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iii Regulatory Compliance Statements Y our Sun product is marked to indicate its compliance class: • Federal Communications Commission (FCC) — USA • Industry Canada Equipment Standard for Digital Equipment (ICES-003) — Canada • V oluntary Control Council for Interfer ence (VCCI) — Japan • Bureau of Standar ds Metrology and Inspection [...]

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Regulatory Compliance Statements v BSMI Class A Notice The following statement is applicable to products shipped to T aiwan and marked as Class A on the product compliance label.[...]

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vii Contents Preface xv 1. Overview of the Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter 1 Product Description 2 Features 3 Overview of the Installation Procedur e 4 Installation Methods 4 Models of Hot Swap 4 Installing the Rear-Access Adapter 5 Installing the Front-Access Adapter 6 2. Installing the Rear-Access Adapter 7 Preparing for the Installat[...]

viii Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000 Installing the Rear-Access Adapter in Cold-Swap Mode 21 ▼ T o Power Off the Server 21 ▼ T o Install the Rear T ransition Card 22 ▼ T o Install the Rear-Access Fr ont Card 23 ▼ T o Power On the Server 25 Connecting the Cables to the Rear T ransitio[...]

Contents ix Booting the System Over a Sun Quad FastEthernet Interface 48 ▼ T o Boot the System Over the Network 48 A. Specif ications 51 Ethernet Port Locations and Descriptions 52 Operation Specifications 53 Physical Dimensions 54 Physical Dimensions of the Rear-Access Adapter 54 Physical Dimensions of the Front-Access Adapter 55 Environmental S[...]

x Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000 Disabling the Network Interfaces and Removing the Adapter 76 ▼ T o Disable the Network Interfaces and Remove the Adapter 76 Replacing the Adapter and Activating the Network Interfaces 78 ▼ T o Replace the Adapter and Activate the Network Interfaces 78 D.[...]

xi Figur es FIGURE 1-1 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter (Rear-Access Version) 2 FIGURE 1-2 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter (Front-Access Version) 3 FIGURE 2-1 CompactPCI Slot Pairs in a Sun Netra ct 800 Server (Top View) 9 FIGURE 2-2 Location of the Rear Transition Card’s Ejection Levers 11 FIGURE 2-3 Opening the Ejection L[...]

xii Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 FIGURE 3-6 Ejection Lever Tabs Installed in the Slot’s Cutouts (Two Types of Levers) 33 FIGURE 3-7 Location of the Front-Access Adapter’s Hot-Swap LED 33 FIGURE 3-8 Tightening the Ejection Lever Captive Screws (Two Types of Levers) 35 FIGURE 3-9 Con[...]

xiii T ables T ABLE 1-1 Rear-Access Installation Overview 5 T ABLE 1-2 Front-Access Installation Overview 6 T ABLE A-1 Pin Descriptions for the Four 8-Pin RJ-45 Connectors (Ports 0 to 3) 53 T ABLE A-2 Operation Specifications 53 T ABLE A-3 Physical Dimensions (Rear-Access) 54 T ABLE A-4 Physical Dimensions (Front-Access) 55 T ABLE A-5 Environmental[...]

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xv Pr eface The Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User ’ s Guide provides installation and configuration instructions for the Sun Quad FastEthernet™ 6U CompactPCI adapter . These instructions are designed for system administrators with experience installing similar hardware. How This Book Is Or ganized This manual con[...]

xvi Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000 Using UNIX Commands This document may not contain information on basic UNIX ® commands and procedur es such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices. See one or more of the following for this information: ■ Solaris Handbo[...]

Preface xvii Shell Pr ompts Related Documentation T ABLE P-2 Shell Prompts Shell Prompt C shell machine_name % C shell superuser machine_name # Bourne shell and Korn shell $ Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser # T ABLE P-3 Related Documentation Application Title or Description Adapter installation, removal, and replacement Y our system’s: • S[...]

xviii Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000 Accessing Sun Documentation Online The docs.sun.com sm web site enables you to access Solaris technical documentation on the W eb. Y ou can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject at: http://docs.sun.com Documentati[...]

