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    SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide Part No.: 801-6109-1 1 Revision A, November 1994 Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation 2550 Garcia A venue Mountain V iew , CA 94043 U.S.A.[...]

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    Please Recycle  1994 Sun Microsystems, Inc. 2550 Garcia A venue, Mountain V iew , California 94043-1 100 U.S.A. All rights reserved. This pr oduct and related documentation are pr otected by copyright and distributed under licenses restricting its use, copying, distribution, and decompilation. No part of this pr oduct or related documentation ma[...]

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    iii Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi 1. Introducing the SunFastEthernet Adapter Card . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 2. Installing the SunFastEthernet SBus Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 2.1 Card Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    iv SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 3.3.5 SunFastEthernet Directories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15 3.3.6 Installation V erif ication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15 3.4 Setting Up Diskless Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16 3.4.1 Setting Up to W rite to the Server ’s[...]

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    Contents v B.1 Performance Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1 B.2 Power Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2 B.3 Physical Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2 B.4 Environmental Specif ications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    vi SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994[...]

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    vii Figur es Figure 1-1 SunFastEhernet Adapter Card Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Figure 1-2 SunFastEthernet Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Figure 2-1 Handling the SunFastEthernet Adapter Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Figure C-1 Sundiag Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    viii SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994[...]

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    ix T ables Table 1-1 Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Table 3-1 Solaris 1.x Platform Architecture with Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Table 3-2 /export/exec/sun4/BQE Subdirectories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15 Table 4-1 Solaris 2.x Platform Archtecture with Systems S[...]

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    x SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994[...]

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    xi Pr eface This manual provides information about the SunFastEthernet Adapter car d. Document Or ganization The information in this manual is presented in six chapters and four appendixes. Manual arrangement is as follows: Chapter 1: “Introducing the SunFastEthernet Adapter Card” describes the features of the SunFastEthernet Adapter car d and [...]

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    xii SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 Appendix A: “Interface Signals” provides pinout data. Appendix B: “SunFastEthernet Adapter Card Specif ications” provides information on performance and power specifications, physical dimensions, and environmental specif ications. Appendix C: “Running Diagnostics” explains how to [...]

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    Preface xiii What T ypographic Changes and Symbols Mean Section T able P-1, “T ypographic Conventions describes the typefaces and symbols used in this book. T able P-1 T ypographic Conventions 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[...]

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    xiv SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 Notes, Cautions, and W arnings Warning – This equipment contains lethal voltage. Accidental contact can result in serious injury or death. Caution – Improper handling by unqualif ied personnel can cause serious damage to this equipment. Unqualified personnel who tamper with this equipment[...]

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    1-1 Intr oducing the SunFastEthernet Adapter Card 1 The information contained in this guide is organized as follows: T able 1- 1 Organization Chapter/Appendi x Material covered OS applicability 1 Introduction to SunFastEthernet Both 1.x and 2.x 2 Installing SunFastEthernet SBus card Both 1.x and 2.x 3 Solaris 1.x software installation 1.x only 4 So[...]

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    1-2 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 1 The SunFastEthernet™ Adapter card is a dual mode high speed ethernet SBus card that can operate at either 10 or 100Mbps. The car d provides the Media Access Control (MAC) function for either a 10 or 100Mbps CSMA/CD pr otocol based network interface conforming to IEEE 802.3 and the Etherne[...]

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    Introducing the SunFastEthernet Adapter Card 1-3 1 Figure 1- 1 SunFastEhernet Adapter Card Components SBUS QEC BigMA C SRAM SRAM EPROM UL TRA DB40 RJ45 MA CH MA CH IO TXFMR PDR PDT TXFMRs Rela y Relay T wister Choke Chok e Xtal RX Buf MA CH[...]

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    1-4 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 1 Figure 1-2 SunFastEthernet Block Diagram QEC ASIC Buff er memor y Local bus BigMA C ASIC RX buff er BabyBA C T ransceiv er XCVR management register Ultra DB40 TX buff er SBus MII Interf ace RJ45 Hub External transceiver EPROM[...]

