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x Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000Disabling the Network Interfaces and Removing the Adapter 76▼ T

82 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 20004. Set the diag-switch? parameter to true to see the diagnosti

Appendix D Testing the Adapter 83The following tests are run when you execute the test command: HME register MAC internal loopback 100 Mbps PHY loo

84 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 20009. Reset and reboot the system.Refer to the system’s documenta

Index 85IndexAactivating network interfaces, 78autonegotiation, 45, 64, 71Bbooting over a qfe network, 48Ccablingfront-access adapter, 40rear-access a

86 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000overview of installation, 6powering off the server, 38preparin

Index 87ok prompt, 48, 81test command, 82viewing device path names, 43, 49operation modefull-duplex, 45half-duplex, 45operation specifications, 53Ppat

88 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000SUNW,qfe devices, 42, 49, 57, 65, 82Ttest diagnostic command,

xiFiguresFIGURE 1-1 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter (Rear-Access Version) 2FIGURE 1-2 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter (Front-A

xii Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000FIGURE 3-6 Ejection Lever Tabs Installed in the Slot’s Cutout

xiiiTablesTABLE 1-1 Rear-Access Installation Overview 5TABLE 1-2 Front-Access Installation Overview 6TABLE A-1 Pin Descriptions for the Four 8-Pin RJ-

xiv Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000

xvPrefaceThe Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guideprovides installation and configuration instructions for the Sun

xvi Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000Using UNIX CommandsThis document may not contain information

Preface xviiShell PromptsRelated DocumentationTABLE P-2 Shell PromptsShell PromptC shell machine_name%C shell superuser machine_name#Bourne shell and

xviii Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000Accessing Sun Documentation OnlineThe docs.sun.comsmweb sit

1CHAPTER1Overview of theSun Quad FastEthernet 6UCompactPCI AdapterThis chapter contains an overview of the Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCIadapter,

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2 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000Product DescriptionThe Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI adap

Chapter 1 Overview of the Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter 3FIGURE 1-2 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter (Front-Access Version)Ca

4 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000Overview of the Installation ProcedureThis section presents an

Chapter 1 Overview of the Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter 5CompactPCI platform without affecting the other functions of the platform. Thes

6 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000Installing the Front-Access AdapterThe following table lists th

7CHAPTER2Installing the Rear-Access AdapterThis chapter describes how to install the rear-access version of the Sun QuadFastEthernet 6U CompactPCI ada

8 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000Preparing for the InstallationBefore installing the adapter, pr

Chapter 2 Installing the Rear-Access Adapter 9Selecting a CompactPCI Slot Pair in the SystemThe rear-access version of the adapter is exclusively desi

10 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000Determining the Installation TypeYou can install the adapter i

Chapter 2 Installing the Rear-Access Adapter 11▼ To Install the Rear Transition CardInstall the rear transition card in the rear CompactPCI slot that

iiiRegulatoryComplianceStatementsYour Sun product is marked to indicate its compliance class:• Federal Communications Commission (FCC) — USA• Industry

12 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 20005. With the card resting on the mat, press the levers outward

Chapter 2 Installing the Rear-Access Adapter 13FIGURE 2-4 Aligning the Rear Transition Card With the CompactPCI Slot Card Guide7. Push the card all th

14 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 20008. Close the ejection levers by pushing the levers in toward t

Chapter 2 Installing the Rear-Access Adapter 15FIGURE 2-7 Ejection Levers Installed in the Slot’s Cutouts (Two Types of Levers)9. Using a No. 0 Philli

16 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000▼ To Install the Rear-Access Front CardAfter installing the re

Chapter 2 Installing the Rear-Access Adapter 17Before installing the card in the system, you will need to open the card’s ejectionlevers (seeFIGURE 2-

18 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 20007. Lift up the card, and keeping it perfectly vertical, carefu

Chapter 2 Installing the Rear-Access Adapter 1910. Locate the hot-swap LED on the front card to determine if the card has beenactivated and is attache

20 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 200012. Log in to the server.Refer to the server’s documentation f

Chapter 2 Installing the Rear-Access Adapter 2116. Remove the wrist strap from the chassis and from your wrist.See “Connecting the Cables to the Rear

iv Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000ICES-003ClassANotice-AvisNMB-003,ClasseAThis Class A digital a

22 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 20002. Follow the appropriate procedures, as documented in the sys

Chapter 2 Installing the Rear-Access Adapter 236. Lift up the card, and keeping it perfectly vertical, carefully slide the card into theselected rear

24 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 20004. If the front slot contains a factory-installed filler panel

Chapter 2 Installing the Rear-Access Adapter 25▼ To Power On the ServerThis procedure describes a general overview for powering on the server. Refer t

26 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000Connecting the Cables to the RearTransition CardAfter installi

27CHAPTER3Installing the Front-Access AdapterThis chapter describes how to install the front-access version of the Sun QuadFastEthernet 6U CompactPCI

28 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000Preparing for the InstallationBefore installing the adapter, p

Chapter 3 Installing the Front-Access Adapter 29Determining the Installation TypeYou can install the adapter in the system in either a hot-swap mode o

30 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 20004. If the slot contains a factory-installed filler panel, remo

Chapter 3 Installing the Front-Access Adapter 31FIGURE 3-2 Opening the Ejection Levers (Two Types of Levers)7. Lift up the adapter, and keeping it per

Regulatory Compliance Statements vBSMIClassANoticeThe following statement is applicable to products shipped to Taiwan and marked as Class A on the pro

32 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 20008. Push the adapter all the way into the slot until the two ej

Chapter 3 Installing the Front-Access Adapter 33When installed correctly, the ejection lever tabs will fit smoothly into the rectangularcutouts in the

34 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000The hot-swap LED shows whether the adapter has been activated.