1 CHAPTER 1 Overview of the Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter This chapter contains an overview of the Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI adapter, including: ■ “Product Description” on page 2 ■ “Features” on page 3 ■ “Overview of the Installation Procedure” on page 4[...]

2 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 Pr oduct Description The Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI adapter contains four fully buffered twisted-pair Ethernet ports (RJ-45), providing four switchable 10BASE-T/ 100BASE-TX channels, on a CompactPCI adapter . The adapter is available for front- a[...]

Chapter 1 Overview of the Sun Quad F astEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter 3 FIGURE 1-2 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter (Fr ont-Access V ersion) Caution – Do not attempt to use the rear -access adapter ’s rear transition card ( FIGURE 1- 1 ) with the front-access adapter ( FIGURE 1-2 ). Using this combination is not supported and may da[...]

4 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 Overview of the Installation Pr ocedur e This section presents an overview of the terminology and lists the major tasks you will perform when installing the adapter into your system. Because of the complexity of the networking environment, your specific i[...]

Chapter 1 Overview of the Sun Quad F astEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter 5 CompactPCI platform without affecting the other functions of the platform. The standard also def ines state transitions for the hardware and softwar e connection processes that allow the car d to be connected and configured. The adapter supports two models of hot swap: ■ Bas[...]

6 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 Installing the Fr ont-Access Adapter The following table lists the main procedures you will perform when you install and configur e the front-access adapter ( FIGURE 1-2 ). T ABLE 1-2 Front-Access Installation Overview T ask Chapter or Section Documented [...]

7 CHAPTER 2 Installing the Rear -Access Adapter This chapter describes how to install the rear-access version of the Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI adapter in a hot-swap-compatible server . The rear -access version of the adapter is composed of two separate cards: a front card, which contains the hot-swap LED, and a rear transition car d, whic[...]

8 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 Pr eparing for the Installation Before installing the adapter , prepare for the installation by assembling the appropriate tools, unpacking the ship kit, selecting a CompactPCI slot, and determining a mode of installation. T ools and Equipment Needed Y ou[...]

Chapter 2 Installing the Rear-Access Adapter 9 Selecting a CompactPCI Slot Pair in the System The rear -access version of the adapter is exclusively designed to be installed in a rear -accessible 6U system. Y ou must first install the rear transition car d in a rear CompactPCI slot of the server , and then you can install the front car d in the ass[...]

10 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 Determining the Installation T ype Y ou can install the adapter in the system in either a hot-swap mode or in a cold- swap mode. (See “Installation Methods” on page 4 for more information.) ■ Hot swap—see “Installing the Rear-Access Adapter in [...]

Chapter 2 Installing the Rear-Access Adapter 11 ▼ T o Install the Rear T ransition Car d Install the rear transition car d in the rear CompactPCI slot that you selected in “Selecting a CompactPCI Slot Pair in the System” on page 9. 1. Retrieve the wrist strap from the adapter ’ s ship kit. 2. Attach the adhesive copper strip of the antistat[...]

12 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 5. W ith the card resting on the mat, press the levers outward to open the ejection levers. The card may contain dif ferent types of ejection levers. For example, FIGURE 2-3 shows two possible types of levers. The levers may also contain a locking mechan[...]

Chapter 2 Installing the Rear-Access Adapter 13 FIGURE 2-4 Aligning the Rear T ransition Card W ith the CompactPCI Slot Card Guide 7. Push the card all the way in the slot until the two ejection levers move inward. The tabs of the ejection levers (see FIGURE 2-5 ) should fit smoothly into the rectangular cutouts in the top and bottom of the slot. F[...]

14 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 8. Close the ejection levers by pushing the levers in toward the card. The card may contain dif ferent types of ejection levers. For example, FIGURE 2-6 shows two possible types of levers. The levers may also contain a locking mechanism that will lock wh[...]

Chapter 2 Installing the Rear-Access Adapter 15 FIGURE 2-7 Ejection Levers Installed in the Slot’s Cutouts (T wo T ypes of Levers) 9. Using a No. 0 Phillips screwdriver , tighten the captive screws inside the card’ s top and bottom ejection levers. The card may contain dif ferent types of ejection levers. For example, FIGURE 2-8 shows two possi[...]

