Sun Microsystems SunFastEthernet Adapte User manual

SunFastEthernetAdapterUserGuide
Part No.: 801-6109-11
Revision A, November 1994
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Contents
Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
1. Introducing the SunFastEthernet Adapter Card . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
2. Installing the SunFastEthernet SBus Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.1 Card Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.2 Testing the SunFastEthernet Adapter Card Before Booting the
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
2.3 Booting From SunFastEthernet Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
2.4 Relocating a SunFastEthernet Card (Solaris 2.x Only). . . 2-7
3. Installing SunFastEthernet Software Using Solaris 1.x . . . . . 3-1
3.1 Hardware Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
3.2 Preparing for Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
3.3 Installing from CD-ROM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
3.3.1 Access to Remote CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
3.3.2 Using cdm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
3.3.3 Mounting the CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
3.3.4 Install Script Using cdm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

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3.3.5 SunFastEthernet Directories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
3.3.6 Installation Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
3.4 Setting Up Diskless Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
3.4.1 Setting Up to Write to the Server’s /usr Partition . 3-16
3.4.2 Building a New Kernel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
4. Installing SunFastEthernet Software Using Solaris 2.x . . . . . 4-1
4.1 Hardware Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4.2 Solaris 2.3 Hardware: 5/94 Software Requirements . . . . 4-2
4.2.1 Mandatory Patch Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
4.2.2 Disk Capacity Considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
4.2.3 Adding SUNWbmac Using pkgadd Command . . . 4-3
4.2.4 Host File Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
4.3 Solaris 2.3 Hardware: 8/94 Software Requirements . . . . 4-5
4.3.1 Net-Install Servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
4.3.2 Diskless Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
4.4 Solaris 2.4 Hardware: 11/94 Software Requirements. . . . 4-8
5. Network Linkups/Speed Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5.1 Network Link Ups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5.1.1 10/100Mbps Link Up Using RJ45 Connector . . . . . 5-1
5.1.2 10/100Mbps Link Up Using MII interface Connector 5-2
5.1.3 Link Integrity Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
5.2 Speed Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
A. Interface Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
B. SunFastEthernet Adapter Card Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

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B.1 Performance Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
B.2 Power Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
B.3 Physical Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
B.4 Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3
C. Running Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1
C.1 Selftest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1
C.1.1 Selftest Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4
C.1.2 Debug using Selftest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6
C.2 Sundiag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6
C.2.1 Editing .usertest File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6
C.2.2 The Sundiag Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7
C.2.3 Starting the Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8
D. Solaris 2.x Driver Performance Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1
E. Console Messages (Solaris 1.x Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1

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Figures
Figure 1-1 SunFastEhernet Adapter Card Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Figure 1-2 SunFastEthernet Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Figure 2-1 Handling the SunFastEthernet Adapter Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Figure C-1 Sundiag Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8

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Tables
Table 1-1 Organization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Table 3-1 Solaris 1.x Platform Architecture with Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Table 3-2 /export/exec/sun4/BQE Subdirectories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Table 4-1 Solaris 2.x Platform Archtecture with Systems Supported . . . 4-2
Table 4-2 Solaris 2.3 Hardware: 5/94 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Table 4-3 Solaris 2.3 Hardware: 8/94 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Table A-1 SBus Interface Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Table A-2 SunFastEthernet Adapter Media Independent Interface Signals
(Ultra DB40) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
Table B-1 Performance Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Table B-2 Power Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
Table B-3 Overall Physical Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
Table B-4 Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3
Table D-1 Buffer Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

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Preface
This manual provides information about the SunFastEthernet Adapter card.
Document Organization
The information in this manual is presented in six chapters and four
appendixes. Manual arrangement is as follows:
Chapter 1: “Introducing the SunFastEthernet Adapter Card” describes the
features of the SunFastEthernet Adapter card and provides hardware
requirements.
Chapter 2: “Installing the SunFastEthernet SBus Card” provides card
installation, testing and relocation procedures.
Chapter 3: “Installing SunFastEthernet Software using Solaris 1.x”
provides instructions for software installation via CD-ROM using CDmanager
or cdm program, instructions on bringing up the interface using loadable
drivers as well as instructions on building a new kernel for diskless clients.
Chapter 4: “Installing SunFastEthernet Software using Solaris 2.x”
provides instructions on installing software using pkgadd command. Includes
net-install and diskless client procedures.
Chapter 5: “Network Linkups/Speed Selection” applicable to Solaris 1.x and
2.x software versions. Provides network linkup and speed selection
procedures.

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Appendix A: “Interface Signals” provides pinout data.
Appendix B: “SunFastEthernet Adapter Card Specifications” provides
information on performance and power specifications, physical dimensions,
and environmental specifications.
Appendix C: “Running Diagnostics” explains how to run diagnostic tests that
verify the SunFastEthernet Adapter card is working correctly in the system.
Appendix D: “Solaris 2.x Driver Performance Tuning” explains how to tune
the SunFastEthernet Adapter card for performance.
Appendix E: “Console Messages (Solaris 1.x Only)” provides a listing of
Solaris 1.x console message together with explanation and/or workarounds.
When You Need Help with UNIX Commands
This manual may not include specific software commands or procedures.
Instead, it names software tasks and refers you to operating system
documentation or the handbook that was shipped with your new hardware.
The type of information that you might need to use references for includes:
•Shutting down the system
•Booting the system
•Configuring devices
•Other basic software procedures
See one or more of the following:
•Solaris 2.x Handbook for SMCC Peripherals contains Solaris2.x software
commands.
•On-line AnswerBook® for the complete set of documentation supporting the
Solaris 2.x operating environment.
•Other software documentation that you received with your system.

