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Sun Quad F astEther net PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide A Sun Microsystems, Inc. Business 901 San Antonio Road P alo Alto, , CA 94303-4900 P ar t No: 805-1797-10 Re vision A, A ugust 1997[...]

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Sun Quad F astEther net PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide P ar t No: 805-1797-10 Re vision A, A ugust 1997[...]

Copyright 1997 Sun Micr osystems, Inc. 901 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, California 94303-4900 U.S.A. All rights reserved. All rights r eserved. This pr oduct or document is protected by copyright and distributed under licenses r estricting its use, copying, distribution, and decompilation. No part of this pr oduct or document may be repr oduced in [...]

Contents Preface viii 1. Product Overview 1 Features 2 Hardwar e and Software Requirements 2 Checking the OpenBoot PROM Revision Level 3 Displaying the OpenBoot PROM Revision Level 3 2. Installing the Adapter 5 Adding an Entry to the driver_aliases File 5 Installing the Adapter 6 V erifying the Installation 7 Diagnostic T esting 7 Examining Network[...]

Increasing TCP/IP Performance 14 Forcing Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps 15 Auto-Negotiation 16 local-mac-address Property 16 A. Specifications 19 Physical Dimensions 19 Power Requirements 20 Performance Specifications 20 B. Interface Signals 23 C. Configuring the Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 25 Internal T ransceiver 25 [...]

Running the Ethernet FCode Selftest Diagnostic 42 E. Regulatory Compliance Statements 45 FCC Class A Notice 45 FCC Class B Notice 46 DOC Class A Notice - A vis DOC, Classe A 47 DOC Class B Notice - A vis DOC, Classe B 47 Declaration of Conformity 48 EMC 48 Supplementary Information 49 Index 51 Contents vi[...]

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Preface The Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide provides installation instructions for the Sun TM Quad FastEthernet TM PCI Adapter . This manual also describes how to configure the Sun Quad FastEthernet driver softwar e. These instructions are designed for system administrators with experience installing similar hardw[...]

Related Documents The following documents contain topics that r elate to the information in the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide . T itle Part Number Y our system installation or service manual (System dependent) Solaris 2.x Handbook for SMCC Peripherals (Release dependent) SunVTS User’s Guide (Release dependent) [...]

T ypographic Conventions The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book. T ypeface or Symbol Meaning Example AaBbCc123 The names of commands, files, and directories; on-scr een computer output Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. You have mail. AaBbCc123 What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer ou[...]

Shell Prompt Bourne shell and Korn shell $ Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser # Ordering Sun Documents SunDocs SM is a distribution program for Sun Microsystems technical documentation. Contact SunExpress for easy ordering and quick delivery . Y ou can find a listing of available Sun documentation on the W orld W ide W eb. T ABLE P–1 SunExpre[...]

T ABLE P–1 SunExpress Contact Information (continued) Sun W elcomes Y our Comments Please use the Reader Comment Card that accompanies this document. W e are interested in improving our documentation and welcome your comments and suggestions. If a card is not available, you can email or fax your comments to us. Please include the part number of y[...]

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CHAPTER 1 Product Overview The Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter contains four fully-buffer ed twisted-pair Ethernet ports (RJ-45), providing four switchable 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX channels, on a PCI adapter . Figure 1–1 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter Figure 1–2 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter Back Panel 1[...]

Features This PCI adapter offers the following features: Fully complies with the ANSI/IEEE std. 802.3 CSMA/CD physical layer specification Four Switchable 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet channels with auto negotiation. Conforms to IEEE 802.3u Ethernet standar d Provides operations of up to 100 meters of twisted-pair without use of r epeaters Four ind[...]

Checking the OpenBoot PROM Revision Level Y ou can use the OpenBoot command .version to display your system’s OpenBoot PROM revision level. Displaying the OpenBoot PROM Revision Level 1. At the ok prompt, type .version to check your system’s OpenBoot PROM revision level. ok .version Release 3.00 Version 1203 created 97/04/19 09:44:48 Product Ov[...]

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CHAPTER 2 Installing the Adapter This chapter tells you how to install the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter in your system and how to verify that it has been installed correctly . Adding an Entry to the driver_aliases File If your system is running the Solaris 2.5.1 Hardwar e: 4/97 operating environment, you will need to add an entry to the /etc/d[...]

