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  • Sun Microsystems 805-7945-10 - page 1

    Send comments about this document to: docfeedback@sun.com Platf or m Notes: The Sun™ GigabitEther net De vice Dr iv er Solaris ™ 7 P ar t No.: 805-7945-10 March 1999, Revision A Sun Microsystems, Inc. 901 San Antonio Road P alo Alto, CA 94303-4900 U. S. A ...

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    Please Recycle Copyright 1998 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 901 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, California 94303-4900 U.S.A. All rights reserved. This product or document is protected by copyright and distributed under licenses restricting its use, copying, distribution, and decompilation. No part of this product or document may be reproduced in any form by ...

  • Sun Microsystems 805-7945-10 - page 3

    Contents iii Contents 1. Installing and Conf iguring the ge Device Driver 1 Installing the Driver Software 1 ▼ T o Install the Driver Software 1 ▼ Set Up the Software on Solaris Systems 2 Configuring the Driver Parameters 4 GigabitEthernet MAC 4 Driver Parameter V alues and Definitions 5 Defining the Curr ent Status 6 Flow Control Parameters 6 ...

  • Sun Microsystems 805-7945-10 - page 4

    iv Platform Notes: The Sun GigabitEthernet Device Driver • March 1999 ▼ T o Use the ndd Utility in Non-Interactive Mode 12 ▼ T o Use the ndd Utility in Interactive Mode 12 ▼ T o V iew the ge Driver Parameters 12 Autonegotiation Mode 13 ▼ T o Set Autonegotiation to Off (Forced Mode) 13 Setting Parameters Using the ge.conf File 14 Understan ...

  • Sun Microsystems 805-7945-10 - page 5

    1 Installing and Conf iguring the ge Device Driver These Platform Notes include instructions for installing and configuring the software used by the Sun GigabitEthernet adapter . It also contains information for configuring the network. Unless otherwise noted, all instructions apply to both the Sun GigabitEthernet/P adapter and the Sun GigabitEther ...

  • Sun Microsystems 805-7945-10 - page 6

    2 Platform Notes: The Sun GigabitEthernet Device Driver • March 1999 2. Use the prtconf -pv command to determine if the system already contains a GigabitEthernet ( ge ) device. For Sun GigabitEthernet/S : For Sun GigabitEthernet/P: 3. Install the software. ■ If your system contains a ge device , install the software as described in the Solaris ...

  • Sun Microsystems 805-7945-10 - page 7

    Installing and Configuring the ge De vice Driver 3 2. Use the grep command to search the /etc/path_to_inst f ile for ge instances. For Sun GigabitEthernet/P: For Sun GigabitEthernet/S: In these examples, the 0 instance is for the first GigabitEthernet adapter installed in each system. 3. Set up each hostname.ge num f ile to correspond with each ge ...

  • Sun Microsystems 805-7945-10 - page 8

    4 Platform Notes: The Sun GigabitEthernet Device Driver • March 1999 Conf iguring the Driver Parameters This section provides an overview of the capabilities of the GigabitEthernet ASIC used in the adapters, lists the available ge driver parameters, and describes how to configur e these parameters. The ge driver controls the Sun GigabitEthernet a ...

  • Sun Microsystems 805-7945-10 - page 9

    Installing and Configuring the ge De vice Driver 5 Driver Parameter V alues and Def initions T ABLE 1 describes the parameters and settings for the ge driver . T ABLE 1 ge Driver Parameters, Status, and Descriptions Parameter Status Description link_status Read only Defines the curr ent status link_speed Read only Defines the curr ent status link_m ...

  • Sun Microsystems 805-7945-10 - page 10

    6 Platform Notes: The Sun GigabitEthernet Device Driver • March 1999 Def ining the Current Status The read-only parameters described in T ABLE 2 explain the operational mode of the interface. Based on the value of these parameters, you can determine the current status of a link. Flow Contr ol Parameters The GEM ASIC is capable of sourcing (transm ...

  • Sun Microsystems 805-7945-10 - page 11

    Installing and Configuring the ge De vice Driver 7 Interpacket Gap Parameters The GEM ASIC supports the programmable Interpacket Gap (IPG) parameters ipg1 and ipg2 . The total IPG is the sum of ipg1 and ipg2 : 0.096 microseconds for the link speed of 1000 Mbps. T ABLE 4 lists the default values and allowable values for the IPG parameters, ipg1 and ...

  • Sun Microsystems 805-7945-10 - page 12

    8 Platform Notes: The Sun GigabitEthernet Device Driver • March 1999 T ABLE 5 defines the lance_mode and ipg0 parameters. Operational Mode Parameters T ABLE 6 describes the operational mode parameters and their default values. T ABLE 5 Parameters Defining lance_mode and ipg0 Parameter V alues and Descriptions lance_mode 0= lance_mode disabled 1= ...

