IBM 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter Guide

10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter and
Dual Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI-X Adapter
Installation and Using Guide
SA23-1301-02

10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter and
Dual Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI-X Adapter
Installation and Using Guide
SA23-1301-02

Third Edition (October 2003)
Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Safety Information” on page v and
Appendix B, “Notices,” on page 17.
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Contract with IBM Corp.
Note
Before you install this product and use this information, be sure to read the product warranties and
notices information included with the system unit into which you are installing the product.

Contents
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Handling Static-Sensitive Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
About This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
ISO 9000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Highlighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
References to AIX Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Related Publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Chapter 1. Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Dual Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 2. Preparing for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Verifying Your Hardware Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Verifying Your Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Checking Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Gathering Tools and Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 3. Installing the Device Driver Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Verify AIX Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Verify 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Verify Dual Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter Software Installation . . . . . . . 6
Chapter 4. Installing the 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X or Dual Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX
PCI-X Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Installing the Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Verifying the Adapter Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Running Adapter Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 5. Connecting to an Ethernet Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting the Network Cables and Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Understanding the Adapter LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Dual Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Appendix A. Communications Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
European Union (EU) Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
United Kingdom Telecommunications Safety Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Avis de conformité aux normes du ministère des Communications du Canada . . . . . . . . . . 14
Canadian Department of Communications Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
VCCI Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Radio Protection for Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Appendix B. Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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Safety Information
DANGER
An electrical outlet that is not correctly wired could place hazardous voltage on metal parts of
the system or the devices that attach to the system. It is the responsibility of the customer to
ensure that the outlet is correctly wired and grounded to prevent an electrical shock.
Before installing or removing signal cables, ensure that the power cables for the system unit
and all attached devices are unplugged.
When adding or removing any additional devices to or from the system, ensure that the power
cables for those devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible,
disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device.
Use one hand, when possible, to connect or disconnect signal cables to prevent a possible
shock from touching two surfaces with different electrical potentials.
During an electrical storm, do not connect cables for display stations, printers, telephones, or
station protectors for communications lines.
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Handling Static-Sensitive Devices
Attention: Static electricity can damage this device and your system unit. To avoid damage, keep this
device in its anti-static protective bag until you are ready to install it. To reduce the possibility of
electrostatic discharge, follow the precautions listed below:
v Limit your movement. Movement can cause static electricity to build up around you.
v Handle the device carefully, holding it by its edges or its frame.
v Do not touch solder joints, pins, or other printed circuitry.
v Do not leave the device where others can handle and possibly damage the device.
v While the device is still in its anti-static package, touch it to an unpainted metal part of the system unit
for at least two seconds. (This drains static electricity from the package and from your body).
v Remove the device from its package and install it directly into your system unit without setting it down. If
it is necessary to set the device down, place it on its static-protective package. (If your device is an
adapter, place it component-side up). Do not place the device on your system unit cover or on a metal
table.
v Take additional care when handling devices during cold weather, as heating reduces indoor humidity
and increases static electricity.
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About This Book
This book provides information about the 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter and Dual Port
10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI-X Adapter, as well as how to attach the adapter to a network. Use this book
together with your specific system unit and operating system documentation.
ISO 9000
ISO 9000 registered quality systems were used in the development and manufacturing of this product.
Highlighting
The following highlighting conventions are used in this book:
Bold Identifies commands, subroutines, keywords, files, structures, directories, and other items
whose names are predefined by the system. Also identifies graphical objects such as buttons,
labels, and icons that the user selects.
Italics Identifies parameters whose actual names or values are to be supplied by the user.
Monospace Identifies examples of specific data values, examples of text similar to what you might see
displayed, examples of portions of program code similar to what you might write as a
programmer, messages from the system, or information you should actually type.
References to AIX Operating System
This document may contain references to the AIX operating system. If you are using another operating
system, consult the appropriate documentation for that operating system.
This document may describe hardware features and functions. While the hardware supports them, the
realization of these features and functions depends upon support from the operating system. AIX provides
this support. If you are using another operating system, consult the appropriate documentation for that
operating system regarding support for those features and functions.
Related Publications
The following publications contain related information:
v System unit documentation for information specific to your hardware configuration
v Operating system documentation for information specific to your software configuration
v PCI Adapter Placement Reference Guide (for the latest version, you may need to contact your
marketing representative)
Trademarks
The following terms are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States,
other countries, or both:
v AIX
v AIX 5L
Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.
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Chapter 1. Overview
The 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter and Dual Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI-X Adapter are
high performance, highly integrated, universal Ethernet LAN adapters for PCI-X and PCI systems. The
adapters provide 10/100/1000 Mbps connectivity over 4 pairs of standard CAT-5 cable up to 100 meters.