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    Introducing the SunFastEthernet Adapter Card 1-5 1 The SunFastEthernet Adapter card is supported on most SBus based Sun-4c, Sun-4m, and Sun-4d system architectur es that run under the Solaris® environment or other compatible operating systems. T o utilize the SunFastEthernet Adapter card, the system also needs to contain OpenBoot™ PROM (OBP) lev[...]

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    1-6 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 1[...]

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    2-1 Installing the SunFastEthernet SBus Card 2 2.1 Card Installation 1. Remove the SunFastEthernet Adapter card from the antistatic bag and spread the bag on a f irm surface to provide a protective mat. Figure 2-1 Handling the SunFastEthernet Adapter Card 2. Place the card, component side up, on the bag. 3. Install the card according to the SBus in[...]

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    2-2 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 2 Use the onboard transceiver RJ45 connector for Category 5, data grade UTP wiring (100M maximum). The external transceiver MII Interface connector can be used for Category 5, data grade UTP or for other wiring types (dependent upon the transceiver type). For example: Category 3 voice grade ([...]

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    Installing the SunFastEthernet SBus Card 2-3 2 2. Use show-devs to f ind out SBus card information. The show-devs command used by itself shows the entire device tr ee. The example below shows information for a SP ARCserver™ 1000 system with only one system board (boar d 0) and a SunFastEthernet channel installed in slot 1. 3. Set the diag-switch [...]

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    2-4 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 2 Note – T o find out the OpenBoot PROM revision level on your system, type .version at the <#0> ok prompt. a. If the system has OpenBoot PROM 2.6 or above, use watch-net-all . This example shows output when a be channel is connected to a 10Mbps network. Note – Activity may also be [...]

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    Installing the SunFastEthernet SBus Card 2-5 2 b. If the system has OpenBoot PROM 2.3 to 2.5, use the watch-net command. 5. Set the diag-switch to false. At the ok prompt type: <#0> ok watch-net Qe register test -- succeeded. Internal loopback test -- succeeded. Transceiver check -- 100 mbps Link Down, 10 mbps Link Up, passed. Tx/Rx enable/di[...]

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    2-6 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 2 2.3 Booting Fr om SunFastEthernet Devices T o get information about valid SunFastEthernet device path names for your machine use the show-devs command as shown in the following example: Look for the be node in the device paths. For the preceding example, the device boot path for the SunFast[...]

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    Installing the SunFastEthernet SBus Card 2-7 2 2.4 Relocating a SunFastEthernet Card (Solaris 2.x Only) If a SunFastEthernet card is installed in an sbus slot and you later change the location of the card, then you must perform the following pr ocedure or the driver will not be recognized within the system: 1. Use the pkgrm command to remove the dr[...]

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    2-8 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 2[...]

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    3-1 Installing SunFastEthernet Softwar e Using Solaris 1.x 3 The Solaris 1 software version of the SunFastEthernet driver is supported on Solaris 1.1 (SunOS 4.1.3) and later releases. T o utilize the SunFastEthernet Adapter card, the system also needs to contain OpenBoot™ PROM (OBP) level 2.3 or later . There is no r estriction on the number of S[...]

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    3-2 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 3 3.1 Hardwar e Requirements T able 3-1 lists systems supported under the Solaris 1.x software versions for Sun -4m architectur es: Note – The SunFastEthernet is not supported on the SBus Expansion Subsystem under Solaris 1.x. 3.2 Pr eparing for Software Installation Before loading the SunF[...]

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    Installing SunFastEthernet Software Using Solaris 1.x 3-3 3 • T o confirm the existence of the link in the /export/exec directory , use the commands shown in the following example : The example response fr om command ls -l shows that the sun4 and /usr directories ar e symbolically linked. If the link does not exist, create one while still in the [...]

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    3-4 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 3 3.3.3 Mounting the CD-ROM 1. Mount the CD-ROM from either a local or remote machine. For example, for a local machine enter the following: For a remote machine enter the following: 2. After successfully mounting the CD-ROM f ilesystem, change directories to /cdrom as follows: 3.3.4 Install [...]