Installing the Adapter Note - Refer to your system installation or service manual for detailed instructions for the following tasks. 1. Power off your system and open the system unit. 2. Attach the adhesive copper strip of the wrist strap to the metal casing of the power supply . W rap the other end twice around your wrist, with the adhesive side a[...]

V erifying the Installation After you have installed the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter , but befor e you boot your system, perform the following tasks to verify the installation. Refer to the Solaris 2.x Handbook for SMCC Peripherals manual or your Solaris documentation for the detailed instructions. 1. Power on the system, and when the banner [...]

1. Examine network activity and incoming network packets by typing watch-net-all at the ok prompt. The watch-net-all command monitors network traf fic on all network interfaces in the system. In the example below , the watch-net-all command tests all four of the adapter’s interfaces, two of which ar e connected to a network. CODE EXAMPLE 2–1 w[...]

Rebooting the System After you have examined the network activity , perform a r econfiguration boot on your system so the operating envir onment can recognize the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter . 1. Perform a reconfiguration boot on the system. ok boot -r Refer to the Solaris 2.x Peripheral’s Handbook for more information. Installing the Ada[...]

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CHAPTER 3 Configuring the Driver Software This chapter describes how to configur e the driver softwar e used by the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter . Installing the Driver Software The Sun Quad FastEthernet 2.0 CD-ROM contains the softwar e r equired by the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter . Install the softwar e driver packages as described i[...]

"/pci@1f,2000/pci@2/SUNW,qfe@3,1" 7 "qfe" In the example above, the four SUNW,qfe@ x ,1 instances are from a Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter installed in slot 2. For clarity , the instance numbers are bold. 2. Create an /etc/hostname.qfe <num> file, where <num> corresponds to the instance number of each interface [...]

3. Create an appropriate entry in the /etc/hosts file for each active qfe channel. Using the example in Step 1 on page 11, you will have: # cat /etc/hosts # # Internet host table # 127.0.0.1 localhost 129.144.10.57 zardoz loghost 129.144.11.83 zardoz-11 129.144.12.41 zardoz-12 129.144.13.67 zardoz-13 129.144.14.30 zardoz-14 4. Reboot your system. [...]

Post-Installation Pr ocedures (Optional) Perform the tasks in the following sections to customize the performance of the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter . Configuring Driver Parameters The qfe device driver , which is loaded from the CD-ROM, controls the SUNW,qfe Ethernet devices. The device driver automatically selects the link speed using the [...]

Forcing Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps 1. At the ok prompt, use the show-devs command to list the system devices. Y ou should see the full path names of the qfe devices, similar to the example below: /pci@1f,2000/pci@2/SUNW,qfe@0,1 /pci@1f,2000/pci@2/SUNW,qfe@1,1 /pci@1f,2000/pci@2/SUNW,qfe@2,1 /pci@1f,2000/pci@2/SUNW,qfe@3,1 2. T ype: [...]

Auto-Negotiation A key featur e of the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter is auto-negotiation. The auto-negotiation protocol, as specified by the 100BASE-T standar d, selects the operation mode (half-duplex or full-duplex), and the auto-sensing protocol selects the speed (10 Mbps or 100 Mbps) for the adapter . The link speed and modes supported by [...]

The mac-address property of the network device specifies the network address (system-wide or local-mac-address ) used for booting the system. T o start using the MAC addr esses assigned to the network interfaces of the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter , set the NVRAM configuration variable local-mac-address? to true ok setenv local-mac-address? [...]

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APPENDIX A Specifications Physical Dimensions T ABLE A–1 Physical Dimensions Assembly Dimension Measurement Length 7.395 in (186.06 mm) W idth 4.759 in (120.88 mm) Height: Primary component side 0.570 in. (14.48 mm) Back side 0.105 in. (2.67 mm) W eight 5.2 oz (148 g) 19[...]

Power Requirements T ABLE A–2 Power Requirements Specification Measurement Maximum Power Dissipation 14 W atts Maximum Power Consumption 2.8 Amps @ 5V V oltage T olerance 5V +/- 5% Ripple Maximum 100 mV Operational Current 5V , 2.0 Amps Performance Specifications T ABLE A–3 Performance Specifications Specification Performance Maximum Ethern[...]

T ABLE A–3 Performance Specifications (continued) Ethernet V ersion Conforms to IEEE 802.3u PCI clock 33 MHz max. PCI data burst transfer rate 133 MB/sec. PCI Data/Address Lines AD63-0 PCI modes Master/slave Specifications 21[...]

