Preface

This guide provides installation instructions for the Sun 10-Gigabit Ethernet PCI-X adapter. This guide also describes how to configure the driver software.

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

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1 provides a description of the adapter, including hardware and software.

Chapter 2 describes how to install the adapter in your system, verify that it is correctly installed, and install the driver software using the automated script.

Chapter 3 describes how to configure the driver parameters used by the Sun 10-Gigabit Ethernet PCI-X adapter.

Chapter 4 explains VLANs in detail, and provides configuration instructions and examples.

Appendix A provides specifications for the Sun 10-Gigabit Ethernet PCI-Xadapter.

Appendix B provides an overview of the SunVTS diagnostic application and instructions for updating the SunVTS software to recognize the adapter.

Appendix C describes how to install the driver software manually.

Appendix D explains how to install and configure the Sun 10-Gigabit Ethernet PCI-X device driver in a Linux environment.

Using UNIX Commands

This document might not contain information on basic UNIX^® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices. Refer to the following for this information:

Software documentation that you received with your system

Solaris Operating System documentation, which is at:

http://docs.sun.com

Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell	machine-name`%`
C shell superuser	machine-name`#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser	`#`

Table with examples of the types of shell prompts that are used in this book.

Typographic Conventions

Typeface`^[1]`	Meaning	Examples
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your`.login` file. Use `ls` `-a` to list all files. `% You have mail`.
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output	`%` `su` `Password:`
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.	Read Chapter 6 in the User’s Guide. These are called class options. You must be superuser to do this. To delete a file, type `rm` filename.

Typeface^[1]

Meaning

Examples

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output

Edit your.login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

% You have mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output

% su

Password:

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.

Read Chapter 6 in the User’s Guide.

These are called class options.

You must be superuser to do this.

To delete a file, type rm filename.

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Accessing Sun Documentation

You can view, print, or purchase a broad selection of Sun documentation, including localized versions, at:

http://docs.sun.com

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Contacting Sun Technical Support

If you have technical questions about this product that are not answered in this document, go to:

http://www.sun.com/service/contacting

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