Page 3 - Regulatory Compliance Statements; FCC Class A Notice
iii 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 Sta...
Page 5 - BSMI Class A Notice
v BSMI Class A Notice The following statement is applicable to products shipped to Taiwan and marked as Class A on the product compliancelabel.
Page 7 - Declaration of Conformity; EMC; European Union; Safety
vii Declaration of Conformity EMC European Union This equipment complies with the following requirements of the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC: Safety This equipment complies with the following requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC: Supplementary Information This product was tested and compl...
Page 9 - Contents; Product Overview
ix 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 R...
Page 10 - Configuring Driver Parameters; ce; Configuring VLANs
x Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001 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 ▼ T...
Page 11 - Diagnostic Software and Troubleshooting Issues; off; Index
Contents xi 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...
Page 13 - Figures
xiii 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
Page 15 - Tables
xv 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 ipg...
Page 17 - Preface; How This Book Is Organized
xvii Preface The Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide provides installationinstructions for both the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP adapter and the Sun GigaSwiftEthernet MMF adapter. This manual also describes how to configure the driversoftware. These instructions are designed f...
Page 18 - Using UNIX Commands; This document may not contain information on basic UNIX; Typographic Conventions; su
xviii Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001 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 configuringdevices. See one or more of the following for ...
Page 19 - Shell Prompts; The; web site enables you to access a select group of Sun technical
Preface xix Shell Prompts Related Documentation Accessing Sun Documentation Online The docs.sun.com SM web site enables you to access a select group of Sun technical documentation on the Web. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject at: http://docs.sun.c...
Page 20 - Ordering Sun Documentation
xx Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001 Ordering Sun Documentation Fatbrain.com, an Internet professional bookstore, stocks select productdocumentation from Sun Microsystems, Inc. For a list of documents and how to order them, visit the Sun Documentation Cente...
Page 21 - Hardware Overview
1 C H A P T E R 1 Product Overview This chapter provides a description of the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter hardwareand software. Hardware Overview The adapter relieves congestion experienced at the backbone and server levels bytoday’s networks, while providing a future upgrade path for high-end wo...
Page 23 - Hardware and Software Requirements; Key Protocols and Interfaces; Full- and half-duplex gigabit Ethernet interface
Chapter 1 Product Overview 3 Hardware and Software Requirements Before using the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter, make sure your system meets thefollowing hardware and software requirements: Product Features You can install or replace the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter. You can also diagnosea failure...
Page 24 - Diagnostic Support; User-executable self-test using OpenBootTM PROM
4 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001 ■ IEEE 802.1P/802.1D Priority Tagging/Quality Of Service ■ RAS support ■ Energy Star® support Diagnostic Support ■ User-executable self-test using OpenBoot™ PROM ■ SunVTS diagnostic tool
Page 25 - Installing the Adapter; Note –; Installing the Driver Software
5 C H A P T E R 2 Installing the Adapter This chapter describes how to install the adapter in your system and how to verifythat it has been installed correctly. This chapter is divided into the followingsections: ■ “Installing the Driver Software” on page 5 ■ “Installing the Adapter Without Dynamic ...
Page 26 - Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Driver 1.0 CD into a CD-ROM drive that is; connected to your system.; You will see the following files and directories in the; directory or the; If you intend to use VLAN, you must install VLAN packages when you
6 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001 2. Insert the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Driver 1.0 CD into a CD-ROM drive that is connected to your system. ■ If your system is running Sun Enterprise Volume Manager™, it shouldautomatically mount the CD-ROM to the / cdrom/c...
Page 27 - replacing the; A menu similar to the following displays:; Press Return or type; all; to accept the default and install all packages.; OR; optional packages; See
Chapter 2 Installing the Adapter 7 3. Install the software packages by typing the following at the command line, replacing the OS_VER with your version (2.6, 7, or 8) of the Solaris Operating Environment: For example, if your system is running the Solaris 8 Operating Environment, youwould type the f...
Page 28 - To Install the Adapter; Power off all of the peripherals connected to your system.; Save the filler panel screw for Step 9.
8 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001 Installing the Adapter Without DynamicReconfiguration ▼ To Install the Adapter Note – The following instructions describe the basic tasks required to install the adapter. Refer to your system installation or service manua...
Page 29 - it is firmly seated in the slot.; Caution –; Detach the wrist strap and close the system unit.; To Verify the Installation
Chapter 2 Installing the Adapter 9 8. Applying even pressure at both corners of the adapter, push the PCI adapter until it is firmly seated in the slot. Caution – Do not use excessive force when installing the adapter into the PCI slot. You may damage the adapter ’s PCI connector. If the adapter doe...
