Sun Microsystems Network Card Gigabit Ethernet MMF UTP Adapter User Manual

Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit  
Ethernet MMF/UTP Adapter  
Installation and User’s Guide  
Sun Microsystems, Inc.  
www.sun.com  
Part No. 819-4090-11  
June 2006, Revision A  
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1. Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Overview  
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LED Displays on the UTP ExpressModule Adapter  
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Using the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet ExpressModule with  
Patches and Updates  
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Features of the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF Low-Profile  
Adapter  
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Features of the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet UTP Low-Profile  
Adapter 10  
Features of the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF ExpressModule 10  
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To Install the Low-Profile Adapter 13  
To Verify the Installation 14  
Setting the local-mac-addressProperty 17  
Rebooting the System 18  
Installing the ExpressModule Adapter 18  
To Install the ExpressModule Adapter With Power Off 18  
To Verify the ExpressModule Installation 19  
Setting ipgeDriver Parameters 22  
To Set Driver Parameters Using an ipge.confFile 27  
Link Partner Parameters 28  
Reporting Link Partner Capabilities 30  
To Discover Link Partner Capabilities 30  
To Discover Link Settings 30  
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To Check Layer 2 Configuration 31  
Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet Driver Operating Statistics 32  
kstat Statistics 33  
Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet Device Driver Parameters 34  
Operational Mode Parameters 36  
Flow Control Parameters 37  
Interpacket Gap Parameters 38  
Interrupt Parameters 40  
To Configure Jumbo Frames in a Linux Environment 41  
To Set Driver Parameters Using the e1000g.confFile 44  
Configurable Operational Mode Parameters 52  
5. Configuring VLANs 57  
Overview of VLANs 57  
Configuring VLANs 59  
Contents  
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A. Specifications 63  
Low-Profile Physical Characteristics 65  
Low-Profile Power Requirements 66  
ExpressModule Performance Specifications 66  
B. Diagnostic Software 69  
Using the SunVTS netlbtest 71  
Using the OpenBoot PROM FCode Self-Test 72  
To Run the FCode Self-Test Diagnostic 72  
Platforms 77  
Tuning for Maximum Performance 80  
Setting Driver Parameters in a Linux Environment 82  
To Set e1000Parameters in a Linux Environment 83  
To Configure VLANs in a Linux Environment 85  
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To Configure Bonding for Multiple e1000Interfaces 86  
Index 87  
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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 and used in accordance with the instruction manual, it may cause harmful interference to radio communications.  
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required  
to correct the interference at his own expense.  
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 determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct 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.  
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 - Avis NMB-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 - Avis NMB-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.  
Include the following BMSI DoC mark when requested to do so by Compliance Engineering. Use “D33012” or “T33012” as  
callout text to the right of the circled arrow(see example below). Remove unneeded text string. Group the text and graphic  
together. Otherwise, remove this paragraph, graphic, and alt text if not needed.  
T33012  
D33012  
CCC Class A Notice  
The following statement is applicable to products shipped to China and marked with “Class A” on the product’s compliance  
label.  
Regulatory Compliance Statements  
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GOST-R Certification Mark  
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Depending on the type of power switch your device has,  
one of the following symbols may be used:  
Safety Agency Compliance  
Statement  
Read this section before beginning any procedure. The  
following text provides safety precautions to follow when  
installing a Sun Microsystems product.  
On – Applies AC power to the system.  
Off – Removes AC power from the system.  
Safety Precautions  
For your protection, observe the following safety  
precautions when setting up your equipment:  
Standby – The On/Standby switch is in the  
standby position.  
Follow all cautions and instructions marked on the  
equipment.  
Ensure that the voltage and frequency of your power  
source match the voltage and frequency inscribed on  
the equipment’s electrical rating label.  
Modifications to Equipment  
Do not make mechanical or electrical modifications to the  
equipment. Sun Microsystems is not responsible for  
regulatory compliance of a modified Sun product.  
Never push objects of any kind through openings in  
the equipment. Dangerous voltages may be present.  
Conductive foreign objects could produce a short  
circuit that could cause fire, electric shock, or damage  
to your equipment.  
Placement of a Sun Product  
Caution – Do not block or cover the openings  
of your Sun product. Never place a Sun  
product near a radiator or heat register.  
Failure to follow these guidelines can cause  
overheating and affect the reliability of your  
Sun product.  
Symbols  
The following symbols may appear in this book:  
Caution – There is a risk of personal injury  
and equipment damage. Follow the  
instructions.  
SELV Compliance  
Safety status of I/O connections comply to SELV  
requirements.  
Caution – Hot surface. Avoid contact.  
Surfaces are hot and may cause personal  
injury if touched.  
Power Cord Connection  
Caution – Hazardous voltages are present. To  
reduce the risk of electric shock and danger to  
personal health, follow the instructions.  
Caution – Sun products are designed to work  
with power systems having a grounded  
neutral (grounded return for DC-powered  
products). To reduce the risk of electric shock,  
do not plug Sun products into any other type  
of power system. Contact your facilities  
manager or a qualified electrician if you are  
not sure what type of power is supplied to  
your building.  
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instructions provided in the product service  
manual. Do not disassemble batteries or  
attempt to recharge them outside the system.  
Do not dispose of batteries in fire. Dispose of  
batteries properly in accordance with the  
manufacturer’s instructions and local  
regulations. Note that on Sun CPU boards,  
there is a lithium battery molded into the real-  
time clock. These batteries are not customer  
replaceable parts.  
Caution – Not all power cords have the same  
current ratings. Do not use the power cord  
provided with your equipment for any other  
products or use. Household extension cords  
do not have overload protection and are not  
meant for use with computer systems. Do not  
use household extension cords with your Sun  
product.  
System Unit Cover  
You must remove the cover of your Sun computer system  
unit to add cards, memory, or internal storage devices. Be  
sure to replace the cover before powering on your computer  
system.  
Caution – Do not operate Sun products  
without the cover in place. Failure to take this  
precaution may result in personal injury and  
system damage.  
The following caution applies only to devices with a  
Standby power switch:  
Caution – The power switch of this product  
functions as a standby type device only. The  
power cord serves as the primary disconnect  
device for the system. Be sure to plug the  
power cord into a grounded power outlet that  
is nearby the system and is readily accessible.  
Do not connect the power cord when the  
power supply has been removed from the  
system chassis.  
Rack System Warning  
The following warnings apply to Racks and Rack Mounted  
systems.  
Caution – For safety, equipment should  
always be loaded from the bottom up. That is,  
install the equipment that will be mounted in  
the lowest part of the rack first, then the next  
higher systems, etc.  
The following caution applies only to devices with multiple  
power cords:  
Caution – For products with multiple power  
cords, all power cords must be disconnected  
to completely remove power from the system.  
Caution – To prevent the rack from tipping  
during equipment installation, the anti-tilt bar  
on the rack must be deployed.  
Battery Warning  
Caution – To prevent extreme operating  
temperature within the rack insure that the  
maximum temperature does not exceed the  
product’s ambient rated temperatures.  
Caution – There is danger of explosion if  
batteries are mishandled or incorrectly  
replaced. On systems with replaceable  
batteries, replace only with the same  
manufacturer and type or equivalent type  
recommended by the manufacturer per the  
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Assurez-vous que la tension et la fréquence de votre  
source d'alimentation correspondent à la tension et à  
la fréquence indiquées sur l'étiquette de la tension  
électrique nominale du matériel  
Caution – To prevent extreme operating  
temperatures due to reduced airflow  
consideration should be made to the amount  
of air flow that is required for a safe operation  
of the equipment.  
N'introduisez jamais d'objets quels qu'ils soient dans  
les ouvertures de l'équipement. Vous pourriez vous  
trouver en présence de hautes tensions dangereuses.  
Tout objet étranger conducteur risque de produire un  
court-circuit pouvant présenter un risque d'incendie  
ou de décharge électrique, ou susceptible  
Laser Compliance Notice  
Sun products that use laser technology comply with Class 1  
d'endommager le matériel.  
laser requirements.  
Class 1 Laser Product  
Luokan 1 Laserlaite  
Klasse 1 Laser Apparat  
Laser Klasse 1  
CD and DVD Devices  
The following caution applies to CD, DVD, and other  
optical devices.  
Caution – Use of controls, adjustments, or the  
performance of procedures other than those  
specified herein may result in hazardous  
radiation exposure.  
Conformité aux normes de sécurité  
Veuillez lire attentivement cette section avant de  
commencer. Ce texte traite des mesures de sécurité qu’il  
convient de prendre pour l’installation d’un produit Sun  
Microsystems.  
Mesures de sécurité  
Pour votre sécurité, nous vous recommandons de suivre  
scrupuleusement les mesures de sécurité ci-dessous lorsque  
vous installez votre matériel:  
Suivez tous les avertissements et toutes les  
instructions inscrites sur le matériel.  
Safety Agency Compliance Statement  
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Symboles  
Positionnement d’un produit Sun  
Vous trouverez ci-dessous la signification des différents  
symboles utilisés:  
Attention – Evitez d'obstruer ou de recouvrir  
les orifices de votre produit Sun. N'installez  
jamais un produit Sun près d'un radiateur ou  
d'une source de chaleur. Si vous ne respectez  
pas ces consignes, votre produit Sun risque de  
surchauffer et son fonctionnement en sera  
altéré.  
Attention – Vous risquez d'endommager le  
matériel ou de vous blesser. Veuillez suivre les  
instructions.  
Attention – Surfaces brûlantes. Evitez tout  
contact. Les surfaces sont brûlantes. Vous  
risquez de vous blesser si vous les touchez.  
Conformité SELV  
Le niveau de sécurité des connexions E/S est conforme aux  
normes SELV.  
Attention – Tensions dangereuses. Pour  
réduire les risques de décharge électrique et  
de danger physique, observez les consignes  
indiquées.  
Connexion du cordon d’alimentation  
Attention – Les produits Sun sont conçus  
pour fonctionner avec des systèmes  
d'alimentation équipés d'un conducteur  
neutre relié à la terre (conducteur neutre pour  
produits alimentés en CC). Pour réduire les  
risques de décharge électrique, ne branchez  
jamais les produits Sun sur une source  
d'alimentation d'un autre type. Contactez le  
gérant de votre bâtiment ou un électricien  
agréé si vous avez le moindre doute quant au  
type d'alimentation fourni dans votre  
bâtiment.  
Selon le type d'interrupteur marche/arrêt dont votre  
appareil est équipé, l'un des symboles suivants sera utilisé:  
Marche – Met le système sous tension  
alternative.  
Arret – Met le système hors tension  
alternative.  
Veilleuse – L'interrupteur Marche/Veille est  
sur la position de veille.  
Attention – Tous les cordons d'alimentation  
ne présentent pas les mêmes caractéristiques  
électriques. Les cordons d'alimentation à  
usage domestique ne sont pas protégés contre  
les surtensions et ne sont pas conçus pour être  
utilisés avec des ordinateurs. N'utilisez jamais  
de cordon d'alimentation à usage domestique  
avec les produits Sun.  
Modification du matériel  
N'apportez aucune modification mécanique ou électrique  
au matériel. Sun Microsystems décline toute responsabilité  
quant à la non-conformité éventuelle d'un produit Sun  
modifié.  
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L'avertissement suivant s'applique uniquement aux  
systèmes équipés d'un interrupteur Veille:  
Couvercle de l'unité  
Pour ajouter des cartes, de la mémoire ou des périphériques  
de stockage internes, vous devez retirer le couvercle de  
votre système Sun. Remettez le couvercle supérieur en  
place avant de mettre votre système sous tension.  
Attention – L'interrupteur d'alimentation de  
ce produit fonctionne uniquement comme un  
dispositif de mise en veille. Le cordon  
d'alimentation constitue le moyen principal de  
déconnexion de l'alimentation pour le  
Attention – Ne mettez jamais des produits  
Sun sous tension si leur couvercle supérieur  
n'est pas mis en place. Si vous ne prenez pas  
ces précautions, vous risquez de vous blesser  
ou d'endommager le système.  
système. Assurez-vous de le brancher dans  
une prise d'alimentation mise à la terre près  
du système et facile d'accès. Ne le branchez  
pas lorsque l'alimentation électrique ne se  
trouve pas dans le châssis du système.  
Mise en garde relative au système en rack  
La mise en garde suivante s'applique aux racks et aux  
systèmes montés en rack.  
L'avertissement suivant s'applique uniquement aux  
systèmes équipés de plusieurs cordons d'alimentation:  
Attention – Pour mettre un système équipé de  
plusieurs cordons d'alimentation hors tension,  
il est nécessaire de débrancher tous les  
cordons d'alimentation.  
Attention – Pour des raisons de sécurité, le  
matériel doit toujours être chargé du bas vers  
le haut. En d'autres termes, vous devez  
installer, en premier, le matériel qui doit se  
trouver dans la partie la plus inférieure du  
rack, puis installer le matériel sur le niveau  
suivant, etc.  
Mise en garde relative aux batteries  
Attention – Les batteries risquent d’exploser  
en cas de manipulation maladroite ou de  
remplacement incorrect. Pour les systèmes  
dont les batteries sont remplaçables, effectuez  
les remplacements uniquement selon le  
Attention – Afin d'éviter que le rack ne  
penche pendant l'installation du matériel, tirez  
la barre anti-basculement du rack.  
modèle du fabricant ou un modèle équivalent  
recommandé par le fabricant, conformément  
aux instructions fournies dans le manuel de  
service du système. N’essayez en aucun cas de  
démonter les batteries, ni de les recharger hors  
du système. Ne les jetez pas au feu. Mettez-les  
au rebut selon les instructions du fabricant et  
conformément à la législation locale en  
Attention – Pour éviter des températures de  
fonctionnement extrêmes dans le rack,  
assurez-vous que la température maximale ne  
dépasse pas la fourchette de températures  
ambiantes du produit déterminée par le  
fabricant.  
vigueur. Notez que sur les cartes processeur  
de Sun, une batterie au lithium a été moulée  
dans l'horloge temps réel. Les batteries ne sont  
pas des pièces remplaçables par le client.  
Attention – Afin d'empêcher des  
températures de fonctionnement extrêmes  
provoquées par une aération insuffisante,  
assurez-vous de fournir une aération  
appropriée pour un fonctionnement du  
matériel en toute sécurité  
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Avis de conformité des appareils laser  
Symbole  
Les produits Sun qui font appel aux technologies lasers sont  
Die Symbole in diesem Handbuch haben folgende  
conformes aux normes de la classe 1 en la matière.  
Bedeutung:  
Achtung – Gefahr von Verletzung und  
Geräteschaden. Befolgen Sie die Anwei-  
sungen.  
Class 1 Laser Product  
Luokan 1 Laserlaite  
Klasse 1 Laser Apparat  
Laser Klasse 1  
Achtung – Heiße Oberfläche. Nicht berühren,  
da Verletzungsgefahr durch heiße Oberfläche  
besteht.  
Périphériques CD et DVD  
L'avertissement suivant s'applique aux périphériques CD,  
DVD et autres périphériques optiques:  
Achtung – Gefährliche Spannungen. Befolgen  
Sie die Anweisungen, um Stromschläge und  
Verletzungen zu vermeiden.  
Attention – L'utilisation de contrôles et de  
réglages ou l'application de procédures autres  
que ceux spécifiés dans le présent document  
peuvent entraîner une exposition à des  
radiations dangereuses.  
Je nach Netzschaltertyp an Ihrem Gerät kann eines der  
folgenden Symbole verwendet werden:  
Ein – Versorgt das System mit Wechselstrom.  
Aus– Unterbricht die Wechselstromzufuhr  
zum Gerät.  
Einhaltung sicherheitsbehördlicher  
Vorschriften  
Lesen Sie vor dem Ausführen von Arbeiten diesen  
Abschnitt. Im folgenden Text werden Sicherheitsvor-  
kehrungen beschrieben, die Sie bei der Installation eines  
Sun Microsystems-Produkts beachten müssen.  
Wartezustand – Der Ein-/Standby-Netz-  
schalter befindet sich in der Standby-Position.  
Sicherheitsvorkehrungen  
Treffen Sie zu Ihrem eigenen Schutz bei der Installation des  
Geräts die folgenden Sicherheitsvorkehrungen:  
Modifikationen des Geräts  
Nehmen Sie keine elektrischen oder mechanischen  
Gerätemodifikationen vor. Sun Microsystems ist für die  
Einhaltung der Sicherheitsvorschriften von modifizierten  
Sun-Produkten nicht haftbar.  
Beachten Sie alle auf den Geräten angebrachten  
Warnhinweise und Anweisungen.  
Stellen Sie sicher, dass Spannung und Frequenz der  
Stromversorgung den Nennleistungen auf dem am  
Gerät angebrachten Etikett entsprechen.  
Führen Sie niemals Fremdobjekte in die Öffnungen  
am Gerät ein. Es können gefährliche Spannungen  
anliegen. Leitfähige Fremdobjekte können einen  
Kurzschluss verursachen, der einen Brand, Strom-  
schlag oder Geräteschaden herbeiführen kann.  
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Netzkabel an eine frei zugängliche geerdete  
Steckdose in der Nähe des Systems ange-  
schlossen ist. Schließen Sie das Stromkabel  
nicht an, wenn die Stromversorgung vom  
Systemchassis entfernt wurde.  