16 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 ▼ T o Install the Rear -Access Front Car d After installing the rear transition card, you can install the fr ont card. The fr ont card is hot-swap aware, which means the system will r ecognize the card during the installation. 1. W alk to the front of [...]

Chapter 2 Installing the Rear-Access Adapter 17 Before installing the car d in the system, you will need to open the card’s ejection levers (see FIGURE 2-9 ). FIGURE 2-9 Location of the Fr ont Card’s Ejection Levers 6. W ith the card resting on the on the mat, press the levers outward to open the ejection levers. The card may contain dif ferent[...]

18 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 7. Lift up the card, and keeping it perfectly vertical, carefully slide the card into the selected slot. Be sure to align the top and bottom of the car d into the slot’s card guides ( FIGURE 2-10 ). Also, make sure the ejection levers r emain open whil[...]

Chapter 2 Installing the Rear-Access Adapter 19 10. Locate the hot-swap LED on the front card to determine if the card has been activated and is attached to the system (see FIGURE 2-11 ). FIGURE 2-11 Location of the Rear-Access Adapter ’s Hot-Swap LED on the Front Card The hot-swap LED shows whether the adapter has been activated. ■ If the hot-[...]

20 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 12. Log in to the server . Refer to the server ’s documentation for the procedure. 13. At the terminal prompt, type the hot-swap software commands to identify and attach the adapter to the server . These commands may be specific to the server . Refer t[...]

Chapter 2 Installing the Rear-Access Adapter 21 16. Remove the wrist strap from the chassis and from your wrist. See “Connecting the Cables to the Rear T ransition Card” on page 26 for instructions on connecting the cables to the rear transition card. Installing the Rear -Access Adapter in Cold-Swap Mode Note – When installing the adapter in [...]

22 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 2. Follow the appropriate procedures, as documented in the system’ s service manual, to shut down and power off the server . Refer to the system’s documentation for the complete power off procedur e. For example, if you installed the adapter in a Net[...]

Chapter 2 Installing the Rear-Access Adapter 23 6. Lift up the card, and keeping it perfectly vertical, carefully slide the card into the selected rear slot. Be sure to align the top and bottom of the car d into the slot’s card guides ( FIGURE 2-4 ). Also, make sure the ejection levers r emain open while you slide the card into the slot. 7. Push [...]

24 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 4. If the front slot contains a factory-installed f iller panel, remove the f iller panel before installing the card. Refer to the system’s documentation for instructions on how to remove the filler panel. T ypically , you will need to loosen the fille[...]

Chapter 2 Installing the Rear-Access Adapter 25 ▼ T o Power On the Server This procedur e describes a general overview for powering on the server . Refer to your server ’s documentation for the exact procedure. 1. Before powering on the server , make sure that all any peripheral devices connected to the server are powered on. 2. Follow the appr[...]

26 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 Connecting the Cables to the Rear T ransition Car d After installing the adapter in the system, you can attach the Ethernet cables to the Ethernet ports on the rear transition card. ▼ T o Connect the Cables to the Rear Ethernet Ports 1. Locate the adap[...]

27 CHAPTER 3 Installing the Fr ont-Access Adapter This chapter describes how to install the front-access version of the Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI adapter in a CompactPCI hot-swap-compatible server . The front-access version of the Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI adapter contains a hot-swap LED, four Ethernet ports, and link LEDs. This[...]

28 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 Pr eparing for the Installation Before installing the adapter , prepare for the installation by assembling the appropriate tools, unpacking the ship kit, selecting a CompactPCI slot, and determining a mode of installation. T ools and Equipment Needed Y o[...]

Chapter 3 Installing the Front-Access Adapter 29 Determining the Installation T ype Y ou can install the adapter in the system in either a hot-swap mode or in a cold- swap mode. (See “Installation Methods” on page 4 for more information.) ■ Hot swap—see “Installing the Front-Access Adapter in Hot-Swap Mode” on page 29 for the procedure.[...]

30 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 4. If the slot contains a factory-installed f iller panel, remove the f iller panel before installing the adapter . Refer to the system’s documentation for instructions on how to remove the filler panel. T ypically , you will need to loosen the filler [...]