Page 30 - sequence to interrupt the boot process and display the OpenBoot (; ok; List the network devices on your system.; network
10 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001 Note – Verification is not required if your system supports dynamic reconfiguration (DR). 1. Power on the system, and when the banner appears, press the Stop-A key sequence to interrupt the boot process and display the O...
Page 31 - file for a list of device properties.; command displays the; If you are going to set the
Chapter 2 Installing the Adapter 11 4. View the .properties file for a list of device properties. It might be difficult to tell if the devices on your network are GigaSwift Ethernetdevices or other network interface cards. The .properties command displays the specific information about the installed...
Page 32 - true; To Set the GigaSwift Ethernet Device Primary Boot Device; List the network devices on your system.
12 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001 Setting the local-mac-address Property Note – Setting the local-mac-address property is only required if you will be booting from the network. The network interface of the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter has been assigned...
Page 33 - Rebooting the System; After verifying the adapter installation, use the
Chapter 2 Installing the Adapter 13 2. View the device that you installed. Using the previous example, type: 3. Set the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet device to be your default boot device, type: Rebooting the System After verifying the adapter installation, use the boot -r command to perform a reconfigurat...
Page 34 - cfgadm; Verify that the selected board slot is ready for the adapter.; The states and conditions should be:
14 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001 Installing the Adapter With DynamicReconfiguration If you have a Sun Enterprise system that supports dynamic reconfiguration (DR),you do not have to reboot your system after installing the adapter. The process of adding ...
Page 35 - If the status of the slot is not “empty” or “disconnected”, type:; for the Enterprise 10000 and slot#= the slot available for the; Connect the cables to the card and to an Ethernet network.
Chapter 2 Installing the Adapter 15 2. If the status of the slot is not “empty” or “disconnected”, type: where the sysctrl# = 0 for the Enterprise 10000 and slot#= the slot available for the adapter. For example, if you were installing the adapter into slot #3 on an Enterprise10000, you would type t...
Page 36 - Reconfigure the devices on the adapter
16 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001 Now the system is also aware of the usable devices which reside on the adapter andall devices may be mounted or configured to be used. If the command fails to connect and configure the adapter and slot (the status should...
Page 37 - Network Configuration; “Configuring the Network Host Files” on page 17; Configuring the Network Host Files; After installing the driver software, you must create a; command to search the; command to setup the adapter ’s
17 C H A P T E R 3 Network Configuration This chapter describes how to edit the network host files after the adapter has beeninstalled on your system. The chapter contains the following sections: ■ “Configuring the Network Host Files” on page 17 ■ “Setting Up a Diskless Client System on a GigaSwift ...
Page 39 - Create an appropriate entry in the
Chapter 3 Network Configuration 19 3. Create an appropriate entry in the /etc/hosts file for each active ce interface. For example: Setting Up a Diskless Client System on aGigaSwift Ethernet Network Note – Setting up a diskless client over GigaSwift Ethernet adapter in VLAN configuration is not supp...
Page 40 - Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Driver 1.0 CD into the server ’s CD-ROM drive.; command to install the three GigaSwift Ethernet software; SUNWced; in the diskless client’s root directory.
20 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001 ▼ To Set Up a Diskless Client on a GigaSwiftEthernet Network 1. Locate the root directory of the diskless client on the host server. The root directory of diskless client system is commonly installed in the hostserver ’s...
Page 41 - environment over the network.
Chapter 3 Network Configuration 21 Installing the Solaris OperatingEnvironment Over a GigaSwift EthernetNetwork The Solaris Advanced Installation Guide describes the full procedure for installing theSolaris operating environment over the network. The procedure below assumes thatyou have created an i...
Page 42 - Find the root directory of the client system.; grep
22 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001 2. Find the root directory of the client system. The client system’s root directory can be found in the install server ’s /etc/bootparams file. Use the grep command to search this file for the root directory. In the exam...
Page 43 - Use the; command to find the device path of the; Proceed with the Solaris operating environment installation.
Chapter 3 Network Configuration 23 6. Shut down and halt the client system. Use the shutdown command to display the OpenBoot ( ok ) prompt. 7. At the ok prompt, use the show-nets command to find the device path of the GigaSwift Ethernet device. The show-nets command lists the system devices. You sho...
Page 44 - Ethernet software on the client system.; pkginfo; Solaris installation.
