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 11 - Contents; Product Overview
xi Contents 1. Product Overview 1 Hardware Overview 1 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet MMF Adapter 2 LED Displays 2 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP Adapter 3 LED Displays 3 Hardware and Software Requirements 5 Patch Requirements 5 Product Features 6 Key Protocols and Interfaces 6 Diagnostic Support 7 2. Installing...
Page 12 - Network Configuration; ce
xii Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 Rebooting the System 20 Installing the Adapter With Dynamic Reconfiguration 21 ▼ To Install an Adapter in a Dynamic Reconfiguration System 21 3. Network Configuration 25 Configuring the Network Host Files 25 Setting Up ...
Page 13 - Configuring VLANs; off; Index
Contents xiii GigaSwift Ethernet Driver Operating Statistics 54 Reporting the Link Partner Capabilities 55 5. Configuring VLANs 63 An Overview of VLANs 63 Configuring VLANs 65 ▼ To Configure Static VLANs 66 A. Specifications 69 Connectors 69 Performance Specifications 70 Physical Characteristics 71 ...
Page 15 - Figures
xv Figures FIGURE 1-1 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet MMF Adapter 2 FIGURE 1-2 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP Adapter 3 FIGURE 2-1 Connecting the Fiber Optic Cable 15 FIGURE 2-2 Cat-5 Twisted-Pair Cable 16 FIGURE 5-1 Example of Servers Supporting Multiple VLANs with Tagging Adapters 64 FIGURE 5-2 Ethernet Tag He...
Page 17 - Tables
xvii Tables TABLE 1-1 Front Panel Display LEDs for the MMF Adapter 2 TABLE 1-2 Front Panel Display LEDs for the UTP Adapter 4 TABLE 2-1 Files and Directories on the CD-ROM 10 TABLE 3-1 Device Link Parameters 34 TABLE 3-2 link-clock Capabilities for Link Up 34 TABLE 4-1 ce Driver Parameter, Status, a...
Page 19 - Preface; How This Book Is Organized
xix 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 20 - Using UNIX Commands; This document may not contain information on basic UNIX; Typographic Conventions; su
xx Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 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 thi...
Page 21 - Shell Prompts
Preface xxi Shell Prompts Related Documentation Accessing Sun Documentation Online You can view, print, or purchase a broad selection of Sun documentation, includinglocalized versions, at: http://docs.sun.com/db?p=prod/net.hard Shell Prompt C shell machine_name % C shell superuser machine_name # Bou...
Page 22 - Sun Welcomes Your Comments
xxii Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 Sun Welcomes Your Comments Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments andsuggestions. You can email your comments to Sun at: [email protected] Please include the part number (816-1702...
Page 23 - “Hardware Overview” on page 1; 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. This chapter includes the following sections: ■ “Hardware Overview” on page 1 ■ “Hardware and Software Requirements” on page 5 ■ “Patch Requirements” on page 5 ■ “Produc...
Page 24 - LED Displays; Link is in Full Duplex mode.
2 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet MMF Adapter The Sun GigaSwift Ethernet MMF adapter is a single-port gigabit Ethernet fiberoptics PCI Bus card. It operates in 1000 Mbps Ethernet networks only. FIGURE 1-1 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet MMF ...
Page 27 - Hardware and Software Requirements; Caution –; Patch Requirements
Chapter 1 Product Overview 5 Hardware and Software Requirements Before using the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter, make sure your system meets thefollowing hardware and software requirements: Enterprise 3000, 4000, 5000, and 6000 series systems using the Sun GigaSwiftEthernet adapter require a shielde...
Page 28 - Product Features; Key Protocols and Interfaces
6 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 ■ Patch-ID Number 112327-07 for Solaris 2.6 and 7 operating environments ■ Patch-ID Number 111883-13 for Solaris 8 operating environments Install the latest version of the Patch-ID Number for example, the dash number -07b...
Page 29 - Diagnostic Support; User-executable self-test using OpenBootTM PROM
Chapter 1 Product Overview 7 Diagnostic Support ■ User-executable self-test using OpenBoot™ PROM ■ SunVTS diagnostic tool
Page 31 - Installing the Adapter; Note –; Installing the Driver Software
9 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 contains the following sections: ■ “Verifying Patches” on page 12 ■ “Installing the Driver Software” on page 9 ■ “Installing t...
Page 32 - is connected to your system.; You will see the following files and directories in the; If you intend to use VLAN, you must install VLAN packages when you
10 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 2. Insert the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Driver 1.0 Update 1 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...