Chapter 3 Installing the Front-Access Adapter 31 FIGURE 3-2 Opening the Ejection Levers (T wo T ypes of Levers) 7. Lift up the adapter , and keeping it perfectly vertical, carefully slide the adapter into the selected slot. Be sure to align the top and bottom of the adapter into the slot’s card guides ( FIGURE 3-3 ). Also, make sure the ejection [...]

32 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 8. Push the adapter all the way into the slot until the two ejection levers move inward. The tabs of the ejection levers (see FIGURE 3-4 ) should fit smoothly into the rectangular cutouts in the top and bottom of the slot. FIGURE 3-4 Location of the Ejec[...]

Chapter 3 Installing the Front-Access Adapter 33 When installed correctly , the ejection lever tabs will fit smoothly into the r ectangular cutouts in the top and bottom of the slot ( FIGURE 3-6 ). FIGURE 3-6 Ejection Lever T abs Installed in the Slot’s Cutouts (T wo T ypes of Levers) 10. Locate the hot-swap LED on the adapter to determine if the[...]

34 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 The hot-swap LED shows whether the adapter has been activated. ■ If the hot-swap LED is OFF (unlit), the I/O slots in the server have been set to full hot swap and the adapter has been activated. Go to Step 15. ■ If the hot-swap LED is ON, then the I[...]

Chapter 3 Installing the Front-Access Adapter 35 For example, if the attachment point ID is pci_pci0:cpci_slot3 (the third CompactPCI slot on the server), you would type: The hot-swap LED should go off, indicating that the adapter has been activated. 14. Reattach the wrist strap to the chassis and to your wrist. 15. Using a No. 0 Phillips screwdriv[...]

36 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 Installing the Fr ont-Access Adapter in Cold-Swap Mode Note – When installing the adapter in a server in cold-swap mode, you must consult the documentation that shipped with the server . The server ’s documentation describes the specific software com[...]

Chapter 3 Installing the Front-Access Adapter 37 3. V erify that the system’ s power LED is off (unlit), indicating that the system is completely powered off. Refer to the system’s documentation for the location of the power LED. For example, on a Netra ct server , the power LED is on the front panel. Once the system has been shut down and powe[...]

38 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 8. Push the adapter all the way into the slot until the two ejection levers move inward. The tabs of the ejection levers (see FIGURE 3-4 ) should fit smoothly in the rectangular cutouts in the top and bottom of the slot. 9. Close the ejection levers by p[...]

Chapter 3 Installing the Front-Access Adapter 39 3. During the power on sequence, watch the hot-swap LED on the adapter ( FIGURE 3-7 ). ■ The LED should blink quickly and then stay off if the adapter was installed correctly . ■ If the hot-swap LED remains on (lit), the adapter was not installed correctly . The adapter may not be seated correctl[...]

40 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 Connecting the Cables to the Fr ont-Access Adapter After installing the adapter , you can attach the Ethernet cables to the adapter ’s connectors. ▼ T o Connect the Cables to the Fr ont-Access Ethernet Ports 1. Locate the adapter that you installed i[...]

41 CHAPTER 4 Conf iguring the Network Software This chapter describes how to configure the network softwar e files associated with the Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI adapter. This chapter also contains additional software and f irmware procedur es that may be needed when configuring the adapter . This chapter contains the following sections: ?[...]

42 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 Attaching the Sun Quad FastEthernet Interfaces to the Network The adapter ’s four FastEthernet network interfaces are controlled by the Sun Quad FastEthernet qfe (1M) device driver . In order to use the adapter ’s qfe interfaces, you must use the Sol[...]

Chapter 4 Configur ing the Network Software 43 In the preceding example, the four SUNW,qfe instances are fr om a Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI adapter. The path_to_inst file contains the full device path names to the four SUNW,qfe instances, the instance numbers (shown in bold type), and the driver names ( qfe ). Refer to the path_to_inst (4)[...]

44 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 Using the instance examples in Step 2, the following example shows the four /etc/hostname.qfe instance files r equired for a system called zardoz , which has a Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI adapter ( zardoz-11 , zardoz-12 , zardoz-13 , and zardoz-1[...]

Chapter 4 Configur ing the Network Software 45 5. Activate the new qfe interfaces using the ifconfig command. For each adapter interface, type the following at the command line, replacing instance with the interface’s instance number and ip_address with the interface’s IP address: For example, if you wanted to activate all of the sample qfe int[...]

