This guide provides instructions for installing both the hardware and software for Sun Dual 10GbE Fabric Expansion Module (FEM). This guide also describes how to configure the nxge driver, which controls the FEM.

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

Note - In this document the term x86 means the following: · x86 refers to the larger family of 64-bit and 32-bit x86 compatible products. · x64 points out specific 64-bit information about AMD64 or EM64T systems. · 32-bit x86 points out specific 32-bit information about x86 based systems. For supported systems, see the Hardware and Software Requirements.

How This Document Is Organized

Chapter 1 provides an overview of the Sun Dual 10GbE Fabric Expansion Module and lists the hardware and software requirements.

Chapter 2 describes how to download, install, and remove the software for both Solaris and Linux environments, and lists the required driver patches.

Chapter 3 describes how to install the Sun Dual 10GbE Fabric Expansion Module in your system.

Chapter 4 refers to the Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCIe ExpressModule User’s Guide (part number 820-1606) for the following information:

Configuring the Network
Configuring the nxge Device Driver Parameters
Configuring the Jumbo Frames Feature
Configuring Link Aggregation
Configuring VLANs

Appendix A lists the specifications for the Sun Dual 10GbE Fabric Expansion Module.

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

Using UNIX Commands

This document might not contain information about 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	`#`

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.

Application	Title	Part Number	Format	Location
Release Notes	Sun Dual 10GbE Fabric Expansion Module Release Notes	820-4449	PDF HTML	Online
Getting started	Sun Dual 10GbE Fabric Expansion Module Getting Started Guide	820-4486	Printed	In product shipping kit
Safety and compliance	Important Safety Information for Sun Hardware Systems	816-7190	PDF HTML	In product shipping kit

Documentation, Support, and Training

Sun Function	URL
Documentation	`http://docs.sun.com/app/docs`
Support	`http://www.sun.com/support/`
Training	`http://www.sun.com/training/`

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Preface

How This Document Is Organized

Using UNIX Commands

Shell Prompts

Typographic Conventions

Related Documentation

Documentation, Support, and Training

Sun Welcomes Your Comments