  • Sun Microsystems 805-7945-10 - page 13

    Installing and Configuring the ge De vice Driver 9 Reporting Local PCS Capabilities T ABLE 7 describes the read-only PCS capabilities that GEM PCS supports. These parameters define the capabilities of the hardwar e. Reporting the Link Partner Capabilities T ABLE 8 describes the read-only link partner capabilities. T ABLE 7 Read-Only PCS Capabilitie ...

  • Sun Microsystems 805-7945-10 - page 14

    10 Platform Notes: The Sun GigabitEthernet Device Driver • March 1999 If the link partner is not capable of autonegotiation (when lp_1000autoneg_cap is 0) the remaining information described in T ABLE 8 is not relevant and the parameter value = 0. If the link partner is capable of autonegotiation (when lp_autoneg_cap is 1), the speed and mode inf ...

  • Sun Microsystems 805-7945-10 - page 15

    Installing and Configuring the ge De vice Dr iver 11 ▼ T o Specify the Device Instance for the ndd Utility Before you use the ndd utility to get or set a parameter for a ge device, you must specify the device instance for the utility . 1. Check the /etc/path_to_inst f ile to identify the instance associated with a particular device. For Sun Gigab ...

  • Sun Microsystems 805-7945-10 - page 16

    12 Platform Notes: The Sun GigabitEthernet Device Driver • March 1999 ▼ T o Use the ndd Utility in Non-Interactive Mode This section describes how to modify and to display parameter values. 1. T o modify a parameter value, use the -set option. If you invoke the ndd utility with the -set option, the utility passes value , which must be specified ...

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    Installing and Configuring the ge De vice Dr iver 13 ● T o list all the parameters supported by the ge driver , type ndd /dev/ge ? . (See T ABLE 1 through T ABLE 8 for parameter descriptions.) Autonegotiation Mode By default, autonegotiation is set to on . This means that the adapter will communicate with its link partner to determine a compatib ...

  • Sun Microsystems 805-7945-10 - page 18

    14 Platform Notes: The Sun GigabitEthernet Device Driver • March 1999 2. Set adv_1000autoneg_cap to 0 . Setting Parameters Using the ge.conf File Y ou can also specify the properties described in this section on a per-device basis by creating a ge.conf f ile in the /kernel/drv directory . Use a ge.conf file when you need to set a particular param ...

  • Sun Microsystems 805-7945-10 - page 19

    Installing and Configuring the ge De vice Dr iver 15 Note – The “name” property in the ge.conf file should be the same value as the “compatible” property . In this case, the value is SUNW,sbus-gem . See page 7 for more information about the .properties file. For Sun GigabitEthernet/P: T o identify a PCI device unambiguously in the ge.conf ...

  • Sun Microsystems 805-7945-10 - page 20

    16 Platform Notes: The Sun GigabitEthernet Device Driver • March 1999 ▼ T o Set Parameters Using the ge.conf File on a PCI adapter 1. Set the ipg1 and ipg2 parameters for the above devices in the kernel/drv/ge.conf file. 2. Save the ge.conf f ile. 3. Save and close all f iles and programs, and exit the windowing system. 4. Halt and reboot the s ...

  • Sun Microsystems 805-7945-10 - page 21

    Installing and Configuring the ge De vice Dr iver 17 1. At the command line, use the grep command to search the /etc/path_to_inst f ile for ge interfaces. For Sun GigabitEthernet/P : The following example shows the device instance fr om an adapter installed in slot 1. For Sun GigabitEthernet/S : The following example shows the device instance from ...

  • Sun Microsystems 805-7945-10 - page 22

    18 Platform Notes: The Sun GigabitEthernet Device Driver • March 1999 3. Create an appropriate entry in the /etc/hosts f ile for each active ge interface. For example: 4. If your system does not support Dynamic Reconf iguration (DR), reboot. ▼ T o Set Up a Diskless Client on a Server Y ou can set up a server so that you can boot and run diskles ...

  • Sun Microsystems 805-7945-10 - page 23

    Installing and Configuring the ge De vice Dr iver 19 ▼ T o Perform a Net-Install of the Solaris Envir onment Over the ge Interface This procedur e is applicable only if you are installing the Solaris operating environment over the network using the ge interface. Note – The Solaris CD-ROM cannot be used to perform a net-install since it is a rea ...

  • Sun Microsystems 805-7945-10 - page 24

    20 Platform Notes: The Sun GigabitEthernet Device Driver • March 1999 3. At the ok prompt, type: The show-nets command lists the system devices. Y ou should see the full path name of the network device, similar to the examples below . For Sun GigabitEthernet/P: For Sun GigabitEthernet/S: 4. At the ok prompt, type boot full path name of the networ ...

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