HP HP-PB 10 User Manual

Using HP-PB 10/100Base-TX/9000

HP 9000 Networking

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Contents

1. Installing and Conﬁguring 10/100Base-TX/9000

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Required and Optional Patches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Compatibility and Installation Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Manual Speed and Duplex Mode Conﬁguration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Autonegotiation and Autosensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Known Problems and Workarounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

What Manuals are Available. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Software Availability in Native Languages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Overview of Installation Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Step 1: Check the 10/100Base-TX Installation Prerequisites. . . . . . . . .20

Step 2: Loading 10/100Base-TX Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Step 3: Access the System Card Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Step 4: Install the 10/100Base-TX Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Step 5: Attach the System to the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Step 6: Conﬁgure the 10/100Base-TX Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Step 7: Verifying the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

What Happens During Card Initialization Sequence? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

2. Conﬁguring Network Connectivity Using SAM

Step 1: Conﬁguring Network Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Step 2: Deleting a Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Contents

3. 100Base-TX Resources

HP-UX Manual Reference Pages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Logging Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Manual Installation and Conﬁguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Contacting Your HP Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

4. Troubleshooting 10/100Base-TX/9000

Troubleshooting Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Diagnostic Flowcharts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Flowchart 1: Network Level Loopback Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Flowchart 2a: 10/100Base-TX Connections/LED Test . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Flowchart 3: Conﬁguration Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Flowchart 4: Conﬁguration Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Flowchart 4 Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Flowchart 4A: Conﬁguration Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Flowchart 4A Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Flowchart 5: Conﬁguration Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Flowchart 5 Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Flowchart 6: Network Level Loopback Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Flowchart Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Flowchart 7: Link Level Loopback Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Flowchart 7 Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Flowchart 8: Transport Level Loopback Test (using ARPA). . . . . . . . 80

Flowchart 8: Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Flowchart 9: Bridge/Gateway Loopback Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Flowchart 9 Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Contents

A. 10/100Base-TX Interface Card Statistics

RFC 1213 MIB II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

RFC 1284 Ethernet-Like Interface Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Create a Record or Map of Your Internetwork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

B. Hardware Reference Information

Basic Troubleshooting Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Meaning of LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Connector Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

HP-PB 10/100Base-TX Card Twisted-Pair Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Connector Pin Usage for 10-Mbit/s Twisted-Pair Connector. . . . . . . .99

Connector Pin Usage for 100-Mbit/s Twisted-Pair Connector. . . . . .100

HP-PB 10/100Base-TX Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

C. Hardware Regulatory Statements

FCC Statement (For U.S.A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

VCCI (Japan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

EMI Statement (European Community) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Contents

1 Installing and Conﬁguring

10/100Base-TX/9000

Installing and Conﬁguring 10/100Base-TX/9000

Introduction

The HP-PB 10/100Base-TX/9000 product provides the means for interfacing various types of HP 9000 Series 800 computers to either a 10Base-T or 100Base-TX network. Refer to the Release Notes for the list of supported systems.

100Base-TX is a subset of 100Base-T networking deﬁned by the IEEE

802.3u-1995 standard. 100Base-TX provides 100 Mbit/s data transmission over category 5 unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable. Two pairs of wires in the cable are used--one wire pair is for receiving data, and one wire pair is for transmitting data. The same card port that supports 100Base-TX operation can also support 10Base-T operation.

IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX LANs have topologies very similar to 10Base-T LANs; however certain aspects of the topology such as the maximum permitted cable lengths are more stringent for 100Base-TX than for 10Base-T. The category 5 UTP cable used in 100Base-TX networks between devices such as an HP computer and a 100Base-TX hub must be less than 100 meters long.

Formore information on network topologies and associated speciﬁcations for 100Base-TX networking, refer to the IEEE 802.3u speciﬁcation. Also, a useful practical reference is Fast Ethernet, Dawn of a New Network by HowardW. Johnson (published 1996 by Prentice Hall PTR, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458. Phone 800-382-3419. The ISBN number is 0-13-352643-7).

Announcements

There are no changes in the way the HP-PB 10/100Base-TX/9000 LAN card works for this release. As of June 1999, the product has a new product number: A3495A. This release supports the ability to change speed and duplex mode in the System Admin Manager (SAM). This release also provides upport for MTU size setting/resetting using

lanadmin -[m|M|R].