Page 33 - A menu similar to the following displays:; Select the packages you want to install:; Press Return or type
Chapter 2 Installing the Adapter 11 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 OperatingEnvironment: For example, if your system is running the Solaris 8 Operating Environment, youwould type the f...
Page 34 - connected to your system.; Verifying Patches
12 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 ▼ To Install Driver Software for Solaris 2.6Operating Environments 1. Become superuser. 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...
Page 35 - The patch version should be -13 or greater.
Chapter 2 Installing the Adapter 13 ● To verify patches for Solaris 8 operating environments, type the following. The patch version should be -13 or greater. ● To verify patches for Solaris 9 operating environments, type the following. The patch version should be -05 or greater. # showrev -p | grep ...
Page 36 - To Install the Adapter; Power off all of the peripherals connected to your system.; Save the filler panel screw for Step 9.
14 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 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 manu...
Page 37 - it is firmly seated in the slot.; Detach the wrist strap and close the system unit.
Chapter 2 Installing the Adapter 15 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 do...
Page 38 - To Verify the Installation; sequence to interrupt the boot process and display the OpenBoot (; ok
16 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 FIGURE 2-2 Cat-5 Twisted-Pair Cable ▼ To Verify the Installation After you have installed the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter, but before you bootyour system, perform the following tasks to verify the installation. Refer ...
Page 39 - List the network devices on your system.; network
Chapter 2 Installing the Adapter 17 2. List the network devices on your system. Use the show-nets command to list the system devices. You should see the full path name of the network devices, similar to the Ultra 30 system example below. In this example, the network@4 device is the Sun GigaSwift Eth...
Page 40 - file for a list of device properties.; command displays the
18 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 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 ...
Page 41 - address; Setting the; true
Chapter 2 Installing the Adapter 19 The phy-type will have its value assigned as follows: Note – If you are going to set the local-mac-address property, note the local-mac-address of your device at this time. See “Setting the local-mac- address Property” on page 19 for more information. Setting the ...
Page 42 - To Set the GigaSwift Ethernet Device Primary Boot Device; List the network devices on your system.; Rebooting the System
20 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 ▼ To Set the GigaSwift Ethernet Device Primary Boot Device Use this procedure only if you want the GigaSwift Ethernet device to be yourprimary boot device. 1. List the network devices on your system. 2. Set the Sun GigaS...
Page 43 - cfgadm; Verify that the selected board slot is ready for the adapter.; The states and conditions should be:
Chapter 2 Installing the Adapter 21 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 and configuring an adapter with DR involves ...
Page 44 - 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.
22 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 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 slo...
Page 45 - Reconfigure the devices on the adapter
Chapter 2 Installing the Adapter 23 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 shouldbe shown as “configured” and “ok”), do the c...
Page 47 - “Configuring the Network Host Files” on page 25; Configuring the Network Host Files; After installing the driver software, you must create a; command to search the; command to setup the adapter ’s
25 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 25 ■ “Setting Up a GigaSwift Ethernet Network on a Diskle...
Page 49 - Create an appropriate entry in the; client’s host name. In this procedure, the root directory will be:
Chapter 3 Network Configuration 27 3. Create an appropriate entry in the /etc/hosts file for each active ce interface. For example: Setting Up a GigaSwift EthernetNetwork on a Diskless Client System Before you can boot and operate a diskless client system across a gigabit Ethernetnetwork, you must f...
Page 50 - SUNWcedm; in the diskless client’s root directory.; ok boot
28 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 2. Insert the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Driver 1.0 Update 1 CD into the server ’s CD-ROM drive. The CD should automatically mount to the /cdrom/cdrom0 directory. If the CD did not get mounted to this directory, refer to “In...
Page 51 - installing the Solaris operating environment over the network.; environment over the network.
Chapter 3 Network Configuration 29 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 52 - Find the root directory of the client system.; grep
30 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 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 53 - command to find the device path of the
Chapter 3 Network Configuration 31 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 54 - Proceed with the Solaris operating environment installation.; pkginfo
32 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 ■ Booting in non-Auto-Negotiated verbose mode at 100 Mbps full duplex: ■ Booting in non-Auto-Negotiated verbose mode at 1000 Mbps half duplex link-clock master: Note – For link to be successfully established the link par...
Page 55 - Solaris installation.; depicts the device link parameters you can specify on the boot net
Chapter 3 Network Configuration 33 11. Confirm that the network host files have been configured correctly during the Solaris installation. Although the Solaris software installation creates the client’s network configurationfiles, you may need to edit these files to match your specific networkingenv...
Page 57 - The link partner must be configured as link-clock slave.; Link partner must Auto-Negotiate in order to link-up at 1000 Mbps.