Aufstellung von Sun-Geräten  
Achtung – Geräteöffnungen Ihres Sun-  
Produkts dürfen nicht blockiert oder  
abgedeckt werden. Sun-Geräte sollten niemals  
in der Nähe von Heizkörpern oder Heißluft-  
klappen aufgestellt werden. Die Nichtbeach-  
tung dieser Richtlinien kann Überhitzung  
verursachen und die Zuverlässigkeit Ihres  
Sun-Geräts beeinträchtigen.  
Die folgende Warnung gilt nur für Geräte mit mehreren  
Netzkabeln:  
Achtung – Bei Produkten mit mehreren Netz-  
kabeln müssen alle Netzkabel abgetrennt wer-  
den, um das System völlig von der Stromver-  
sorgung zu trennen.  
SELV-Konformität  
Der Sicherheitsstatus der E/A-Verbindungen entspricht  
den SELV-Anforderungen.  
Warnung bezüglich Batterien  
Anschluss des Netzkabels  
Achtung – Bei unsachgemäßer Handhabung  
oder nicht fachgerechtem Austausch der  
Batterien besteht Explosionsgefahr. Verwen-  
den Sie bei Systemen mit austauschbaren  
Batterien ausschließlich Ersatzbatterien  
desselben Typs und Herstellers bzw. einen  
entsprechenden, vom Hersteller gemäß den  
Anweisungen im Service-Handbuch des  
Produkts empfohlenen Batterietyp. Versuchen  
Sie nicht, die Batterien auszubauen oder  
außerhalb des Systems wiederaufzuladen.  
Werfen Sie die Batterien nicht ins Feuer.  
Entsorgen Sie die Batterien entsprechend den  
Anweisungen des Herstellers und den vor Ort  
geltenden Vorschriften. CPU-Karten von Sun  
verfügen über eine Echtzeituhr mit integrier-  
ter Lithiumbatterie. Diese Batterie darf nur  
von einem qualifizierten Servicetechniker aus-  
gewechselt werden.  
Achtung – Sun-Geräte sind für  
Stromversorgungssysteme mit einem  
geerdeten neutralen Leiter (geerdeter  
Rückleiter bei gleichstrombetriebenen  
Geräten) ausgelegt. Um die Gefahr von  
Stromschlägen zu vermeiden, schließen Sie  
das Gerät niemals an andere Stromversor-  
gungssysteme an. Wenden Sie sich an den  
zuständigen Gebäudeverwalter oder an einen  
qualifizierten Elektriker, wenn Sie nicht sicher  
wissen, an welche Art von Stromversor-  
gungssystem Ihr Gebäude angeschlossen ist.  
Achtung – Nicht alle Netzkabel verfügen  
über die gleichen Nennwerte. Herkömmliche,  
im Haushalt verwendete Verlängerungskabel  
besitzen keinen Überlastschutz und sind  
daher für Computersysteme nicht geeignet.  
Verwenden Sie bei Ihrem Sun-Produkt keine  
Haushalts-Verlängerungskabel.  
Die folgende Warnung gilt nur für Geräte mit Standby-  
Netzschalter:  
Achtung – Beim Netzschalter dieses Geräts  
handelt es sich nur um einen Ein/Standby-  
Schalter. Zum völligen Abtrennen des Systems  
von der Stromversorgung dient hauptsächlich  
das Netzkabel. Stellen Sie sicher, dass das  
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Gehäuseabdeckung  
Hinweis zur Laser-Konformität  
Sie müssen die Abdeckung Ihres Sun-Computersystems  
entfernen, um Karten, Speicher oder interne Speichergeräte  
hinzuzufügen. Bringen Sie vor dem Einschalten des  
Systems die Gehäuseabdeckung wieder an.  
Sun-Produkte, die die Laser-Technologie verwenden,  
entsprechen den Laser-Anforderungen der Klasse 1.  
Class 1 Laser Product  
Luokan 1 Laserlaite  
Klasse 1 Laser Apparat  
Laser Klasse 1  
Achtung – Nehmen Sie Sun-Geräte nicht ohne  
Abdeckung in Betrieb. Die Nichtbeachtung  
dieses Warnhinweises kann Verletzungen oder  
Geräteschaden zur Folge haben.  
Warnungen bezüglich in Racks eingebauter  
Systeme  
Die folgenden Warnungen gelten für Racks und in Racks  
CD- und DVD-Geräte  
Die folgende Warnung gilt für CD-, DVD- und andere  
optische Geräte:  
eingebaute Systeme:  
Achtung – Aus Sicherheitsgründen sollten  
sämtliche Geräte von unten nach oben in  
Racks eingebaut werden. Installieren Sie also  
zuerst die Geräte, die an der untersten  
Position im Rack eingebaut werden, gefolgt  
von den Systemen, die an nächsthöherer Stelle  
eingebaut werden, usw.  
Achtung – Die hier nicht aufgeführte  
Verwendung von Steuerelementen,  
Anpassungen oder Ausführung von  
Vorgängen kann eine gefährliche  
Strahlenbelastung verursachen.  
Normativas de seguridad  
Lea esta sección antes de realizar cualquier operación. En  
ella se explican las medidas de seguridad que debe tomar al  
instalar un producto de Sun Microsystems.  
Achtung – Verwenden Sie beim Einbau den  
Kippschutz am Rack, um ein Umkippen zu  
vermeiden.  
Medidas de seguridad  
Para su protección, tome las medidas de seguridad  
siguientes durante la instalación del equipo:  
Achtung – Um extreme Betriebstemperaturen  
im Rack zu vermeiden, stellen Sie sicher, dass  
die Maximaltemperatur die Nennleistung der  
Umgebungstemperatur für das Produkt nicht  
überschreitet  
Siga todos los avisos e instrucciones indicados en el  
equipo.  
Asegúrese de que el voltaje y frecuencia de la fuente  
de alimentación coincidan con el voltaje y frecuencia  
indicados en la etiqueta de clasificación eléctrica del  
equipo.  
Achtung – Um extreme Betriebstemperaturen  
durch verringerte Luftzirkulation zu vermei-  
den, sollte die für den sicheren Betrieb des  
Geräts erforderliche Luftzirkulation eingesetzt  
werden.  
No introduzca objetos de ningún tipo por las rejillas  
del equipo, ya que puede quedar expuesto a voltajes  
peligrosos. Los objetos conductores extraños pueden  
producir cortocircuitos y, en consecuencia, incendios,  
descargas eléctricas o daños en el equipo.  
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Símbolos  
Colocación de un producto Sun  
En este documento aparecen los siguientes símbolos:  
Precaución – No obstruya ni tape las rejillas  
del producto Sun. Nunca coloque un producto  
Sun cerca de radiadores ni fuentes de calor. Si  
no sigue estas indicaciones, el producto Sun  
podría sobrecalentarse y la fiabilidad de su  
funcionamiento se vería afectada.  
Precaución – Existe el riesgo de que se  
produzcan lesiones personales y daños en el  
equipo. Siga las instrucciones.  
Precaución – Superficie caliente. Evite todo  
contacto. Las superficies están calientes y  
pueden causar lesiones personales si se tocan.  
Cumplimiento de la normativa para  
instalaciones SELV  
Las condiciones de seguridad de las conexiones de entrada  
y salida cumplen los requisitos para instalaciones SELV (del  
inglés Safe Extra Low Voltage, voltaje bajo y seguro).  
Precaución – Voltaje peligroso. Para reducir  
el riesgo de descargas eléctricas y lesiones  
personales, siga las instrucciones.  
Conexión del cable de alimentación  
En función del tipo de interruptor de alimentación del que  
disponga el dispositivo, se utilizará uno de los símbolos  
siguientes:  
Precaución – Los productos Sun se han  
diseñado para funcionar con sistemas de  
alimentación que cuenten con un conductor  
neutro a tierra (con conexión a tierra de  
regreso para los productos con alimentación  
de CC). Para reducir el riesgo de descargas  
eléctricas, no conecte ningún producto Sun a  
otro tipo de sistema de alimentación. Póngase  
en contacto con el encargado de las  
instalaciones de su empresa o con un  
electricista cualificado en caso de que no esté  
seguro del tipo de alimentación del que se  
dispone en el edificio.  
Encendido – Suministra alimentación de CA  
al sistema.  
Apagado – Corta la alimentación de CA del  
sistema.  
Espera – El interruptor de encendido/espera  
está en la posición de espera.  
Precaución – No todos los cables de  
alimentación tienen la misma clasificación  
eléctrica. Los alargadores de uso doméstico no  
cuentan con protección frente a sobrecargas y  
no están diseñados para su utilización con  
sistemas informáticos. No utilice alargadores  
de uso doméstico con el producto Sun.  
Modificaciones en el equipo  
No realice modificaciones de tipo mecánico ni eléctrico en el  
equipo. Sun Microsystems no se hace responsable del  
cumplimiento de normativas en caso de que un producto  
Sun se haya modificado.  
La siguiente medida solamente se aplica a aquellos  
dispositivos que dispongan de un interruptor de  
alimentación de espera:  
Precaución – El interruptor de alimentación  
de este producto funciona solamente como un  
dispositivo de espera. El cable de alimentación  
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hace las veces de dispositivo de desconexión  
principal del sistema. Asegúrese de que  
conecta el cable de alimentación a una toma  
de tierra situada cerca del sistema y de fácil  
acceso. No conecte el cable de alimentación si  
la unidad de alimentación no se encuentra en  
el bastidor del sistema.  
Precaución – No ponga en funcionamiento  
los productos Sun que no tengan colocada la  
cubierta. De lo contrario, puede sufrir lesiones  
personales y ocasionar daños en el sistema.  
Advertencia sobre el sistema en bastidor  
Las advertencias siguientes se aplican a los sistemas  
montados en bastidor y a los propios bastidores.  
La siguiente medida solamente se aplica a aquellos  
dispositivos que dispongan de varios cables de  
alimentación:  
Precaución – Por seguridad, siempre deben  
montarse los equipos de abajo arriba. A saber,  
primero debe instalarse el equipo que se  
situará en el bastidor inferior; a continuación,  
el que se situará en el siguiente nivel, etc.  
Precaución – En los productos que cuentan  
con varios cables de alimentación, debe  
desconectar todos los cables de alimentación  
para cortar por completo la alimentación  
eléctrica del sistema.  
Precaución – Para evitar que el bastidor se  
vuelque durante la instalación del equipo,  
debe extenderse la barra antivolcado del  
bastidor.  
Advertencia sobre las baterías  
Precaución – Si las baterías no se manipulan  
o reemplazan correctamente, se corre el riesgo  
de que estallen. En los sistemas que cuentan  
con baterías reemplazables, reemplácelas sólo  
con baterías del mismo fabricante y el mismo  
tipo, o un tipo equivalente recomendado por  
el fabricante, de acuerdo con las instrucciones  
descritas en el manual de servicio del  
producto. No desmonte las baterías ni intente  
recargarlas fuera del sistema. No intente  
deshacerse de las baterías echándolas al fuego.  
Deshágase de las baterías correctamente de  
acuerdo con las instrucciones del fabricante y  
las normas locales. Tenga en cuenta que en las  
placas CPU de Sun, hay una batería de litio  
incorporada en el reloj en tiempo real. Los  
usuarios no deben reemplazar este tipo de  
baterías.  
Precaución – Para evitar que se alcance una  
temperatura de funcionamiento extrema en el  
bastidor, asegúrese de que la temperatura  
máxima no sea superior a la temperatura  
ambiente establecida como adecuada para el  
producto.  
Precaución – Para evitar que se alcance una  
temperatura de funcionamiento extrema  
debido a una circulación de aire reducida,  
debe considerarse la magnitud de la  
circulación de aire requerida para que el  
equipo funcione de forma segura.  
Cubierta de la unidad del sistema  
Debe extraer la cubierta de la unidad del sistema  
informático Sun para instalar tarjetas, memoria o  
dispositivos de almacenamiento internos. Vuelva a colocar  
la cubierta antes de encender el sistema informático.  
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Aviso de cumplimiento de la normativa para  
la utilización de láser  
Danmark  
Los productos Sun que utilizan tecnología láser cumplen los  
Advarsel! – Litiumbatteri — Eksplosionsfare  
requisitos establecidos para los productos láser de clase 1.  
ved fejlagtig håndtering. Udskiftning må kun  
ske med batteri af samme fabrikat og type.  
Levér det brugte batteri tilbage til  
leverandøren.  
Class 1 Laser Product  
Luokan 1 Laserlaite  
Klasse 1 Laser Apparat  
Laser Klasse 1  
Suomi  
Varoitus – Paristo voi räjähtää, jos se on  
virheellisesti asennettu. Vaihda paristo  
ainoastaan laitevalmistajan suosittelemaan  
tyyppiin. Hävitä käytetty paristo valmistajan  
ohjeiden mukaisesti.  
Dispositivos de CD y DVD  
La siguiente medida se aplica a los dispositivos de CD y  
DVD, así como a otros dispositivos ópticos:  
Precaución – La utilización de controles,  
ajustes o procedimientos distintos a los aquí  
especificados puede dar lugar a niveles de  
radiación peligrosos.  
Nordic Lithium Battery Cautions  
Norge  
Advarsel – Litiumbatteri — Eksplosjonsfare.  
Ved utskifting benyttes kun batteri som  
anbefalt av apparatfabrikanten. Brukt batteri  
returneres apparatleverandøren.  
Sverige  
Varning – Explosionsfara vid felaktigt  
batteribyte. Använd samma batterityp eller en  
ekvivalent typ som rekommenderas av  
apparattillverkaren. Kassera använt batteri  
enligt fabrikantens instruktion.  
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Declaration of Conformity  
3008  
Sun PCI-E Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF (X7280A)  
Compliance Model Number:  
Product Family Name:  
EMC  
USA—FCC Class B  
This equipment complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:  
1. This equipment may not cause harmful interference.  
2. This equipment must accept any interference that may cause undesired operation.  
European Union  
This equipment complies with the following requirements of the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC:  
As Telecommunication Network Equipment (TNE) in Both Telecom Centers and Other Than Telecom Centers per (as applicable):  
EN 300 386 V1.3.2 (2003-05) Required Limits:  
EN55022/CISPR22  
EN61000-3-2:2000  
EN61000-3-3:1995 +A1:2000  
EN61000-4-2  
ClassB  
Pass  
Pass  
6 kV (Direct), 8 kV (Air)  
EN61000-4-3  
EN61000-4-4  
3 V/m 80-1000MHz, 10 V/m 800-960 MHz, and 1400-2000 MHz  
1 kV AC and DC Power Lines, 0.5 kV Signal Lines  
EN61000-4-5  
2 kV AC Line-Gnd, 1 kV AC Line-Line and Outdoor Signal Lines, 0.5 kV Indoor Signal Lines >  
10m  
EN61000-4-6  
EN61000-4-11  
3 V  
Pass  
As Information Technology Equipment (ITE) Class B per (as applicable):  
EN 55022:1994 +A1:1995 +A2:1997  
EN 61000-3-2:2000  
EN 61000-3-3:1995 +A1:2000  
EN55024:1998 Required Limits:  
EN61000-4-2  
Class B  
Pass  
Pass  
4 kV (Direct), 8 kV (Air)  
EN61000-4-3  
3 V/m  
EN61000-4-4  
1 kV AC Power Lines, 0.5 kV Signal and DC Power Lines  
EN61000-4-5  
1 kV AC Line-Line and Outdoor Signal Lines, 2 kV AC Line-Gnd, 0.5 kV DC Power Lines  
EN61000-4-6  
3 V  
EN61000-4-8  
EN61000-4-11  
1 A/m  
Pass  
Safety: This equipment complies with the following requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC:  
EC Type Examination Certificates:  
EN 60950-1:2001, 1st Edition  
IEC 60950-1:2001, 1st Edition  
Evaluated to all CB Countries  
TÜV Rheinland Certificate No.  
CB Scheme Certificate No.  
UL and cUL/CSA 60950-1:2003, CSA C22.2 No. 60950-01-03 File:  
Vol.  
Sec.  
Supplementary Information: This product was tested and complies with all the requirements for the CE Mark.  
This equipment complies with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive 2002/95/EC.  
/S/  
/S/  
Dennis P. Symanski  
DATE  
Pamela J. Dullaghan  
DATE  
Manager, Compliance Engineering  
Sun Microsystems, Inc.  
