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Sun x4 PCI-Express Quad Gigabit Ethernet UTP Adapter User’s Guide

User’s Guide

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Contents

Regulatory Compliance Statements and Declaration of Conformity

Safety Agency Compliance Statement

Preface

1. Sun x4 PCI-Express Quad Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Overview

Shipping Kit Contents

Adapter Hardware Overview

Adapter Features

LED Displays on the Adapter

Hardware and Software Requirements

Patch Requirements

Patches and Updates

2. Installing and Setting Up the Device Driver Software

Verifying the e1000g Driver on a Solaris x86 Platform

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Check the Driver Version on a Solaris x86 Platform

Downloading and Installing the Driver on a Linux Platform

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Download and Install the Driver on a Linux Platform

Setting Up the Driver on a Linux Platform

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Set Up the Driver on a Linux Platform

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Remove the Driver From a Linux Platform

Downloading and Installing the Driver on a Microsoft Windows Platform

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Download and Install the Driver on a Windows Platform

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Remove the Driver From a Microsoft Windows Platform

3. Installing the Adapter

Installing the Adapter in a System

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the Adapter

Verifying the Installation

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Verify the Installation on Solaris x86 Systems

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Verify the Installation in a Linux System

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Verify the Installation in a Microsoft Windows System

4. Network Configuration

Configuring the Network Host Files for Solaris x86 Systems

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the Network Host Files

Booting Over the Gigabit Ethernet Network for Solaris x86 and Linux Systems

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Boot Over the Network on Solaris x86 and Linux Systems

5. Configuring the Driver Parameters

Adapter Parameter Overview

Driver Parameters for Solaris x86 Systems

Driver Parameters for Linux Systems

Setting e1000 Driver Parameters in Linux Systems

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure Jumbo Frames

6. Configuring Link Aggregation

Overview of Link Aggregation

Configuring Link Aggregation in a Solaris Environment

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure Link Aggregation in a Solaris Environment

7. Configuring VLANs

VLAN Overview

Configuring VLANs

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure Static VLANs in the Oracle Solaris x86 Environment

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure VLANs in a Linux Environment

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure VLANs in a Microsoft Windows 2003 Environment

Configuring Bonding for Multiple Interfaces

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure Bonding for Multiple e1000 Interfaces

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Remove Bonding:

A. Sun x4 PCI-Express Quad Gigabit Ethernet Specifications

Connectors

Performance Specifications

Physical Characteristics

Power Requirements

Index