46 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 If the adapter is connected to a link partner with which the autonegotiation protocol fails to operate successfully , you can configure the device not to use this protocol and force the driver to set up the link in the mode and speed of your choice. See [...]

Chapter 4 Configur ing the Network Software 47 2. At a terminal prompt, type the following command to set the property to true: 3. Use the ifconfig command to stop all network activity travelling over the adapter ’ s Ethernet interfaces. For example, if you were using the adapter ’s four interfaces, and they were named qfe0 , qfe1 , qfe2 , and [...]

48 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 6. Use the ifconfig command to activate the adapter ’ s Ethernet interfaces. For each adapter interface, type the following at the command line, replacing instance with the interface’s instance number and ip_address with the interface’s IP address:[...]

Chapter 4 Configur ing the Network Software 49 3. At the ok prompt, type show-nets to list the network devices on your system. Y ou should see the full path name of the qfe devices, similar to the following example: 4. Select the qfe device that you want to use as a boot device. Using the show-nets command, select the letter of the device you wish [...]

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51 APPENDIX A Specif ications This appendix defines the connector pin descriptions and lists the specif ications for the rear - and front-access versions of the Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI adapter. This appendix contains the following sections: ■ “Ethernet Port Locations and Descriptions” on page 52 ■ “Operation Specifications” [...]

52 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 Ethernet Port Locations and Descriptions FIGURE A-1 shows the four Ethernet port connectors of both the rear-access and front-access versions of the Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI adapter. T ABLE A-1 lists the pin descriptions for the four RJ-45 Eth[...]

Appendix A Specifications 53 Operation Specif ications T ABLE A-1 Pin Descriptions for the Four 8-Pin RJ-45 Connectors (Ports 0 to 3) Description P ort 0 P ort 1 P ort 2 P ort 3 Not Used 1 1 1 1 Not Used 2 2 2 2 TD+ 3 3 3 3 Not Used 4 4 4 4 TD– 5 5 5 5 RD+ 6 6 6 6 RD– 7 7 7 7 Not Used 8 8 8 8 T ABLE A-2 Operation Specif ications Specification P[...]

54 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 Physical Dimensions Physical Dimensions of the Rear -Access Adapter T ABLE A-3 Physical Dimensions (Rear -Access) Dimension Measurement Front card: Length 233.35 mm (9.19 in.) W idth 160 mm (6.3 in.) Height Primary component side Meets the CompactPCI spe[...]

Appendix A Specifications 55 Physical Dimensions of the Fr ont-Access Adapter Envir onmental Specif ications T ABLE A-4 Physical Dimensions (Fr ont-Access) Dimension Measurement Length (with the card guide) 233.35 mm (9.19 in.) Length (without the card guide) 100.00 mm (3.94 in.) W idth 160 mm (6.3 in.) Height Primary component side Meets the Compa[...]

56 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 Power Requir ements T ABLE A-6 Power Requir ements Specification Measurement Maximum power dissipation 14 watts Maximum power consumption 2.8 amps @ 5V V oltage tolerance 5V +/- 5% Ripple Maximum 100 mV Operational current 5V , 2.0 amps[...]

57 APPENDIX B Conf iguring the Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters The qfe (1M) device driver controls the four Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI adapter SUNW,qfe Ethernet devices. Y ou can manually set the qfe device driver parameters to customize each SUNW,qfe device in your system. This appendix lists the available qfe device driver[...]

58 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters This section describes the hardware overview of the local transceiver used in the adapter and defines the qfe device driver parameters. Har dware Overview The four SUNW,qfe channels each provide 10BASE-T or [...]

Appendix B Configur ing the Sun Quad F astEther net Device Dr iver P arameters 59 Device Driver Parameter V alues and Def initions T ABLE B-1 lists the qfe device driver parameters. T ABLE B-1 qfe Driver Parameters, Status, and Descriptions Parameter Status Description transceiver_inuse Read only Defines the curr ent status link_status Read only De[...]

60 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 Parameters that Def ine the Current Status The read-only parameters described in T ABLE B-2 explain the operational mode of the interface. The following parameters display the current status of an interface. Interpacket Gap Parameters The adapter ’s PC[...]