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Required and Optional Patches

The following patches are required in order to use the HP-PB 10/100Base-TX/9000 card:

Server

• PHNE_17113—a patch for lanadmin changes on HP-UX 11.x

versions.

• PHNE_17000—a patch for lanadmin changes on HP-UX 10.20

versions.

• PHCO_17631—a SAM patch for HP-UX 11.0-Based servers.

• PHCO_17871—a SAM patch for HP-UX 10.20-Based servers. Workstation

• PHNE_17113—a patch for lanadmin changes on HP-UX 11.x

versions.

• PHNE_16999—a patch for lanadmin changes on HP-UX 10.20

versions.

• PHCO_17871—a patch for SAM to support HP-UX 10.20

workstation-Based versions of HP-PB 10/100Base-TX/9000.

The patch numbers listed above are current as of this release note. Please contact the Worldwide Enterprise Response Center if you need to ensure that you have the latest patches.

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Compatibility and Installation Requirements

Following are the compatibility requirements of the HP-PB 10/100Base-TX/9000:

• The HP-PB 10/100Base-TX/9000 card supports autonegotiation and autosensing. You should not normally need to manually conﬁgure the speed, autonegotiation, or duplex mode of the card. If your switch does not support autonegotiation but is set to full-duplex mode, there may be a mismatch between the card and the switch, because the card defaults to half-duplex for switches that do not support autonegotiation. You can determine what the card is set to using lanadmin -x and reset it if necessary using lanadmin -X. See “Manual Speed and Duplex Mode Conﬁguration” for details.

• Both full- and half-duplex modes are supported. Ensure that your hub or switch is set to the desired duplex mode.

• The HP-PB 10/100Base-TX/9000 LAN software is for use with only the following protocols: TCP/IP, UDP/IP, ARPA, NFS, and Advanced Server/9000.

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Compatibility and Installation Requirements

Manual Speed and Duplex Mode Conﬁguration

Because the HP-PB 10/100Base-TX/9000 card supports autonegotiation, you should not normally need to manually set the duplex mode. Sometimes you may need to manually set the duplex mode of the card--for example, if the switch is operating at full duplex but does not autonegotiate. Because the card defaults to half-duplex when autonegotiation is turned off, this could cause a mismatch between the card and switch (at either 10 or100 Mbits/s). To ﬁx this, use the lanadmin -X command as described later in this section.

The CSMA/CD media access method used in IEEE 802.3u-1995 is inherently a half-duplex mechanism. That is, at any one time, there can be only one sender of data on the link segment. It is not possible for devices on either end of the link segment to transmit simultaneously.

Since Category 5 UTP contains multiple pairs of wires, it is possible to have devices on both ends of a link segment sending data to each other simultaneously. This is known as full-duplex operation. While the details of full-duplex operation are not currently deﬁned by IEEE 802.3u-1995 (full-duplex mode essentially involves “turning off” the CSMA/CD access method which is the foundation of IEEE 802.3), the autonegotiation mechanism deﬁned in IEEE 802.3u-1995 allows devices to advertise and conﬁgure themselves to operate in a full-duplex mode which is essentially vendor-speciﬁc. Devices that do not support autonegotiation can sometimes be manually conﬁgured to operate in full-duplex mode.

Full-duplex mode is most commonly found in, and indeed only makes sense for, switches rather than hubs. It may be found in either 10 Mbit/s or 100 Mbit/s switch devices. Full-duplex mode may provide a throughput advantage under some circumstances, the degree of the advantage is application-dependent.

The HP-PB 10/100Base-TX card supports both half and full-duplex operation.

Ensure that the speed, duplex mode, and autonegotiation of the associated switch are conﬁgure the same as on the HP-PB 10/100Base-TX card. If the switch supports autonegotiation on the ports connected to the cards, this should be enabled as explained in the section in this release note called “Autonegotiation and Autosensing.”