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APPENDIX B Interface Signals Figure B–1 32-Pin RJ-45 Connectors T ABLE B–1 Pin Descriptions for the 32-Pin RJ-45 Connectors: Channels 0 - 3 Description CH0 CH1 CH2 CH3 TD+ 1 9 17 25 TD– 2 10 18 26 RD+ 3 11 19 27 Not Used 4 12 20 28 Not Used 5 13 21 29 RD– 6 14 22 30 Not Used 7 15 23 31 Not Used 8 16 24 32 23[...]

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APPENDIX C Configuring the Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters The qfe device driver controls the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter’s SUNW,qfe Ethernet devices. Y ou can manually configure the qfe device driver parameters to customize each SUNW,qfe device in your system. This appendix provides an overview of the internal transceiver used[...]

Driver Parameter V alues and Definitions This section describes the parameters and settings for the qfe device driver . T able C–1 lists these parameters. T ABLE C–1 qfe Driver Parameter , Status, and Descriptions Parameter Status Description transceiver_inuse Read only Defines the current status link_status Read only Defines the current sta[...]

T ABLE C–1 qfe Driver Parameter , Status, and Descriptions (continued) Parameter Status Description 100hdx_cap Read only Local transceiver capability of the hardwar e 10fdx_cap Read only Local transceiver capability of the hardwar e 10hdx_cap Read only Local transceiver capability of the hardwar e lp_autoneg_cap Read only Link partner auto negoti[...]

T ABLE C–2 Read-Only Parameters Defining the Current Status Parameter V alues Description link_status 0 1 Current link status = Link down = Link up link_speed 0 1 V alid only if the link is up = 10 Mbps = 100 Mbps link_mode 0 1 V alid only if the link is up = Half duplex = Full duplex Inter-Packet Gap Parameters The PCI Fast Ethernet and Expansi[...]

If your network has systems that use longer IPG (the sum of ipg1 and ipg2 ) and if those machines seem to be slow in accessing the network, incr ease the values of ipg1 and ipg2 to match the longer IPGs of other machines. Defining an Additional Delay Before T ransmitting a Packet Using lance_mode and ipg0 The PCI Fast Ethernet and Expansion (PFEX)[...]

Operational Mode Parameters T able C–5 describes the operational mode parameters and their default values. T ABLE C–5 Operational Mode Parameters Parameter V alues Description adv_autoneg_cap 0 1 Local transceiver capability advertised by the hardwar e = Forced mode = Auto-negotiation (default) adv_100fdx_cap 1 0 1 Local transceiver capability [...]

Defining the Number of Back-to-Back Packets to T ransmit The pace_size parameter (see T able C–6) defines the maximum number of back-to-back packets you can transmit at one time. If the value is zero, there is no limit to the number of back-to-back packets that can be transmitted. T ABLE C–6 Back-to-back Packet T ransmission Capability Parame[...]

T ABLE C–7 Read-Only T ransceiver Capabilities (continued) Parameter V alues Description 10fdx_cap 0 1 Local transceiver capability of the har dwar e; initialized at startup = Not 10Mbit/sec full-duplex capable = 10Mbit/sec full-duplex capable 10hdx_cap 0 1 Local transceiver capability of the har dwar e; initialized at startup = Not 10Mbit/sec ha[...]

If the link partner is capable of auto-negotiation (when lp_autoneg_cap is 1) then the speed and mode information is displayed when you use auto-negotiation and get the link partner capabilities. Setting qfe Driver Parameters Y ou can set the qfe device driver parameters in three ways ( ndd , /etc/system , and qfe.conf ), depending on your needs. T[...]

"/pci@1f,2000/pci@2/SUNW,qfe@1,1" 5 "qfe" "/pci@1f,2000/pci@2/SUNW,qfe@2,1" 6 "qfe" "/pci@1f,2000/pci@2/SUNW,qfe@3,1" 7 "qfe" In the example above, the four SUNW,qfe@ x ,1 instances are from a Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter installed in slot 2. For clarity , the instance numbers are bol[...]

Using the ndd Utility in Interactive Mode 1. T o modify a parameter value in interactive mode, specify ndd /dev/qfe ,a s shown below . The ndd utility then prompts you for the name of the parameter: # ndd /dev/qfe name to get/set? (Enter the parameter name or ? to view all parameters) After entering the parameter name, the ndd utility prompts you f[...]