Appendix B Configur ing the Sun Quad F astEther net Device Dr iver P arameters 61 If your network has systems that use longer IPG (the sum of ipg1 and ipg2 ), and if those systems seem to be slow when accessing the network, increase the values of ipg1 and ipg2 to match the longer IPGs of the other systems. Def ining an Additional Delay Before T ran[...]

62 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 Operational Mode Parameters T ABLE B-5 describes the operational mode parameters and their default values. Note – The priority (in descending order) for these parameters is: adv_100fdx_cap , adv_100T4_cap , adv_100hdx_cap , adv_10fdx_cap , and adv_10hd[...]

Appendix B Configur ing the Sun Quad F astEther net Device Dr iver P arameters 63 Def ining the Number of Back-to-Back Packets to T ransmit The pace_size parameter (see T ABLE B-6 ) defines the maximum number of back-to- back packets you can transmit at one time. If the value is zero, there will be no limit to the number of back-to-back packets tha[...]

64 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 Parameters That Report the Link Partner Capabilities T ABLE B-8 describes the read-only link partner capabilities. If the link partner is not capable of autonegotiation (when lp_autoneg_cap is 0) the information described in T ABLE B-8 is not relevant an[...]

Appendix B Configur ing the Sun Quad F astEther net Device Dr iver P arameters 65 Setting the qfe Device Driver Parameters This section describes how to set the qfe device driver parameters in three ways: ■ Using the ndd utility ■ Using the qfe.conf file T o set device driver parameters dynamically while the system is running, use the ndd utili[...]

66 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 ▼ T o Specify the Device Instance for the ndd Utility 1. Check the /etc/path_to_inst f ile to identify the instance number associated with a particular SUNW,qfe device. For example: In the preceding example, the four SUNW,qfe@ x ,1 instances are fr om [...]

Appendix B Configur ing the Sun Quad F astEther net Device Dr iver P arameters 67 Using the ndd Utility in Noninteractive Mode This section describes how to modify a parameter value and how to display a parameter value using the ndd utility in noninteractive mode. ● T o modify a parameter value, use the -set option. If you invoke the ndd utility [...]

68 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 ● T o list all the parameters supported by the qfe driver , type ndd /dev/qfe ? at a terminal prompt. # ndd /dev/qfe ? ? (read only) transceiver_inuse (read only) link_status (read only) link_speed (read only) link_mode (read only) ipg1 (read and wri[...]

Appendix B Configur ing the Sun Quad F astEther net Device Dr iver P arameters 69 Using the ndd Utility in Interactive Mode ● T o modify a parameter value in interactive mode, start the utility as shown below . The ndd utility prompts for the name of a parameter: After you type the parameter name, the ndd utility prompts for the parameter value. [...]

70 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 Setting Forced Mode Using the ndd Utility This section describes how to force a network speed over an interface (forced mode) and to disable autonegotiation. ▼ T o Set Forced Mode and Disable Autonegotiation 1. Use the ndd utility to select the qfe ins[...]

Appendix B Configur ing the Sun Quad F astEther net Device Dr iver P arameters 71 T o Enable Autonegotiation Using the ndd Utility This section describes how to set at least one of the four operational modes and enable autonegotiation. See “Autonegotiation Protocol” on page 45 for more information about the autonegotiation and operational modes[...]

72 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 Setting Parameters Using the qfe.conf File T o set the qfe driver parameters for qfe devices so that the parameter variables stay in effect after r ebooting the system, create a qfe.conf file in your system’s /kernel/drv directory . Y ou can also creat[...]

Appendix B Configur ing the Sun Quad F astEther net Device Dr iver P arameters 73 ▼ T o Set Driver Parameters By Cr eating a qfe.conf File 1. Log in to the system. Refer to the server ’s documentation for the procedure. 2. Obtain the hardware path names for the qfe devices in the device tree. The path names and the associated instance numbers a[...]

74 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 In the third line of the pr evious example: ■ Name = SUNW,qfe ■ Parent = /pci@1f,0/pci@1/pci@1/pci@a ■ Unit-address = 2,1 In the fourth line of the previous example: ■ Name = SUNW,qfe ■ Parent = /pci@1f,0/pci@1/pci@1/pci@a ■ Unit-address = 3,[...]