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Compatibility and Installation Requirements

To list the current speed and duplex mode of the HP-PB 10/100Base-TX/9000 card, use the -x option (NOTE: lowercase x) of the lanadmin command. Determine the speed and duplex mode of your hub or switch before performing manual conﬁguration as follows:

lanadmin -x lanadmin -x

To manually set the duplex mode of the interface, install one of the patches above and then use the -X option of lanadmin as follows:

lanadmin -X mode lanadmin -X mode

where :mode can be any one of the following strings (and the fd or hd are

case-insensitive):

10fd =10 full-duplex 10hd =10 half-duplex

100fd =100 full-duplex 100hd =100 half-duplex

and

lanadmin -X auto_on

and 11.0)

lanadmin -X auto_on

The

ppa

HP-UX 10.20, use the can get the

ppa

(HP-UX 10.30 or 11.0)

nmid

(HP-UX 10.20)

ppa

(on HP-UX 10.30 and 11.0)

nmid

(on HP-UX 10.20)

ppa

(turns autonegotiation on for HP-UX 10.30

nmid

(turns autonegotiation on for HP-UX 10.20)

is the physical point of attachment on HP-UX 10.30 or 11.0. On

nmid

or Network Management ID of the card. You

ppa (nmid

) from the output of the lanscan command. Example: If the

command to set the card to 10Mbits/s and full-duplex mode would be:

lanadmin -X 10fd 5

After issuing the lanadmin -X, you must wait at least 11 seconds before attempting to use the speciﬁed network interface. If you want the duplex mode setting to be effective in all subsequent reboots, you must enter the information in the following ﬁle:

/etc/rc.conﬁg.d/hpBasetconf

ppa (nmid

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Installing and Conﬁguring 10/100Base-TX/9000

Compatibility and Installation Requirements

Manually conﬁguring the speed or duplex setting of a switch port on some switches may disable that switch port from doing autonegotiation. Verify that both the card and the switch port are operating in the same speed and duplex mode as desired.

If you use manual conﬁguration to change the card to a different speed and duplex mode, you may need to turn autonegotiation on ﬁrst before the manual setting takes place.

Mismatches between the speed, autonegotiation, or duplex mode of the card and switch will cause incorrect operation.

Speciﬁc items for each installed 10/100Base-TX interface card can be conﬁgured by creating an array of variables, where each array index corresponds to one interface card; refer to the existing contents of the hpBasetconf ﬁle for more detail. For each 10/100Base-TX interface card whose duplex mode is to be set, entries of the following form must be made in the hpBasetconf ﬁle:

HP_BaseT_INTERFACE_NAME[n]= HP_BaseT_SPEED[n]= [10HD 10FD 100HD 100FD auto_on]

NameUnit

determined from the output of the lanscan command. n is the array index which should start at 0 but which itself bears no relation to speciﬁc interfaces.

For example, if the name of the 10/100Base-TX interface to conﬁgure as shown by lanscan is lan3, and this is the only interface to be conﬁgured, the entries in the hpBasetconf ﬁle to “permanently” conﬁgure this interface to full duplex mode across system reboots would be:

HP_BaseT_INTERFACE_NAME[0]=lan3 HP_BaseT_SPEED[0]=[10FD 100FD auto_on]

If there were a second 10/100Base-TX interface with the name of lan4 on the system whose duplex mode were also to be “permanently” conﬁgured to full-duplex, the additional entries in the hpBasetconf ﬁle would be:

HP_BaseT_INTERFACE_NAME[1]=lan4 HP_BaseT_SPEED[1]=[10FD 100FD auto_on]

To determine the current duplex mode of the card, use the -x option of the lanadmin command as explained earlier.

is the name of the interface to be conﬁgured, which can be

NameUnit

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Compatibility and Installation Requirements

Autonegotiation and Autosensing

Autonegotiation is a mechanism deﬁned in the IEEE 802.3u speciﬁcation whereby devices sharing a link segment can exchange information and automatically conﬁgure themselves to operate at the highest capability mode shared between them.

Autonegotiation is like a rotary switch that automatically switches to the correct technology such as 10Base-T or 100Base-TX or between half- and full-duplex modes. Once the highest performance common mode is determined, auto-negotiation passes control of the link to the appropriate technology, sets the appropriate duplex mode, and then becomes transparent until the link is broken.