4150 Network Circle, MPK15-102  
Santa Clara, CA 95054 U.S.A  
Tel: 650-786-3255  
Quality Program Manager  
Sun Microsystems Scotland, Limited  
Springfield, Linlithgow  
West Lothian, EH49 7LR  
Scotland, United Kingdom  
Tel: +44 1 506 672 395  
Fax: 650-786-3723  
Fax: +44 1 506 670 011  
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Declaration of Conformity  
3009  
Sun PCI-E Dual Gigabit Ethernet UTP (X7281A)  
Compliance Model Number:  
Product Family Name:  
EMC  
USA—FCC Class B  
This equipment complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:  
1. This equipment may not cause harmful interference.  
2. This equipment must accept any interference that may cause undesired operation.  
European Union  
This equipment complies with the following requirements of the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC:  
As Telecommunication Network Equipment (TNE) in Both Telecom Centers and Other Than Telecom Centers per (as applicable):  
EN 300 386 V1.3.2 (2003-05) Required Limits:  
EN 55022:1994 +A1:1995  
+A2:1997  
ClassB  
EN61000-3-2:2000  
EN61000-3-3:1995 +A1:2000  
EN61000-4-2  
Pass  
Pass  
6 kV (Direct), 8 kV (Air)  
EN61000-4-3  
3 V/m 80-1000MHz, 10 V/m 800-960 MHz, and 1400-2000 MHz  
EN61000-4-4  
1 kV AC and DC Power Lines, 0.5 kV Signal Lines  
EN61000-4-5  
2 kV AC Line-Gnd, 1 kV AC Line-Line and Outdoor Signal Lines, 0.5 kV Indoor Signal Lines > 10m  
EN61000-4-6  
3 V  
EN61000-4-11  
Pass  
As Information Technology Equipment (ITE) Class B per (as applicable):  
EN 55022:1994 +A1:1995 +A2:1997  
EN 61000-3-2:2000  
EN 61000-3-3:1995 +A1:2000  
EN55024:1998 Required Limits:  
EN61000-4-2  
Class B  
Pass  
Pass  
4 kV (Direct), 8 kV (Air)  
EN61000-4-3  
3 V/m  
EN61000-4-4  
1 kV AC Power Lines, 0.5 kV Signal and DC Power Lines  
EN61000-4-5  
1 kV AC Line-Line and Outdoor Signal Lines, 2 kV AC Line-Gnd, 0.5 kV DC Power Lines  
EN61000-4-6  
3 V  
EN61000-4-8  
EN61000-4-11  
1 A/m  
Pass  
Safety: This equipment complies with the following requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC:  
EC Type Examination Certificates:  
EN 60950-1:2001, 1st Edition  
IEC 60950-1:2001, 1st Edition  
Evaluated to all CB Countries  
TÜV Rheinland Certificate No.  
CB Scheme Certificate No.  
UL and cUL/CSA 60950-1:2003, CSA C22.2 No. 60950-01-03 File:  
Vol.  
Sec.  
Supplementary Information: This product was tested and complies with all the requirements for the CE Mark.  
This equipment complies with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive 2002/95/EC.  
/S/  
/S/  
Dennis P. Symanski  
DATE  
Pamela J. Dullaghan  
DATE  
Manager, Compliance Engineering  
Sun Microsystems, Inc.  
4150 Network Circle, MPK15-102  
Santa Clara, CA 95054 U.S.A  
Tel: 650-786-3255  
Quality Program Manager  
Sun Microsystems Scotland, Limited  
Springfield, Linlithgow  
West Lothian, EH49 7LR  
Scotland, United Kingdom  
Tel: +44 1 506 672 395  
Fax: 650-786-3723  
Fax: +44 1 506 670 011  
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Preface  
The Sun™ PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet adapters consist of four cards:  
Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet UTP Low Profile card  
Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF Low Profile card  
Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet UTP ExpressModule  
Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF ExpressModule  
The Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide  
provides installation instructions for all four cards. This manual also describes how  
to configure the driver software for the ipgedriver used in SPARC® systems, the  
e1000driver used in Linux x86 systems, and the e1000gdriver used in Solaris x86  
systems.  
These instructions are designed for enterprise system administrators with experience  
installing network hardware and software.  
Note – In this document the term x86 refers to 64-bit and 32-bit systems  
manufactured using processors compatible with the AMD64 or Intel Xeon/Pentium  
product families. For supported systems, see the Solaris Hardware Compatibility Guide.  
How This Document Is Organized  
Chapter 1 describes the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet adapter hardware  
and software.  
Chapter 2 describes how to install the adapter in your system and verify that it has  
been installed correctly.  
Chapter 3 describes how to configure ipgeand e1000device driver parameters.  
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Chapter 4 describes how to configure the e1000gdriver parameters.  
Chapter 5 explains virtual local area networks (VLANs) and provides configuration  
instructions and examples.  
Appendix A lists the specifications for the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet  
adapter.  
Appendix B provides an overview of the SunVTS diagnostic application and  
instructions for updating the SunVTS software to recognize the adapter.  
Appendix C explains how to install the driver software in a Linux environment.  
Appendix D explains how to install and configure the driver software in x86  
environments.  
Using UNIX Commands  
This document might not contain information about basic UNIX commands and  
®
procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring  
devices. Refer to the following for this information:  
Software documentation that you received with your system  
Solaris™ Operating System documentation, which is at:  
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CHAPTER  
1
Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit  
“ExpressModule Hardware and Software Requirements” on page 8  
“Features of the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF Low-Profile  
“Features of the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet UTP Low-Profile  
Adapter” on page 10  
“Features of the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF ExpressModule” on  
page 10  
“Features of the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet UTP ExpressModule” on  
page 11  
Hardware Overview  
The adapter provides a high-performance, highly integrated Ethernet LAN adapter  
for PCI-Express systems using x4 PCI-E.  
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Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF  
Low-Profile Adapter  
The Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF adapter is a low-profile, dual-port  
Gigabit Ethernet fiber-optics PCI-Express adapter. It operates in 10/100/1000  
Mbit/sec Ethernet networks.  
FIGURE 1-1 Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF Low-Profile Adapter  
LED Displays on the MMF Low-Profile Adapter  
Four LEDs are displayed on the front panel of Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit  
Ethernet MMF adapter. The LEDs are labeled as shown in TABLE 1-1.  
TABLE 1-1  
Front Panel Display LEDs for the MMF Low-Profile Adapter  
Label  
Meaning if Lit  
Color  
Source  
ACT(1)  
Data is beeing transmitted Green  
or received  
I82571 (Circuit on board)  
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TABLE 1-1  
Front Panel Display LEDs for the MMF Low-Profile Adapter (Continued)  
Label  
Meaning if Lit  
Color  
Source  
LINK(1)  
ACT(0)  
Link is up  
Green  
I82571 (Circuit on board)  
I82571 (Circuit on board)  
Data is beeing transmitted Green  
or received  
LINK(0)  
Link is up  
Green  
I82571 (Circuit on board)  
Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet UTP  
Low-Profile Adapter  
The Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet UTP adapter is a low-profile, dual-port  
gigabit Ethernet copper-based PCI-Express adapter. It can be configured to operate  
in 10, 100, or 1000 Mbit/sec Ethernet networks. At 10 or 100 Mbit/sec, the adapter  
can be set to either half or full-duplex. At 1000 Mbit/sec, the adapter must operate at  
full-duplex.  
FIGURE 1-2 Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet UTP Low-Profile Adapter  
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LED Displays on the UTP Low-Profile Adapter  
Four LEDs are displayed on the front panel of the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit  
Ethernet UTP adapter. They are labeled on the front panel as shown in TABLE 1-2  
TABLE 1-2  
Front Panel Display LEDs for the UTP Low-Profile Adapter  
Label  
Meaning if Lit  
Color  
Source  
ACT(1)  
Data is being transmitted or  
received  
Green  
I82571 (Circuit on board)  
LINK(1)  
ACT(0)  
Link is up  
Green/Amber I82571 (Circuit on board)  
Green I82571 (Circuit on board)  
Data is being transmitted or  
received  
LINK(0)  
Link is up  
Green/Amber I82571 (Circuit on board)  
Low-Profile Hardware and Software  
Requirements  
Before using the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet adapter, ensure that your  
system meets the following hardware and software requirements:  
TABLE 1-3  
Hardware and Software Requirements for Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet LP Adapter  
Driver  
Operating System  
Servers  
ipge  
Solaris 10 SPARC Operating System and future compatible  
releases  
Sun Fire™ T2000  
e1000g  
e1000  
Solaris 10 x86 Operating System and future compatible  
releases  
Sun Fire X2100, U40  
Sun Fire X2100, U40  
RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Update 3  
SuSe Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service pack 3  
Note – The preceding information is up-to-date at the time this manual was written.  
Visit Sun on the World Wide Web at http://www.sun.com/for the latest  
information. Subsequent versions of this document have a higher number following  
the final dash. That is 819-4090-11, becomes 819-4090-12.  
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Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF  
ExpressModule Adapter  
The Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF ExpressModule adapter is a dual-  
port Gigabit Ethernet fiber-optics ExpressModule adapter. It operates in  
10/100/1000 Mbit/sec Ethernet networks.  
0
1
OK  
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LED Displays on the MMF ExpressModule  
Adapter  
Two LEDs are displayed on the front panel of Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit  
Ethernet MMF adapter. They are labeled on the front panel as shown in TABLE 1-1.  
TABLE 1-4  
Front Panel Display LEDs for the MMF ExpressModule Adapter  
Label  
Meaning if Lit  
Color  
Source  
PWR  
Power is on.  
Green  
Amber  
ExpressModule connector  
ExpressModule connector  
ATN  
Attention required  
ATNSW  
Attention Switch is a  
recessed pushbutton.  
Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet UTP  
ExpressModule Adapter  
The Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet UTP ExpressModule adapter is a dual-  
port Gigabit Ethernet copper-based PCI-Express adapter. It can be configured to  
operate in 10, 100, or 1000 Mbit/sec Ethernet networks. At 10 or 100 Mbit/sec, the  
adapter can be set to either half or full-duplex. At 1000 Mbit/sec, the adapter must  
operate at full-duplex.  
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LED Displays on the UTP ExpressModule  
Adapter  
Two LEDs are displayed on the front panel of the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit  
Ethernet UTP ExpressModule adapter. They are labeled on the front panel as shown  
in TABLE 1-5.  
TABLE 1-5  
Front Panel Display LEDs for the UTP ExpressModule Adapter  
Label  
Meaning if Lit  
Color  
Source  
PWR  
Power is on.  
Green  
Amber  
ExpressModule connector  
ExpressModule connector  
ATN  
Attention required  
ATNSW  
Attention Switch is a  
recessed pushbutton.  
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ExpressModule Hardware and Software  
Requirements  
Before using the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet ExpressModule, ensure that  
Iyour system meets the following hardware and software requirements::  
TABLE 1-6  
Requirements for the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet ExpressModule Adapter  
Driver  
Operating System  
Servers  
e1000g  
Solaris 10 x86 Operating System and future compatible  
releases  
Sun Blade X8000  
e1000  
RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Update 3  
Sun Blade X8000  
Sun Blade X8000  
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 3  
Intel® PRO/1000 PT  
Microsoft Windows  
Using the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet  
ExpressModule with Microsoft Windows  
The driver for the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet ExpressModule for use  
with Microsoft Windows operating system is avaialble but unsupported at this time.  
You can download the driver and documentation at the following URL:  
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Patches and Updates  
Check the Sun Update Connection to ensure that you have the latest recommended  
Patch Clusters and Security Patches. You can download the latest recommended  
Patch Clusters and Security Patches at:  
Features of the Sun PCI-Express Dual  
Gigabit Ethernet MMF Low-Profile  
Adapter  
The Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF adapter addresses the following  
requirements and provides additional features and benefits:  
Provides a high-performance, highly integrated Ethernet LAN adapter for PCI-  
Express systems using x4 PCI-E.  
Provides a dual Small Form Factor Multimode 850 nm 1.0625 GBd Fibre Channel  
1.25 Gigabit Ethernet Transceiver 2x5 Pinning with LC Connector.  
Provides an out-of-band connection through a serial SMBus.  
Meets low-profile PCI-Express form factor requirements.  
Based upon the Intel 82571EB 10/100/1000 Mbit/sec Ethernet controller.  
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Features of the Sun PCI-Express Dual  
Gigabit Ethernet UTP Low-Profile  
Adapter  
The Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet UTP adapter addresses the following  
requirements, and provides additional features and benefits:  
Provides a high-performance, highly integrated Ethernet LAN adapter for PCI-  
Express systems using x4 PCI-E.  
Provides a dual RJ-45 connection for 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-T  
connectivity through standard CAT-5 cable.  
Provides an out-of-band connection through a serial SMBus.  
Meets low-profile PCI-Express form factor requirements.  
Based on the Intel 82571EB 10/100/1000 Mbit/sec Ethernet controller  
Features of the Sun PCI-Express Dual  
Gigabit Ethernet MMF ExpressModule  
Meets single-wide PCI-Express ExpressModule form factor requirements.  
Based on the Intel 82571EB 10/100/1000 Mbit/sec Ethernet controller.  
Provides two 1 Gbps Ethernet ports.  
Provides two single SFF multimode 850 nm Ethernet Transceiver 2 x 5 Pinning  
with LC connectors.  
Provides Link and Activity LEDs for each port.  
Provides I/O Diag, FCode, BootNet, and POST resources.  
Provides EEPROM, AT25128A, 16 Kbyte, connected to 182571 SPI (serial  
EEPROM) bus.  
Provides thermal monitoring, National LM75 connected to the serial SMBus.  
Supports hot-plugging .  
Supports DC-DC from 12V to 3.3V, 1.8V and 1.2V (1.0V).  
Provides 1.2V, 1.8V, and 3.3V readout and fine adjustment, SMM150, connected to  
the serial SMBus.  
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Features of the Sun PCI-Express Dual  
Gigabit Ethernet UTP ExpressModule  
Meets single-wide PCI-Express ExpressModule form factor requirements.  
Based on the Intel 82571EB 10/100/1000 Mbit/sec Ethernet controller.  
Provides two 1 Gbps Ethernet ports.  
Provides two single RJ45 connectors including LEDs and magnetics.  
Provides I/O Diag, FCode, BootNet, and POST resources.  
Provides EEPROM, AT25128A, 16 Kbyte, connected to 182571 SPI (serial  
EEPROM) bus.  
Provides thermal monitoring, National LM75 connected to the serial SMBus.  
Supports hot-plugging.  
Supports DC-DC from 12V to 3.3V, 1.8V and 1.2V (1.0V).  
Provides 1.2V, 1.8V, and 3.3V readout and fine adjustment, SMM150, connected to  
the serial SMBus.  
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2
Installing the Adapter  
This chapter describes how to install the adapter in your system and verify that it  
has been installed correctly.  
This chapter contains the following sections:  
“Installing the Low-Profile Adapter” on page 13  
“Installing the ExpressModule Adapter” on page 18  
Installing the Low-Profile Adapter  
The following instructions describe the basic tasks required to install the adapter.  
Refer to your system installation or service manual for detailed PCI-Express adapter  
installation instructions  
This section contains the following topics:  
“To Install the Low-Profile Adapter” on page 13  
“To Verify the Installation” on page 14  
To Install the Low-Profile Adapter  
1. Halt and power off your system.  
2. Power off all of the peripherals connected to your system.  
3. Open the system unit.  
4. Attach the adhesive copper strip of the antistatic wrist strap to the metal casing of  
the power supply. Wrap the other end twice around your wrist, with the adhesive  
side against your skin.  
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5. Holding the adapter by the edges, align the adapter edge connector with the  
PCI-E slot. Slide the adapter face plate into the small slot at the end of the PCI-E  
opening.  
6. Applying even pressure at both corners of the adapter, push the PCI-E adapter  
until it is firmly seated in the slot.  
Caution – Do not use excessive force when installing the adapter into the PCI-E  
slot. You might damage the adapter’s PCI-E connector. If the adapter does not seat  
properly when you apply even pressure, remove the adapter and carefully reinstall  
it.  
7. Detach the wrist strap and close the system unit.  
8. Connect the cables.  
For the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF adapter, connect the fiber-  
optic cable (850nm, lC) to the PCI-E adapter and to a fiber-optic Ethernet network.  
For the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet UTP adapter, connect a Cat-5  
twisted-pair cable.  
To Verify the Installation  
After you have installed the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet adapter, but  
before you boot your system, perform the following tasks to verify the installation.  
Note – Verification is not required if your system supports dynamic reconfiguration  
(DR).  
1. Power on the system, and when the banner appears, interrupt the boot process  
and display the OpenBoot™ (ok) prompt.  
Refer to the documentation for the platform you are using for information on how to  
interrupt the boot process and display the OpenBoot prompt.  
If the card is properly installed and the cables are properly connected to a  
compatible network, you will see the following message:  
Sun Fire T2000, No Keyboard  
Copyright 2005 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.  
OpenBoot 4.19.0, 4088 MB memory installed, Serial #64534496.  
Ethernet address 0:3:ba:d8:b7:e0, Host ID: 83d8b7e0.  
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2. List the network devices on your system  
Use the show-netscommand to list the system devices. You should see the full  
path name of the networkdevices, similar to the following example. In this  
example the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet devices are shown in bold  
italics: a) and b) are the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF device and e)  
and f) are the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet UTP device. The onboard UTP  
ports are c), d), g), and h).  
ok show-nets  
a) /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@8/network@0,1  
b) /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@8/network@0  
c) /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@2/network@0,1  
d) /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@2/network@0  
e) /pci@780/pci@0/pci@8/network@0,1  
f) /pci@780/pci@0/pci@8/network@0  
g) /pci@780/pci@0/pci@1/network@0,1  
h) /pci@780/pci@0/pci@1/network@0  
q) NO SELECTION  
Enter Selection, q to quit:  
Note – If you do not see the device listed, check that the adapter is properly seated  
and, if necessary, reinstall the adapter.  