Chapter 3 Network Configuration 35 Following are examples showing the usage of the boot net command line withdevice parameters specified: To attempt to force the link-up while advertising 100 Mbps full duplex capability tothe link partner: To attempt to force link-up while advertising 1000 Mbps full...
Page 59 - Configuring Driver Parameters
37 C H A P T E R 4 Configuring Driver Parameters This chapter describes how to configure the driver parameters used by the SunGigaSwift Ethernet adapter. This chapter contains the following sections: ■ “GigaSwift Ethernet Device Driver Parameters” on page 37 ■ “Setting ce Driver Parameters” on page ...
Page 60 - Driver Parameter Values and Definitions; describes the parameters and settings for the
38 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 Note – The syntax for the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet driver parameters has changed. The syntax for parameters formerly included an underscore, for example, adv_autoneg_cap . The current syntax uses a dash instead, for exampl...
Page 62 - Flow Control Parameters; The
40 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 Note – If a parameter ’s initial setting is 0, it cannot be changed. If you try to change it, it will revert back to 0. If all these parameters are set to 1, autonegotiation will use the highest speedpossible. If all the...
Page 63 - provides flow control keywords and describes their function.
Chapter 4 Configuring Driver Parameters 41 TABLE 4-3 provides flow control keywords and describes their function. TABLE 4-3 Read-Write Flow Control Keyword Descriptions Keyword Description adv-asmpause-cap The adapter supports asymmetric pause, which means itcan pause only in one direction.0=Off (de...
Page 64 - Gigabit Link Clock Mastership Controls; Interpacket Gap Parameters
42 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 Gigabit Link Clock Mastership Controls The concept of link clock mastership introduced with one gigabit twisted-pairtechnology. This concept requires one side of the link to be the master that providesthe link clock and ...
Page 66 - Interrupt Parameters; describes the receive interrupt blanking values.
44 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 Interrupt Parameters TABLE 4-7 describes the receive interrupt blanking values. TABLE 4-7 RX Blanking Register for Alias Read Field Name Values Description rx-intr-pkts 0 to 511 Interrupt after this number of packets hav...
Page 67 - Random Early Drop Parameters
Chapter 4 Configuring Driver Parameters 45 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 packets reach the REDrange packets are dropped according to the preset probability. Th...
Page 68 - means no extra weighting. The other values
46 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 PCI Bus Interface Parameters These parameters allow you to modify PCI interface features to gain better PCIperformance for a given application. TABLE 4-9 PCI Bus Interface Parameters Parameter Description tx-dma-weight D...
Page 69 - Setting; Setting Parameters Using the
Chapter 4 Configuring Driver Parameters 47 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 70 - file to identify the instance associated with a; Noninteractive and Interactive Modes; ndd
48 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 ▼ 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 71 - To modify a parameter value, use the; Using the; To modify a parameter value in interactive mode, specify
Chapter 4 Configuring Driver Parameters 49 Using the ndd Utility in Noninteractive Mode This section describes how to modify and display parameter values. ● 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 s...
Page 72 - To list all the parameters supported by the; Setting the Autonegotiation Mode; By default, autonegotiation is set to
50 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 ● 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 73 - To Disable Autonegotiation Mode; parameter to
Chapter 4 Configuring Driver Parameters 51 ▼ 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. Note – Disabling autonegotiation mode can cause collisions. 1. Se...
Page 74 - prtconf; To Set Driver Parameters Using a; Obtain the hardware path names for the; devices in the device tree.; pci
52 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 The man pages for prtconf (1M) and driver.conf (4) include additional details. The next procedure shows an example of setting parameters in a ce.conf file. ▼ To Set Driver Parameters Using a ce.conf File 1. Obtain the ha...
Page 75 - parent; Set the parameters for the above devices in the; Usability Enhancements to the Driver
Chapter 4 Configuring Driver Parameters 53 ■ unit-address = “ 0” In the third line in the previous example: ■ parent = “ pci@5 ” ■ unit-address = “ 1” 2. Set the parameters for the above devices in the / platform/sun4u/kernel/drv/ce.conf file. In the following example, the adv_autoneg_cap and adv_10...
Page 76 - To get the link status of a driver, type the following command:; kstat
54 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 ■ Then you had to get the link status: Starting with the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter in the Solarlis 9 operatingenvironment this method of determining the link status is discouraged, and in somecases, it is removed co...
Page 78 - Reporting the Link Partner Capabilities; describes the read-only link partner capabilities.
56 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 Reporting the Link Partner Capabilities TABLE 4-11 describes the read-only link partner capabilities. If the link partner is not capable of autonegotiation (when lp_cap_autoneg is 0), the remaining information described ...