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    Installing SunFastEthernet Software Using Solaris 1.x 3-5 3 4. Enter 1 to select an application. Y ou will then see the following display: 5. Enter 2 to select SunFastEthernet. Y ou will then see the following display: 6. Enter 3 to initiate the installation. Y ou will then see the following display: 7. Enter y to begin installation. Y ou will then[...]

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    3-6 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 3[...]

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    Installing SunFastEthernet Software Using Solaris 1.x 3-7 3 Executing installation file... The following product will be installed: Product Name: 1.1 FCS SunFastEthernet and SBus Quad Ethernet Controller Driver Sun Platforms: Sun-4m SUNBIN Media type/format: CD-ROM (UFS file system format) 1 of 1 Part Number: 258-4882 Compatible with the Solaris(R)[...]

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    3-8 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 3 8. The script will then query: Do you want to continue [y|n]? Enter y to continue. Y ou will then see the following display: The X Window System is a product of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun Logo, Solaris, SunOS, ONC, NFS, OpenWindows, DeskSet, An[...]

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    Installing SunFastEthernet Software Using Solaris 1.x 3-9 3 9. The script will then query: Do you want to see a description of this installation script [y|n]? Follow by entering n . Y ou will then see the following display: 10. The script will then query: Do you want to continue [y|n]? Install the SunFastEthernet driver. Installation should take ap[...]

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    3-10 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 3 Follow by entering y . Y ou will then see the following display: Note – The install script assumes you have assigned the hostname for the SunFastEthernet. For example, if you want to call the SunFastEthernet system5, then system5 should exist in the /etc/hosts file or NIS hosts maps (if [...]

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    Installing SunFastEthernet Software Using Solaris 1.x 3-1 1 3 you for a hostname for every SunFastEthernet hardwar e device installed. Once all devices have been given a hostname, you will then see the following display: 12. The default is n , if you want to change the off icial hostname respond by entering y . Once the hostname is changed or the d[...]

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    3-12 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 3 Y ou will then see the following prompt: New System Config File [BQE]:[...]

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    Installing SunFastEthernet Software Using Solaris 1.x 3-13 3 If you want to change the new system conf ig file fr om the default [BQE], then enter the new file name now or pr ess RETURN to accept the default. Y ou will then see the following display: File protection on files and BQE adjusted .... Doing a “make depend” /etc/config BQE run succes[...]

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    3-14 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 3 Followed by: Note – If there ar e problems with the pr eceding procedur e (moving vmunix / rebooting), then you need to boot the old vmunix which is vmunix.or g in the above example. Thus, type: boot vmunix.org. The install script will then return you to cdm and the following display : *[...]

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    Installing SunFastEthernet Software Using Solaris 1.x 3-15 3 3.3.5 SunFastEthernet Dir ectories The following table lists the major subdirectories of the dir ectory that receives SunFastEthernet files, /export/exec/sun4/BQE . Note that /export/exec/sun4 is a symbolic link to /usr . 3.3.6 Installation V erification Note – The SunFastEthernet inte[...]

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    3-16 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 3 Y ou can also use ifconfig to check on a particular interface, for example: The string <UP ,BROADCAST ,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING> indicates that the SunFastEthernet interface is correctly installed and conf igured. 3.4 Setting Up Diskless Clients This section tells you how to set up a serve[...]

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    Installing SunFastEthernet Software Using Solaris 1.x 3-17 3 If you are on a SunOS 4.1.3 machine use 4.1.3 in place of OSVER, for r eleases later than SunOS 4.1.3 use 4.1.3_U1 in place of OSVER. Enter the following commands: Add the following lines to SYS/sun4m/conf/files: Add the following lines to the configuration f ile that you use for building[...]

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    3-18 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 3[...]