3. View the device that you installed.  
Using the previous example, if you just installed the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit  
Ethernet MMF adapter, you might type:  
ok cd /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@8/network@0,1  
Be sure to write down your device path, which in the previous example is  
/pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@8/network@0,1. Your device path will be similar. You will  
need this information to make changes to the ipge.conffile. See “Setting ipge  
Driver Parameters” on page 29.  
4. View the.propertiesfile for a list of device properties.  
It might be difficult to tell if the devices on your network are ipgedevices or other  
network interface cards. The.propertiescommand displays the specific  
information about the installed adapter.  
a. At the okprompt, change directory to the path of the device you just installed.  
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b. Then use the .propertiescommand to make sure that the device is connected  
to the network.  
Your output will be similar to the following example:  
ok cd /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@8/network@0,1  
ok .properties  
ok device-end  
assigned-addresses  
82060110 00000000 00360000 00000000 00020000  
82060114 00000000 00380000 00000000 00020000  
81060118 00000000 00000020 00000000 00000020  
82060130 00000000 003a0000 00000000 00020000  
pcs  
phy-type  
board-model  
version  
501-7290  
Sun PCI-E 1G Ethernet MMF Adapter FCode 1.9  
05/09/08  
model  
SUNW,pcie-northstar  
d-fru-len  
d-fru-off  
d-fru-dev  
s-fru-len  
s-fru-off  
s-fru-dev  
compatible  
00000800  
00006800  
eeprom  
00000800  
00006000  
eeprom  
pciex8086,105f.108e.115f.6  
pciex8086,105f.108e.115f  
pciex108e,115f  
pciex8086,105f.6  
pciex8086,105f  
pciexclass,020000  
pciexclass,0200  
reg  
00060100 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  
02060110 00000000 00000000 00000000 00020000  
02060130 00000000 00000000 00000000 00020000  
max-frame-size  
address-bits  
device_type  
name  
00010000  
00000030  
network  
network  
local-mac-address  
fcode-rom-offset  
interrupts  
00 15 17 00 02 31  
00011800  
00000002  
00020000  
0000115f  
0000108e  
00000006  
0000105f  
00008086  
class-code  
subsystem-id  
subsystem-vendor-id  
revision-id  
device-id  
vendor-id  
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The phy-typevalue is assigned as follows:  
Media type  
phy-type  
Copper  
mif  
Note – If you are going to set the local-mac-addressproperty, note the  
local-mac-addressof your device at this time. See “Setting the local-mac-  
addressProperty” on page 17 for more information.  
Setting the local-mac-addressProperty  
Note – Setting the local-mac-addressproperty is required only if you will be  
booting from the network.  
The network interface of the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet adapter has  
been assigned a unique media access control (MAC) address that represents the 48-  
bit Ethernet address for that interface. The OpenBoot firmware reports this MAC  
address by means of the local-mac-addressproperty in the device nodes  
corresponding to the network interface.  
A system does not always use this assigned MAC address if it has a system-wide  
MAC address. In such cases, the system-wide MAC address applies to all network  
interfaces on the system.  
The device driver, or any other adapter utility, can use the network device’s MAC  
address (local-mac-address) while configuring it. In the Solaris Operating  
System, you can use the MAC address when booting over the network.  
The mac-addressproperty of the network device specifies the network address  
(system-wide or local-mac-address) used for booting the system. To start using  
the MAC address assigned to the network interface of the Sun PCI-Express Dual  
Gigabit Ethernet adapter, set the NVRAM configuration variable  
local-mac-address?to true.  
ok setenv local-mac-address? true  
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Rebooting the System  
After verifying the adapter installation, use the boot -rcommand to perform a  
reconfiguration boot on your system.  
ok boot -r  
The reconfiguration boot attaches the driver to the adapter. You can now configure  
the driver parameters for your Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet adapter.  
Installing the ExpressModule Adapter  
Refer to your system installation or service manual for detailed ExpressModule  
adapter installation instructions.  
This section contains the following topics:  
“To Install the ExpressModule Adapter Using Hot-Plug” on page 18  
“To Verify the ExpressModule Installation” on page 19  
To Install the ExpressModule Adapter With  
Power Off  
1. Open the latch.  
2. Insert the module.  
3. Close the latch.  
To Install the ExpressModule Adapter Using  
Hot-Plug  
1. Insert the ExpressModule for the system blade into its corresponding slot.  
2. Close the latch.  
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3. Press the Attention button.  
The power LED should blink about 10 times then remain a steady green light.  
To Verify the ExpressModule Installation  
1. Use the cfgadmcommand to verify the ExpressModule installation:  
# cfgadm  
If the ExpressModule is properly installed and connected, you should see output  
similar to the following:  
Ap_Id  
pcie5  
Type  
Receptacle Occupant  
Condition  
etherne/hp connected  
configured ok  
2. Use the dladm show-devcommand to verify that the link is up.  
# dladm show-dev  
You should see output similar to the following:  
e1000g2  
e1000g3  
link: up  
link: up  
speed: 1000 Mbps  
speed: 1000 Mbps  
duplex: full  
duplex: full  
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3
Configuring ipgeand e1000  
Driver Parameters  
The ipge(1M) device driver controls the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet  
interfaces for Solaris SPARC systems. You can manually set the ipgedevice driver  
parameters to customize each device in your system.  
interfaces for Linux (RedHat and SUSE) systems. You can manually set the e1000  
set these parameters.  
“Hardware and Software Overview” on page 21  
“Setting ipgeDriver Parameters” on page 22  
“Reporting Link Partner Capabilities” on page 30  
“Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet Driver Operating Statistics” on page 32  
“Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet Device Driver Parameters” on page 34  
Hardware and Software Overview  
Each of the two ipgechannels provides 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, or 1000BASE-T  
networking interfaces. The device driver automatically sets the link speed to 10, 100,  
or 1000 Mbit/sec and conforms to the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standard. The single  
MAC/PHY chip provides the PCI-E interface and media access control (MAC)  
functions.  
The ipgedriver is capable of all the following operating speeds and modes:  
1000 Mbit/sec, full-duplex  
1000 Mbit/sec, half-duplex (not supported)  
100 Mbit/sec, full-duplex  
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100 Mbit/sec, half-duplex  
10 Mbit/sec, full-duplex  
10 Mbit/sec, half-duplex  
the remote end of the link (the link partner) to select a common mode of operation.  
The Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet ada[ter also supports a non-auto-  
negotiated mode of operation. You can set the speed and mode using the nddutility,  
or, to make sure the changes persist after a system reboot, you can create a  
ipge.conffile. See “To Set Driver Parameters Using an ipge.confFile” on  
page 27 for more information about setting driver parameters.  
The Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet UTP adapter is capable of all the  
operating speeds and modes listed in “Setting the Autonegotiation Mode” on  
page 25. The ipgedevice performs auto-negotiation with the remote end of the link  
(link partner) to select a common mode of operation. The ipgedevice also supports  
Forced mode operation.  
Setting ipgeDriver Parameters  
You can set the ipge devicedriver parameters in two ways:  
Using the nddutility  
Using the ipge.conffile  
If you use the nddutility, the parameters are valid only until you reboot the system.  
This method is good for testing parameter settings.  
To set parameters so they remain in effect after you reboot the system, create a  
/kernel/drv/ipge.conffile and add parameter values to this file when you need  
to set a particular parameter for a device in the system.  
Setting Parameters Using the nddUtility  
Use the nddutility to configure parameters that are valid until you reboot the  
system. The nddutility supports any networking driver that implements the Data  
Link Provider Interface (DLPI).  
The following sections describe how you can use the ipgedriver and the nddutility  
to modify (with the -setoption) or display (without the -setoption) the  
parameters for each ipge device.  
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To Specify Device Instances for the nddUtility  
Before you use the nddutility to get or set a parameter for a ipgedevice, you must  
specify the device instance for the utility.  
1. Check the /etc/path_to_instfile to identify the instance associated with a  
particular device.  
# grep ipge /etc/path_to_inst  
"/pci@780/pci@0/pci@1/network@0" 0 "ipge"  
"/pci@780/pci@0/pci@1/network@0,1" 1 "ipge"  
"/pci@780/pci@0/pci@8/network@0" 2 "ipge"  
"/pci@780/pci@0/pci@8/network@0,1" 3 "ipge"  
"/pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@2/network@0" 4 "ipge"  
"/pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@2/network@0,1" 5 "ipge"  
"/pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@9/network@0" 6 "ipge"  
"/pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@9/network@0,1" 7 "ipge"  
The instance numbers in the previous example are in bold italics for clarity.  
Instances 0, 1, 4, and 5 are 4 on-board ipgecopper ports. Instances 2 and 3 are dual-  
port ipgePCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF device (in PCI-E slot 0) Instances  
6 and 7 are dual-port ipgePCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet UTP device (in PCI-E  
slot 1).  
2. Use the instance number to select the device.  
# ndd -set /dev/ipge instance instance-number  
For example:  
# ndd -set /dev/ipge instance 6  
The device remains selected until you change the selection.  
Noninteractive and Interactive Modes  
You can use the nddutility in two modes:  
Noninteractive  
Interactive  
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In noninteractive mode, you invoke the utility to execute a specific command. Once  
the command is executed, you exit the utility. In interactive mode, you can use the  
utility to get or set more than one parameter value. Refer to the ndd(1M) man page  
for more information.  
To Use the nddUtility in Noninteractive Mode  
This section describes how to modify and display parameter values.  
1. To modify a parameter value, use the -setoption.  
If you invoke the nddutility with the -setoption, the utility passes value, which  
must be specified, down to the named /dev/ipgedriver instance, and assigns the  
value to the parameter:  
# ndd -set /dev/ipge parameter-value  
When you change any parameter, a message similar to the following appears:  
ipge0: xcvr addr:0x01 - link up 1000 Mbps full duplex  
2. To display the value of a parameter, specify the parameter name and omit the  
value.  
When you omit the -setoption, the utility queries the named driver instance,  
retrieves the value associated with the specified parameter, and prints it:  
# ndd /dev/ipge parameter  
To Use the nddUtility in Interactive Mode  
1. To modify a parameter value in interactive mode, specify ndd /dev/ipge:  
name to get/set? (Enter the parameter name or ? to view all  
parameters)  
After you enter the parameter name, the nddutility prompts you for the parameter  
value (see TABLE 3-4 through TABLE 3-1).  
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2. To list all the parameters supported by the ipgedriver, type ?.  
See TABLE 3-4 through TABLE 3-1 for parameter descriptions.  
# ndd /dev/ipge  
name to get/set ? ?  
?
(read only)  
instance  
(read and write)  
(read and write)  
(read and write)  
(read and write)  
(read and write)  
(read and write)  
(read and write)  
(read and write)  
(read and write)  
(read and write)  
(read and write)  
(read and write)  
(read and write)  
(read and write)  
(read and write)  
(read and write)  
(read and write)  
(read and write)  
(read and write)  
(read and write)  
(read and write)  
(read and write)  
adv_autoneg_cap  
adv_1000fdx_cap  
adv_1000hdx_cap  
adv_100T4_cap  
adv_100fdx_cap  
adv_100hdx_cap  
adv_10fdx_cap  
adv_10hdx_cap  
adv_asmpause_cap  
adv_pause_cap  
master_cfg_enable  
master_cfg_value  
use_int_xcvr  
enable_ipg0  
ipg0  
ipg1  
ipg2  
rx_intr_pkts  
rx_intr_time  
accept_jumbo  
laggr_multistream  
name to get/set ?  
#
Setting the Autonegotiation Mode  
By default, autonegotiation is set to on. This means that the adapter communicates  
with its link partner to determine a compatible network speed, duplex mode, and  
flow control capability.  
To Disable Autonegotiation Mode  
If your network equipment does not support autonegotiation, or if you want to  
specify your network speed, you can set autonegotiation to off on the ipgedevice.  
Note – Disabling autonegotiation mode can cause collisions.  
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1. Set the following driver parameters to the values that are described in the  
documentation that shipped with your link partner (for example, a switch):  
adv-1000fdx-cap  
adv-100hdx-cap  
adv-10fdx-cap  
adv-10hdx-cap  
adv-asmpause-cap  
adv-pause-cap  
See TABLE 3-5 for the descriptions and possible values of these parameters.  
Note – According to IEEE 802.3 specifications, when using 1000 Mbit/sec speed  
over copper media, autonegotiation is not optional. In the absence of  
autonegotiation, (for example, while using Forced mode), link syncing between link  
partners may not happen and the link may not come up.  
2. Set the adv-autoneg-capparameter to 0.  
# ndd -set /dev/ipge adv-autoneg-cap 0  
When you change any nddlink parameter, a message similar to the following is  
displayed:  
xcvr addr:0x00 - link up 100 Mbps full duplex  
Setting Parameters Using the ipge.confFile  
Specify the driver parameter properties for each device by creating a ipge.conffile  
in the /kernel/drvdirectory. Use a ipge.conffile when you need to set a  
particular parameter for a device in the system. The parameters you can set are the  
read and write parameters listed in “Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet Device  
Driver Parameters” on page 34.  
The man pages for prtconf(1M) and driver.conf(4) include additional details.  
The next procedure shows an example of setting parameters in a ipge.conffile.  
To access any man page, type the mancommand plus the name of the man page.  
For example, to access man pages for prtconf(1M), type:  
% man prtconf  
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To Set Driver Parameters Using an ipge.conf  
File  
1. Obtain the hardware path names for the ipgedevices in the device tree.  
a. Check the /etc/driver_aliasesfile to identify the name associated with a  
particular device:  
# grep ipge /etc/driver_aliases  
ipge "pciex8086,105e"  
ipge "pciex8086,105f"  
ipge "pci8086,105e"  
ipge "pci8086,105f"  
b. Locate the path names and the associated instance numbers in the  
/etc/path_to_instfile.  
# grep ipge/etc/path_to_inst  
"/pci@780/pci@0/pci@1/network@0" 0 "ipge"  
"/pci@780/pci@0/pci@1/network@0,1" 1 "ipge"  
"/pci@780/pci@0/pci@8/network@0" 2 "ipge"  
"/pci@780/pci@0/pci@8/network@0,1" 3 "ipge"  
"/pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@2/network@0" 4 "ipge"  
"/pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@2/network@0,1" 5 "ipge"  
"/pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@9/network@0" 6 "ipge"  
"/pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@9/network@0,1" 7 "ipge"  
In this example:  
The first part within the double quotes specifies the hardware node name in  
the device tree.  
The number not enclosed in quotes is the instance number (shown in bold  
italics for emphasis).  
The last part in double quotes is the driver name.  
In the hardware node name, the last component after the last /character and  
before the @character is the device name.  
The path name before the last component is the parent name.  
The number after the final @character within quotes is the unit-address.  
To identify a PCI-E device unambiguously in the ipge.conffile, use the name,  
parent name, and the unit-address for the device. Refer to the pci(4) man page for  
more information about the PCI-E device specification.  
In this example:  
parent= "/pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@2/network@0"  
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unit-address= "1"  
2. Set the parameters for the ipgedevices in the  
/kernel/drv/ipge.conffile.  
In the following example, the adv_autoneg_capand adv_1000fdx_cap  
parameters are set for all Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet devices. See the  
driver.conf(4)man page for more information.  
adv-autoneg-cap=0 adv-1000fdx-cap=0;  
In the following example, the adv-autoneg-capand adv-1000fdx-cap  
parameters are set for a single instance of the ipgedevice.  
name="pciex8086,105f" parent="/pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@2/network@0" unit-address="1"  
adv-autoneg-cap=0 adv-100hdx-cap=0 adv-100fdx-cap=1 adv-1000fdx-cap=0 adv-  
10hdx-cap=0 adv-10fdx-cap=0 adv-1000hdx-cap=0 adv-100T4-cap=0;  
Note – If you omit the name=, parent=, and unit-address= definitions, the  
settings become global to all Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet instances.  
3. Save the ipge.conffile.  
Link Partner Parameters  
TABLE 3-1 describes the read-only link partner capabilities.  
TABLE 3-1  
Parameter  
Read-Only Link Partner Capabilities  
Description  
lp_cap_autoneg  
lp_cap_1000fdx  
lp_cap_1000hdx  
lp_cap_100fdx  
0 = No autonegotiation  
1 = Autonegotiation  
0 = No 1000 Mbit/sec full-duplex transmission  
1 = 1000 Mbit/sec full-duplex  
0 = No 1000 Mbit/sec half-duplex transmission  
1 = 1000 Mbit/sec half-duplex  
0 = No 100 Mbit/sec full-duplex transmission  
1 = 100 Mbit/sec full-duplex  
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TABLE 3-1  
Parameter  
Read-Only Link Partner Capabilities (Continued)  
Description  
lp_cap_100hdx  
lp_cap_10fdx  
lp_cap_10hdx  
lp_cap_asm_pause  
lp_cap_pause  
0 = No 100 Mbit/sec half-duplex transmission  
1 = 1000 Mbit/sec half-duplex  
0 = No 10 Mbit/sec full-duplex transmission  
1 = 10 Mbit/sec full-duplex  
0 = No 10 Mbit/sec half-duplex transmission  
1 = 10 Mbit/sec half-duplex  
0 = Not asymmetric pause capable  
1 = Asymmetric pause towards link partner capability  
0 = Not symmetric pause capable  
1 = Symmetric pause capable  
If the link partner is not capable of autonegotiation (when lp_autoneg_capis 0),  
the remaining information described in TABLE 3-1 is not relevant and the parameter  
value = 0.  