24 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001 10. After installing the Solaris operating environment, install the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet software on the client system. The software installed in Step 4 was required to boot the client system over theGigaSwift Ethernet...
Page 46 - Driver Parameter Values and Definitions; describes the parameters and settings for the
26 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001 Driver Parameter Values and Definitions TABLE 4-1 describes the parameters and settings for the ce device driver. TABLE 4-1 ce Driver Parameter, Status, and Descriptions Parameter Status Description instance Read and wri...
Page 48 - Flow Control Parameters
28 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001 Flow Control Parameters The ce device is capable of sourcing (transmitting) and terminating (receiving) pause frames conforming to the IEEE 802.3x Frame Based Link Level Flow ControlProtocol. In response to received flow...
Page 49 - Gigabit Forced Mode Parameter; Interpacket Gap Parameters
Chapter 4 Configuring Driver Parameters 29 Gigabit Forced Mode Parameter In 10/100 mode it was possible to disable auto-negotiation and force the link to thespeed you required. With Gigabit copper interfaces this feature is also available butmay require you to decide whether your side of the connect...
Page 51 - Interrupt Parameters; describes the receive interrupt blanking values.; Random Early Drop Parameters
Chapter 4 Configuring Driver Parameters 31 Interrupt Parameters TABLE 4-7 describes the receive interrupt blanking values. Random Early Drop Parameters TABLE 4-8 describes the RX random early detection 8-bit vectors, which allows you to enable random early drop (RED) thresholds. When received packet...
Page 52 - means no extra weighting. The other values
32 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001 PCI Bus Interface Parameters These parameters allow you to modify PCI interface features to gain better PCIinterperformance for a given application. red_dv6to8k 0 to 255 Random early detection and packet drop vectors for...
Page 53 - Setting; Setting Parameters Using the
Chapter 4 Configuring Driver Parameters 33 Setting ce Driver Parameters You can set the ce device driver parameters in two ways: ■ Using the ndd utility ■ Using the ce.conf file If you use the ndd utility, the parameters are valid only until you reboot the system. This method is good for testing par...
Page 54 - file to identify the instance associated with a; Noninteractive and Interactive Modes; ndd; Using the
34 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001 ▼ To Specify Device Instances for the ndd Utility Before you use the ndd utility to get or set a parameter for a ce device, you must specify the device instance for the utility. 1. Check the /etc/path_to_inst file to ide...
Page 55 - To modify a parameter value, use the; To modify a parameter value in interactive mode, specify
Chapter 4 Configuring Driver Parameters 35 ● To modify a parameter value, use the -set option. If you invoke the ndd utility with the -set option, the utility passes value, which must be specified, down to the named /dev/ce driver instance, and assigns it to the parameter: When you change any adv pa...
Page 56 - To list all the parameters supported by the; Setting the Autonegotiation Mode; By default, autonegotiation is set to
36 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001 ● To list all the parameters supported by the ce driver, type ndd /dev/ce . (See TABLE 4-1 through TABLE 4-11 for parameter descriptions.) Setting the Autonegotiation Mode By default, autonegotiation is set to on . This ...
Page 57 - To Disable Autonegotiation Mode; parameter to; prtconf
Chapter 4 Configuring Driver Parameters 37 ▼ To Disable Autonegotiation Mode If your network equipment does not support autonegotiation, or if you want tospecify your network speed, you can set autonegotiation to off on the ce device. 1. Set the following driver parameters to the values that are des...
Page 58 - Obtain the hardware path names for the; devices in the device tree.; pci; Set the parameters for the above devices in the /
38 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001 ▼ To Set Driver Parameters Using a ce.conf File 1. Obtain the hardware path names for the ce devices in the device tree. Typically, the path names and the associated instance numbers are in the /etc/path_to_inst file. ■ ...
Page 60 - Reporting the Link Partner Capabilities; describes the read-only link partner capabilities.
40 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001 Reporting the Link Partner Capabilities TABLE 4-11 describes the read-only link partner capabilities. cap_100fdx Local interface full-duplex capability0 = Not 100 Mbit/sec full-duplex capable1 = 100 Mbit/sec full-duplex ...
Page 61 - If the link partner is not capable of autonegotiation (when
Chapter 4 Configuring Driver Parameters 41 If the link partner is not capable of autonegotiation (when lp_autoneg_cap is 0), the remaining information described in TABLE 4-11 is not relevant and the parameter value = 0. If the link partner is capable of autonegotiation (when lp_autoneg_cap is 1), th...
