Sun Microsystems 806-2989-10 User Manual

Sun™GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and

User’s Guide

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Regulatory Compliance Statements

Your Sun product is marked to indicate its compliance class:

• Federal Communications Commission (FCC) — USA

• Industry Canada Equipment Standard for Digital Equipment (ICES-003) — Canada

• Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) — Japan

• Bureau of Standards Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) — Taiwan Please read the appropriate section that corresponds to the marking on your Sun product before attempting to install the

product.

FCC Class A Notice

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference.

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of

the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if it is not installed andused in accordance with theinstruction manual, it may causeharmful interference to radio communications. Operation of thisequipment in a residentialarea is likely to causeharmful interference, in which casethe user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

Shielded Cables:Connections between theworkstation and peripheralsmust be made usingshielded cables tocomply with

FCC radio frequency emission limits. Networking connections can be made using unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cables.

Modifications: Any modiﬁcations made to this device that are not approved by Sun Microsystems, Inc. may void the

authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate this equipment.

FCC Class B Notice

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference.

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of

the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,which can be determinedby turning the equipment offand on, the user isencouraged to try tocorrect the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.

Shielded Cables: Connections between the workstation and peripherals must be made using shielded cables in order to

maintain compliance with FCC radio frequency emission limits. Networking connections can be made using unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cables.

Modifications: Any modiﬁcations made to this device that are not approved by Sun Microsystems, Inc. may void the

authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate this equipment.

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ICES-003 Class A Notice - AvisNMB-003, Classe A

This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

ICES-003 Class B Notice - AvisNMB-003, Classe B

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

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BSMI Class A Notice

The following statement is applicable to products shipped to Taiwan and marked as Class A on the product compliance label.

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Declaration of Conformity

Compliance Model Number: GCC PCI Product Name:

EMC

European Union

This equipment complies with the following requirements of the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC:

EN55022:1998 / CISPR22:1997 Class A

EN550024:1998 EN61000-4-2 4 kV (Direct), 8 kV (Air)

EN61000-4-3 3 V/m EN61000-4-4 1.0 kV Power Lines, 0.5 kV Signal Lines EN61000-4-5 1 kV Line-Line, 2 kV Line-Gnd Power Lines EN61000-4-6 3 V EN61000-4-8 3 A/m

EN61000-4-11 Pass EN61000-3-2:1995 Pass EN61000-3-3:1995 Pass

Safety

This equipment complies with the following requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC: EC Type Examination Certificates:

EN60950:1992, 2nd Edition, Amendments 1,2,3,4,11

Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP Adapter (X1150A)

Supplementary Information

This product was tested and complies with all the requirements for the CE Mark.

Dennis P. Symanski DATE Manager, Compliance Engineering

Sun Microsystems, Inc. 901 San Antonio Road, MPK15-102 Palo Alto, CA 94303-4900, USA

Tel: 650-786-3255 Fax: 650-786-3723

Peter Arkless DATE Quality Manager

Sun Microsystems Scotland, Limited Springfield, Linlithgow West Lothian, EH49 7LR Scotland, United Kingdom

Tel: 0506-670000 Fax: 0506 760011

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Contents

1. Product Overview 1

Hardware Overview 1

Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP Adapter 2

Hardware and Software Requirements 3 Product Features 3

Key Protocols and Interfaces 3 Diagnostic Support 4

2. Installing the Adapter 5

Installing the Driver Software 5 Installing the Adapter Without Dynamic Reconfiguration 8

▼ To Install the Adapter 8 ▼ To Verify the Installation 9

Setting the local-mac-address Property 12 Rebooting the System 13

Installing the Adapter With Dynamic Reconfiguration 14

▼ To Install an Adapter in a Dynamic Reconfiguration System 14

3. Network Configuration 17

Configuring the Network Host Files 17

Setting Up a Diskless Client System on a GigaSwift Ethernet Network 19

▼ To Set Up a Diskless Client on a GigaSwift Ethernet Network 20

Installing the Solaris Operating Environment Over a GigaSwift Ethernet

Network 21

▼ To Install the Solaris Environment Over a GigaSwift Ethernet Network 21

4. Configuring Driver Parameters 25

GigaSwift Ethernet Device Driver Parameters 25

Driver Parameter Values and Definitions 26 Operational Mode Parameters 27 Flow Control Parameters 28 Gigabit Forced Mode Parameter 29 Interpacket Gap Parameters 29 Interrupt Parameters 31 Random Early Drop Parameters 31 PCI Bus Interface Parameters 32