If the link partner is capable of autonegotiation (when lp_autoneg_capis 1), then  
the speed and mode information is displayed when you use autonegotiation and the  
link partner capabilities.  
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Reporting Link Partner Capabilities  
To Discover Link Partner Capabilities  
Use the kstatcommand to discover link partner capabilities.  
# kstat ipge:0 | grep lp_  
lp_cap_1000fdx  
lp_cap_1000hdx  
lp_cap_100T4  
lp_cap_100fdx  
lp_cap_100hdx  
lp_cap_10fdx  
lp_cap_10hdx  
lp_cap_asmpause  
lp_cap_autoneg  
lp_cap_pause  
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
To Discover Link Settings  
Use the kstatcommand to discover link settings.  
# kstat ipge:0 | grep link  
link_T4  
0
link_asmpause  
link_duplex  
link_pause  
link_speed  
link_up  
0
2
0
1000  
1
Checking Configurations  
The jumbo frame configuration checking occurs at Layer 2 or Layer 3, depending on  
the configuration method.  
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To Check Layer 2 Configuration  
View the maximum transmission unit (MTU) configuration of a ipgeinstance at  
any time by using the kstatcommand.  
The kstatmac_mtu variable represents the complete size of the Ethernet frame,  
which includes the Ethernet header, maximum payload, and crc. This value is  
consistent with the definition of MTU presented by switch vendors.  
Use the following command to get the information.  
# kstat ipge:0 | grep mac_mtu  
To Check Layer 3 Configuration  
Check the Layer 3 configuration, by invoking the ifconfigcommand on a  
preconfigured interface as shown in the following example.  
ifconfig ipge123000  
ce123000: flags=1000843<.....> mtu 8192  
inet ip-address-vlan-1 .......  
ether 8:0:20:c4:51:df  
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Driver Operating Statistics  
The following tables describe various statistics presented by the kstatcommand.  
TABLE 3-2 describes the read-only Media Independent Interface (MII) capabilities.  
These parameters define the capabilities of the hardware. The Gigabit Media  
Independent Interface (GMII) supports all of the following capabilities.  
TABLE 3-2  
Parameter  
Read-Only ipge device Capabilities  
Description (Local interface Capabilities)  
cap_autoneg  
0 = Not capable of autonegotiation  
1 = Autonegotiation capable  
cap_1000fdx  
Local interface full-duplex capability  
0 = Not 1000 Mbit/sec full-duplex capable  
1 = 1000 Mbit/sec full-duplex capable  
cap_1000hdx  
cap_100fdx  
cap_100hdx  
cap_10fdx  
Local interface half-duplex capability  
0 = Not 1000 Mbit/sec half-duplex capable  
1 = 1000 Mbit/sec half-duplex capable  
Local interface full-duplex capability  
0 = Not 100 Mbit/sec full-duplex capable  
1 = 100 Mbit/sec full-duplex capable  
Local interface half-duplex capability  
0 = Not 100 Mbit/sec half-duplex capable  
1 = 100 Mbit/sec half-duplex capable  
Local interface full-duplex capability  
0 = Not 10 Mbit/sec full-duplex capable  
1 = 10 Mbit/sec full-duplex capable  
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TABLE 3-2  
Read-Only ipge device Capabilities (Continued)  
Parameter  
Description (Local interface Capabilities)  
cap_10hdx  
Local interface half-duplex capability  
0 = Not 10 Mbit/sec half-duplex capable  
1 = 10 Mbit/sec half-duplex capable  
cap_asm_pause  
cap_pause  
Local interface flow control capability  
0 = Not asymmetric pause capable  
1 = Asymmetric pause (from the local device) capable  
Local interface flow control capability  
0 = Not Symmetric pause capable  
1 = Symmetric pause capable  
kstat Statistics  
TABLE 3-3 describes the kstattransmit and receive parameters.  
TABLE 3-3  
Parameter  
Transmit and Receive Parameters  
Description  
xcvr_inits  
rev_id  
Number of physical layer re-initializations incremented every time  
you change link parameters using ndd.  
Revision ID of the ipgedevice, useful for recognition of device  
being used in the field.  
xcvr_addr  
xcvr_id  
GMII/MII physical layer device address for management interface.  
GMII/MII physical layer device Identification Decimal copy of MII  
registers 2 and 3.  
lb_mode  
Copy of the Loopback mode the device is in, if any.  
qos_mode  
When zero, the TX queues operate in a simple round robin  
queueing scheme, based on TCP/UDP destination port number.  
When set, the TX queues operate in a scheme designed to provide  
VLAN priorities.  
tx_starts  
Number of times that the driver attempted to transmit a packet.  
tx_dma_bind_fail Number of times a page table entry was not available for enabling  
the driver to map the kernel memory to device-accessible memory  
for transmission.  
tx_queue0  
Number of packets queued for transmission on the first hardware  
transmit queue.  
tx_queue1  
Number of packets queued for transmission on the second  
hardware transmit queue.  
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TABLE 3-3  
Parameter  
Transmit and Receive Parameters (Continued)  
Description  
tx_max_pend  
rx_hdr_pkts  
rx_mtu_pkts  
Maximum number of transmits pending on any of the four queues.  
Number of packets received that were less than 256 bytes.  
Number of packets received that were greater than 256 bytes and  
less than 1514 bytes.  
rx_split_pkts  
rx_no_comp_wb  
Number of packets that were split across two pages.  
Number of times the hardware could not post completion entries  
for received data.  
rx_no_buf  
Number of times the hardware could not receive data because there  
is no more receive buffer space.  
rx_new_pages  
Number of pages that were replaced during reception.  
rx_new_hdr_pgs  
Of those pages that were filled with packets less than 256 bytes, the  
number of pages that were replaced during reception.  
rx_new_mtu_pgs  
Of those pages that were filled with packets greater than 256 bytes,  
and less than 1514, the number of pages that were replaced during  
reception.  
rx_new_nxt_pgs  
rx_hdr_drops  
Number of pages that contained packets that were split across  
pages that were replaced during reception.  
Number of times an entire page of packets less than 256 bytes each  
was dropped because the driver was unable to map a new page to  
replace it.  
rx_mtu_drops  
rx_nxt_drops  
Number of times an entire page of packets greater than 256 bytes  
and less than 1514 each was dropped because the driver was unable  
to map a new page to replace it.  
Number of times a page with a split packet was dropped because  
the driver was unable to map a new one to replace it.  
Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet  
Device Driver Parameters  
You can manually configure the ipgedevice driver parameters to customize each  
Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet device in your system. This section lists the  
available ipgedevice driver parameters, and describes how to configure these  
parameters.  
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TABLE 3-4 describes the parameters and settings for the ipge device driver.  
TABLE 3-4 ipge Driver Parameter, Status, and Descriptions  
Parameter  
Status  
Description  
instance  
Read and write  
Read and write  
Read and write  
Read and write  
Read and write  
Read and write  
Read and write  
Read and write  
Read and write  
Read and write  
Read and write  
Read and write  
Read and write  
Read only  
Device instance  
adv-autoneg-cap  
adv-1000fdx-cap  
adv-1000hdx-cap  
adv-100T4-cap  
adv-100fdx-cap  
adv-100hdx-cap  
adv-10fdx-cap  
adv-10hdx-cap  
adv-asmpause-cap  
adv-pause-cap  
master-cfg-enable  
master-cfg-value  
use-int-xcvr  
enable-ipg0  
ipg0  
Operational mode parameter  
Operational mode parameter  
Operational mode parameter  
Operational mode parameter  
Operational mode parameter  
Operational mode parameter  
Operational mode parameter  
Operational mode parameter  
Flow control parameter  
Flow control parameter  
Gigabit link clock mastership controls  
Gigabit link clock mastership controls  
Use internal transceiver  
Read and write  
Read and write  
Read and write  
Read and write  
Read and write  
Read and write  
Read and write  
Enable additional delay before transmitting a packet  
Additional delay before transmitting a packet  
Interpacket gap parameter  
ipg1  
ipg2  
Interpacket gap parameter  
rx-intr-pkts  
rx-intr-time  
accept-jumbo  
Receive interrupt blanking values  
Receive interrupt blanking values  
Enable Jumbo Frames  
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Operational Mode Parameters  
The parameters in TABLE 3-5 determine the transmit and receive speed and duplexing  
capability. TABLE 3-5 also describes the operational mode parameters and their  
default values.  
TABLE 3-5  
Parameter  
Operational Mode Parameters  
Description  
adv-autoneg-cap  
adv-1000fdx-cap  
adv-1000hdx-cap  
adv-100T4-cap  
adv-100fdx-cap  
adv-100hdx-cap  
adv-10fdx-cap  
adv-10hdx-cap  
Local interface capability advertised by the hardware  
0 = Forced mode  
1 = Autonegotiation (default)  
Local interface capability advertised by the hardware  
0 = Not 1000 Mbit/sec full-duplex capable  
1 = 1000 Mbit/sec full-duplex capable (default)  
Local interface capability advertised by the hardware  
0 = Not 1000 Mbit/sec half-duplex capable  
1 = 1000 Mbit/sec half-duplex capable (default)  
Local interface capability advertised by the hardware  
0 = Not 100T4 capable (default)  
1 = 100T4 capable  
Local interface capability advertised by the hardware  
0 = Not 100 Mbit/sec full-duplex capable  
1 = 100 Mbit/sec full-duplex capable (default)  
Local interface capability advertised by the hardware  
0 = Not 100 Mbit/sec half-duplex capable  
1 = 100 Mbit/sec half-duplex capable (default)  
Local interface capability advertised by the hardware  
0 = Not 10 Mbit/sec full-duplex capable  
1 = 10 Mbit/sec full-duplex capable (default)  
Local interface capability advertised by the hardware  
0 = Not 10 Mbit/sec half-duplex capable  
1 = 10 Mbit/sec half-duplex capable (default)  
Note – If a parameter’s initial setting is 0, it cannot be changed. If you try to change  
the setting, it will revert back to 0.  
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If all these parameters are set to 1, autonegotiation uses the highest speed possible.  
If all these parameters are set to 0, you receive the following error message:  
NOTICE: Last setting will leave ipge0 with no link capabilities.  
WARNING: ipge0: Restoring previous setting.  
Flow Control Parameters  
The ipge device sources (transmits) and terminates (receives) pause frames  
conforming to the IEEE 802.3x Frame Based Link Level Flow Control Protocol. In  
response to received flow control frames, the ipge device can slow down its  
transmit rate. The ipge device sources flow control frames by requesting the link  
partner to slow down, provided that the link partner supports this feature. By  
default, the driver advertises both transmit and receive pause capability during  
autonegotiation.  
TABLE 3-6 provides flow control keywords and describes their function.  
TABLE 3-6  
Keyword  
Read-Write Flow Control Keyword Descriptions  
Description  
adv_asmpause_cap  
The adapter supports asymmetric pause, which means it  
can pause only in one direction.  
0=Off (default)  
1=On  
adv_pause_cap  
This parameter has two meanings, each depending on the  
value of adv_asmpause_cap. (Default=0)  
• If adv_asmpause_cap= 1 while adv_pause_cap= 1,  
pauses are received.  
• If adv_asmpause_cap= 1 while adv_pause_cap= 0,  
pauses are transmitted.  
• If adv_asmpause_cap= 0 while adv_pause_cap= 1,  
pauses are sent and received.  
• If adv_asmpause_cap= 0, then adv_pause_cap  
determines whether Pause capability is on or off.  
Gigabit Link Clock Mastership Controls  
Link clock mastership was introduced with gigabit twisted-pair technology. One  
side of the link is the master that provides the link clock and the other side is the  
slave that uses the link clock. Once this relationship is established, the link is up, and  
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data can be communicated. Two physical layer parameters control whether your  
side is the master or the slave, or whether mastership is negotiated with the link  
partner.  
TABLE 3-7  
Parameter  
Forced Mode Parameters  
Description  
master-cfg-enable  
master-cfg-value  
Determines whether or not during the autonegotiation process  
the link clock mastership is setup automatically.  
• If the master-cfg-enableparameter is set, then the  
mastership is not set up automatically but depends on the  
value of master-cfg-value.  
• If the master-cfg-valueis set, then the physical layer  
expects the local device to be the link master.  
• If the master-cfg-valueis not set, then the parameter  
expects the link partner to be the master.  
• If autonegotiation is not enabled, then the value of master-  
cfg-enableis ignored and the value of master-cfg-value  
is key to the link clock mastership.  
• If the master-cfg-valueis set, then the physical layer  
expects the local device to be the link master.  
• If the master-cfg-valueis not set, then the parameter  
expects the link partner to the master.  
Caution – Do not adjust the link clock mastership parameters unless you clearly  
understand the settings of the link partner. Incorrect link clock mastership  
configuration results in link-up failure.  
Interpacket Gap Parameters  
The ipgedevice supports a programmable mode called enable_ipg0.  
When an instance receives a packet with enable_ipg0set (the default), The  
instance adds an additional time delay before transmitting the packet. This delay, set  
by the ipg0parameter, is in addition to the delay set by the ipg1and ipg2  
parameters. The additional ipg0delay helps reduce collisions.  
If enable_ipg0is disabled, the value of ipg0is ignored and no additional delay is  
set. Only the delays set by ipg1and ipg2will be used. Disable enable_ipg0if  
other systems keep sending a large number of back-to-back packets. Systems that  
have enable_ipg0set might not have enough time on the network.  
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You can add the additional delay by setting the ipg0parameter from 0 to 255, which  
is the media byte time delay.  
TABLE 3-8 defines the enable_ipg0and ipg0parameters.  
TABLE 3-8  
Parameters Defining enable_ipg0and ipg0  
Parameter  
Values  
Description  
enable_ipg0  
0
1
enable_ipg0reset  
enable_ipg0set (Default=8)  
ipg0  
0 to 255  
The additional time delay (or gap) before  
transmitting a packet (after receiving the  
packet) (Default=8)  
The ipge device supports the programmable interpacket gap (IPG) parameters  
ipg1and ipg2. The total IPG is the sum of ipg1and ipg2. The total IPG is 0.096  
microseconds for the link speed of 1000 Mbit/sec.  
TABLE 3-9 lists the default values and allowable values for the IPG parameters.  
TABLE 3-9  
Parameter  
Read-Write Interpacket Gap Parameter Values and Descriptions  
Values  
Description  
(Byte-time)  
ipg1  
ipg2  
0 to 255  
0 to 255  
Interpacket gap 1 (Default = 8)  
Interpacket gap 2 (Default = 4)  
By default, the driver sets ipg1to 8-byte time and ipg2to 4-byte time, which are  
the standard values. (Byte time is the time it takes to transmit one byte on the link,  
with a link speed of 1000 Mbit/sec.)  
If your network has systems that use longer IPG (the sum of ipg1and ipg2), and if  
those systems seem to be slow in accessing the network, increase the values of ipg1  
and ipg2to match the longer IPGs of other machines.  
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Interrupt Parameters  
TABLE 3-10 describes the receive interrupt blanking values.  
TABLE 3-10 RX Blanking Register for Alias Read  
Field Name  
Values  
Description  
rx_intr_pkts  
0 to 511  
Interrupt after this number of packets has arrived since  
the last packet was serviced. A value of zero indicates no  
packet blanking. (Default=3)  
rx_intr_time  
0 to 524287  
Interrupt after 4.5 US ticks have elapsed since the last  
packet was serviced. A value of zero indicates no time  
blanking. (Default=1250)  
Jumbo Frames  
The variable accept-jumboenables the driver to instruct the upper layers that the  
driver is operating in Jumbo Frames mode.  
TABLE 3-11 accept-jumbo Parameters  
Parameter  
Values  
Description  
accept-jumbo  
1
Enables Jumbo Frames mode and sets MTU  
to greater than 1500.  
0
Jumbo Frames is not enabled. MTU is at  
1500.  
To get the maximum MTU setting use the following command:  
# ifconfig ipge mtu 8192  
Although Jumbo Frames is configurable in 10/100 mode, Jumbo Frames is only  
supported in the Gigabit (1000 Mbit/sec) mode. Configuring Jumbo Frames enables  
the Ethernet interfaces to send and receive packets of up to 8192 bytes. However, the  
actual transfer size depends on the switch capability.  
Refer to the documentation that came with your switch for exact commands to  
configure Jumbo Frames support.  
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To Configure Jumbo Frames Using ndd  
1. Shut down and unplumb the interface.  
2. Set the instance number:  
% ndd -set /dev/ipge instance 0  
In this example, the instance number set is 0.  
3. Set the instance to accept Jumbo Frames:  
% ndd -set /dev/ipge accept-jumbo 1  
4. Plumb the interface up:  
% ifconfig ipge0 plumb xx.xx.xx.xx up  
where xx.xx.xx.xx is the IP address of the interface.  