Following is the IEEE 802.3u-deﬁned hierarchy for resolving multiple common abilities for a 10/100Base-TX card. The HP-PB 10/100Base-TX/9000 product provides the means for interfacing various types of HP 9000 workstations to either a 10Base-T or 100Base-TX network. 100Base-TX is a subset of 100Base-T networking deﬁned by the IEEE 802.3u-1995 standard. 100Base-TX provides 100 Mbit/s data transmission over category 5 unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable. Two pairs of wires in the cable are used—one wire pair is for receiving data, and one wire pair is for transmitting data. The same card port that supports 100Base-TX operation can also support 10Base-T operation.

• 100Base-TX half duplex

• 10Base-T full duplex

• 10Base-T half duplex

• 100Base-TX full duplex For example, if both devices on the link support 10Base-T (half duplex)

and 100Base-TX (half duplex), autonegotiation at both ends will connect the 100Base-TX (half duplex) instead of the 10Base-T (half duplex).

Most Fast Ethernet devices on the market today such as hubs and switches do not support autonegotiation. Either the speed and duplex mode of the device are ﬁxed (as is usually the case with hubs), or they are often manually conﬁgured at the desired speed and duplex (as is often the case for switches). However, switches that support autonegotiation are starting to be offered.

If the HP-PB 10/100Base-TX/9000 card is connected to a device, such as

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Known Problems and Workarounds

a switch, that is autonegotiating, the HP-PB card will autonegotiate with the device to mutually determine the highest possible speed and duplex settings between them.

NOTE If the HP-PB 10/100Base-TX/9000 card is connected to a device that

does not support autonegotiation or a device that has autonegotiation disabled, the HP-PB card will autosense the speed of the link and set itself accordingly. The duplex mode of the card will be set to

half-duplex in this case. If you want the card to operate in full-duplex mode, you have to set it using the method described in “Manual Speed and Duplex Mode Conﬁguration.”

The HP-PB 10/100Base-TX card will sense when the connection between itself and a hub or switch on the other end of a link has been broken. If a connection is made to another (or the same) device, the autonegotiation and autosensing process will be done again automatically. Autonegotiation and autosensing are also done whenever the interface is reset.

Known Problems and Workarounds

If your switch supports autonegotiation, you should not normally need to set the duplex mode or the speed of the HP-PB 10/100Base-TX card. Optionally, you can set the full- or half-duplex mode of the card by using the lanadmin -X Speed and Duplex Mode Conﬁguration” in this Release Note.

NOTE You cannot set the mode of the card in SAM (the ﬁeld in SAM that

contains the setting for full-duplex is ignored--it may show the MAC address of the card but cannot be used for conﬁguration).

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mode ppa (nmid)

command as explained in “Manual

Installing and Conﬁguring 10/100Base-TX/9000

What Manuals are Available

The following documents summarize installation, conﬁguration, veriﬁcation and troubleshooting of the HP-PB 10/100Base-TX/9000 LAN link:

• HP-PB 10/100Base-TX/9000 Quick Installation

• Using HP-PB 10/100Base-TX/9000. Available on Instant Information

CDROM or www.docs.hp.com.

Software Availability in Native Languages

The commands used with this product are the ones supported by the Native Language Support Catalog of HP-UX.

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Overview of Installation Steps

NOTE The HP 9000 10/100Base-TX/9000 Quick Installation guide lists the

steps required to install your 10/100Base-TX/9000 hardware and software. The quick installation guide refers you to complete descriptions of the software installation steps in this manual. Use the quick installation guide as your primary reference to installation and conﬁguration procedures.

This chapter describes the procedures to load 10/100Base-TX software and hardware onto your system. It contains the following sections:

• Step 1: Check the 10/100Base-TX Installation Prerequisites.

• Step 2: Load the 10/100Base-TX Software.

• Step 3: Access the system Card Bay.

• Step 4: Install the 10/100Base-TX Card.

• Step 5: Attach the system to the Network.

• Step 6: Conﬁgure the 10/100Base-TX Link.

• Step 7: Verify the Installation.

NOTE Prior to installing 10/100Base-TX/9000, HP recommends that you create

a network map or update the existing map of your 10/100Base-TX network. Refer to appendix B for an example 10/100Base-TX network map.

