Configure the Network Host Files

This topic describes how to configure the network host files after you verify that the sxge driver is on your system.

1. At the command line, use the grep command to search the /etc/path_to_inst file for sxge interfaces.

   Example for Oracle Solaris OS SPARC:

   # grep sxge /etc/path_to_inst
   "/pci@400/pci@2/pci@0/pci@c/pci@0/pci@2/network@0" 0 "sxge"
   "/pci@400/pci@2/pci@0/pci@c/pci@0/pci@3/network@0" 1 "sxge"

   Example for Oracle Solaris OS x86:

   # grep sxge /etc/path_to_inst
   "/pci@0,0/pci8086,340e@7/pci108e,2070@0/pci108e,2070@2/pci108e,6277@0" 0 "sxge"
   "/pci@0,0/pci8086,340e@7/pci108e,2070@0/pci108e,2070@3/pci108e,6277@0" 1 "sxge"

   In these examples for SPARC and x86, respectively, the device instance is from a NEM installed in the chassis. The instance number is shown in italics.

2. Set up the NEM's sxge interface.

   Use the ifconfig command to assign an IP address to the network interface. Type the following at the command line, replacing ip-address and netmask-address with the NEM's IP address and the netmask address:

   # ifconfig sxge0 plumb ip-address netmask netmask-address broadcast + up

   Refer to the ifconfig(1M) man page and the Oracle Solaris OS documentation for more information.

3. (Optional) For a setup that remains the same after you reboot, create an /etc/hostname.sxgenumber file, where number is the instance number of the sxge interface you plan to use.

   For example, to use the NEM's sxge interface in the Step 1's sample output, create an /etc/hostname.sxgex file, where x is the number of the sxge interface. If the instance number were 1, the filename would be /etc/hostname.sxge1.

   Follow these guidelines for the host name:

   • The /etc/hostname.sxgenumber file must contain the host name for the appropriate sxge interface.
   • The host name must be different from the host name of any other interface. For example: /etc/hostname.sxge0 and /etc/hostname.sxge1 cannot share the same host name.
   • The host name must have an IP address listed in the /etc/hosts file.

     The following example shows the /etc/hostname.sxgenumber file required for a system named zardoz-c10-bl1.

     # cat /etc/hostname.sxge0
     zardoz-c10-bl1

4. Create an appropriate entry in the /etc/hosts file for each active sxge interface.

   For example:

   # cat /etc/hosts
   #
   # Internet host table
   #
   127.0.0.1     localhost
   129.168.1.29 zardoz-c10-bl1

Related Information

• Configure the sxge Device Driver Parameters

• Installing Drivers on a Linux Platform

• Installing Drivers on a Windows Platform

• Installing Drivers on a VMware ESX Server Platform