To Configure Jumbo Frames in a Linux  
Environment  
1. Ensure that the e1000software is installed.  
# modprobe e1000  
2. Plumb the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet interface:  
# ifconfig eth2 xxx.xxx.xx.xxx up  
where xxx.xxx.xx.xxx is the IP address of the interface.  
3. Set the MTU for maximum performance:  
# ifconfig eth2 mtu 8170  
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4
Configuring e1000gDriver  
Parameters  
This chapter lists the available device driver parameters and describes how you can  
set these parameters. Topics include:  
“Hardware and Software Overview” on page 43  
“Setting e1000gDriver Parameters” on page 44  
“Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet e1000gDriver Parameters” on page 50  
Hardware and Software Overview  
Each of the two e1000gchannels provides 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, or 1000BASE-T  
networking interfaces. The device driver automatically sets the link speed to 10, 100,  
or 1000 Mbit/sec and conforms to the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standard. The single  
MAC/PHY chip provides the PCI-E interface and media access control (MAC)  
functions.  
The e1000gdriver is capable of all the following operating speeds and modes:  
1000 Mbit/sec, full-duplex  
1000 Mbit/sec, half-duplex (not supported)  
100 Mbit/sec, full-duplex  
100 Mbit/sec, half-duplex  
10 Mbit/sec, full-duplex  
10 Mbit/sec, half-duplex  
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The Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet ExpressModule performs  
The Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet ExpressModule also supports a non-  
autonegotiated mode of operation. You can set the speed and mode using the ndd  
utility, or, to make sure the changes persist after a system reboot, you can create a  
e1000g.conffile. See “To Set Driver Parameters Using the e1000g.confFile” on  
page 44 for more information about setting driver parameters.  
The Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet UTP ExpressModule is capable of all the  
operating speeds and modes listed in “Setting Parameters Using the nddUtility” on  
page 47. The e1000gdevice performs autonegotiation with the remote end of the  
link (link partner) to select a common mode of operation. The e1000gdevice also  
supports Forced mode operation.  
Setting e1000gDriver Parameters  
You can set the e1000gdevicedriver parameters using the e1000g.conffile  
To set parameters so they remain in effect after you reboot the system, create a  
/kernel/drv/e1000g.conffile and add parameter values to this file when you  
need to set a particular parameter for a device in the system.  
To Set Driver Parameters Using the  
e1000g.confFile  
1. Edit the /kernel/drv/e1000g.conffile:  
# vi /kernel/drv/e1000g.conf  
You should see output similar to the following:  
# Driver.conf file for Intel e1000g Gigabit Ethernet Adapter  
#
# Copyright (c) 2002, by Intel, Inc.  
# All Rights Reserved.  
#
#ident "@(#)e1000g.conf 1.1  
#
98/09/22 Intel"  
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#
NumTxDescriptors = 256;  
# It can have Minimum 80 or Maximum 256 descriptors.  
# If it is set to 256 then on Solaris 7.0 you may get  
# into problems while trying to load more than 1 nic as  
# it will demand lots of memory...  
NumRxDescriptors = 256;  
# It can have Minimum 80 or Maximum 256 descriptors.  
# If it is set to 256 then on Solaris 7.0 you may get  
# into problems while trying to load more than 1 nic as  
# it will demand lots of memory...  
FlowControl = 3;  
# 0: Flow control is completely disabled  
# 1: Rx flow control is enabled (we can receive pause frames  
#
but not send pause frames).  
# 2: Tx flow control is enabled (we can send pause frames  
but we do not receiving pause frames).  
#
# 3: Both Rx and TX flow control (symmetric) is enabled.  
# 4: No software override. The flow control configuration  
#
in the EEPROM is used.  
MaxNumReceivePackets = 32;  
# Minimum value can be 16 and Maximum value would be 1024.  
# It will be the value for Maximum number of receive packets  
# handled per interrupt. More value means more time to process  
# interrupts.  
MaxFrags = 8;  
# Minimum Value would be 2 and Maximum Value would be 8.  
TxInterruptDelay = 300;  
# In units of 1.024 micro seconds units.  
# 2 bytes are allocated for it so maximum value can be 65535.  
# 0 is invalid value on the hardware so software will simply  
# disable the transmit interrupt delay settings.  
MaxFreeListBuf=256;  
# Minimum value would be 64 and maximum value would be 4096.  
# Adjust it as per memory available as driver may not load if  
# there is not enough memory.  
MWIEnable = 1;  
# Boolean value 0 disables Memory write and invalidate and 1 enables it  
# Only PCI 450NX chipset needs this value set to 0.  
DmaFairness = 1;  
# Boolean value 1 means DMA is fair and 0 means Receive will get priority.  
MasterLatencyTimer = 0;  
# BIOS normally decides this value for PCI , which is normally 64.  
# 0 is a good value to start. Maximum value is 255.  
ForceSpeedDuplex=7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7;  
# This will force Speed and Duplex for following settings for a typical  
instance.  
# 1 will set the 10 Mbps speed and Half Duplex mode.  
# 2 will set the 10 Mbps speed and Full Duplex mode.  
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# 3 will set the 100 Mbps speed and half Duplex mode.  
# 4 will set the 100 Mbps speed and Full Duplex mode.  
# 7 will let adapter autonegotiate.  
AutoNegAdvertised=0;  
# This parameter determines the speed/duplex options that will be  
# advertised during auto-negotiation. This is a bitmap with the  
# following settings.  
# Bit  
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0  
# Setting| N/A | N/A | 1000F | N/A | 100F | 100H | 10F | 10H  
#
# For example:  
# To advertise 10 Half only AutoNegAdvertised = 1  
# To advertise 10 Full only AutoNegAdvertised = 2  
# To advertise 10 Half/Full AutoNegAdvertised = 3  
# To advertise 100 Half only AutoNegAdvertised = 4  
# To advertise 100 Full only AutoNegAdvertised = 8  
# To advertise 100 Half/Full AutoNegAdvertised = 12  
# To advertise 1000 Full only AutoNegAdvertised = 32  
# To advertise all speeds AutoNegAdvertised  
MaxFrameSize=0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0;  
# 0 is for normal ethernet frames.  
# 1 is for upto 4k size frames.  
= 47  
# 2 is for upto 8k size frames.  
# 3 is for upto 16k size frames.  
# These are maximum frame limits, not the actual ethernet frame  
# size. Your actual ethernet frame size would be determined by  
# protocol stack configuration (please refer to ndd command man pages)  
# For Jumbo Frame Support (9k ethernet packet)  
# use 3 (upto 16k size frames)  
ProfileJumboTraffic=0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0;  
# 0 is for not profiling Jumbo Traffic.  
# 1 is for profiling Jumbo Traffic.  
TbiCompatibilityEnable=1;  
# 1 turns it on and 0 turns it off.  
# Some switches as Cisco 6500/Foundary still operate in TBI mode.  
# This setting will fix the problems seen with odd byte packets.  
# This setting is valid only for 82543GC based copper adapters.  
SetMasterSlave=0;  
# 0 sets to hardware default  
# 1 forces master  
# 2 forces slave  
# 3 forces auto  
# This setting controls the PHY master/slave setting. Manually forcing  
# master or slave can help reduce time to link with some switches  
# (Planex 08TX and IO Data switches). It is recommended that this  
# setting remain at the hardware default.  
2. Modify the desired parameter using TABLE 4-3 for available settings.  
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3. Save the e1000g.conffile.  
4. Reboot for the change to take effect:  
# reboot  
Setting Parameters Using the nddUtility  
In addition to the e1000g.conffile, you can also use the ndd(1M) command to  
configure the e1000gdriver.  
# ndd -get /dev/e1000g0 ?  
Using ndd(1M), you can set the link speed/duplex using the advertised capability  
parameters supported by the e1000gdevice. Each parameter contains a boolean  
value that determines if the device advertises that mode of operation. The  
adv_autoneg_capparameter controls autonegotiation. When adv_autoneg_cap  
is set to 1, autonegotiation is performed and the link speed/duplex is  
autonegotiated to the mode determined by the first nonzero parameter in priority  
order as listed below:  
adv_1000fdx_cap  
adv_100fdx_cap  
adv_100hdx_cap  
adv_10fdx_cap  
adv_10hdx_cap  
1000Mbps full duplex  
100Mpbs full duplex  
100Mpbs half duplex  
10Mpbs full duplex  
10Mpbs half duplex  
When adv_autoneg_capis set to 0, the link speed/duplex is forced to the mode  
specified by force_speed_duplex. The valid values of force_speed_duplex  
and the corresponding modes are:  
TABLE 4-1  
Value  
Mode  
1
2
3
4
10 Mpbs half-duplex  
10Mpbs full-duplex  
100Mpbs half-duplex  
100Mpbs full-duplex  
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Note – Forced 1000Mbps full-duplex is not supported.  
To Check Link Partner Settings  
Type the kstatcommand:  
$ kstat e1000g:0  
module: e1000g  
name: e1000g0  
brdcstrcv  
brdcstxmt  
collisions  
crtime  
instance: 0  
class: net  
432138  
178  
0
170.182560372  
ierrors  
0
ifspeed  
100000000  
ipackets  
ipackets64  
multircv  
multixmt  
norcvbuf  
noxmtbuf  
obytes  
478739  
478739  
2314  
0
0
0
12820705  
12820705  
0
obytes64  
oerrors  
opackets  
opackets64  
rbytes  
48474  
48474  
52953641  
52953641  
289431.413071596  
6
rbytes64  
snaptime  
unknowns  
module: e1000g  
instance: 0  
name: statistics  
class:  
net  
crtime  
156.067367304  
Good_Octets_Recvd_Hi  
Good_Octets_Recvd_Lo  
Good_Octets_Xmitd_Hi  
Good_Octets_Xmitd_Lo  
Good_Pkts_Recvd  
Good_Pkts_Xmitd  
Interrupt Type  
0
52953641  
0
12820705  
478739  
48474  
2
0
Jumbo Rx Frame 4K  
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Jumbo Rx Frame 8K  
Jumbo Rx Frame 16K  
Jumbo Tx Frame 4K  
Jumbo Tx Frame 8K  
Jumbo Tx Frame 16K  
link_up  
0
0
0
0
0
1
Pkts_Recvd_( 64b)  
Pkts_Recvd_( 65- 127b)  
Pkts_Recvd_( 127- 255b)  
Pkts_Recvd_( 256- 511b)  
Pkts_Recvd_( 511-1023b)  
Pkts_Recvd_(1024-1522b)  
Pkts_Xmitd_( 64b)  
Pkts_Xmitd_( 65- 127b)  
Pkts_Xmitd_( 128- 255b)  
Pkts_Xmitd_( 255- 511b)  
Pkts_Xmitd_( 512-1023b)  
Pkts_Xmitd_(1024-1522b)  
Recv_Frag  
363888  
1600  
54208  
58754  
10  
279  
1456  
5011  
37194  
121  
178  
4514  
0
Recv_Jabber  
0
Recv_Length_Errors  
Recv_Missed_Packets  
Recv_Oversize  
0
0
0
Recv_Symbol_Errors  
Recv_Undersize  
0
0
Recv_Unsupport_FC_Pkts  
Reset Count  
0
0
Rx Allocb Failure  
Rx Desballoc Failure  
Rx Error  
0
0
0
Rx Exceed Max Pkt Count  
Rx Freelist Avail  
Rx Freelist Empty  
Rx No Data  
0
4096  
0
289313  
Rx Seq Err Intr  
0
Rx Span Multi Desc  
snaptime  
0
289431.415560756  
Total_Octets_Recvd_Hi  
Total_Octets_Recvd_Lo  
Total_Octets_Xmitd_Hi  
Total_Octets_Xmitd_Lo  
Total_Packets_Recvd  
Total_Packets_Xmitd  
Tx Bind Multi Cookies  
Tx Copy Multi Frags  
0
52953641  
0
12820705  
478739  
48474  
0
40665  
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Tx Desc Insufficient  
Tx Desc Recycle  
Tx Desc Recycle Intr  
Tx Desc Recycle Retry  
Tx Desc Recycled None  
Tx Exceed Max Frags  
Tx No Buffer  
0
0
43575  
0
26  
6306  
0
Tx No Desc  
0
Tx Pkt Over Size  
Tx Pkt Under Size  
Tx Reschedule  
0
1452  
0
Tx Send Bind  
10  
Tx Send Copy  
229694  
Tx Send Failure  
Tx Stall Watchdog  
Xmit_TCP_Seg_Contexts  
Xmit_TCP_Seg_Contexts_Fail  
Xmit_with_No_CRS  
XOFFs_Recvd  
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
XOFFs_Xmitd  
XONs_Recvd  
XONs_Xmitd  
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e1000gDriver Parameters  
You can manually configure the e1000gdevice driver parameters to customize each  
Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet device in your system. This section lists the  
available e1000gdevice driver parameters, and describes how to configure these  
parameters.  
TABLE 4-2 describes the parameters and settings for the e1000gdevice driver.  
TABLE 4-2 e1000g Driver Parameter, Status, and Descriptions  
Parameter  
Status  
Description  
AutoNegAdvertised  
ForceSpeedDuplex  
MaxFrameSize  
Read and write  
Read and write  
Read and write  
Operational mode parameter  
Operational mode parameter  
Operational mode parameter  
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Parameter  
Status  
Description  
TbiCompatibilityEnable  
FlowControl  
Read and write  
Read and write  
Read and write  
Read and write  
Read and write  
Read and write  
Read and write  
Read and write  
Operational mode parameter  
Flow control parameter  
Gigabit link clock mastership controls  
Receive performance  
SetMasterSlave  
NumRxDescriptors  
NumTxDescriptors  
NumRxFreeList  
Transmit performance  
Receive performance  
MaxNumReceivePackets  
TxInterruptDelay  
Receive performance  
Transmit interrupt delay values  
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Configurable Operational Mode Parameters  
The parameters in TABLE 4-3 determine the transmit and receive speed and duplexing  
capability. TABLE 4-3 also describes the operational mode parameters and their  
default values  
TABLE 4-3  
Parameter  
Operational Mode Parameters  
Description  
AutoNegAdvertised  
A bitmap for the speeds advertised during autonegotiation.  
The adapter only autonegotiates to a speed that is  
advertised. For example: AutoNegAdvertised= 4causes  
an adapter to only advertise autonegotiation at 100 Mbps,  
full duplex. No other link speeds are accepted or given  
during autonegotiation. AutoNegAdvertised= 47  
advertises all speeds available, This is the same as using  
the default setting of 0.  
0 - 255Allowed values.  
4= AutoNegAdvertised= 100 Mpbs.  
0= AutoNegAdvertised= 47 (default).  
ForceSpeedDuplex  
Specify the speed and duplex mode for each instance.  
If you set ForceSpeedDuplex= 7,4, the e1000g0is set to  
autonegotiate and e1000g1 is set to 100 Mbps, full  
duplex. Note that fiber optic ethernet adapters ignore this  
setting.  
Allowed values are:  
1= 10 Megabits per second, Half Duplex.  
2= 10 Megabits per second, Full Duplex.  
3= 100 Megabits per second, Half Duplex.  
4= 100 Megabits per second, Full Duplex.  
7= autonegotiate speed and duplex. (Default).  
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TABLE 4-3  
Parameter  
Operational Mode Parameters (Continued)  
Description  
MaxFrameSize  
Upper limit on the maximum MTU size the driver allows.  
All Intel gigabit adapters (except the 82542-based Intel  
PRO/1000 adapter) allow the configuration of jumbo  
frames.  
The maximum MTU accepted by the MAC is 16128. Use  
ifconfig(1M) to configure jumbo frames. Use ifconfig  
with the adapter instance and the MTU argument  
(ifconfig e1000g0 mtu 16128) configures adapter  
e1000g0for the maximum allowable jumbo frame size.  
Allowed values are:  
0= Standard frames with an MTU of 1500. (default)  
1= Jumbo frames with a maximum MTU of 4096.  
2= Jumbo frames with a maximum MTU of 8192.  
3= Jumbo frames with a maximum MTU of 16384.  
FlowControl  
Flow control utilizes Ethernet XON and unicast and  
multicast XOFF packets to allow Ethernet equipment to  
slow down the stream of data between two Ethernet  
devices.  
Allowed values are:  
0= Disable. Packets can get dropped in high- throughput  
situations, leading to reduced network performance.  
1= Receive only.  
2= Transmit only.  
3= Receive and transmit. (default).  
4= Use adapter’s EEPROM-programmed factory default  
setting.  
TbiCompatibilityEnable  
You must enable this feature on Intel 82543CG-based  
copper adapters to operate correctly with TBI mode  
ethernet hardware.  
Allowed values are:  
0= Disable.  
1= Enable. (default).  
SetMasterSlave  
Controls the PHY master/slave setting. Manually forcing  
master or slave can reduce time needed to link with Planex  
08TX and IO data switches. This setting should remain as  
the hardware default.  
Allowed values are:  
0= Hardware default. (default).  
1= Force master.  
2= Force slave.  
3= Force auto.  
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Nonconfigurable Operational Mode Parameters  
By default, the following configuration options are not displayed in the  
e1000g.conffile. Although they are actually configurable, you should not change  
these options:  
TABLE 4-4  
Parameter  
Nonconfigurable Operational Mode Parameters  
Description  
NumRxDescriptors  
NumRxFreeList  
Number of available receive descriptors. Multiple receive  
descriptors increase receive performance, but decrease  
available memory.  
