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Installing the ExpressModule

This chapter describes how to install the Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCIe ExpressModule in your system and verify that it has been installed correctly.

This chapter contains the following section:


Note - If you are installing the Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCIe ExpressModule into a machine running Solaris 10 software, you must install the software before you install the hardware.

Installing an Optical Transceiver

The Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCIe ExpressModule requires an optical transceiver in at least one port to create an Ethernet connection. The short-range optical transceiver (part number X5558A) and the long-range optical transceiver (part number X5560A-z) are both available from Sun Microsystems.


Note - Install the optical transceivers into the ExpressModule before installing the ExpressModule into the system.


procedure icon  To Install an Optical Transceiver

1. Pull the locking handle into the full horizontal position.

You will feel the handle click into position when it is fully opened.


2. Holding the optical transceiver by the edges, align the transceiver with the slot in the ExpressModule and slide the transceiver into the opening.

3. Applying even pressure at both corners of the transceiver, push the transceiver until it is firmly seated in the slot.


4. Push the handle closed to lock the optical transceiver in place.

5. Repeat Step 1 through Step 4 to install the second optical transceiver


caution icon Caution - If you pull the locking handle down when the optical transceiver is installed, remove the optical transceiver entirely and reinstall it. The handle operates an internal lock. Pulling the handle down can disconnect the optical transceiver, even though it might appear to be connected.

Installing the ExpressModule

The following instructions describe the basic tasks required to install the ExpressModule. Refer to your system installation or service manual for detailed ExpressModule installation instructions.


Note - To maintain proper cooling for the ExpressModule in your chassis, all ExpressModule slots must be filled with either operating ExpressModules or filler panels.


procedure icon  To Install the ExpressModule with the Power Off

1. Halt and power off your system.

2. Power off all peripherals connected to your system.

3. Attach the adhesive copper strip of the antistatic wrist strap to the metal casing of the power supply. Wrap the other end twice around your wrist, with the adhesive side against your skin.

4. Remove the filler panel from the ExpressModule opening.


5. Open the latch on the ExpressModule.


6. Align the ExpressModule with the vacant ExpressModule slot (1).

Ensure that the ExpressModule’s indicator lights on the front panel are facing toward you and that the ExpressModule ejector lever on the bottom is fully opened.

7. Slide the ExpressModule into the vacant ExpressModule chassis slot until the ejector lever engages and starts to close (2).

Failure to align the ExpressModule correctly can result in damage with the ExpressModule’s internal connection to the chassis midplane.

8. Complete the installation by closing the ejector lever until the latch snaps into place (3).


caution icon Caution - Do not use excessive force when installing the ExpressModule into the slot. You might damage the ExpressModule’s connector. If the ExpressModule does not seat properly when you apply even pressure, remove the and carefully reinstall the ExpressModule.

9. Detach the wrist strap.


10. Connect the Ethernet cables.

Verifying the Hardware Installation

After you install the Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCIe ExpressModule, but before you power on your system, perform the following tasks to verify the installation. Refer to the Solaris documentation for the detailed instructions.


Note - Verification is not required if your system supports dynamic reconfiguration (DR). Verification is not supported if your system is running Solaris x86 software.


procedure icon  To Verify the Hardware Installation

1. Power on the system, and when the banner appears, press the Stop-A key sequence to interrupt the boot process and display the OpenBoottrademark (ok) prompt.

2. List the network devices on your system. 


ok show-nets
a) /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@8/network@0,1 
b) /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@8/network@0 
c) /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@2/network@0,1 
d) /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@2/network@0 
e) /pci@780/pci@0/pci@1/network@0,1 
f) /pci@780/pci@0/pci@1/network@0 
q) NO SELECTION from the above list

Checking the .properties output for each device is the surest way to identify the device. Usually /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@8 or /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@9 correspond to PCIe slots, so look at those devices first. 


a) /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@8/network@0,1
b) /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@8/network@0


Note - If you do not see the device listed, check that the ExpressModule is properly seated. If necessary, reinstall the ExpressModule (see the appropriate directions in Installing the ExpressModule and following.)

3. View the device that you installed.

Using the Step 2 example, type: 


ok cd /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@8/network@0,1

4. Use the .properties command to display a list of device properties.

The .properties command displays the specific information about the device. For this ExpressModule, your output will be similar to the following: 


ok .properties
assigned-addresses       82780010 00000000 24000000 00000000 01000000
                         82780018 00000000 23800000 00000000 00008000
                         82780020 00000000 23808000 00000000 00008000
                         82780030 00000000 23900000 00000000 00100000
local-mac-address        00 14 4f 6e 26 48
phy-type                 xgf
reg                      00780000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
                         03780010 00000000 00000000 00000000 01000000
                         03780018 00000000 00000000 00000000 00008000
                         03780020 00000000 00000000 00000000 00008000
                         02780030 00000000 00000000 00000000 00100000
version                  2XGF-PEM 10G Ethernet Adapter FCode 3.9 07/05/09
board-model              501-7626-02
model                    SUNW,pcie-2xgf-pem
compatible               pciex108e,abcd.108e.7b03.1
                         pciex108e,abcd.108e.7b03
                         pciex108e,abcd.1
                         pciex108e,abcd
                         pciexclass,020000
                         pciexclass,0200
address-bits             00000030
max-frame-size           00002400
network-interface-type   ethernet
device_type              network
name                     network
fcode-rom-offset         00007a00
interrupts               00000001
cache-line-size          00000010
class-code               00020000
subsystem-id             00000000
subsystem-vendor-id      0000108e
revision-id              00000001
device-id                0000abcd
vendor-id                0000108e

5. Type the following when you finish looking at the .properties values: 


ok device-end


procedure icon  To Reboot the System

single-step bullet  After verifying the ExpressModule installation, perform a reconfiguration boot on your system. Type the following: 


ok boot -r

 



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