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Step 1: Check the 10/100Base-TX Installation Prerequisites

NOTE The 10/100Base-TX card is a combination card that allows you to connect

to a 10Mbit/s 10Base-T or 100 Mbit/s 100Base-TX network. The hardware card will be referred to as a 10/100Base-TX card throughout this manual.

Prior to loading the 10/100Base-TX product onto your system, check that you have met the following hardware and software prerequisites:

1. Check that the /usr/bin,/usr/sbin, and /sbin directories are in your

PATH using the command: echo $PATH

2. The operating system should have been upgraded to 10.20 or later

software. To obtain this information, execute the command:

/bin/uname -a

3. You have a twisted pair cable to connect your 10/100Base-TX card to

your hub. (The cable and hub do not come with the HP 10/100Base-TX product.) A hardware checklist is shown below:

A. Cable: category 5 unshielded twisted pair (UTP). B. Card: HP 9000 10/100Base-TX card. C. Hub or switch: 100Base-TX hub for 100 Mbit/s speed

10Base-T hub for 10 Mbit/s speed.

4. Ensure that there is at least one HP-PB slot available in the system

backplane for the HP-PB 10/100Base-TX card.

5. You have an IP/Internet address, alias, and subnet mask (optional),

for your new 10/100Base-TX card. After you have obtained the information, ﬁll out the Network Card Conﬁguration worksheet in your 10/100Base-TX quick installation card.

A summary of the major characteristics of the 10/100Base-TX card is

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Step 1: Check the 10/100Base-TX Installation Prerequisites

shown in “Table 1: 10/100Base-TX/9000 Card Summary.”

Table 1-1 10/100Base-TX/9000 Card Summary

Category 10/100Base-TX

UTP Connection 8-pin RJ45

Speed

10 Mbit/s or 100 Mbit/s

Conﬁgure Speed At hub or switch port LED on Card Yes Card Selftest Yes Half-Duplex Yes Full-Duplex Yes Conﬁgure Duplex

Mode

Half-Duplex at hub or full-duplex at switch.

Autonegotiation Yes

*The speed conﬁguration of the 10/100Base-TX card is determined by the speed setting of the hub or switch port to which the card is connected. The card automatically senses this speed. The card only runs at one speed at a time. To verify the speed selection, use the LED indicators on the front of the 10/100Base-TX card as shown below or run lanadmin and check the link speed and duplex mode at the LAN Interface Status Display.

6. You have super-user status.

NOTE The only Application Programmatic Interface (API) supported by the

10/100Base-TX /9000 product is the Data Link Provider Interface (DLPI). Refer to the DLPI Programmer’s Guide for more detailed information .

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Step 2: Loading 10/100Base-TX Software

Follow the steps below to load 10/100Base-TX /9000 software using the HP-UX swinstall program.

1. Log in as root.

2. Insert the software media (tape or CD) into the appropriate drive.

3. Run the swinstall program using the command:

swinstall

This opens the Software Selection Window and Specify Source Window of the swinstall program.

4. Change the Source Host Name, if necessary, enter the mount point of

the drive in the Source Depot Path ﬁeld, and activate the OK button to return to the Software Selection Window. Activate the Help button to get more information.

The Software Selection Window now contains a list of available software bundles to install.

5. Highlight the HP-PB 10/100Base-TX/9000 software.

6. Choose Mark for Install from the “Actions” menu to choose the

product name(s) is to be installed.

7. Choose Install from the “Actions” menu to begin product

installation and open the Install Analysis Window.

8. Activate the OK button in the Install Analysis Window when the

Status ﬁeld displays a Ready message.

9. Activate the Yes button at the Conﬁrmation Window to conﬁrm that

you want to install the software. swinstall displays the Install Window.

View the Install Window to read processing data while the software is being installed. When the Status ﬁeld indicates Ready and the Note Window opens. swinstall loads the ﬁleset, runs the control scripts for the ﬁleset, and builds the kernel. Estimated time for processing: 3 to 5 minutes.

10.Activate the OK button on the Note Window to reboot the system.

The user interface disappears and the system reboots.

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11.When the system reboots, check that the swinstall log ﬁle in tail /var/adm/sw/swagent.log to make sure the installation was successful. Use the tail command to locate the 10/100Base-TX

software.

12.Go to the next section “Access the System Card Bay.”