75 APPENDIX C Removing and Replacing the Adapter This appendix describes how to disable the adapter ’s qfe interfaces prior to removing the adapter fr om a system, and how to activate the interfaces after replacing the adapter . This appendix contains the following sections: ■ “Disabling the Network Interfaces and Removing the Adapter” on p[...]

76 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 Disabling the Network Interfaces and Removing the Adapter This procedur e describes how to disable the adapter ’s qfe interfaces before removing the adapter fr om a hot-swap server . This procedure also lists cautions that must be read befor e removing[...]

Appendix C Removing and Replacing the Adapter 77 3. Remove the adapter from the system as documented in the system’ s service manual. Caution – Yo u must follow the instructions outlined in your system’s service manual for the removal of network interface I/O cards. If you do not follow the procedur es in the service manual, you may cause you[...]

78 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 Replacing the Adapter and Activating the Network Interfaces This procedur e describes how to activate the qfe interfaces after replacing the adapter into the system. ▼ T o Replace the Adapter and Activate the Network Interfaces 1. Replace the adapter a[...]

79 APPENDIX D T esting the Adapter This appendix describes how to test the adapter using either the SunVTS diagnostic application or the onboard FCode self-test. This appendix contains the following sections: ■ “Using the SunVTS Diagnostic Software” on page 80 ■ “Using the OpenBoot PROM FCode Self-T est” on page 81[...]

80 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 Using the SunVTS Diagnostic Softwar e The SunVTS software executes multiple diagnostic hardwar e tests from a single user interface. It is used to verify the configuration and functionality of most har dware controllers and devices. The SunVTS software o[...]

Appendix D T esting the Adapter 81 Using the OpenBoot PROM FCode Self-T est The Sun Quad FastEthernet adapter ’s self-test verifies the correct operation of the adapter and identifies any har dware pr oblems with the adapter . The self-test is a suite of tests that reside in the adapter ’s FCode PROM. Y ou can only invoke the FCode self-test di[...]

82 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 4. Set the diag-switch? parameter to true to see the diagnostic power-on self-test (POST) messages. 5. Reset the system to activate these parameter changes. 6. Use the show-nets command to display the list of network devices on the system. Among the list[...]

Appendix D T esting the Adapter 83 The following tests are run when you execute the test command: ■ HME register ■ MAC internal loopback ■ 100 Mbps PHY loopback ■ 10 Mbps PHY loopback Note – T o test all of the interfaces of the adapter , you will need to execute the test command separately for each SUNW,qfe interface. If all of the tests[...]

84 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 9. Reset and reboot the system. Refer to the system’s documentation for the correct procedur es for bringing up the system. ok reset-all[...]

Index 85 Index A activating network interfaces, 78 autonegotiation, 45, 64, 71 B booting over a qfe network, 48 C cabling front-access adapter, 4 0 rear -access adapter, 26 cold swap defined, 4, 7 , 27 front-access adapter installation, 3 6 powering off the server, 2 1, 36 powering on the server, 25 , 38 rear -access adapter installation, 21 D dia[...]

86 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 overview of installation, 6 powering off the server, 3 8 preparing for installation, 8 , 28 removing, 76 replacing, 78 tools needed, 8, 28 full-duplex operation mode, 45, 62 H half-duplex operation mode, 45, 62 hardwar e ASIC description, 58 cabling, 26 [...]

Index 87 ok prompt, 4 8, 81 test command, 82 viewing device path names, 43 , 49 operation mode full-duplex, 45 half-duplex, 45 operation specifications, 53 P path_to_inst file, 42, 66, 73 PCI FastEthernet and expansion ASIC, 58, 60, 61 physical dimensions, 54 plumbing interfaces, 48, 78 power requir ements, 56 powering off the server, 21, 36 poweri[...]

88 Sun Quad F astEther net 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’ s Guide • June 2000 SUNW,qfe devices, 42, 49, 57, 65, 82 T test diagnostic command, 81 testing, 79 to 84 tools requir ed for installation, 8, 28 U unplumbing interfaces, 47, 76[...]