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    4-1 Installing SunFastEthernet Softwar e Using Solaris 2.x 4 This chapter describes SunFastEthernet installation requir ements for Solaris 2.x software versions only . The SunFastEthernet Adapter card is supported on most SBus based Sun-4c, Sun-4m, and Sun-4d system architectur es that run under the Solaris® environment — or other compatible ope[...]

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    4-2 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 4 4.2 Solaris 2.3 Hardwar e: 5/94 Software Requirements Solaris 2.3 Hardwar e: 5/94 is the first Solaris 2 r elease supporting the SunFastEthernet. The driver for the SunFastEthernet is installed from the package SUNWbmac. Y ou will find this package on the Solaris 2.3 Hardwar e: 5/94 CD. Fol[...]

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    Installing SunFastEthernet Software Using Solaris 2.x 4-3 4 automatically installs SUNWbmac. If disk space is a concern, and you choose to install another cluster , use the pkgadd command to add the SunFastEthernet driver as described in the following procedur e: 4.2.3 Adding SUNWbmac Using pkgadd Command 1. V erify that SUNWbmac is not already ins[...]

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    4-4 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 4 4. V erify that the driver is installed as follows: 5. Once you verify that the driver has been installed, proceed to the following section, “Host File Conf iguration”. 4.2.4 Host File Configuration Complete the host file conf iguration before you install the SunFastEthernet Adapter ca[...]

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    Installing SunFastEthernet Software Using Solaris 2.x 4-5 4 2. Create an appropriate entry in the /etc/hosts f ile for each active be channel. Using the example in step 1, you will have: Once /etc/hostname.be<num> files and /etc/hosts f iles are cr eated/updated: 3. Halt the system using the shutdown -i0 command. 4. Once the system has been h[...]

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    4-6 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 4 If SunFastEthernet hardwar e was not installed when the Solaris 2.3 Hardwar e: 8/94 software distribution was installed using one of the last four clusters, then the driver is not automatically installed via suninstall, instead, the driver must be installed using the pkgadd command. Refer t[...]

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    Installing SunFastEthernet Software Using Solaris 2.x 4-7 4 3. Use the cd command and go to the directory containing your particular architecture. 4. T ype the following line to get a listing for the minor device number for the be0 device: The resultant listing will have the following format: 5. For the above example the minor-device-number should [...]

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    4-8 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 4 3. Copy be driver to clients root partition as follows: then: 4.4 Solaris 2.4 Hardwar e: 1 1/94 Softwar e Requirements Note – The patch described in the following paragraph is mandatory for Solaris 2.4. Y ou can find the Solaris 2.4 software for the SunFastEthernet adapter car d on the So[...]

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    5-1 Network Linkups/Speed Selection 5 The information presented in this chapter is applicable to both Solaris 1.x and 2.x software versions. 5.1 Network Link Ups 5.1.1 10/100Mbps Link Up Using RJ45 Connector If your SunFastEthernet channel is connected to a 10 or 100Mbps network through the RJ45 connector you will r eceive a Link Up message wheneve[...]

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    5-2 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 5 Note – If you do not see a “10 or 100Mbits/sec Link Up” message, then the link is down and the probable cause could be a disconnected cable, transceiver or hub. 5.1.2 10/100Mbps Link Up Using MII interface Connector If your SunFastEthernet channel is connected to a 10 or 100 Mbps netw[...]

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    Network Linkups/Speed Selection 5-3 5 5.2 Speed Selection If you receive the following messages after connecting to a 10 or 100Mbps network then more than likely the external hub and the SunFastEthernet ar e out of sync. In these instances speed selection may be done manually using the be_speed utility as indicated in the procedur e that follows: T[...]

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    5-4 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 5[...]

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    A-1 Interface Signals A T able A-1 lists SBus interface signals and their corresponding pin numbers. T able A-1 SBus Interface Signals Pin No. Description Pin No. Description Pin No. Description 1 GND 16 INT (4)* 31 P A (4) 2 BR* 17 D (19) 32 LERR* 3 SEL* 18 D (21) 33 P A (6) 4 INT (1)* 19 D (23) 34 P A (8) 5 D (0) 20 INT (5)* 35 P A (10) 6 D (2) 2[...]