Page 63 - To Check Link Partner Settings; As superuser, type the
Chapter 4 Configuring Driver Parameters 43 ▼ To Check Link Partner Settings ● As superuser, type the netstat -k command: # netstat -k ce0 ce0: ipackets 0 ipackets64 0 ierrors 0 opackets 0 opackets64 0 oerrors 0 collisions 0 rbytes 0 rbytes64 0 obytes 0 obytes64 0 multircv 0 multixmt 0 brdcstrcv 0 br...
Page 65 - An Overview of VLANs
45 C H A P T E R 5 Configuring VLANs This chapter explains VLANs in detail and provides configuration instructions andexamples. ■ VLANs: Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) are commonly used to split upgroups of network users into manageable broadcast domains, to create logicalsegmentation of workgr...
Page 67 - shows the Ethernet Tag Header format.
Chapter 5 Configuring VLANs 47 ■ The Main Server is a high-use server that needs to be accessed from all VLANsand IP subnets. The server has an Sun GigabitEthernet adapter installed. All threeIP subnets are accessed via the single physical adapter interface. The server isattached to one of the SunSw...
Page 68 - To Configure Static VLANs; num file for each VLAN which will be configured for each
48 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001 FIGURE 5-2 Ethernet Tag Header Format By default, a single VLAN is configured for every port, which groups all ports intothe same broadcast domain, just as if there were no VLANs at all, VLAN tagging forthe switch port t...
Page 69 - to configure a VLAN virtual device, for example:; The output of
Chapter 5 Configuring VLANs 49 2. Use the ifconfig(1M) to configure a VLAN virtual device, for example: The output of ifconfig -a on a system having VLAN devices ce123000 and ce224000 : 3. On the switch, set VLAN tagging and set VLAN ports to coincide with the VLANs you’ve set up on the server. Usin...
Page 71 - Specifications; “Connectors” on page 51; Connectors; shows the connector for the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP adapter.
51 A P P E N D I X A Specifications This appendix lists the specifications for the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter. Itcontains the following sections: ■ “Connectors” on page 51 ■ “Performance Specifications” on page 52 ■ “Physical Characteristics” on page 52 ■ “Power Requirements” on page 52 Connecto...
Page 73 - SunVTS Diagnostic Software; nettest
53 A P P E N D I X B Diagnostic Software andTroubleshooting Issues This appendix provides an overview of the SunVTS diagnostic application andinstructions for testing the adapter using the onboard FCode self-test. There is also asection outlining some common troubleshooting issues. This appendix con...
Page 74 - Running the Ethernet FCode Self-Test Diagnostic; configuration variable to; false
54 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001 Using the OpenBoot PROM FCode Self-Test The following tests are available to help identify problems with the adapter if thesystem does not boot. You can invoke the FCode self-test diagnostics by using the OpenBoot user i...
Page 75 - to display the list of devices.; test; to; and reissue the tests; ok test
Appendix B Diagnostic Software and Troubleshooting Issues 55 4. Type show-nets to display the list of devices. You should see a list of devices, similar to the example below, specific to the adapter: 5. Type the following to run the self-test using the test command: The following tests are run when ...
Page 76 - Troubleshooting Issues; To Set Autonegotiation to; You can set autonegotiation to
56 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001 7. After testing the adapter, type the following to return the OpenBoot PROM to standard operating mode: 8. Set the auto-boot? configuration parameter to true . 9. Reset and reboot the system. Refer to the appropriate Op...
Page 77 - cfg; to display the Configuration menu and prompt; Replace portnumber with the Ethernet port used by the adapter.; Type the following to apply and save your changes.
Appendix B Diagnostic Software and Troubleshooting Issues 57 1. Establish a connection to the switch using either a serial connection or a Telnet connection. Refer to the SunSwitch 1.1 Installation and Configuration Guide (805-3743-10) for moreinformation. After connecting to the switch, the Main me...
Page 78 - on how to set these parameters.
58 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001 1. Set the following GigaSwift Ethernet driver parameters to values according to the documentation that shipped with your switch: ■ adv_1000fdx_cap ■ adv_1000hdx_cap ■ adv_pauseTX ■ adv_pauseRX . 2. Set the adv_autoneg_c...
Page 79 - SYMBOLS
Index 59 Index SYMBOLS .properties command, 11.properties file, 11/etc/hostname.cenumber file, 18 A assigning an IP address, 18autonegotiation setting disabling, 36 C CAT-5 twisted-pair cable, 9ce driver parameter, status, and descriptions, 26configuring device driver parameters, 25configuring the d...
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