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    Sun Microsystems, Inc. www .sun.com Submit comments about this document at: http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback Sun Blade ™ T6320 XA UI P ass- Through F abr ic Expansion Module User’ s Guide P ar t No . 820-4777-11 July 2008, Re vision A[...]

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    Copyright 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara, California 95054, U.S.A. All rights reserved. Sun Microsystems, Inc. has intellectual pr operty rights relating to technology embodied in the product that is described in this document. In particular , and without limitation, these intellectual property rights may include one [...]

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    3 Contents Contents 3 Preface 5 1. Product Overview 1 Product Description 1 Hardware and Software Requirements 3 Features 4 2. Installing the Fabric Expansion Module 5 Installing the FEM 5 Verifying the Hardware Installation 6 3. Conf iguration Information 9 A. Specif ications 1 1 Performance Specifications 1 1 Physical Characteristics 12 Power Req[...]

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    4 Sun Blade T6320 XAUI Pass-Through Fabric Expansion Module User’s Guide • July 2008 Using the SunVTS xnetlbtest 14 xnetlbtest T est Requirements 14[...]

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    5 Pr eface This guide describes the features, installation, and test of the Sun Blade T6320 XAUI Pass-Through Fabric Expansion Module (FEM). These instructions are designed for enterprise system administrators with experience installing network hardware and softwar e. For supported systems, see the “Hardware and Software Requirements” on page 3[...]

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    6 Sun Blade T6320 XAUI Pass-Through Fabric Expansion Module User’s Guide • July 2008 Using UNIX Commands This document might not contain information about basic UNIX ® commands and procedur es such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices. Refer to the following for this information: ■ Software documentation t[...]

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    Preface 7 T ypographic Conventions Related Documentation The documents are available at: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/blade.t6320 T ypeface * * The settings on your browser might differ from these settings. Meaning Examples AaBbCc123 The names of commands, files, and directories; on-scr een computer output Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to l[...]

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    8 Sun Blade T6320 XAUI Pass-Through Fabric Expansion Module User’s Guide • July 2008 Support, and T raining Thir d-Party W eb Sites Sun is not responsible for the availability of third-party web sites mentioned in this document. Sun does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials that[...]

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    1 CHAPTER 1 Pr oduct Overview This chapter provides an overview of the Sun Blade T6320 XAUI Pass-Through Fabric Expansion Module (FEM), including: ■ “Product Description” on page 1 ■ “Hardwar e and Software Requirements” on page 3 ■ “Features” on page 4 Pr oduct Description The Sun Blade T6320 XAUI Pass-Through Fabric Expansion Mo[...]

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    2 Sun Blade T6320 XAUI Pass-Through Fabric Expansion Module User’s Guide • July 2008 FIGURE 1-1 FEM Module for the Sun Blade T6320 Server Module[...]

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    Chapter 1 Product Overview 3 FIGURE 1-2 Signal Diagram of the Sun Blade T6320 XAUI Pass-Through Fabric Expansion Module Har dware and Softwar e Requir ements Before installing the FEM, ensure that your system meets the minimum har dware and software r equirements in T ABLE 1- 1 . T ABLE 1-1 Minimum Hardwar e, Software and Firmware V ersions System [...]

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    4 Sun Blade T6320 XAUI Pass-Through Fabric Expansion Module User’s Guide • July 2008 Featur es The Sun Blade T6320 XAUI Pass-Through Fabric Expansion Module pr ovides the following features: ■ Supports two full-duplex 10-Gigabit Ethernet interfaces with the Sun Blade 6000 10GbE Multi-fabric Network Express Module. ■ IEEE 802.3ae 2002-compli[...]

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    5 CHAPTER 2 Installing the Fabric Expansion Module This chapter describes how to install the Sun Blade T6320 XAUI Pass-Through Fabric Expansion Module in your system and verify that it has been installed correctly . This chapter contains the following sections: ■ “Installing the FEM” on page 5 ■ “V erifying the Hardwar e Installation” o[...]

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    6 Sun Blade T6320 XAUI Pass-Through Fabric Expansion Module User’s Guide • July 2008 4. Remove the server module from the system chassis. 5. Remove the main cover of your system. 6. Slide the FEM card at an angle into the support bracket, then press it carefully into the connector . FIGURE 2-1 Installing the FEM V erifying the Har dware Install[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installing the F abr ic Expansion Module 7 2. List the network devices on your system. Y ou should see the network devices in c) and d) above. If you do not see the network devices, verify that the FEM is properly seated. ▼ T o Reboot the System ● After verifying the FEM installation, perform a reconf iguration boot on your system. T [...]

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    8 Sun Blade T6320 XAUI Pass-Through Fabric Expansion Module User’s Guide • July 2008[...]

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    9 CHAPTER 3 Conf iguration Information If you requir e more information about the following topics, refer to the Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCIe ExpressModule User ’ s Guide , 820-1606. ■ Configuring the Network ■ Configuring the nxge Device Driver Parameters ■ Configuring the Jumbo Frames Feature ■ Configuring Link Aggr egation ■ Configuring V[...]

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    10 Sun Blade T6320 XAUI Pass-Through Fabric Expansion Module User’s Guide • July 2008[...]

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    11 APPENDIX A Specif ications This appendix lists the specif ications for the Sun Blade T6320 XA UI Pass-Through Fabric Expansion Module. This appendix contains the following sections: ■ “Performance Specifications” on page 1 1 ■ “Physical Characteristics” on page 12 ■ “Power Requirements” on page 12 Performance Specif ications T [...]

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    12 Sun Blade T6320 XAUI Pass-Through Fabric Expansion Module User’s Guide • July 2008 Physical Characteristics Power Requir ements T ABLE A-2 Physical Characteristics of the Express Module Dimension Measurement Length 139.7 mm ( 5.5 inches) W idth 1 14.3 mm ( 4.5 inches) Height 1 12 mm (4.4 inches) T ABLE A-3 En vironmental Requirements Specifi[...]

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    13 APPENDIX B Diagnostic Softwar e This appendix provides an overview of the SunVTS diagnostic application and instructions for updating the SunVTS software to r ecognize the Sun Blade T6320 XAUI Pass-Through Fabric Expansion Module. This appendix contains the following sections: ■ “SunVTS Diagnostic Software” on page 13 ■ “Find the SunVT[...]

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    14 Sun Blade T6320 XAUI Pass-Through Fabric Expansion Module User’s Guide • July 2008 Find the SunVTS documentation at: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/vts64#hic Using the SunVTS xnetlbtest The xnetlbtest provides functional test coverage of the network products based on Neptune Ethernet chip/core. Refer to the SunVTS 6.4 T est Reference Manu[...]