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    A-2 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 A 46 P A (26) 63 D (17) 80 +5V 47 DP 64 +5V 81 P A (7) 48 -12V 65 D (18) 82 P A (9) 49 CLK 66 D (20) 83 P A (1 1) 50 BG* 67 D (22) 84 GND 51 AS* 68 GND 85 P A (13) 52 GND 69 D (24) 86 P A (15) 53 D (1) 70 D (26) 87 P A (17) 54 D (3) 71 DA (28) 88 +5V 55 D (5) 72 +5V 89 P A (19) 56 +5V 73 D (3[...]

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    Interface Signals A-3 A T able A-2 lists SunFastEthernet Adapter Media Independent Interface signals and their corresponding pin numbers. T able A-2 SunFastEthernet Adapter Media Independent Interface Signals (Ultra DB40) Pin Number Description Pin Number Description 1 +5V 21 +5V 2 MDIO 22 GND 3 MDC 23 GND 4 RXD<3> 24 GND 5 RXD<2> 25 GN[...]

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    A-4 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 A[...]

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    B-1 SunFastEthernet Adapter Card Specifications B B.1 Performance Specifications T able B-1 Performance Specifications Feature Specif ication SBus Clock 12.5MHz to 25MHz Max SBus Burst T ransfer Rate 12.5Mbytes/sec Max Ethernet T ransfer Rate 10/100Mbps SBus Data/Address Lines D <31:0>/P A <18:0> SBus Modes Master/Slave Capacitance pe[...]

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    B-2 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 B B.2 Power Specifications B.3 Physical Dimensions T able B-2 Power Specifications Specif ication Measurement Power Dissipation 9.5 W att max. V oltage T olerance +/- 5% Ripple ≤ 100 mV Operational Current 5V , 2.0 Amps T able B-3 Overall Physical Dimensions Dimension Measurement Length 5.[...]

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    SunFastEthernet Adapter Card Specifications B-3 B B.4 Envir onmental Specifications Note – Specifications shown ar e for Sun Fast Ethernet Adapter Card in SP ARCstation 10. T able B-4 Environmental Specifications Condition Operating Specif ication Storage Specif ication T emperature 0 to 40 0 C -40 to 75 0 C Relative Humidity 5 to 85% RH, 40 0 C[...]

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    B-4 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 B[...]

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    C-1 Running Diagnostics C Note – The SunFast Ethernet Adapter is not supported in Sundiag for Solaris 1.x. The tests available for this device consist of a selftest and SunDiag. C.1 Selftest The SunFastEthernet selftest is a test that verifies corr ect operation of the SBus card. The selftest consists of a suite of tests that r eside in the FCcod[...]

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    C-2 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 C T o check that the system has a SunFastEthernet Adapt;er card installed and in which SBus slot, look for the be device in the following command: T o display the OBP set of environment variables, type the following command: T o change an OBP environment variable, for example auto-boot? to fa[...]

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    Running Diagnostics C-3 C T o browse the OBP device tree, use the cd command to get to a specif ic working directory , and words to find all the Forth wor ds available in that directory: T o examine the definition of a word, use the see command as follows: For more information on using the OBP commands, r efer to the Open Boot Command Reference man[...]

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    C-4 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 C C.1.1 Selftest Description The Selftest can be invoked from the ok pr ompt on a Sun machine that has OBP 2.x or later as follows: 1. Set the diag-switch to true. At the ok prompt type: Note – If the diag switch is not set to true r educed tests are run. 2. Set the diag-switch to false. At[...]

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    Running Diagnostics C-5 C C.1.1.1 Register T est This test performs write, read, and compar e on the QEC, bmac, and transceiver registers. The test will then issue a r eset to make sure that the appr opriate register contents ar e reset. C.1.1.2 Internal Loopback T est This test will check the internal loopback data path. C.1.1.3 T ransceiver T est[...]

