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 Oracle Solaris Advanced Installation Guide describes the full procedure for installing Oracle Solaris 10 over the network.
The Oracle 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
You should see the full paths for all of the network devices, including two for the EM, similar to this example.
ok show-nets a) /pci@500/pci@0/pci@9/network@0,1 b) /pci@500/pci@0/pci@9/network@0 c) /pci@400/pci@0/pci@2/network@0,1 d) /pci@400/pci@0/pci@2/network@0 e) /pci@400/pci@0/pci@8/network@0,1 f) /pci@400/pci@0/pci@8/network@0 q) NO SELECTION Enter Selection, q to quit: q
Note - Checking the .properties output for each device is the surest way to identify the device.
The following examples assume that /pci@500/pci@0/pci@8/network@0,1 is a port on the EM.
ok cd /pci@500/pci@0/pci@8/network@0,1
ok .properties
The output should be similar to the following:
ok .properties assigned-addresses c3050010 00000001 00000000 00000000 00200000 81050018 00000000 00001000 00000000 00000020 c3050020 00000001 00200000 00000000 00004000 82050030 00000000 00300000 00000000 00080000 reg 00050000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 43050010 00000000 00000000 00000000 00200000 01050018 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000020 43050020 00000000 00000000 00000000 00004000 02050030 00000000 00000000 00000000 00080000 local-mac-address a0 36 9f 02 37 ec version Sun Dual Port 10GBase-T ExpressModule FCode version 3.11 1/25/12 phy-type xgc board-model 701-4780 model ATC:701-4781, PTO:701-4779 compatible pciex8086,1528.108e.7b14.1 pciex8086,1528.108e.7b14 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 00007b14 subsystem-vendor-id 0000108e revision-id 00000001 device-id 00001528 vendor-id 00008086
If you do not see the device listed, check that the EM is properly seated. If necessary, reinstall the EM.
ok device-end
ok boot /pci@500/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 Oracle Solaris 10.
Refer to the Oracle Solaris Advanced Installation Guide for more information about installing Oracle Solaris 10 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: 1000 Mbps duplex: full ixgbe0 link: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full