Setting Forced Mode This section describes how to set forced mode (not capable of auto-negotiation). T o Select One Local T ransceiver Capability and Setting Forced Mode 1. Select one of the following capabilities: adv_100fdx_cap , adv_100hdx_cap , adv_10fdx_cap ,o r adv_10hdx_cap , and set its value to 1. If you select more than one of the local t[...]

Setting Parameters in the /etc/system File T o configure the qfe driver parameters for all SUNW,qfe devices in the system so that the parameter variables are always ef fective (even after r ebooting the system), enter the parameter variables in the /etc/system file. When you reboot the system, the system r eads the /etc/system file and sets thes[...]

These parameter values, described in “Driver Parameter V alues and Definitions” on page 26, are applicable to all SUNW,qfe devices on the system. See T able C–1 through T able C–8 for the descriptions of these parameters. Here’s an example of setting parameters in a /etc/system file: Setting the ipg1 and ipg2 Parameters in the /etc/syst[...]

Setting ipg Driver Parameters Using a qfe.conf File 1. Obtain the hardware path names for the qfe devices in the device tree. T ypically the path names and the associated instance numbers will be pr esent in the /etc/path_to_inst file. # grep qfe /etc/path_to_inst "/pci@1f,2000/pci@2/SUNW,qfe@0,1" 4 "qfe" "/pci@1f,2000/pci[...]

Name = SUNW,qfe Parent = /pci@1f,2000/pci@2 Unit-address = 3,1 1. Set the ipg1 and ipg2 parameters for the above four devices in the /kernel/drv/qfe.conf file. name = ‘‘SUNW,qfe’’ parent = ‘‘/pci@1f,2000/pci@2’’ unit-address = ‘‘0,1’’ ipg1=20 ipg2=10; name = ‘‘SUNW,qfe’’ parent = ‘‘/pci@1f,2000/pci@2’’ unit-[...]

APPENDIX D Running Diagnostics T ests This appendix describes how to test the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter with its FCode PROM selftest . Note - T o test the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter further , refer to the SunVTS User’s Guide that shipped with your operating system. Using the OpenBoot PROM FCode Selftest The following tests are avai[...]

Running the Ethernet FCode Selftest DiagnosticRunning the Ethernet FCode Selftest Diagnostic T o run the ethernet diagnostics, you must first bring the system to a stop at the OpenBoot prompt after issuing a reset. If you do not reset the system, the diagnostic tests may cause the system to hang. For more information about the OpenBoot commands in[...]

The following tests are run when the test command is executed: hme register MAC internal loopback External loopback 100 Mbps PHY loopback 10 Mbps PHY loopback If the test passes, you will see these messages: Hme register test --- succeeded. Internal loopback test -- succeeded Transceiver check -- Using onboard transceiver -- Link up passed If the c[...]

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APPENDIX E Regulatory Compliance Statements Y our Sun product is marked to indicate its compliance class: Federal Communications Commission (FCC) — USA Department of Communications (DOC) — Canada V oluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) — Japan Please read the appropriate section that corresponds to the marking on your Sun product b[...]

Shielded Cables: Connections between the workstation and peripherals must be made using shielded cables in order to maintain compliance with FCC radio frequency emission limits. Networking connections can be made using unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cables. Modifications: Any modifications made to this device that ar e not approved by Sun Microsys[...]

DOC Class A Notice - A vis DOC, Classe A This Class A digital apparatus meets all requir ements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe A r especte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. DOC Class B Notice - A vis DOC, Classe B This Class B digital apparatus[...]

Declaration of Conformity Compliance ID: QFEPCI Product Name: SUN QFE PCI This product has been tested and complies with: EMC European Union — EC This equipment complies with the following requir ements of the EMC Directive 89/ 336/EEC: EN55022 / CISPR22 (1985) Class A EN50082-1 IEC801-2 (1991) 4 kV (Direct), 8 kV (Air) IEC801-3 (1984) 3 V/m 48 S[...]

IEC801-4 (1988) 1.0 kV Power Lines, 0.5 kV Signal Lines EN61000-3-2/IEC1000-3-2(1994) Pass Safety This equipment complies with the following r equir ements of the Low V oltage Directive 73/23/EEC: EN60950/IEC950 (1993) Supplementary Information This product was tested and complies with all the requir ements for the CE Mark when connected to a Sun w[...]

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