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Step 3: Access the System Card Bay

NOTE The HP-PB 10/100Base-TX card is not for use on a personal computer

(PC).

NOTE If you installed the card before you installed the software, execute

shutdown (no -h option) and proceed to “Step 5: Attach the System to the Network.”

Follow the steps below to prepare the system for installation of 10/100Base-TX hardware. Refer to the documentation for your system for detailed information about opening and closing the system and locating the slots in the HP-PB backplane.

1. At the HP-UX prompt, execute the following command and wait for the system to shutdown completely.

/etc/shutdown -h 0

Power off and unplug the system.

2. Observe antistatic precautions. Equalize any static charge on your body and your computer by using a grounded wrist strap or by touching the chassis of the computer frequently while you are installing the card.

Handle the card by the edges and avoid touching the edge connector and the components.

3. Open the system to gain access to the HP-PB backplane, if applicable.

4. On the HP-PB backplane, select the lowest empty HP-PB slot and remove the slot cover.

5. Go to the next section, “Step 4: Install the 10/100Base-TX Card.”

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Step 4: Install the 10/100Base-TX Card

Follow the steps below to install the 10/100Base-TX card.

1. Grasp the card by its edges or faceplate with both hands.

2. Slide the card into the HP-PB slot.

3. Press the card ﬁrmly into place until you feel it mate fully.

4. Secure the card with the captive screws.

5. Reassemble the system.

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Step 5: Attach the System to the Network

Follow the steps below to attach the system to the network.

1. Attach the 8-pin RJ-45 plug on your twisted-pair LAN cable into the RJ-45 10/100 Mbit/s connector on the card. The same RJ-45 connector is used for either 10 or 100 Mbit/s operation. Push the plug into the connector until the plug clicks into place.

The 10/100Base-TX card automatically runs at the same speed that has been set on the 10/100Base-TX hub or switch.

2. Attach the free end of the cable to the appropriate port on the 10/100Base-TX switch or hub (or into a wall jack that is connected to a hub or switch). Connect power cable to system.

Set the hub or switch speed and duplex mode.The HP-PB 10/100Base-TX/9000 card supports both full- and half- duplex operation.

3. Power up the system. The 10/100Base-TX card will run an initialization test automatically. Any error messages will appear on the system’s screen. You can also view the initialization messages later by typing the dmesg command at the HP-UX prompt.

4. Verify that the LEDs on the card reﬂect the correct mode of operation. Refer to the LED matrix in Chapter 4, for the meaning of the LED patterns. Also, refer to the illustration on the HP-PB 10/100Base-TX/9000 Quick Installation for the LED pattern for normal 10 Mbit/s and 100 Mbit/s operation. Verify that the Test LED is OFF. If the TestLED remains lighted, an error has occurred and an error message will appear on the system’s screen.

5. When the system is up, log in as root and verify that btlan1 and its hardware path are displayed by executing the command: ioscan.

6. Execute ioscan -f to make sure the hardware path and driver are listed.

The ioscan command scans the system hardware and displays output similar to the following.

The driver for the 10/100Base-TX product is btlan1. Proceed to “Step

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6, Conﬁgure the 10/100Base-TX Link” to conﬁgure the card.

Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description ======================================================================== bc 0 root CLAIMED BUS_NEXUS bc 1 8 ccio CLAIMED BUS_NEXUS I/O Adapter bc 2 10 ccio CLAIMED BUS_NEXUS I/O Adapter ext_bus 0 10/0 c720 CLAIMED INTERFACE GSC built-in Fast/Wide SCSI Interface target 0 10/0.5 tgt CLAIMED DEVICE disk 0 10/0.5.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE SEAGATE ST31230W target 1 10/0.6 tgt CLAIMED DEVICE disk 1 10/0.6.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE SEAGATE ST31230W bc 3 10/4 bc CLAIMED BUS_NEXUS Bus Converter tty 0 10/4/0 mux2 CLAIMED INTERFACE MUX lan 2 10/4/4 btlan1 CLAIMED INTERFACE HP HP-PB 100 Base TX card lanmux 0 10/4/8 lanmux0 CLAIMED INTERFACE HP J2146A - 802.3 LAN lan 0 10/4/8.1 lan3 CLAIMED INTERFACE lan 3 10/4/16 btlan1 CLAIMED INTERFACE HP HP-PB 100 Base TXcard ba 0 10/12 bus_adapter CLAIMED BUS_NEXUS Core I/O Adapter ext_bus 2 10/12/0 CentIf CLAIMED INTERFACE Built-in Parallel Interface ext_bus 1 10/12/5 c700 CLAIMED INTERFACE Built-in SCSI target 2 10/12/5.0 tgt CLAIMED DEVICE tape 0 10/12/5.0.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE HP HP35480A target 3 10/12/5.2 tgt CLAIMED DEVICE disk 2 10/12/5.2.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-5401TA lan 1 10/12/6 lan2 CLAIMED INTERFACE Built-in LAN ps2 0 10/12/7 ps2 CLAIMED INTERFACE Built-in Keyboard/Mouse processor 0 32 processor CLAIMED PROCESSOR Processor memory 0 49 memory CLAIMED MEMORY Memory

