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Preface

This guide provides installation instructions for both the hardware and software for the Sun x4 PCI-Express Quad Gigabit Ethernet UTP Low Profile adapter from Oracle®. This document also describes how to configure the driver software for the e1000g driver for the Oracle Solaris x86 Operating Systems and the e1000 driver for Linux operating systems and Microsoft Windows Server 2003.

These instructions are designed for enterprise system administrators with experience installing network hardware and software.


Note - In this document the term x86 refers to 64-bit and 32-bit systems manufactured using processors compatible with the AMD64 or Intel Xeon/Pentium product families.

How This Document Is Organized

Chapter 1 describes the Sun x4 PCI-Express Quad Gigabit Ethernet UTP Low Profile adapter hardware and software.

Chapter 2 explains how to verify the e1000g device driver software on Solaris x86 systems and how to install the e1000 device driver software on Linux and Microsoft Windows systems.

Chapter 3 describes how to install the adapter in your system and verify that it has been installed correctly.

Chapter 4 describes how to edit the network host files after the adapter has been installed on your system.

Chapter 5 describes how to configure the driver parameters.

Chapter 6 describes how to configure link aggregation.

Chapter 7 explains virtual local area networks (VLANs), and provides configuration instructions and examples.

Appendix A lists the specifications for the Sun x4 PCI-Express Quad Gigabit Ethernet UTP Low Profile adapter .

Related Documentation

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Getting Started

Sun x4 PCI-Express Quad Gigabit Ethernet Low Profile Adapter Getting Started Guide

819-7575

Hard copy

Ship kit

Safety and compliance

Safety and Compliance Manual

816-7190 or 821-1590

PDF

HTML

Online


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