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Understanding the Sun Dual 10GbE PCIe 2.0 Fabric Expansion Module
Power and Environmental Requirements
Hardware and Software Requirements
Installation Overview for Solaris Platforms
Installation Overview for Linux Platforms
Installation Overview for Microsoft Windows Platforms
Verify the Driver Version on a Solaris Platform
Remove the Driver From a Solaris Platform
Download and Install the Driver on a Linux Platform
Remove the Driver From a Linux Platform
Download and Install the Driver on a Microsoft Windows Platform
Remove the Driver From a Microsoft Windows Platform
Installing the Fabric Expansion Module
Install the FEM in a Server Module
Verify the Installation in a Solaris x86 System
Verify the Installation in a Linux System
Verify the Installation in a Microsoft Windows System
Create /etc/hostname.ixgbe# Files
Configure the Network Host Files With the ifconfig Command
Boot Over the Network Using PXE
Boot Solaris x86 and Linux Systems Over a 10GbE Network
Install the Solaris OS Over a 10GbE Network on SPARC Systems
Configuring the Driver Parameters
Driver Parameters for the Solaris OS
Set ixgbe Driver Parameters in the Solaris OS
Solaris OS Performance Variables
Improve Performance in the Solaris OS
Set Driver Parameters in Linux
Configure Jumbo Frames in Solaris OS
Configure Jumbo Frames in Linux
Configure Static VLANs in a Solaris Environment
Configure VLANs in a Linux Environment
Note - Verification is not required if your system supports dynamic reconfiguration (DR).
Power on the system.
When the banner appears, press the Stop-A key sequence to interrupt the boot process and display the OpenBoot (ok) prompt.
List the network devices on your system:
ok show-nets a) /pci@400/pci@0/pci@9/network@0,1 b) /pci@400/pci@0/pci@9/network@0 c) /pci@400/pci@0/pci@8/pci@0/pci@4/network@0,1 d) /pci@400/pci@0/pci@8/pci@0/pci@4/network@0 e) /pci@400/pci@0/pci@8/pci@0/pci@2/network@0,1 f) /pci@400/pci@0/pci@8/pci@0/pci@2/network@0 g) /pci@400/pci@0/pci@2/network@0,1 h) /pci@400/pci@0/pci@2/network@0 q) NO SELECTION Enter Selection, q to quit: q
If you do not see the device listed, check that the FEM
is properly seated. If necessary, reinstall the FEM. See Install the FEM in a Server Module.
Note - Checking the .properties output for each device is the surest way to identify the device.
Check the .properties output for each device.
The following examples assume that /pci@400/pci@0/pci@9/network@0 is a port on the Sun Dual 10GbE PCIe 2.0 Fabric Expansion Module.
Move to the device directory:
ok cd /pci@400/pci@0/pci@9/network@0
Display properties for the device:
ok .properties
The output will be similar to the following:
assigned-addresses 82500010 00000000 10800000 00000000 00800000 81500018 00000000 02001000 00000000 00000020 82500020 00000000 10300000 00000000 00004000 82500030 00000000 10400000 00000000 00400000 reg 00500000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 03500010 00000000 00000000 00000000 00080000 01500018 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000020 03500020 00000000 00000000 00000000 00004000 02500030 00000000 00000000 00000000 00080000 local-mac-address 00 1b 21 4a ab 9c phy-type xgf version Sun Dual 10GbE SFP+ PCIe 2.0 FEM FCode 1.5 09/09/04 board-model 375-3648-01 model x4871a-z/4871a-z compatible pciex8086,10f7.108e.7b12.1 pciex8086,10f7.108e.7b12 pciex8086,10f7.1 pciex8086,10f7 pciexclass,020000 pciexclass,0200 address-bits 00000030 max-frame-size 00002400 network-interface-type ethernet device_type network name network fcode-rom-offset 0000f000 interrupts 00000001 cache-line-size 00000010 class-code 00020000 subsystem-id 00007b12 subsystem-vendor-id 0000108e revision-id 00000001 device-id 000010f7 vendor-id 00008086
Type the following when you finish looking at the .properties values:
ok device-end