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Sun Dual 10GbE XFPPCI Express CardUser’s GuidePart No. 820-0184-14May 2010, Revision A

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1CHAPTER1Product OverviewThis chapter provides an overview of the Sun x8 Express Dual 10 Gigabit EthernetFiber XFP Low Profile Adapter, including: “C

2 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 2010FIGURE 1-1 shows the adapter.FIGURE 1-1 Sun x8 Express Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber XFP

Chapter 1 Product Overview 3FeaturesThe Sun x8 Express Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber XFP Low Profile Adapterprovides the following features: Two ful

4 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 2010Declaration of ConformityEMCUSA—FCC Class AThis equipment complies with Part 15 of the FC

Chapter 1 Product Overview 5/S/ /S/Dennis P. Symanski DATEWorldwide Compliance EngineeringSun Microsystems, Inc.4150 Network Circle, MPK15-102Santa Cl

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7CHAPTER2Installing and Setting Up the DriverThis chapter explains how to download and install the nxge driver. The nxge gigabitEthernet driver (nxge(

8 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 20102. Uncompress the gzipped tar file:3. Unpack the tar file:a. For SPARC systems, change to

Chapter 2 Installing and Setting Up the Driver 96. Select the packages you want to install: Press Return or type all to accept the default and instal

PleaseRecycleCopyright © 2009, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.This software and related documentation are provided under a lic

10 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 2010Downloading and Installing the Driveron a Linux Platform1. Login to your system.2. Downl

Chapter 2 Installing and Setting Up the Driver 11Note – In RHEL5.0 and later releases, the driver is packaged in the kmod driverbinary package format.

12 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 20107. Use the ethtool command to check the parameter configurations that apply tothe nxge d

13CHAPTER3Installing the AdapterThis chapter describes how to install the Sun x8 Express Dual 10 Gigabit EthernetFiber XFP Low Profile Adapter in your

14 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 2010Caution – Sun x8 Express Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber XFP Low Profile Adaptermechanica

Chapter 3 Installing the Adapter 15Note – These illustrations show the Sun x8 Express Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet FiberXFP Low Profile Adapter being inst

16 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 20109. Secure the retaining clipCaution – Do not use excessive force when installing the ada

Chapter 3 Installing the Adapter 1711. Install the optical transceivers.Note – Illustrations for installing the adapter and installing the optical tra

18 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 2010▼ To Install an Optical Transceiver1. Pull the white locking handle into the full horizo

Chapter 3 Installing the Adapter 194. Push the handle closed to lock the optical transceiver in place.5. Repeat Step 1 through Step 4 to install the s

iiiContentsUsing This Documentation vii1. Product Overview 1Components 1Product Description 1Hardware and Software Requirements 3Features 3Declaration

20 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 20107. Connect the Ethernet cables.Verifying the Hardware InstallationAfter you have install

Chapter 3 Installing the Adapter 213. View the device that you installed.Using the previous example, type:4. Use the .properties command to display a

22 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 20105. Type the following when you finish looking at the .properties values:Rebooting the Sy

23CHAPTER4Network ConfigurationThis chapter describes how to edit the network host files after the adapter has beeninstalled on your system. This chap

24 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 20101. At the command line, use the grep command to search the/etc/path_to_inst file for nxg

Chapter 4 Network Configuration 25 The host name must be different from any other host name of any other interface,for example: /etc/hostname.nxge0 a

26 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 2010▼ To Set Up a 10-Gigabit Ethernet Port on aDiskless Client1. Locate the root directory o

Chapter 4 Network Configuration 27Installing the Solaris Operating SystemOver a 10-Gigabit Ethernet NetworkThe Solaris Advanced Installation Guide des

28 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 20102. Find the root directory of the client system.The client system’s root directory can b

Chapter 4 Network Configuration 295. Shut down and halt the client system.Use the shutdown command to go to the OpenBoot (ok) prompt.6. At the ok prom

iv Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 2010Verifying the Hardware Installation 20▼ To Verify the Hardware Installation 20Rebooting

30 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 2010 If the software is installed, the previous command will return the package nameyou typ

Chapter 4 Network Configuration 314. Plug the Ethernet cable to the adapter port.5. Power on the system.6. Press the F2 key or the Control/E keys to g

32 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 201010. Press the F12 key to install the OS from the network.If the cable is connected to th

33CHAPTER5Configuring the nxge Device DriverParametersThe nxge device driver controls the Sun x8 Express Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernetinterfaces. You can m

34 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 2010processing. The Sun 10-Gigabit Ethernet Adapter utilizes Sun’s own innovativeMAC Control

Chapter 5 Configuring the nxge Device Driver Parameters 35▼ To Specify Device Instances for the ndd UtilityBefore you use the ndd utility to get or se

36 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 2010After you enter the parameter name, the ndd utility prompts you for the parametervalue.2

Chapter 5 Configuring the nxge Device Driver Parameters 37▼ To Set Driver Parameters Using an nxge.confFile1. Obtain the hardware path names for the n

38 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 2010# 10 gigabit related parameters ( i.e adv_10gfdx_cap)# apply only to 10gigab