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What Typographic Changes and Symbols Mean
Section Table P-1, “Typographic Conventions describes the typefaces and
symbols used in this book.
Table P-1 Typographic Conventions
Typeface or
Symbol Meaning Example
AaBbCc123 The names of commands, files,
and directories; on-screen
computer output
Edit your.login file.
Use ls -a to list all files.
system% You have mail.
AaBbCc123 What you type, contrasted with
on-screen computer output system% su Password:
AaBbCc123 Command-line placeholder:
replace with a real name or
value
To delete a file, type rm filename.
AaBbCc123 Book titles, new words or terms,
or words to be emphasized Read Chapter 6 in User’s Guide. These are called class options.
You must be root to do this.
Code samples are included in boxes and may display the following:
%UNIX C shell prompt system%
$UNIX Bourne and Korn shell
prompt UNIX Bourne and Korn shell prompt
#Superuser prompt, all shells Superuser prompt, all shells

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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
Warning – This equipment contains lethal voltage. Accidental contact can
result in serious injury or death.
Caution – Improper handling by unqualified personnel can cause serious
damage to this equipment. Unqualified personnel who tamper with this
equipment may be held liable for any resultant damage to the equipment.
Individuals who remove any outer panels to access this equipment must
observe all safety precautions and ensure compliance with skill level
requirements, certification, and all applicable local and national laws.
Procedures contained in this document must be performed by qualified
service-trained maintenance providers.
Note – Before you begin, carefully read each of the procedures in this manual.
If you have not performed similar operations on comparable equipment, do
not attempt to perform these procedures.
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1-1
IntroducingtheSunFastEthernet
AdapterCard 1
The information contained in this guide is organized as follows:
Table 1-1 Organization
Chapter/Appendi
x Material covered OS applicability
1 Introduction to SunFastEthernet Both 1.x and 2.x
2 Installing SunFastEthernet SBus card Both 1.x and 2.x
3 Solaris 1.x software installation 1.x only
4 Solaris 2.x software installation 2.x only
5 Network Linkups/Speed Selection Both 1.x and 2.x
6 Interface Signals Both 1.x and 2.x
A SunFastEthernet Adapter Card Specifications Both 1.x and 2.x
B Running Diagnostics Both 1.x and 2.x
C Solaris 2.x Driver Performance Tuning 2.x only
D Console Messages (Solaris 1.x Only) 1.x 0nly

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The SunFastEthernet™ Adapter card is a dual mode high speed ethernet SBus
card that can operate at either 10 or 100Mbps. The card provides the Media
Access Control (MAC) function for either a 10 or 100Mbps CSMA/CD protocol
based network interface conforming to IEEE 802.3 and the Ethernet
specification.
1. Fully complies with the following standards:
a. ANSI/IEEE std 802.3 CSMA/CD MAC layer specification
i. Supports 10Base-T (twisted-pair) Ethernet. AUI (thicknet) and Coax
(thinnet) can be supported via external third-party adapter boxes
ii. 10/100 Mbit per second transfer rate
b. SBus specification, Rev B.0
i. Single-wide SBus card
ii. Fully operational across all SBus clock ranges (12.5 - 25 Mhz)
iii. Supports parity
iv. Supports 16/32/64 byte burst
c. Fast Ethernet Alliance 100Base-X media specification
d. Fast Ethernet Alliance Reconciliation Sublayer and Media Independent
Interface specifications

Introducing the SunFastEthernet Adapter Card 1-3
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Figure 1-1 SunFastEhernet Adapter Card Components
SBUS
QEC
BigMAC
SRAM
SRAM
EPROM
ULTRA DB40
RJ45
MACH
MACH
IO
TXFMR
PDR PDT
TXFMRs
Relay Relay
Twister
Choke Choke
Xtal
RX
Buf
MACH

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Figure 1-2 SunFastEthernet Block Diagram
QEC ASIC
Buffer
memory
Local bus
BigMAC ASIC RX
buffer
BabyBAC
Transceiver
XCVR
management
register
Ultra DB40
TX
buffer
SBus
MII Interface
RJ45
Hub
External transceiver
EPROM

Introducing the SunFastEthernet Adapter Card 1-5
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The SunFastEthernet Adapter card is supported on most SBus based Sun-4c,
Sun-4m, and Sun-4d system architectures that run under the Solaris®
environment or other compatible operating systems.
To utilize the SunFastEthernet Adapter card, the system also needs to contain
OpenBoot™ PROM (OBP) level 2.3 or later. Verify your OBP version by typing
the banner command at the ok prompt. If the OBP version is earlier than 2.3
then the OBP must be upgraded.
An on-board FCode PROM provides configuration support that identifies the
SunFastEthernet Adapter card to the system and contains selftest routines.

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