Sun Microsystems SunSwift SPARCserver 1000, SunSwift SPARCcenter 2000, SunSwift 600MP User Manual

SunSwift™SBusAdapter InstallationandUser’sGuide

The Network Is the Computer

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Contents

Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

1. Preparing for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

1.1 Requirements for Using the SBus Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.2 If Solaris 2.5 is Not Installed on Your System . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

1.3 If Solaris 2.5 is Installed on Your System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

1.3.1 Using the SunSwift SBus Adapter as YourOnly Ethernet

Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

1.3.2 Using the SunSwift SBus Adapter and Existing Ethernet

Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

2. Installing the Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

2.1 Performing the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

2.2 Verifying the Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

2.3 Booting the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

2.4 Installing the Solaris 2.5 Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

2.5 Post-Installation Procedures (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

2.5.1 Watching Network Activity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

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2.5.2 Running Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

2.5.3 Auto-Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

2.5.4 Configuring Driver Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

A. Interface Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

B. Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

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UNIX Commands

Preface

This manual describes how to install and use your SBus card.
The procedures in this manual assume that you are a system or network

administrator experienced in installing similar hardware and that you are
familiar with Solaris administration.

This document may not include specific software commands or procedures.
Instead, it may name software tasks and refer you to operating system
documentation or the handbook that was shipped with your new hardware.

The type of information that you might need to use references for includes:

• Shutting down the system

• Booting the system

• Configuring devices

• Other basic software procedures

See one or more of the following:

• Solaris 2.x Handbook for SMCC Peripherals contains Solaris™ 2.x software

commands.

• On-line AnswerBook™ for the complete set of documentation supporting

the Solaris 2.x software environment.

• Other software documentation that you received with your system.

v

TypographicConventions

The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.

Typeface or
Symbol Meaning Example

Shell Prompts

AaBbCc123 The names of commands,

files, and directories;
on-screen computer output

AaBbCc123 What you type, contrasted

with on-screen computer
output

AaBbCc123 Command-line placeholder:

replace with a real name or
value

AaBbCc123 Book titles, new words or

terms, or words to be
emphasized

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

machine_name% You have mail.

machine_name% su
Password:

To delete a file, type rm filename.

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

The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt
for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Shell Prompt

C shell machine_name%
C shell superuser machine_name#
Bourne shell and Korn shell $
Bourne shell and Korn shell

superuser

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Related Documents

The following documents contain topics that relate to the information
in the SunSwift SBus Adapter Installation and User’s Guide.

Title Part Number

Your system installation or service manual

Solaris 2.5 Handbook for SMCC Peripherals
SMCC Open Issues Supplement Solaris 2.5
Solaris 2.5 on Sun Hardware AnswerBook
SunVTS 1.0 User’s Guide
Platform Notes: The hme Fast Ethernet Device Driver

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