Both conform to IEEE 802.3ab 1000 Base-T standard. The adapters run in standard PCI-X V1.0a
compliant systems with 32-bit or 64-bit PCI-X Bus Master slots at 66 MHz or 133 MHz, as well as PCI 2.2
compliant systems with 32-bit or 64-bit PCI bus master slots at 33 MHz or 66 MHz.
Both adapters provide the following features:
v Support for 64-bit Direct Bus Mastering on the PCI/PCI-X bus
v Use a shared memory structure in host memory and copy data directly from and to host memory
v Support Boot ROM
v Operate in 10/100/1000 Base-T modes
v Support 1000 Mbps throughput on 4 pairs of standard CAT-5 cabling
v Support 100 Mbs and 10 Mbps throughput on 2 pairs of standard CAT-5 and CAT-3 cabling
v Full-duplex operation
v IEEE 802.3ab 1000 Base-T compliant
v IEEE 802.3u 100 Base-TX compliant
v IEEE 802.3 10 Base-T compliant
v Support Dual address cycle for access to 64-bit addresses
v Support 64-bit addressing for systems with physical memory greater than 4 GB
v Support PCI-X split transactions
v Two bicolor LED adapter status indicators for link activity and baud rate. See the following illustrations.
v RJ-45 UTP Connector for Category-5 Copper Cabling
v Surface mount technology (SMT)
10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter
ACT / LNK
10=OFF
100=GRN
1000=ORG
1
3
2
1 ACT/LNK LED
2 RJ-45 Connector
3 Link Speed LED
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Dual Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter
ACT / LINK A
10=OFF
100=GRN
1000=ORG
1
2
3
ACT / LINK B
1 ACT/LNK LED
2 RJ-45 Connector
3 Link Speed LED
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Chapter 2. Preparing for Installation
This chapter helps you prepare to install your 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X or Dual Port
10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI-X Adapter. Preparing to install the adapter involves the following tasks:
v Verifying your hardware requirements
v Verifying your software requirements
v Checking prerequisites
v Gathering tools and documentation
Note: If you are installing your operating system at this time, install your adapter before you install the
operating system (see Chapter 4, “Installing the 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X or Dual Port
10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI-X Adapter,” on page 9 for instructions).
If you are installing only the device driver for this adapter, install your device driver software before
you install the adapter. (See Chapter 3, “Installing the Device Driver Software,” on page 5 for
instructions.)
Verifying Your Hardware Requirements
The 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter and Dual Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI-X Adapter
require the following hardware:
v A wrap plug for the RJ-45 connector, if you are running the total diagnostics package
v Category 5 unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cables for 100/1000 Mbps network attachment
Note: The above cable can be no longer than 100 meters. Including patch cables, this is the maximum
allowable cable length from the adapter to the local switch.
Verifying Your Software Requirements
The10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter is supported on AIX 5L for POWER version 5.1.35 with
the 5100-03 Recommended Maintenance package (APAR IY32749) or later. The Dual Port 10/100/1000
Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter is supported on AIX 5L for POWER version 5.1.0 with 5100–04
Recommended Maintenance package (APAR IY36771) or later. Ensure that your operating system
supports this adapter before you install it. Contact your support representative for assistance.
Checking Prerequisites
To install the 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter or Dual Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet
PCI-X Adapter, make sure you have the following on hand:
v The 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter or Dual Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X
Adapter
v The operating system documentation
v The system unit documentation
v The PCI Adapter Placement Reference guide
v Wrap plug(s)
v A flat-blade screwdriver
v AIX Base Operating System CD, which includes the device driver, or the AIX device driver CD-ROM
v A registration card
If an item is missing or damaged, contact the place of purchase.
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Note: Be sure to retain your proof of purchase as it might be required to receive warranty service.
Gathering Tools and Documentation
To install the adapter, you need the following items:
__ A flat-blade screwdriver
__ Your system unit documentation, including any service manual
__ Your operating system documentation
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Chapter 3. Installing the Device Driver Software
This chapter explains how to install device driver software. The device driver is provided for the AIX
operating system.
Be sure you have read Chapter 2, “Preparing for Installation,” on page 3 to determine:
v If you should install your device driver software first, go to step 1 and continue with this section.
v If you should install your adapter hardware first, go to Chapter 4, “Installing the 10/100/1000 Base-TX
Ethernet PCI-X or Dual Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI-X Adapter,” on page 9. When you install AIX,
your adapter device driver automatically installs.