NOTE For HP 9000 HP-PB systems, the hardware path is in the format, a/b.

For 10/100Base-TX/9000, a is the address of the optional bus converter, and b is the slot number where the card is installed. To determine the hardware path of an HP-PB LAN card, multiply the system bus slot

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number by 4. For example 10/4 speciﬁes that the HP-PB card is located in bus converter 10, slot number 1.

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NOTE Make sure the 10/100Base-TX card and software are installed in the

system before you use SAM to conﬁgure the software.

NOTE The instructions below are for the Motif version of the System

Administration Manager (SAM). To activate the X11 software on your system, you must ﬁrst run the command: .

export DISPLAY=

1. At the HP-UX prompt, type: sam

2. Double click Networking and Communications at the SAM main window.

3. Double click Network Card Conﬁguration at the Networking and Communications window.

4. Highlight the HP-PB 10/100Base-TX interface card that you want to conﬁgure from the object list. If the card is not displayed, then go back to Step 3 “Access the System Card Bay” and check that your hardware has been properly installed.

NOTE The term 10/100Base-TX on the display indicates that a 10/100Base-TX

card is present. To determine the speed of the 10/100Base-TX card you must run lanadmin and reference the link speed at the LAN Interface Status Display or check the 10 and 100 Mbit/s LEDs on the 10/100Base-TX card.

The SAM object list always shows the name of the built-in LAN (IEEE802.3/Ethernet) as lan0 and the ﬁrst networking card in an HP-PB slot as lan1. The networking cards installed in other slots are named sequentially (lan2, lan3, etc.), according to the order of the occupied slots.

system name

:0.0

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5. Verify that the hardware path is correct for your 10/100Base-TX card. The slot number speciﬁed in the hardware path should be the

backplane slot number of the 10/100Base-TX card multiplied by 4. Forexample, if the hardware path is 32, then the 10/100Base-TX card should be in slot 8.

6. Choose Configure from the “Actions” menu to open the Conﬁgure LAN Card window.

a. Enter the information about the 10/100Base-TX card. To do so,

press the Tab key to move through the data entry ﬁelds.

NOTE SAM displays the Card Name, Hardware Path, and Station Address

ﬁelds with the appropriate values. These ﬁelds cannot be modiﬁed after the ﬁrst conﬁguration of the card.

b. Verify that the card type is one of the following:

10/100Base-TX IEEE8023 Ethernet 10/100Base-TX IEEE8023 10/100Base-TX Ethernet The default is 10/100Base-TX Ethernet

c. Enter the Internet address for your 10/100Base-TX card.

Upon exiting the ﬁeld, SAM checks to make sure that the IP/Internet address you entered is correctly formatted and is not currently in use.

d. Optionally, choose Add Aliases to open the Conﬁgure Aliases

window, if you want to assign aliases for the local host. You must complete this step if you have more than one LAN card

installed in your system. You can also modify or remove alias names for your 10/100Base-TX card on this menu.

Activate the OK button to perform the task and return to the Conﬁgure LAN Card window.

e. After returning to the LAN Card window, specify whether your

10/100Base-TX card will be on a subnetwork. f. Optionally, enter comments about your 10/100Base-TX card. g. Optionally, add the following advanced options: your station

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