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Sun™GigaSwift Ethernet
Adapter Installation and
User’s Guide
Part No. 806-2989-10
February 2001, Revision A

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• Federal Communications Commission (FCC) — USA
• Industry Canada Equipment Standard for Digital Equipment (ICES-003) — Canada
• Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) — Japan
• Bureau of Standards Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) — Taiwan
Please read the appropriate section that corresponds to the marking on your Sun product before attempting to install the
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FCC Class A Notice
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of
the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment
is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if it is
not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, it may causeharmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required
to correct the interference at his own expense.
Shielded Cables: Connections between the workstation and peripherals must be made using shielded cables to comply with
FCC radio frequency emission limits. Networking connections can be made using unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cables.
Modifications: Any modifications made to this device that are not approved by Sun Microsystems, Inc. may void the
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Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of
the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.
Shielded Cables: Connections between the workstation and peripherals must be made using shielded cables in order to
maintain compliance with FCC radio frequency emission limits. Networking connections can be made using unshielded
twisted pair (UTP) cables.
Modifications: Any modifications made to this device that are not approved by Sun Microsystems, Inc. may void the
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ICES-003 Class A Notice - Avis NMB-003, Classe A
This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
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ICES-003 Class B Notice - Avis NMB-003, Classe B
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BSMI Class A Notice
The following statement is applicable to products shipped to Taiwan and marked as Class A on the product compliance
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Declaration of Conformity
EMC
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This equipment complies with the following requirements of the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC:
Safety
This equipment complies with the following requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC:
Supplementary Information
This product was tested and complies with all the requirements for the CE Mark.
Compliance Model Number: GCC PCI
Product Name: Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP Adapter (X1150A)
EN55022:1998 / CISPR22:1997 Class A
EN550024:1998 EN61000-4-2 4 kV (Direct), 8 kV (Air)
EN61000-4-3 3 V/m
EN61000-4-4 1.0 kV Power Lines, 0.5 kV Signal Lines
EN61000-4-5 1 kV Line-Line, 2 kV Line-Gnd Power Lines
EN61000-4-6 3 V
EN61000-4-8 3 A/m
EN61000-4-11 Pass
EN61000-3-2:1995 Pass
EN61000-3-3:1995 Pass
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Contents
1. Product Overview 1
Hardware Overview 1
Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP Adapter 2
Hardware and Software Requirements 3
Product Features 3
Key Protocols and Interfaces 3
Diagnostic Support 4
2. Installing the Adapter 5
Installing the Driver Software 5
Installing the Adapter Without Dynamic Reconfiguration 8
▼To Install the Adapter 8
▼To Verify the Installation 9
Setting the local-mac-address Property 12
Rebooting the System 13
Installing the Adapter With Dynamic Reconfiguration 14
▼To Install an Adapter in a Dynamic Reconfiguration System 14
3. Network Configuration 17
Configuring the Network Host Files 17

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Setting Up a Diskless Client System on a GigaSwift Ethernet Network 19
▼To Set Up a Diskless Client on a GigaSwift Ethernet Network 20
Installing the Solaris Operating Environment Over a GigaSwift Ethernet
Network 21
▼To Install the Solaris Environment Over a GigaSwift Ethernet Network 21
4. Configuring Driver Parameters 25
GigaSwift Ethernet Device Driver Parameters 25
Driver Parameter Values and Definitions 26
Operational Mode Parameters 27
Flow Control Parameters 28
Gigabit Forced Mode Parameter 29
Interpacket Gap Parameters 29
Interrupt Parameters 31
Random Early Drop Parameters 31
PCI Bus Interface Parameters 32
Setting ce Driver Parameters 33
Setting Parameters Using the ndd Utility 33
▼To Specify Device Instances for the ndd Utility 34
Setting Parameters Using the ce.conf File 37
▼To Set Driver Parameters Using a ce.conf File 38
GigaSwift Ethernet Driver Operating Statistics 39
Reporting the Link Partner Capabilities 40
5. Configuring VLANs 45
An Overview of VLANs 45
Configuring VLANs 47
▼To Configure Static VLANs 48
A. Specifications 51

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Connectors 51
Performance Specifications 52
Physical Characteristics 52
Power Requirements 52
B. Diagnostic Software and Troubleshooting Issues 53
SunVTS Diagnostic Software 53
Using the OpenBoot PROM FCode Self-Test 54
▼Running the Ethernet FCode Self-Test Diagnostic 54
Troubleshooting Issues 56
Known Incompatibilities with Pre-IEEE 802.3z Network Switches 56
▼To Set Autonegotiation to off for a SunSwitch or an Alteon ACE 110
Switch 56
▼To Set Autonegotiation to off for Other Noncompliant Network
Equipment 57
Index 59

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Figures
FIGURE 1-1 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP Adapter 2
FIGURE 2-1 Cat-5 Twisted-Pair Cable 9
FIGURE 5-1 Example of Servers Supporting Multiple VLANs with Tagging Adapters 46
FIGURE 5-2 Ethernet Tag Header Format 48
FIGURE A-1 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP Adapter Connector 51

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Tables
TABLE 2-1 Files and Directories on the CD-ROM 6
TABLE 4-1 ce Driver Parameter, Status, and Descriptions 26
TABLE 4-2 Operational Mode Parameters 27
TABLE 4-3 Read-Write Flow Control Keyword Descriptions 28
TABLE 4-4 Forced Mode Parameter 29
TABLE 4-5 Parameters Defining enable_ipg0 and ipg0 30
TABLE 4-6 Read-Write Interpacket Gap Parameter Values and Descriptions 30
TABLE 4-7 RX Blanking Register for Alias Read 31
TABLE 4-8 RX Random Early Detecting 8-Bit Vectors 31
TABLE 4-9 PCI Bus Interface Parameters 32
TABLE 4-10 Read-Only ce Device Capabilities 39
TABLE 4-11 Read-Only Link Partner Capabilities 40
TABLE 4-12 Transmit and Receive Parameters 41
TABLE A-1 Cat-5 Connector Link Characteristics 51
TABLE A-2 Performance Specifications 52
TABLE A-3 Physical Characteristics 52
TABLE A-4 Power Requirements 52

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Preface
The Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide provides installation
instructions for both the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet UTP adapter and the Sun GigaSwift
Ethernet MMF adapter. This manual also describes how to configure the driver
software.
These instructions are designed for enterprise system administrators with experience
installing network hardware and software.
How This Book Is Organized
Chapter 1, provides a description of the adapter, including hardware and software.
Chapter 2, describes how to install the adapter in your system and how to verify that
it has been installed correctly.
Chapter 3, describes how to edit the network host files after the adapter has been
installed on your system.
Chapter 4, describes how to configure the driver parameters used by the Sun
GigaSwift Ethernet adapter.
Chapter 5, explains VLANs in detail and provides configuration instructions and
examples.
Appendix A, lists the specifications for the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter.
Appendix B, provides an overview of the SunVTS diagnostic application and
instructions for testing the adapter using the onboard FCode selftest. There is also a
section outlining some common troubleshooting issues.

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Using UNIX Commands
This document may not contain information on basic UNIX®commands and
procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring
devices.
See one or more of the following for this information:
■Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals
■AnswerBook2™ online documentation for the Solaris™ operating environment
■Other software documentation that you received with your system
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Password:
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words to be emphasized Read Chapter 6 in the User’s Guide. These are called class options.
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Dynamic Reconfiguration
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OpenBoot™ Commands OpenBoot 3.x Command Reference Manual

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