80-4096Allowed values.  
1024= Default.  
Number of pre-allocated buffers that the driver can use  
for received data. Pre-allocating buffers can improve  
receive performance but decrease available memory.  
60-4096Allowed values.  
1024Default.  
MaxNumReceivePackets  
Maximum number of receive packets that the driver can  
handle for each interrupt.  
CPU utilization can be lowered through more efficient  
interrupt management. If this value is increased, the time  
needed by the CPU to process the individual interrupts  
increases, thereby nullifying any performance gains  
realized by handling less interrupts.  
0-1024Allowed values.  
32 Default.  
TxInterruptDelay  
Amount of time (in 1.024 micro second units) between the  
time transmit data is queued in a transmit descriptor and  
the transmit interrupt is sent.  
0-65535Allowed values.  
A value of 0 completely disables any transmit interrupt  
delay. Some delay is beneficial in reducing CPU  
utilization by the driver.  
Jumbo Frames  
Although Jumbo Frames is configurable in 10/100 mode, Jumbo Frames is only  
supported in the Gigabit (1000 Mbit/sec) mode. Configuring Jumbo Frames enables  
the Ethernet interfaces to send and receive packets of up to 8192 bytes. However, the  
actual transfer size depends on the switch capability.  
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Refer to the documentation that came with your switch for exact commands to  
configure Jumbo Frames support.  
To Configure Jumbo Frames in a Solaris x86  
Environment  
1. Edit the /kernel/drv/e1000g.conffile:  
# cd /kernel/drv/e1000g.conf  
2. Modify the MaxFrameSizevalue:  
MaxFrameSize=0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0;  
^ ^ ^  
| | |  
| | e1000g2  
| e1000g1  
e1000g0  
# 0 is for normal ethernet frames.  
# 1 is for upto 4k size frames.  
# 2 is for upto 8k size frames.  
# 3 is for upto 16k size frames.  
# These are maximum frame limits, not the actual ethernet frame  
# size. Your actual ethernet frame size would be determined by  
# protocol stack configuration (please refer to ndd command man  
pages)  
# For Jumbo Frame Support (9k ethernet packet)  
# use 3 (upto 16k size frames)  
3. Reboot for the change to take effect:  
# reboot  
4. Plumb:  
# ifconfig eth2 xxx.xxx.xx.xxx up  
# ifconfig eth2 mtu 8170  
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Note – The MTU size cannot be set to higher than max limit in e1000g.conf. For  
example: if MaxFrameSize=0,0,2... then max MTU of e1000g2will be 8k, First  
plumb of e1000g2the MTU will be set to 8168 automatically, you can change it to  
1500 but not 9000.  
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5
This chapter explains virtual local area networks (VLANs) in detail and provides  
configuration instructions and examples. It contains the following sections:  
“Overview of VLANs” on page 57  
“Configuring VLANs” on page 59  
With multiple VLANs on an adapter, a server with a single adapter can have a  
logical presence on multiple IP subnets. By default, 128 VLANs can be defined for  
each VLAN-aware adapter on your server. However, this number can be increased  
by changing the system parameters.  
If your network does not require multiple VLANs, you can use the default  
configuration, in which case no further configuration is necessary.  
Note – If you change any of the VLAN configuration parameters, you must reboot  
the system before the changes take effect. If you make changes and do not reboot,  
you might experience configuration problems.  
Overview of VLANs  
VLANs enable you to split your physical LAN into logical subparts, providing an  
essential tool for increasing the efficiency and flexibility of your network.  
VLANs are commonly used to separate groups of network users into manageable  
broadcast domains, to create logical segmentation of workgroups, and to enforce  
security policies among each logical segment. Each defined VLAN behaves as its  
own separate network, with its traffic and broadcasts isolated from the others,  
increasing the bandwidth efficiency within each logical group.  
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Although VLANs are commonly used to create individual broadcast domains  
and/or separate IP subnets, it can be useful for a server to have a presence on more  
than one VLAN simultaneously. Several Sun products support multiple VLANs on a  
per port or per interface basis, allowing very flexible network configurations.  
FIGURE 5-1 shows an example network that uses VLANs.  
Main Server  
Accounting  
Server  
(VLAN 3)  
Adapter  
Gigabit/Tagged  
(All VLANs)  
VLAN 1  
VLAN 2  
VLAN 3  
Shared  
Media  
Segment  
Software  
PC 1  
(VLAN 2)  
Software  
PC 2  
(VLAN 2)  
Engineering  
PC 3  
(VLAN 1)  
Accounting  
PC 4  
(VLAN 3)  
Engineering/  
Software PC 5  
Adapter  
Gigabit/Tagged  
(VLAN 1 & 2)  
FIGURE 5-1 Example of Servers Supporting Multiple VLANs With Tagging Adapters  
The example network has the following features:  
The physical LAN network consists of a switch, two servers, and five clients. The  
LAN is logically organized into three different VLANs, each representing a different  
IP subnet.  
VLAN 1 is an IP subnet consisting of the Main Server, Client 3, and Client 5. This  
represents an engineering group.  
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VLAN 2 includes the Main Server, Clients 1 and 2 by means of a shared media  
segment, and Client 5. This is a software development group.  
VLAN 3 includes the Main Server, the Accounting Server, and Client 4. This is an  
accounting group.  
The Main Server is a high-use server that needs to be accessed from all VLANs and  
IP subnets. The server has a Sun 10-Gigabit Ethernet adapter installed. All three IP  
subnets are accessed by means of the single physical adapter interface. The server is  
attached to one of the switch’s Gigabit Ethernet ports, which is configured for  
VLANs 1, 2, and 3. Both the adapter and the connected switch port have tagging  
turned on. Because of the tagging VLAN capabilities of both devices, the sever is  
able to communicate on all three IP subnets in this network, but continues to  
maintain broadcast separation between all of them. The following list describes the  
components of this network:  
The Accounting Server is available to only VLAN 3. It is isolated from all traffic  
on VLANs 1 and 2. The switch port connected to the server has tagging turned  
off.  
Clients 1 and 2 are attached to a shared media hub that is then connected to the  
switch. They belong to only VLAN 2, and are logically in the same IP subnet as  
the Main Server and Client 5. The switch port connected to this segment has  
tagging turned off.  
Client 3 is a member of VLAN 1, and can communicate only with the Main Server  
and Client 5. Tagging is not enabled on Client 3’s switch port.  
Client 4 is a member of VLAN 3, and can communicate only with the servers.  
Tagging is not enabled on Client 4’s switch port.  
Client 5 is a member of both VLANs 1 and 2, and has a Sun 10-Gigabit Ethernet  
adapter installed. It is connected to switch port 10. Both the adapter and the  
switch port are configured for VLANs 1 and 2 and have tagging enabled.  
VLAN tagging is only required to be enabled on switch ports that create trunk links  
to other VLAN-aware Ethernet switches, or on ports connected to tag-capable end-  
stations, such as servers or workstations with VLAN-aware adapters.  
Configuring VLANs  
VLANs can be created according to various criteria, but each VLAN must be  
assigned a VLAN tag or VLAN ID (VID). The VID is a 12-bit identifier between 1  
and 4094 that identifies a unique VLAN. For each network interface (ipge0, ipge1,  
ipge2,and so on), 4094 possible VLAN IDs can be selected. Only 512 unique IDs  
can be used simultaneously. Because IP subnets are commonly used, it is best to use  
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IP subnets when setting up a VLAN network interface. This means that each VID  
assigned to a VLAN interface of a physical network interface will belong to different  
subnets.  
Tagging an Ethernet frame requires the addition of a tag header to the frame. The  
header is inserted immediately following the destination MAC address and the  
source MAC address. The tag header consists of two bytes of Ethernet Tag Protocol  
identifier (TPID, 0x8100) and two bytes of tag control information (TCI). FIGURE 5-2  
shows the Ethernet tag header format.  
Octet  
1
TPID (0x8100  
2
3 bits  
3
1
bit  
12 bytes  
4
User_priority  
VID  
CFI  
FIGURE 5-2 Ethernet Tag Header Format  
By default a single VLAN is configured for every port, which groups all ports into  
the same broadcast domain, just as if there were no VLANs at all. This means that  
VLAN tagging for the switch port is turned off.  
Note – If you configure a VLAN virtual device for an adapter, all traffic sent or  
received by that adapter must be in VLAN-tagged format.  
To Configure Static VLANs  
1. Create one hostname6.ipgenumber file for each VLAN that will be configured for  
each adapter on the server.  
Use the following naming format, which includes both the VID and the physical  
point of attachment (PPA):  
VLAN logical PPA = 1000 * VID + Device PPA  
ipge123000 = 1000*123 + ipge  
This format limits the maximum number of PPAs (instances) you can configure to  
1000 in the /etc/path_to_instfile.  
For example, on a server with the Sun 10-Gigabit Ethernet adapter having an  
instance of 0, belonging to a member of two VLANs, with VID 123 and 224, you  
would use ipge123000and ipge224000, respectively, as the two VLAN PPAs.  
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2. Use the ifconfig(1M)to configure a VLAN virtual device, for example:  
# ifconfig ipge123000 plumb up  
# ifconfig ipge4000 plumb up  
The output of ifconfig -aon a system having VLAN devices ipge123000and  
ipge224000:  
# ifconfig -a  
ipge4000: flags=201000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,CoS> mtu 1500  
index 5  
inet 0.0.0.0 netmask ff000000  
ether 0:3:ba:d8:d3:a6  
ipge123000: flags=201000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,CoS> mtu 1500  
index 4  
inet 0.0.0.0 netmask ff000000  
ether 0:3:ba:d8:d3:a6  
3. On the switch, set VLAN tagging and set VLAN ports to coincide with the VLANs  
you have set up on the server.  
Using the examples in Step 2, you would set up VLAN ports 123 and 224 on the  
switch.  
Refer to the documentation that came with your switch for specific instructions for  
setting VLAN tagging and ports.  
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A
“Low-Profile Performance Specifications” on page 65  
“Low-Profile Power Requirements” on page 66  
“ExpressModule Performance Specifications” on page 66  
“ExpressModule Physical Characteristics” on page 67  
“ExpressModule Power Requirements” on page 67  
“ExpressModule Environmental Requirements” on page 67  
Connectors  
FIGURE A-1 shows the connector for the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF  
Low-Profile adapter.  
FIGURE A-1 Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF Low-Profile Adapter Connector  
TABLE A-1 lists the characteristics of the LC connector (850 nm).  
TABLE A-1 LC Connector Link Characteristics (IEEE P802.3z)  
Description  
62.5 Micron MMF  
50 Micron MMF  
Operating range  
Up to 260 meters  
Up to 550 meters  
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FIGURE A-2 shows the connector for the version of the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit  
Ethernet UTP Low-Profile adapter.  
FIGURE A-2 Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet UTP Low-Profile Adapter Connector  
Table A-2 lists the characteristics of the Cat-5 connector used by the Sun PCI-Express Dual  
Gigabit Ethernet UTP Low-Profile adapter.  
TABLE A-2 Cat-5 Connector Link Characteristics  
Description  
Distance  
Operating range  
Up 100 meters  
FIGURE A-3 shows the connector for the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF  
ExpressModule adapter.  
FIGURE A-3 Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF ExpressModule Adapter Connector  
TABLE A-3 lists the characteristics of the MMF ExpressModule connector.  
TABLE A-3 Connector Link Characteristics (IEEE P802.3z)  
Description  
62.5 Micron MMF  
50 Micron MMF  
Operating range  
Up to 260 meters  
Up to 550 meters  
FIGURE A-4 shows the connector for the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet UTP  
ExpressModule adapter.  
FIGURE A-4 Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet UTP ExpressModule Adapter Connector  
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TABLE A-4 lists the characteristics of the connector used by the Sun PCI-Express Dual  
Gigabit Ethernet UTP adapter.  
TABLE A-4 ExpressModule Connector Link Characteristics  
Description  
Distance  
Operating range  
Up to 100 meters  
Low-Profile Performance Specifications  
TABLE A-5 Low-Profile Performance Specifications  
Feature  
Specification  
Bus type  
PCI-Express 1.0a  
Bus width  
x4 lane PCI-Express, operable in x4, x8, x16 slots  
10 Gbit/sec uni-directional; 20 Gbit/sec bidirectional  
1000 Mbit/sec (full-duplex)  
Bus speed (x4, encoded rate)  
1 Gbit/sec, 850 nm (MMF)  
1 Gbit/sec (UTP)  
10/100/1000 Mbit/sec (half-duplex or full-duplex)  
Low-Profile Physical Characteristics  
TABLE A-6 Low-Profile Physical Characteristics  
Dimension  
Measurement  
Length  
5.1 inches (12.95 cm)  
2.7126 inches (6.89 cm)  
4.725 inches (12.0 cm)  
3.118 inches (7.92 cm)  
Width  
Height of full-height end bracket  
Height of low-profile end bracket  
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Low-Profile Power Requirements  
TABLE A-7 Low-Profile Power Requirements  
Specification  
Measurement  
Typical UTP power consumption  
Typical MMF power consumption  
4.95 W (3.3 V @ 1.5 A)  
3.3v (1.0A @ 3.3v)  
ExpressModule Performance  
Specifications  
TABLE A-8 ExpressModule Performance Specifications  
Feature  
Specification  
Bus type  
PCI ExpressModule 1.0a  
Bus width  
x4 lane PCI Express, operable in x4, x8, x16 slots  
Bus speed (x4, encoded rate)  
(x4, encoded rate) 10 Gbit/sec uni-directional; 20  
Gbit/sec bi-directional  
1 Gbit/sec, 850 nm (MMF)  
1 Gbit/sec (UTP)  
1000 Mbit/sec (full-duplex)  
10/100/1000 Mbit/sec (half-duplex or full-duplex)  
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ExpressModule Physical Characteristics  
TABLE A-9 ExpressModule Physical Characteristics  
Dimension  
Length  
Measurement  
6.61 inches (168 mm)  
4.25 inches (108 mm)  
Width  
ExpressModule Power Requirements  
TABLE A-10 ExpressModule Power Requirements  
Specification  
Measurement  
Typical UTP power consumption  
Typical MMF power consumption  
4.4 W (12V @ 0.36A)  
3.3 W (12V @ 0.27A)  
ExpressModule Environmental  
Requirements  
TABLE A-11 ExpressModule Environmental Requirements  
Specification  
Temperature  
Humidity  
Measurement  
5 to 40 degrees Centigrade  
Operating: 20 to 80% RH (noncondensing)  
Nonoperating: 95% RH (noncondensing)  
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TABLE A-11 ExpressModule Environmental Requirements  
Specification  
Measurement  
Altitude  
Operating: 0 to 10,000 feet  
Nonoperating: 0 to 12,000 feet  
Vibration (Random)  
Shock  
Operating: 0.0001 G/Hz, 5 - 150 Hz, -12 db/octave slope 150 - 500 Hz  
Nonoperating: 0.001 G/Hz, 5 - 150 Hz, -12 db/octave slope 150 - 500  
Hz (per IEC-60068-2-6864)  
Operating: 3 G, 11 ms, half sine  
Nonoperating: 10 G, 11ms, half sine (per IEC-60068-2-27)  
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B
Diagnostic Software  
instructions for updating the SunVTS software to recognize the adapter. This  
appendix contains the following sections:  
“SunVTS Diagnostic Software” on page 69  
“Updating SunVTS to Recognize the Adapter” on page 70  
“Using the SunVTS netlbtest” on page 71  
“Using the OpenBoot PROM FCode Self-Test” on page 72  
SunVTS Diagnostic Software  
The SunVTS software executes multiple diagnostic hardware tests from a single user  
interface and is used to verify the configuration and functionality of most hardware  
controllers and devices. The SunVTS software operates primarily from a graphical  
user interface, enabling test parameters to be set quickly and easily while a  
diagnostic test operation is being performed.  
Note – Ensure that you have SunVTS diagnostic software 6.2 or higher installed for  
full support of Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet adapters.  
You can use the SunVTS nettestdiagnostic to test all of the networking interfaces  
on the system, including the interfaces on the adapter.  
To use the nettestdiagnostic, you must have the SunVTS software installed on  
your system. Refer to your Solaris documentation for installation instructions.  
Refer to the SunVTS documentation (listed in TABLE B-1) for instructions on how to  
run and monitor the nettestdiagnostic. These SunVTS documents are available  
online at:  
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Select the document for the Solaris release on your system.  
TABLE B-1 SunVTS Documentation  
Title  
Description  
SunVTS User’s Guide  
Describes the SunVTS diagnostic environment  
SunVTS Test Reference Manual  
Describes each SunVTS test (including the nettest)  
and describes the various test options and  
command-line arguments  
SunVTS Quick Reference  
Provides an overview of the user interface  
Updating SunVTS to Recognize the  
Adapter  
Current versions of SunVTS do not recognize the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit  
Ethernet Low-Profile adapter. You must update the SunVTS configuration.  
To Update SunVTS to Recognize the Low-Profile  
Adapter  
1. Connect a loopback cable.  
2. Ensure that the SunVTS software and the ipgedriver are installed on your  
system.  