Setting ce Driver Parameters 33

Setting Parameters Using the ndd Utility 33

▼ To Specify Device Instances for the ndd Utility 34

Setting Parameters Using the ce.conf File 37

▼ To Set Driver Parameters Using a ce.conf File 38

GigaSwift Ethernet Driver Operating Statistics 39

Reporting the Link Partner Capabilities 40

5. Configuring VLANs 45

An Overview of VLANs 45 Configuring VLANs 47

▼ To Configure Static VLANs 48

A. Specifications 51

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Connectors 51 Performance Specifications 52 Physical Characteristics 52 Power Requirements 52

B. Diagnostic Software and Troubleshooting Issues 53

SunVTS Diagnostic Software 53 Using the OpenBoot PROM FCode Self-Test 54

▼ Running the Ethernet FCode Self-Test Diagnostic 54

Troubleshooting Issues 56

Known Incompatibilities with Pre-IEEE 802.3z Network Switches 56

▼ To Set Autonegotiation to off for a SunSwitch or an Alteon ACE 110

Switch 56

▼ To Set Autonegotiation to off for Other Noncompliant Network

Equipment 57

Index 59

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Figures

FIGURE 1-1 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP Adapter 2 FIGURE 2-1 Cat-5 Twisted-Pair Cable 9 FIGURE 5-1 Example of Servers Supporting Multiple VLANs with Tagging Adapters 46 FIGURE 5-2 Ethernet Tag Header Format 48 FIGURE A-1 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP Adapter Connector 51

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Tables

TABLE 2-1 Files and Directories on the CD-ROM 6 TABLE 4-1 ce Driver Parameter, Status, and Descriptions 26 TABLE 4-2 Operational Mode Parameters 27 TABLE 4-3 Read-Write Flow Control Keyword Descriptions 28 TABLE 4-4 Forced Mode Parameter 29 TABLE 4-5 Parameters Defining enable_ipg0 and ipg0 30 TABLE 4-6 Read-Write Interpacket Gap Parameter Values and Descriptions 30 TABLE 4-7 RX Blanking Register for Alias Read 31 TABLE 4-8 RX Random Early Detecting 8-Bit Vectors 31 TABLE 4-9 PCI Bus Interface Parameters 32 TABLE 4-10 Read-Only ce Device Capabilities 39 TABLE 4-11 Read-Only Link Partner Capabilities 40 TABLE 4-12 Transmit and Receive Parameters 41 TABLE A-1 Cat-5 Connector Link Characteristics 51

TABLE A-2 Performance Specifications 52 TABLE A-3 Physical Characteristics 52 TABLE A-4 Power Requirements 52

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Preface

The Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide provides installation instructions for both the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP adapter and the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet MMF adapter. This manual also describes how to configure the driver software.

These instructions are designed for enterprise system administrators with experience installing network hardware and software.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1, provides a description of the adapter, including hardware and software. Chapter 2, describes how to install the adapter in your system and how to verify that

it has been installed correctly. Chapter 3, describes how to edit the network host files after the adapter has been

installed on your system. Chapter 4, describes how to configure the driver parameters used by the Sun

GigaSwift Ethernet adapter. Chapter 5, explains VLANs in detail and provides configuration instructions and

examples. Appendix A, lists the specifications for the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter. Appendix B, provides an overview of the SunVTS diagnostic application and

instructions for testing the adapter using the onboard FCode selftest. There is also a section outlining some common troubleshooting issues.

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Using UNIX Commands

This document may not contain information on basic UNIX®commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices.

See one or more of the following for this information:

■ Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals

■ AnswerBook2™ online documentation for the Solaris™ operating environment

■ Other software documentation that you received with your system

Typographic Conventions

Typeface Meaning Examples

AaBbCc123 The names of commands, files,

and directories; on-screen computer output

AaBbCc123

AaBbCc123 Book titles, new words or terms,

What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output

words to be emphasized

Command-line variable; replace with a real name or value

Edit your.login file. Use ls -a to list all files.

% You have mail. % su

Password:

Read Chapter 6 in the User’s Guide. These are called class options. You must be superuser to do this.

To delete a file, type rm filename.

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Shell Prompts

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