L3 and L4
• Jumbo frames support (up to 9KBytes)
• IPv4/IPv6 and IPMP support
• TCP/UDP/IP checksum and CRC32 support
• IEEE 802.1Q VLAN support

Sun Quad GbE UTP x8 PCIe ExpressModule User’s Guide

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