Page 79 - describes the netstat -k transmit and receive parameters:
Chapter 4 Configuring Driver Parameters 57 TABLE 4-12 describes the netstat -k transmit and receive parameters: TABLE 4-12 Transmit and Receive Parameters Parameter Description xcvr_inits Number of Physical layer re-initializations every time you changelink parameters using NDD this increments. rev_...
Page 81 - To Check Link Partner Settings; If you are running Solaris 2.6, 7 or 8 operating evironment, type the; command as
Chapter 4 Configuring Driver Parameters 59 ▼ To Check Link Partner Settings ● If you are running Solaris 2.6, 7 or 8 operating evironment, type the netstat -k command as superuser: ● If you are running Solaris 9 operating environment, type the kstat command as superuser: # netstat -k ce:0 ce0: ipack...
Page 84 - Use the; command to discover link partner capabilities.
62 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 Additional Uses for the kstat Command ● Use the kstat command to discover link partner capabilities. tx_inits 0 tx_max_desc 0 tx_max_pend 0 tx_msgdup_fail 0 tx_no_desc 0 tx_nocanput 0 tx_queue0 3 tx_queue1 0 tx_queue2 0 ...
Page 85 - command to discover link settings.
Chapter 4 Configuring Driver Parameters 63 ● Use the kstat command to discover link settings. # kstat ce:0 | grep link link_T4 0 link_asmpause 0 link_duplex 2 link_pause 0 link_speed 1000 link_up 1
Page 87 - An Overview of VLANs
63 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 90 - shows the Ethernet Tag Header format.; received by that adapter must be in VLAN-tagged format.; To Configure Static VLANs; and
66 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 Tagging an Ethernet frame requires the addition of a tag header to the frame. Theheader is inserted immediately following the Destination MAC address and theSource MAC address. The tag header consists of two bytes of Eth...
Page 91 - to configure a VLAN virtual device, for example:; The output of
Chapter 5 Configuring VLANs 67 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 93 - Specifications; “Connectors” on page 69; Connectors; shows the connector for the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet MMF adapter.
69 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 69 ■ “Performance Specifications” on page 70 ■ “Physical Characteristics” on page 71 ■ “Power Requirements” on page 71 Connecto...
Page 94 - shows the connector for the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP adapter.; Performance Specifications
70 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 FIGURE A-2 shows the connector for the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP adapter. FIGURE A-2 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP Adapter Connector Table A-2 lists the characteristics of the Cat-5 Connector used by the Sun GigaSwiftEther...
Page 97 - SunVTS Diagnostic Software; nettest
73 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 98 - Running the Ethernet FCode Self-Test Diagnostic; configuration variable to; false
74 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 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 99 - to display the list of devices.; test; standard operating mode:; ok test
Appendix B Diagnostic Software and Troubleshooting Issues 75 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 100 - configuration parameter to; Troubleshooting Issues; To Set Autonegotiation to; You can set autonegotiation to
76 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 7. Set the auto-boot? configuration parameter to true . 8. Reset and reboot the system. Refer to the appropriate OpenBoot Command Reference Manual for more information. Troubleshooting Issues Known Incompatibilities with...
Page 101 - 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.; documentation that shipped with your switch:
Appendix B Diagnostic Software and Troubleshooting Issues 77 2. At the Main# prompt, type cfg to display the Configuration menu and prompt ( Configuration# ). 3. Type the following to disable autonegotiation on a GigaSwift Ethernet port. Replace portnumber with the Ethernet port used by the adapter....
Page 102 - Failure to Configure GigaSwift Ethernet Instance
78 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003 2. Set the adv-autoneg-cap parameter to 0 . Note – See Chapter 4 for the default values of these parameters and for instructions on how to set these parameters. Failure to Configure GigaSwift Ethernet Instance If your ma...
Page 103 - DR attach does not configure; Add the following lines to the
Appendix B Diagnostic Software and Troubleshooting Issues 79 Problem with DR Attach on SunEnterprise Platforms DR attach does not configure ce interfaces on Sun Enterprise™ 10000 platforms running the Solaris 2.6 operating environment. To add DR support for ce interfaceson such systems, make the fol...
Page 105 - SYMBOLS
Index 81 Index SYMBOLS .properties command, 18.properties file, 18/etc/hostname.cenumber file, 26 A assigning an IP address, 26autonegotiation setting disabling, 50 C CAT-5 twisted-pair cable, 15ce driver parameter, status, and descriptions, 38configuring device driver parameters, 37configuring the ...
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