Sun Microsystems SunSwiftTM User Manual

SunSwift™ SBus Adapter
Installation and User’s Guide

The Network Is the Computer

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Contents

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

1.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

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

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

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

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

2.3 Watching Network Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

3. Installing SunSwift SBus
Adapter Software

On Solaris 2.4 and 2.5 Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

3.1 Preparing for Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

3.2 Net-Install of Solaris 2.4 Over the hme Interface . . . . . . . 3-3

3.3 Host File Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

3.4 Caution: Package Dependency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

3.5 Booting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

3.5.1 Booting From the Network Using Solaris 2.5 . . . . . 3-6

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3.5.2 Diskless Client Booting for Solaris 2.4 . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

3.5.3 Booting From the Network Using Solaris 2.4 . . . . . 3-8

3.6 Post-Installation Procedures (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

3.6.1 Using Hubs That Do Not Send Link Pulses . . . . . . . 3-10

3.6.2 Configuring Driver Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

3.6.3 Increasing 100BASE-T Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

3.6.4 Forcing Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100

Mbps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

3.6.5 Auto-Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

A. Running Diagnostics for Solaris 2.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

A.1 Sundiag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

A.1.1 Editing .usertest File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

A.1.2 The Sundiag Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

A.1.3 Starting the Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

B. Interface Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

B.1 SunSwift SBus Adapter Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

B.2 RJ-45 Connector Signals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

B.3 SCSI-2 Connector Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

C. Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

C.1 Physical Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

C.2 Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

C.3 Performance Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-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.

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T ypographic Conventions

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 2.4 Handbook for SMCC Peripherals
Solaris 2.5 Handbook for SMCC Peripherals
SMCC Open Issues Supplement Solaris 2.4
SMCC Open Issues Supplement Solaris 2.5
SMCC Open Issues Supplement Solaris 2.5
Hardware: 1/96
Solaris 2.4 on Sun Hardware AnswerBook
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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FCC Class B Notice—United States

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, and

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 an used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee
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• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

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

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Shielded Cables

Connections between the workstation and peripherals must be made using shielded cables in order to maintain compliance
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Modifications

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This digital apparatus does not exceed Class B limits for radio noise emission for a digital apparatus as set out in the Radio
Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

Avis Concernant les Systèmes Appartenant à la Classe B du DOC—Canada

Le présent appareil numérique n´émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils
numériques de la classe B prescrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le ministère des
Communications du Canada.

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1.1 Features

Preparing for Installation

The SunSwift™ SBus Adapter offers Fast Ethernet and FastWide SCSI-2
capabilities on the same SBus card.

SBus
connector

SCSI-2
connector

Ethernet
connector

This SBus card offers the following features:

1

• Switchable 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet. Automatically sets

10/100 Mbps speed. Conforms to IEEE 802.3u Ethernet standard.

• 20 Mbytes/s, 16-bit, single-ended SCSI-2 controller. Conforms to ANSI

X3T9.2 SCSI-2 standard.

• SBus interface to host system. Complies with IEEE 1496 SBus specification.

1-1

1

1.2 Requirements for Using the SBus Adapter

Before installing the adapter, make sure your system meets the following
hardware and software requirements:

Hardware Requirements Sun SPARCstation™ systems with an available SBus slot

Software Requirements Solaris™ 2.4

Solaris 2.5 or later Solaris 2.x release

Supported Platforms Solaris 2.4

SPARCstation 5*, SPARCstation 10, SPARCstation 20,
SPARCserver™ 1000/1000E,
SPARCcenter™ 2000/ 2000E, SPARCserver 6x0MP

Solaris 2.5

Sun Ultra™ systems, SPARCstation 5*, SPARCstation 10,
SPARCstation 20, SPARCserver 1000/1000E,
SPARCcenter 2000/2000E, SPARCserver 6x0MP

Firmware OpenBoot™ PROM Version 2.9 or greater

Peripherals Only Sun SCSI-2 devices

SCSI Cables

Part Numbers

*Two SBus adapters maximum.

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Only standard, Sun-supported cabling to ensure reliable
SCSI interface connections

530-2115-02 (1.2 m 50-pin to 68-pin cable)
530-1884-03 (0.8 m 68-pin to 68-pin cable)
530-2228-01 (2 m 50-pin to 68-pin cable)
530-1885-03 (2 m 68-pin to 68-pin cable)