Chapter 3 Installing the Front-Access Adapter 35For example, if the attachment point ID is pci_pci0:cpci_slot3 (the thirdCompactPCI slot on the server

36 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000Installing the Front-Access Adapter inCold-Swap ModeNote – Whe

Chapter 3 Installing the Front-Access Adapter 373. Verify that the system’s power LED is off (unlit), indicating that the system iscompletely powered

38 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 20008. Push the adapter all the way into the slot until the two ej

Chapter 3 Installing the Front-Access Adapter 393. During the power on sequence, watch the hot-swap LED on the adapter(FIGURE 3-7). The LED should bl

40 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000Connecting the Cables to theFront-Access AdapterAfter installi

41CHAPTER4Configuring the Network SoftwareThis chapter describes how to configure the network software files associated withthe Sun Quad FastEthernet

vi Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000

42 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000Attaching the Sun Quad FastEthernetInterfaces to the NetworkTh

Chapter 4 Configuring the Network Software 43In the preceding example, the four SUNW,qfe instances are from a Sun QuadFastEthernet 6U CompactPCI adapt

44 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000Using the instance examples in Step 2, the following example s

Chapter 4 Configuring the Network Software 455. Activate the new qfe interfaces using the ifconfig command.For each adapter interface, type the follow

46 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000If the adapter is connected to a link partner with which the a

Chapter 4 Configuring the Network Software 472. At a terminal prompt, type the following command to set the property to true:3. Use the ifconfig comma

48 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 20006. Use the ifconfig command to activate the adapter’s Ethernet

Chapter 4 Configuring the Network Software 493. At the ok prompt, type show-nets to list the network devices on your system.You should see the full pa

50 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000

51APPENDIXASpecificationsThis appendix defines the connector pin descriptions and lists the specifications forthe rear- and front-access versions of t

viiContentsPreface xv1. Overview of the Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter 1Product Description 2Features 3Overview of the Installation Proce

52 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000Ethernet Port Locations andDescriptionsFIGURE A-1 shows the fo

Appendix A Specifications 53Operation SpecificationsTABLE A-1 Pin Descriptions for the Four 8-Pin RJ-45 Connectors (Ports 0 to 3)Description Port 0 Po

54 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000Physical DimensionsPhysical Dimensions of the Rear-Access Adap

Appendix A Specifications 55Physical Dimensions of the Front-Access AdapterEnvironmental SpecificationsTABLE A-4 Physical Dimensions (Front-Access)Dim

56 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000Power RequirementsTABLE A-6 Power RequirementsSpecification Me

57APPENDIXBConfiguring theSun Quad FastEthernetDevice Driver ParametersThe qfe(1M) device driver controls the four Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI

58 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000Sun Quad FastEthernet Device DriverParametersThis section desc

Appendix B Configuring the Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 59Device Driver Parameter Values and DefinitionsTABLE B-1 lists the qfe devi

60 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000Parameters that Define the Current StatusThe read-only paramet

Appendix B Configuring the Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 61If your network has systems that use longer IPG (the sum of ipg1 and ipg2)

viii Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000Installing the Rear-Access Adapter in Cold-Swap Mode 21▼ To

62 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000Operational Mode ParametersTABLE B-5 describes the operational

Appendix B Configuring the Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 63Defining the Number of Back-to-Back Packetsto TransmitThe pace_size parame

64 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000Parameters That Report the Link PartnerCapabilitiesTABLE B-8 d

Appendix B Configuring the Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 65Setting the qfe Device DriverParametersThis section describes how to set t

66 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000▼ To Specify the Device Instance for the ndd Utility1. Check t

Appendix B Configuring the Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 67Using the ndd Utility in Noninteractive ModeThis section describes how to

68 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000● To list all the parameters supported by the qfe driver, type

Appendix B Configuring the Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 69Using the ndd Utility in Interactive Mode● To modify a parameter value in

70 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000Setting Forced Mode Using the ndd UtilityThis section describe

Appendix B Configuring the Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 71To Enable Autonegotiation Using the ndd UtilityThis section describes how

Contents ixBooting the System Over a Sun Quad FastEthernet Interface 48▼ To Boot the System Over the Network 48A. Specifications 51Ethernet Port Locat

72 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000Setting Parameters Using the qfe.conf FileTo set the qfe drive

Appendix B Configuring the Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 73▼ To Set Driver Parameters By Creating aqfe.conf File1. Log in to the syst

74 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000In the third line of the previous example: Name = SUNW,qfe P

75APPENDIXCRemoving and Replacing theAdapterThis appendix describes how to disable the adapter’s qfe interfaces prior toremoving the adapter from a sy

76 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000Disabling the Network Interfaces andRemoving the AdapterThis p

Appendix C Removing and Replacing the Adapter 773. Remove the adapter from the system as documented in the system’s servicemanual.Caution – You must f

78 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000Replacing the Adapter and Activatingthe Network InterfacesThis

79APPENDIXDTesting the AdapterThis appendix describes how to test the adapter using either the SunVTS diagnosticapplication or the onboard FCode self-

80 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • June 2000Using the SunVTS Diagnostic SoftwareThe SunVTS software execut

Appendix D Testing the Adapter 81Using the OpenBoot PROM FCodeSelf-TestThe Sun Quad FastEthernet adapter’s self-test verifies the correct operation of