3. Add the following lines to the /opt/SUNWvts/lib/conf/netlbtest.confand  
/opt/SUNWvts/lib/conf/nettest.conffiles:  
ipge  
ipge  
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To Update SunVTS to Recognize the  
ExpressModule Adapter  
1. Connect a loopback cable.  
2. Ensure that the SunVTS software and the e1000gdriver are installed on your  
system.  
3. Add the following lines to the /opt/SUNWvts/lib/conf/netlbtest.confand  
/opt/SUNWvts/lib/conf/nettest.conffiles:  
e1000g e1000g 1kbaseT  
Using the SunVTS netlbtest  
You must have the Ethernet card and the device driver installed, a loopback  
connector in place, and Intervention mode enabled before running netlbtest.  
netlbtestcannot run if the network interface is connected to a live network, and  
requires that the Ethernet device be configured offline before running the test. Use  
the ifconfig(1M)command to bring the Ethernet device down before running  
netlbtest.  
To Use the netlbtest  
1. Ensure that the SunVTS software and the ipgedriver are installed on your  
system.  
2. Connect a loopback cable.  
3. Unplumb the interface from the system, using the ifconfigcommand:  
# ifconfig ipgeinstance down  
# ifconfig ipgeinstance unplumb  
where instance is the instance number of the interface.  
Refer to SunVTS documentation for instructions on how to run netlbtest.  
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Using the OpenBoot PROM FCode Self-  
Test  
The Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet Low-Profile adapter self-test is a suite of  
tests that reside in the adapter’s FCode PROM.  
You can only invoke the FCode self-test diagnostics using the OpenBoot PROM  
testor test-allcommands. In order to access the OpenBoot PROM, you must  
shut down and halt your system to display the okprompt.  
You can use the adapter’s self-test any time you want to determine the status of the  
hardware. If you encounter an error while running the diagnostic test, the self-test  
displays appropriate error messages.  
Note – Although the self-test does not require the adapter’s interface to be  
connected to an active network, you will see failing error messages if it is not  
connected.  
To Run the FCode Self-Test Diagnostic  
For more information about the OpenBoot commands (including test) in this  
section, refer to the OpenBoot Command Reference manual.  
1. Before shutting down the OS and halting the system, ensure that all significant  
application and network activity on the server has stopped.  
2. Follow the appropriate procedures, as documented in the system’s service manual,  
to shut down and halt the system.  
Refer to the system’s documentation for the complete shutdown procedure.  
After shutting down the system, you should see the OpenBoot PROM’s okprompt  
on the system console.  
3. At the okprompt, set the auto-boot?configuration variable to false.  
ok setenv auto-boot? false  
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4. Set the diag-switch?parameter to truein order to see the diagnostic power-on  
self-test (POST) messages.  
ok setenv diag-switch? true  
5. Reset the system to activate these parameter changes.  
ok reset-all  
6. Use the show-netscommand to display the list of network devices on the  
system.  
Among the list of devices, you should see the interfaces specific to the Sun PCI-  
Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet Low-Profile adapter you want to test, as shown in the  
following example.  
ok show-nets  
a) /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@8/network@0,1  
b) /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@8/network@0  
c) /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@2/network@0,1  
d) /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@2/network@0  
e) /pci@780/pci@0/pci@8/network@0,1  
f) /pci@780/pci@0/pci@8/network@0  
g) /pci@780/pci@0/pci@1/network@0,1  
h) /pci@780/pci@0/pci@1/network@0  
q) NO SELECTION  
Enter Selection, q to quit:  
Note – The preceding device paths are examples. The actual device paths on your  
system might be different from the examples shown here.  
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7. Use the testcommand and the device paths found in Step 6 to test the adapter  
when you use the FCode self-test.  
The structure of the testcommand line includes the following device parameters:  
ok test device-path:speed=s,duplex=d,link-clock=c,promiscuous,  
where:  
s = 1000, 100, 10, auto  
d = half, full, auto  
c = master, slave, auto  
Note – The speed, duplex, and link-clockparameters are optional tests.  
The following default tests are run when you execute the testcommand:  
Tests six groups of Ophir registers (You can see the names of the six groups in the  
output sample shown on the following page.)  
Internal loopback test for the UTP card and external loopback test for the MMF  
card.  
10 Mbps PHY loopback.  
Refer to the appropriate OpenBoot Command Reference Manual for more information  
about the testcommand.  
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Note – To test all of the interfaces of the adapter, you need to execute the test  
command separately for each SUNW,ipgeinterface.  
If all of the tests pass, you will see these messages:  
ok test /pci@780/pci@0/pci@8/network@0,1  
Testing /pci@780/pci@0/pci@8/network@0,1  
Interrupt registers test PASSED.  
Receive registers test  
PASSED.  
Transmit registers test PASSED.  
Wakeup registers test  
PCI-E registers test  
PASSED.  
PASSED.  
Diagnostic registers test PASSED.  
Loopback test (1000Mbps, full duplex) PASSED  
1000 Mbps full duplex Link up  
ok  
If the adapter being tested is the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF  
adapter and the external loopback cable is not connected, you will see the following  
error message:  
ok test /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@9/network@0,1  
Testing /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@9/network@0,1  
Interrupt registers test PASSED.  
Receive registers test  
PASSED.  
Transmit registers test PASSED.  
Wakeup registers test  
PCI-E registers test  
PASSED.  
PASSED.  
Diagnostic registers test PASSED.  
Loopback test (1000Mbps, full duplex) Internal loopback packet RX  
failed  
Check if an external loop is plugged then try again.  
Exiting further tests  
ok  
8. After testing the adapter, type the following commands to return the OpenBoot  
PROM to the standard operating mode.  
ok setenv diag-switch? false  
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9. At the okprompt, reset the auto-boot?configuration variable to true.  
ok setenv auto-boot? true  
10. Reset and reboot the system.  
ok reset-all  
Refer to the system’s documentation for the correct procedures for bringing up the  
system.  
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C
Installing the Sun PCI-Express Dual  
Gigabit Ethernet Device Driver on  
This appendix explains how to install the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet  
device driver in a Linux environment. This appendix contains the following sections:  
“Setting Up the Driver on a Linux Platform” on page 77  
“Tuning for Maximum Performance” on page 80  
“Setting Driver Parameters in a Linux Environment” on page 82  
Setting Up the Driver on a Linux  
Platform  
If your system uses the Linux operating system you will need to perform the  
following procedure to be sure the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet device  
driver is properly installed and loaded.  
To Set Up the Driver on a Linux Platform  
1. Build the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet device driver:  
For RedHat, use the following command:  
# rpmbuild --rebuild sun-pci-e-dual-gigabit-kernel-6.1.5.src.rpm  
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2. Build the man pages (optional):  
For RedHat, use the following command:  
# rpmbuild --rebuild sun-pci-e-dual-gigabit-kernel-6.1.5.src.rpm  
3. Change to the rpmdirectory:  
For RedHat, use the following command:  
# cd /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/arch  
4. Install the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet rpms, using the same command  
for both RedHat and Suse:  
# rpm -ivh sun-pci-e-dual-gigabit-kernel-6.1.5.rpm  
5. Use the depmodcommand to register the Sun 10-Gigabit Ethernet module:  
# depmod  
6. Load e1000driver for all instances:  
# modprobe e1000  
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7. Verify that the driver is loaded.  
In the following example, the e1000driver is shown in bold italic. On your  
system the driver will be indistinguishable from the other modules.  
# lsmod  
Module  
nfs  
Size Used by  
261833 0  
lockd  
parport_pc  
lp  
81905 1 nfs  
29569 0  
15281 0  
parport  
autofs4  
i2c_dev  
i2c_core  
sunrpc  
ds  
47437 2 parport_pc,lp  
29129 2  
14145 0  
27841 1 i2c_dev  
199993 3 nfs,lockd  
20681 0  
yenta_socket  
pcmcia_core  
button  
battery  
ac  
22209 0  
69585 2 ds,yenta_socket  
8161 0  
10313 0  
5833 0  
md5  
4801 1  
ipv6  
289313 8  
joydev  
ohci_hcd  
ehci_hcd  
e1000  
11073 0  
26193 0  
36805 0  
122220 0  
forcedeth  
tg3  
23105 0  
100165 0  
dm_snapshot  
dm_zero  
dm_mirror  
ext3  
17705 0  
2753 0  
25977 0  
139473 2  
jbd  
86897 1 ext3  
67369 6 dm_snapshot,dm_zero,dm_mirror  
10949 2  
53769 1 sata_nv  
19265 3  
dm_mod  
sata_nv  
libata  
sd_mod  
scsi_mod  
150577 2 libata,sd_mod  
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8. Run the dmesgcommand to see which devices the e1000driver was mapped to:  
# dmesg  
divert: allocating divert_blk for eth3  
e1000: eth3: e1000_probe: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection  
e1000: eth2: e1000_watchdog: NIC Link is Up 1000 Mbps Full Duplex  
e1000: eth3: e1000_watchdog: NIC Link is Up 1000 Mbps Full Duplex  
9. Add the e1000interfaces to the /etc/modules.conffile for 2.4 based kernels  
and to /etc/modprobe.conffile for 2.6 based kernels.  
alias eth2 e1000  
alias eth3 e1000  
10. Use the ethtoolcommand to check the parameter configurations that apply to  
the e1000driver.  
# ethtool eth3  
Settings for eth3:  
Supported ports: [ FIBRE ]  
Supported link modes: 1000baseT/Full  
Supports auto-negotiation: Yes  
Advertised link modes: 1000baseT/Full  
Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes  
Speed: 1000Mb/s  
Duplex: Full  
Port: FIBRE  
PHYAD: 0  
Transceiver: internal  
Auto-negotiation: on  
Supports Wake-on: umbg  
Wake-on: g  
Current message level: 0x00000007 (7)  
Link detected: yes  
Tuning for Maximum Performance  
The following tunings will improve the performance of the Sun 10-Gigabit Ethernet  
device driver on a system running the Linux operating system.  
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1. Create a performance tuning script (for example, e1000_perf.sh), and edit this  
file to add the interface or device ID of Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet  
Low-Profile adapter.  
#!/bin/bash  
echo "configuring network performance"  
# set mmrbc to 4k reads, modify only Sun PCI-E Dual Gigabit device  
IDs  
# set the MTU (max transmission unit) - it requires your switch and  
# clients to change too and should support the value you provide  
here.  
# Also set the txqueuelen on your SSun PCI-E Dual Gigabit adapter.  
# If your adapter was configured as eth2, you would the following:  
ifconfig eth2 mtu 16110 txqueuelen 1000 up  
# call the sysctl utility to modify /proc/sys entries; update the  
# location of the sysctl_e1000.conf file as appropriate  
sysctl -p ./sysctl_e1000.conf  
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2. Create the conffile (for example, sysctl_e1000.conf) that will be called by the  
sysctlutility.  
### IPV4 specific settings  
# turns TCP timestamp support off, default 1, reduces CPU use  
net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps = 0  
# turn SACK support off, default on systems with a VERY fast bus ->  
# memory interface this is the big gainer  
net.ipv4.tcp_sack = 0  
# sets min/default/max TCP read buffer, default 4096 87380 174760  
net.ipv4.tcp_rmem = 10000000 10000000 10000000  
# sets min/pressure/max TCP write buffer, default 4096 16384 131072  
net.ipv4.tcp_wmem = 10000000 10000000 10000000  
# sets min/pressure/max TCP buffer space, default 31744 32256 32768  
net.ipv4.tcp_mem = 10000000 10000000 10000000  
### CORE settings (mostly for socket and UDP effect)  
# maximum receive socket buffer size, default 131071  
net.core.rmem_max = 524287  
# maximum send socket buffer size, default 131071  
net.core.wmem_max = 524287  
# default receive socket buffer size, default 65535  
net.core.rmem_default = 524287  
# default send socket buffer size, default 65535  
net.core.wmem_default = 524287  
# maximum amount of option memory buffers, default 10240  
net.core.optmem_max = 524287  
# number of unprocessed input packets before kernel starts dropping  
# them, default 300  
net.core.netdev_max_backlog = 300000  
Setting Driver Parameters in a Linux  
Environment  
In a Linux operating system, the driver parameters can only be set at the time the  
driver is loaded. If you have already loaded the driver and have not set the  
parameters at the same time. Remove the driver and reinstall it.  
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To Set e1000Parameters in a Linux  
Environment  
1. Remove the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet device driver, if it is already  
loaded.  
# rmmod e1000  
2. Load the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet device driver:  
# modprobe e1000 option=VAL1, VAL2, . . .  
Or you can use the insmodcommand:  
# insmod e1000 option=VAL1, VAL2, . . .  
where VAL1 applies to the first e1000interface and VAL2 to the next interface and so  
on.  
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TABLE C-1 lists the tunable e1000driver parameters for Linux operating systems,  
and describes their function.  
TABLE C-1 Tunable e1000Driver Parameters for Linux Operating Systems  
Keyword  
Description  
FlowControl  
Valid Range: 0-3 (0=none, 1=Rx only, 2=Tx only, 3=Rx&Tx)  
Default: Read from the EEPROM  
If EEPROM is not detected, default is 3.  
This parameter controls the automatic generation (Tx) and response  
(Rx) to Ethernet PAUSE frames.  
RxDescriptiors Valid Range: 80-4096  
Default Value: 256  
This value is the number of receive descriptors allocated by the driver.  
Increasing this value allows the driver to buffer more incoming packets.  
Each descriptor is 16 bytes. A receive buffer is also allocated for each  
descriptor and can be either 2048, 4056, 8192, or 16384 bytes, depending  
on the MTU setting. When the MTU size is 1500 or less, the receive  
buffer size is 2048 bytes. When the MTU is greater than 1500 the receive  
buffer size will be either 4056, 8192, or 16384 bytes. The maximum MTU  
size is 16114.  
RxIntDelay  
Valid Range: 0-65535 (0=off)  
Default Value: 128  
This value delays the generation of receive interrupts in units of 0.8192  
microseconds. Receive interrupt reduction can improve CPU efficiency  
if properly tuned for specific network traffic. Increasing this value adds  
extra latency to frame reception and can end up decreasing the  
throughput of TCP traffic. If the system is reporting dropped receives,  
this value may be set too high, causing the driver to run out of available  
receive descriptors.  
TxDescriptors  
Valid Range: 80-4096  
Default Value: 256  
This value is the number of transmit descriptors allocated by the driver.  
Increasing this value allows the driver to queue more transmits. Each  
descriptor is 16 bytes.  
XsumRX  
Valid Range: 0-1  
Default Value: 1  
A value of 1 indicates that the driver should enable IP checksum offload  
for received packets (both UDP and TCP) to the adapter hardware.  
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To Configure VLANs in a Linux Environment  
1. Ensure that the e1000module is loaded:  
# modprobe e1000  
2. Plumb the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet interface:  
# ifconfig eth2 xxx.xxx.xx.xxx up  
where xxx.xxx.xx.xxx = the IP address of the interface.  
3. Insert the VLAN module:  
# /sbin/modprobe 8021q  
4. Add the VLAN instance (VID):  
# /sbin/vconfig add eth2 5  
5. Configure the e1000VLAN (eth2in this example):  
# ifconfig eth2.5 xxx.xxx.xx.xxx up  
where xxx.xxx.xx.xxx = the IP address of the interface.  
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To Configure Bonding for Multiple e1000  
Interfaces  
1. Modify the /etc/modules.conffile for 2.4 kernels or the /etc/modprobe.conf  
file for 2.6 kernels file by adding these lines:  
alias bond0 bonding  
options bonding max_bonds=2 mode=4 miimon=1000  
where:  
bond0is the bonding device.  
max_bondsis the number of bond interfaces to be created.  
modespecifies the bonding policies.  
miimonis the frequency in milliseconds that MII link monitoring will occur.  
Refer to Linux documentation for more information.  
2. Load the bonding driver:  
# modprobe bonding  
3. Configure bond0interface.  
In this example, bond0is the master of the two interfaces eth2and eth3.  
# ip addr add 192.12.38.64/24 brd + dev bond0  
# ip link set dev bond0 up  
# ifenslave bond0 eth2 eth3  
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Index  
Symbols  
F
flow control keywords, 37  
file, command, 15  
A
hardware and software requirements, 4, 8  
C
I
ipge driver parameter, status, and descriptions, 35  
configuring device driver parameters, 34  
configuring VLANs, 59  
L
D
local-mac-address property, 17  
device properties, 15  
SunVTS, 70  
E
mac-address property, 17  
Media Access Control (MAC), 17  
e1000g driver parameter, status, and  
descriptions, 50  
e1000g link partner, 44  
e1000g link partner settings  
checking, 48  
N
ndd utility, 23  
NVRAM configuration, 17  
e1000g parameters and settings, 50  
O
OpenBoot PROM  
FCode self-test, 72  
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operational mode parameters, 36  
P
parameter values  
how to modify and display, 24  
R
S
self-test diagnostics, 72  
using ndd  
setting e1000gdriver parameters, 43  
show-netscommand output, 73  
SunVTS  
SunVTS diagnostic application, 69  
SUNW,ipgedevices, 21  
T
to set, 17  
V
verify the installation, 14  
virtual device, 61  
VLAN ID, 59  
VLAN naming format, 60  
VLANs, 57  
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