If your installed AIX operating system (AIX 5.1 or later) supports the10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X
Adapter and you already have a 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter installed, or the Dual Port
10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter, the device driver is already installed and you can install the
adapter. Go to Chapter 4, “Installing the 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X or Dual Port 10/100/1000
Base-TX PCI-X Adapter,” on page 9 for instructions. Otherwise, install the device driver.
To install device driver software, do the following:
1. Turn on the system unit power.
2. Log in as root user.
3. Insert the media containing the device driver software (for example; CD-ROM) into the appropriate
media device.
If your system does not have a CD-ROM drive, refer to your system documentation for performing a
NIM (Network Installation Management) installation.
4. Type the following System Management Interface Tool (SMIT) fast path:
smitty devinst
5. Press Enter. The Install Additional Device Software screen highlights the INPUT device/directory for
software option.
6. Select or type your input device:
v Press F4 to display the input device list. Select the name of the device (for example; CD-ROM)
that you are using and press Enter.
OR
v In the entry field, type the name of the input device you are using and press Enter.
The Install Additional Device Software window highlights the SOFTWARE to install option.
7. Press F4 to display the SOFTWARE to install window.
8. Type the following to display the Find window:
/
9. For the 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter, type the following device package name:
devices.pci.14106902
For the Dual Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter, type the following device package
name:
devices.pci.14108902
10. Press Enter. The system finds and highlights this device driver software.
11. Press F7 to select the highlighted device driver software.
12. Press Enter.
13. The INSTALL ADDITIONAL DEVICE SOFTWARE screen displays. The entry fields are automatically
updated. Press Enter to accept the information.
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14. The ARE YOU SURE window displays. Press Enter to accept the information.
15. The COMMAND STATUS screen displays.
v The term RUNNING is highlighted to indicate that the installation and configuration command is in
progress.
v When RUNNING changes to OK, scroll to the bottom of the page and locate the Installation Summary.
v After a successful installation, SUCCESS displays in the Result column of the Installation Summary at
the bottom of the page.
16. Remove the installation media from the drive.
17. Press F10 to exit SMIT.
18. Go to the adapter installation procedure, Chapter 4, “Installing the 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet
PCI-X or Dual Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI-X Adapter,” on page 9.
Verify AIX Software Installation
To verify that the device driver for the adapter is installed, do the following:
Verify 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter Software
Installation
1. If necessary, log in as root user.
2. At the command line, type:
lslpp -l devices.pci.14106902.rte
3. Press Enter.
Possible results are as follows:
v If the 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter device driver is installed, the following is an
example of the data that displays on your screen:
Fileset Level State Description
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Path: /usr/lib/objrepos
devices.pci.14106902.rte 5.1.35 COMMITTED ...Ethernet...
Adapter Software
Path: /etc/objrepos
devices.pci.14106902.rte 5.1.35 COMMITTED ...Ethernet...
Adapter Software
Verify that the devices.pci.14106902.rte filesets are installed at the AIX 5.1.0 or later level.
If this information displays but you continue to have problems, go to Chapter 4, “Installing the
10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X or Dual Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI-X Adapter,” on page
9.
v If no data displays on your screen, the 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter device driver
did not install correctly. Return to Chapter 3, “Installing the Device Driver Software,” on page 5.
Return to “Verifying the Adapter Installation” on page 9 and continue with step 1 again.
If you continue to experience problems, it may be necessary to call your system support
organization. Refer to your operating system documentation for instructions.
Verify Dual Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter Software
Installation
1. If necessary, log in as root user.
2. At the command line, type:
lslpp -l devices.pci.14108902.rte
3. Press Enter.
Possible results are as follows:
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v If the Dual Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter device driver is installed, the following
is an example of the data that displays on your screen:
Fileset Level State Description
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Path: /usr/lib/objrepos
devices.pci.14108902.rte 5.1.35 COMMITTED ...Ethernet...
Adapter Software
Path: /etc/objrepos
devices.pci.14108902.rte 5.1.35 COMMITTED ...Ethernet...
Adapter Software
Verify that the devices.pci.14108902.rte filesets are installed at the AIX 5.1.0 or later level.
If this information displays but you continue to have problems, go to Chapter 4, “Installing the
10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X or Dual Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI-X Adapter,” on page
9.
v If no data displays on your screen, the Dual Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter
device driver did not install correctly. Return to Chapter 3, “Installing the Device Driver Software,” on
page 5. Return to “Verifying the Adapter Installation” on page 9 and continue with step 1 again.
If you continue to experience problems, it may be necessary to call your system support
organization. Refer to your operating system documentation for instructions.
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