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    C-6 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 C C.1.2 Debug using Selftest For debuging under selftest refer to “W riting FCode Programs, Revision A, November 1993” (Sun Part Number 801-5123-10). C.2 Sundiag Sundiag is an on-line system exerciser that r uns diagnostic hardwar e tests. It is used primarily with the OpenW indows softwa[...]

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    Running Diagnostics C-7 C C.2.2 The Sundiag W indow Note – The SunFast Ethernet Adapter is not supported in Sundiag for Solaris 1.x. Note – Examples in this section show Sundiag running in the OPEN LOOK® environment. Sundiag r un in the SunV iew™ environment will look dif ferent. T o start Sundiag, cd to the Sundiag directory (/opt/SUNWdiag/[...]

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    C-8 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 C Figure C-1 Sundiag W indow C.2.3 Starting the T est 1. Review the information in the control panel, which identif ies the devices that are available for testing. Click on the device that you want to test, in this case (USER 0) nettest. Y our selection is confirmed with the display of a high[...]

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    Running Diagnostics C-9 C 4. T o interrupt a test or to stop after a test is completed, click on the Stop button. If no problems ar e identified during the testing, the SunFastEthernet car d is ready for operation in your system. Click on the Quit button to exit Sundiag.[...]

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    D-1 Solaris 2.x Driver Performance T uning D If your system is a server which serves clients with heavy traff ic and you experience numerous RPC err ors, you may fine tune your system for performance by changing the buffer default settings in the /etc/system f ile as follows. T able D-1 depicts the buf fer default settings; each buffer r equiring 1[...]

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    E-1 Console Messages (Solaris 1.x Only) E The SunFastEthernet software can output the messages listed below . Each message is accompanied by an explanation and/or workaround. Some of the messages indicate normal operation of the product, while others indicate an error condition. In the latter category , certain messages indicate a transitory condit[...]

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    E-2 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 E The no carrier portion of this message indicates that the device may have lost the carrier detect signal. The driver has a test feature that verif ies the Ethernet cable connection between the device and the Ethernet hub. In order for this feature to function corr ectly , the Ethernet hub m[...]

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    Console Messages (Solaris 1.x Only) E-3 E and The DMA engine encounted an error which indicates a potential har dware or driver problem. and The DMA engine encounted an error which typically indicates a har dware problem. and These errors indicate a har dware failur e. The device is most likely bad. be<num>: SBus tx derror ack be<num>: [...]

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    E-4 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 E The driver cannot allocate suff icient memory for resour ces. These messages occur when attempting to load the driver . Y ou will be unable to load the driver until suff icient memory becomes free. T erminating unnecessary processes or unloading unused drivers are ways to fr ee memory . The[...]

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    Console Messages (Solaris 1.x Only) E-5 E error is usually symptomatic of tr ouble elsewhere in the operating system. and The driver cannot allocate suff icient address space for r esources. These messages occur when attempting to load the driver . Y ou will be unable to load the driver until suff icient address space becomes fr ee. Unloading unuse[...]

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    E-6 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 E The driver has received a packet with an incorr ect checksum field. Indicates that the device receive FIFO has overf lowed. This is most likely due to the system being under a heavy load. The driver has received a packet containing a noninteger multiple of eight bits and there was a CRC err[...]

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    Console Messages (Solaris 1.x Only) E-7 E transmission of a chained packet. This indicates a problem in the driver . The device will reset itself and continue normal operation. A packet larger than 1518 bytes was passed to the device. This indicates an error in the driver . Indicates that the device transmit FIFO has underflowed. This is most likel[...]

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    E-8 SunFastEthernet Adapter User Guide — November 1994 E device. The SBus card has r eported an invalid number of device registers. The device may be bad, or there may be a pr oblem in the operating system or driver . The driver doesn’t have a parent driver . This error is usually symptomatic of trouble elsewher e in the operating system. bqeat[...]

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    Revision History Revision Dash Date Comments A 1 1 November 1994 Included Solaris 1.x support.[...]

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