Understanding the Installation Process
Installation Overview (Oracle Solaris 10)
Installation Overview (Oracle Solaris 11)
Installation Overview (Windows)
Front Panel Connectors and LEDs
Power and Environmental Requirements
Verify the Driver Version (Oracle Solaris 10)
Verify the Driver Version (Oracle Solaris 11)
Remove the Driver (Oracle Solaris OS)
Download and Install the Driver (Linux)
Download and Install the Driver (Windows)
Verify the Installation (Oracle SPARC)
Verify the Installation (Oracle Solaris x86)
Verify the Installation (Linux)
Verify the Installation (Windows)
Create Driver Instance Files (Oracle Solaris 10)
Configure the Network Host Files (Oracle Solaris 10)
Boot Over a 10 GbE Network (Oracle Solaris x86 and Linux)
Administering Driver Parameters and Jumbo Frames
Driver Parameters (Oracle Solaris OS)
Set Driver Parameters (Oracle Solaris OS)
Configuring Jumbo Frames (Oracle Solaris OS)
Change the MTU Temporarily (Oracle Solaris 10)
Change the MTU Temporarily (Oracle Solaris 11)
Configure Jumbo Frames (Linux)
Configure Link Aggregations (Oracle Solaris 10)
Display Information About Link Aggregations (Oracle Solaris 10)
Delete Link Aggregations (Oracle Solaris 10)
Configure Static VLANs (Oracle Solaris 10)
Analyze Why the Device Link Is Missing
Before You Begin
The Solaris Advanced Installation Guide describes the full procedure for installing the Oracle Solaris 10 OS over the network.
The Solaris Advanced Installation Guide describes how to create the installation server and set up the client systems
Note - To install the client system over a network that is not part of the same subnet, you must also create a boot server. The Oracle Solaris Advanced Installation Guide describes how to create a boot server.
# shutdown -i0 -g0 -y. . . (shutdown command messages omitted) . . . ok
The following examples assume that /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@9/network@0,1 is a port on the Adapter.
ok cd /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@9/network@0,1
ok .properties
The output should be similar to the following:
assigned-addresses c30f0010 00000041 00000000 00000000 00200000 810f0018 00000000 00006000 00000000 00000020 c30f0020 00000041 00200000 00000000 00004000 820f0030 00000000 01300000 00000000 00080000 reg 000f0000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 430f0010 00000000 00000000 00000000 00200000 010f0018 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000020 430f0020 00000000 00000000 00000000 00004000 020f0030 00000000 00000000 00000000 00080000 local-mac-address a0 36 9f 01 2e a0 version Sun Dual Port 10GBase-T Adapter FCode version 3.11 2/25/12 phy-type xgc board-model 701-4776 model ATO:701-4777, PTO:7011-4773 compatible pciex8086,1528.108e.7b15.1 pciex8086,1528.108e.7b15 pciex8086,1528.1 pciex8086,1528 pciexclass,020000 pciexclass,0200 address-bits 00000030 max-frame-size 00002400 network-interface-type ethernet device_type network name network fcode-rom-offset 00000000 interrupts 00000002 cache-line-size 00000010 class-code 00020000 subsystem-id 00007b15 subsystem-vendor-id 0000108e revision-id 00000001 device-id 00001528 vendor-id 00008086
If you do not see the device listed, check that the Adapter is properly seated. If necessary, reinstall the Adapter.
ok device-end
You should see the full paths of all of the network devices, including two for the Adapter similar to this example.
ok show-nets a) /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@9/network@0,1 b) /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@9/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@8/network@0,1 f) /pci@780/pci@0/pci@8/network@0 g) /pci@780/pci@0/pci@1/network@0,1 h) /pci@780/pci@0/pci@1/network@0 q) NO SELECTION Enter Selection, q to quit: q
ok boot /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@9/network@0,1
The boot takes about several minutes to complete. Then, you should see a menu for continuing to install the Oracle Solaris 10 OS.
Refer to the Oracle Solaris Advanced Installation Guide for more information about installing the Oracle Solaris 10 OS over the network.
The software installed in Step 5 is required to boot the client system over the 10 GbE interface. You now must install the software in order for the operating system to use the client’s 10 GbE interfaces in normal operation.
Before installing the SUNWixgbe driver, ensure that the client system does not already have the driver installed.
# pkginfo | grep SUNWixgbe*
If the software is installed, this command will return the package name you typed in. In that case, skip to Step 8.
If the software is not installed, install the software from the download center at:
Although the Oracle Solaris 10 software installation creates the client’s network configuration files, you might need to edit these files to match your specific networking environment. See Configure the Network Host Files (Oracle Solaris 10) for more information about editing these files.
By default, the system is configured to have one datalink for each known network device.
# dladm show-dev e1000g0 link: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full e1000g1 link: down speed: 0 Mbps duplex: half e1000g2 link: down speed: 0 Mbps duplex: half e1000g3 link: down speed: 0 Mbps duplex: half ixgbe0 link: up speed: 10000 Mbps duplex: full ixgbe1 link: up speed: 10000 Mbps duplex: full