| Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCIe ExpressModule User’s Guide |     |
Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCIe ExpressModule User’s Guide
820-1606-12
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Contents |
Hardware and Software Requirements
Front Panel LED Displays on the ExpressModule
2. Installing and Setting Up the Driver
Downloading and Installing the Driver on a Solaris Platform
To Download the Driver on a Solaris Platform
To Remove the Driver From a Solaris Platform
Downloading and Installing the Driver on a Linux Platform
To Download the Driver on a Linux Platform
To Remove the Driver From a Linux Platform
3. Installing the ExpressModule
Installing an Optical Transceiver
To Install an Optical Transceiver
To Install the ExpressModule with the Power Off
Verifying the Hardware Installation
To Verify the Hardware Installation
Configuring the Network Host Files
To Configure the Network Host Files
Setting Up a 10-Gigabit Ethernet Network on a Diskless Client System
To Set Up a 10-Gigabit Ethernet Port on a Diskless Client
Installing the Solaris Operating System Over a 10-Gigabit Ethernet Network
To Install the Solaris Operating System Over a 10-Gigabit Ethernet Network
Booting Over the 10-Gigabit Ethernet Network for Solaris x86 and Linux Systems
To Boot Over the Network on Solaris x86 and Linux Systems
5. Configuring the nxge Device Driver Parameters
nxge Hardware and Software Overview
Setting nxge Driver Parameters on a Solaris Platform
Setting Parameters Using the ndd Utility
Noninteractive and Interactive Modes
To Specify Device Instances for the ndd Utility
To Specify Parameter Values Using the ndd Utility
To Use the ndd Utility in Interactive Mode
Setting Parameters Using the nxge.conf File
To Set Driver Parameters Using an nxge.conf File
Setting Parameters on a Linux Platform
Using the ethtool Utility to Set Parameters
To Determine Available Parameters
To Change RX Coalesce Parameters
To Obtain the Status of L4 Hardware
Setting Parameters Using the Bundled configtool Utility
To Obtain a List of Tunable Parameters
Tuning for Maximum Performance on a Linux Platform
To Tune for Maximum Performance on a Linux Platform
6. Configuring the Jumbo Frames Feature
Checking Jumbo Frames Configurations
To Show the Driver Statistics in a Solaris Environment
Enabling Jumbo Frames in a Solaris Environment
To Enable Jumbo Frames in a Solaris Environment Using nxge.conf
To Check Layer 2 Configuration
To Check Layer 3 Configuration
Enabling Jumbo Frames in a Linux Environment
To Enable Jumbo Frames in a Linux Environment
To Show the Driver Statistics in a Linux Environment
7. Configuring Link Aggregation
Configuring Link Aggregation in a Solaris Environment
To Configure Link Aggregation in a Solaris Environment
Configuring Link Aggregation in a Linux Environment
To Configure Bonding for Multiple nxge Interfaces
Configuring VLANs in a Solaris Environment
Configuring VLANs in a Linux Environment
To Configure VLANs in a Linux Environment
Updating SunVTS to Recognize the ExpressModule
To Update SunVTS to Recognize the ExpressModule
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