Chapter 5 Configuring the nxge Device Driver Parameters 39###------- Receive DMA Configuration ----------------------------## rxdma-intr-time#

Contents vSetting Parameters on a Linux Platform 44▼ To Set Parameters Using the ethtool Utility 44▼ To Set Parameters Using the Bundled configtool Ut

40 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 2010b. The following parameters operate on a per port basis and can be set usingthe /platfor

Chapter 5 Configuring the nxge Device Driver Parameters 41d. The following example shows ports on two different cards being set. Onlyone node needs to

42 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 20103. Add the following to a startup script, or use ndd before plumbing the interface:Utili

Chapter 5 Configuring the nxge Device Driver Parameters 43▼ To Obtain Higher Throughput Using the GenericTunables for the Solaris TCP/IP Stack● To obt

44 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 2010Setting Parameters on a Linux Platform▼ To Set Parameters Using the ethtool Utility1. De

Chapter 5 Configuring the nxge Device Driver Parameters 45 [ rx-jumbo N ] \ [ tx N ] ethtool -i DEVNAME ethtoo

46 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 2010Following are some common parameters that can be changed:rx-usecs and rx-frames control

Chapter 5 Configuring the nxge Device Driver Parameters 472. To change RX interrupt Coalesce parameters use the ethtool -C command:3. To get status of

48 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 2010▼ To Set Parameters Using the Bundledconfigtool Utility1. To get a list of tunable param

Chapter 5 Configuring the nxge Device Driver Parameters 493. To set a particular variable, use the /usr/local/bin/nxge_config if_nameset param_name va

vi Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 2010A. Specifications 67Connectors 67Performance Specifications 68Physical Characteristics 6

50 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 20102. Set up the sysctl utility.# sysctl -p /etc/sysctl_nxge.conf

51CHAPTER6Configuring the Jumbo FramesFeatureThis chapter describes how to configure the Jumbo Frames feature. It contains thefollowing sections: “Ju

52 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 2010▼ To Show the Driver Statistics in a SolarisEnvironment1. Use the kstat command to displ

Chapter 6 Configuring the Jumbo Frames Feature 53Enabling Jumbo Frames in a SolarisEnvironmentThis section describes how to enable jumbo frames in bot

54 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 2010▼ To Check Layer 3 Configuration● Check the Layer 3 configuration by using the dladm com

Chapter 6 Configuring the Jumbo Frames Feature 55▼ To Show the Driver Statistics in a LinuxEnvironment1. Use the ifconfig utility to display driver st

56 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 20103. To get more specific statistics, use the grep command on the output of ethtool -S:# e

57CHAPTER7Configuring Link AggregationThis chapter describes how to configure link aggregation. It contains the followingsections: “Overview of Link

58 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 2010Configuring Link Aggregation in aSolaris EnvironmentThis section explains how to configu

Chapter 7 Configuring Link Aggregation 592. Plumb up the interface aggrkey, which is aggr33 is this case:3. Show link-aggregation status again, and no

viiUsing This DocumentationThis guide provides instructions for installing both the hardware and software forthe Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express card f

60 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 2010Configuring Link Aggregation in aLinux EnvironmentThis section explains how to configure

61CHAPTER8Configuring VLANsThis chapter explains Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) in detail and providesconfiguration instructions and examples. It

62 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 2010FIGURE 8-1 shows an example network that uses VLANs.FIGURE 8-1 Example of Servers Suppor

Chapter 8 Configuring VLANs 63Gigabit Ethernet ports, which is configured for VLANs 1, 2, and 3. Both the adapterand the connected switch port have ta

64 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 2010FIGURE 8-2 Ethernet Tag Header FormatBy default, a single VLAN is configured for every p

Chapter 8 Configuring VLANs 652. Use the ifconfig(1M) to configure a VLAN virtual device, for example:The output of ifconfig -a on a system having VLA

66 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 20102. Plumb Oracle’s Sun x8 Express Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber XFP Low ProfileAdapter i

67APPENDIXASpecificationsThis appendix lists the specifications for the Sun x8 Express Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet FiberXFP Low Profile Adapter. It conta

68 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 2010TABLE A-1 lists the characteristics of the fiber connectors used by the Sun x8 Express D

Appendix A Specifications 69Physical CharacteristicsPower RequirementsTABLE A-3 Physical CharacteristicsDimension MeasurementLength 167.65 mm (6.6 inc

viii Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 2010Shell PromptsShell PromptC shell machine-name%C shell superuser machine-name#Bourne sh

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71APPENDIXBDiagnostic SoftwareThis appendix provides an overview of the SunVTS diagnostic application andinstructions for updating the SunVTS software

72 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 2010http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/Software/system_administration/too

Appendix B Diagnostic Software 73Using the SunVTS netlbtestYou must have the Ethernet card and the device driver installed, a loopbackconnector in pla

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75IndexSymbols/etc/hostname.nxgenumber file,24Aassigning an IP address, 24Cconfiguring the network host files, 23configuring VLANs, 63Ddiskless clients,

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Using This Documentation ixRelated DocumentationThe documents listed as online are available at:http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/dual.xfpsr2.pciDocum