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• SunFastEthernet™ Adapter 2.0 Installation and User’s Guide
• Contents
  • 1. Preparing for Installation 11
  • 2. Installing the Adapter 21
  • 3. Installing SunFastEthernet Adapter 2.1 Software On Solaris 2.x Systems 31
  • 4. Installing SunFastEthernet Adapter 2.1 Software On Solaris 1.1.1 and 1.1.2 Systems 41
    • A. Running Diagnostics for Solaris 2.3 and 2.4 A1
    • B. Interface Signals B1
    • C. Specifications C1
      • Preface
• UNIX Commands
• Typographic Conventions
• Shell Prompts
• Related Documents
• Ordering Sun Documents
• Sun Welcomes Your Comments
  • Preparing for Installation
  • 1
• 1.1 Features
• 1.2 Requirements for Using the Adapter
  • 1.2.1 OpenBoot PROM Release 2.26 Required
    • Determine the OpenBoot PROM Release of Your System Master Board
    • MII
      • Installing the Adapter
      • 2
• 2.1 Performing the Installation
  • 1. Power off your system, using the standard shutdown procedures described in Solaris 2.x Handboo...
  • 2. If you are replacing an SBus card with the SunFastEthernet Adapter, remove the old card now.
  • 3. Install the SunFastEthernet Adapter in the selected SBus slot.
  • 4. Connect the Ethernet cable to the SunFastEthernet Adapter and to the hub.
  • 5. Connect the MII device to the SunFastEthernet Adapter.
  • 6. Connect the external transceiver to its appropriate hub.
• 2.2 Verifying the Installation
  • 1. Power on the system, and when the banner appears, press the Stop-A keys to interrupt the boot ...
  • 2. Use the show-devs command to list the system devices.
  • Diagnostics Testing
• 2.3 Watching Network Activity
  • Where to Proceed
    • Installing SunFastEthernet Adapter 2.1 Software On Solaris 2.x Systems
    • 3
• 3.1 Preparing for Software Installation
  • For Solaris 2.5 Systems
  • Installing Software From the CD-ROM for Solaris 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5
• 3.2 Net-Install of Solaris 2.4 Over the hme Interface
  • Updating the Solaris 2.4 Archive to Use the hme Interface
    • 1. Determine the directory where the CD image is located on the boot server.
    • 2. Edit the name_to_major file by adding an entry for the SunFastEthernet Adapter device (hme).
    • 3. Copy the hme driver from the SunFastEthernet Adapter 2.1 CD-ROM to the client’s root partition...
    • 4. On the client system, perform the tasks in Section3.5.3, “Booting From the Network Using Sola...
    • 5. Complete the client installation. Refer to your Solaris documentation for detailed instructions.
    • 6. Reboot the system.
    • 7. Install the software drivers from the CD-ROM that came with the SunFastEthernet Adapter. Refer...
• 3.3 Host File Configuration
  • 1. Create a /etc/hostname.hme<num> file, where <num> refers to the number of each SunFastEthernet...
  • 2. Create an appropriate entry in the /etc/hosts file for each active hme channel.
• 3.4 Caution: Package Dependency
• 3.5 Booting
  • 3.5.1 Booting From the Network Using Solaris 2.5
    • 1. At the ok prompt type:
    • 2. At the ok prompt type:
  • 3.5.2 Diskless Client Booting for Solaris 2.4
    • 1. Go to your client’s root partition by typing the following:
    • 2. Edit the name_to_major file by adding an entry for the SunFastEthernet Adapter device (hme).
    • 3. Copy the hme driver from the CD-ROM to the client’s root partition as follows:
    • 4. Create a hostname.hme<num> file for the client in the /etc directory in the client’s root part...
  • 3.5.3 Booting From the Network Using Solaris 2.4
    • 1. At the ok prompt type:
    • 2. Type:
    • 3. Type the following exactly as shown, spaces and quotation marks included, pressing the Return ...
    • 4. Press the Control-C keys after typing device-end.
    • 5. At the ok prompt, type:
    • 6. Press the Stop-A keys to get to the ok prompt.
    • 7. At the ok prompt, type show-devs to list your system devices and verify that the name property...
    • 8. At the ok prompt, type:
• 3.6 Post-Installation Procedures (Optional)
  • 3.6.1 Using Hubs That Do Not Send Link Pulses
    • 1. At the ok prompt type:
    • 2. Type:
    • 3. Type the following, pressing the Return key at the end of line 0:
    • 4. Press the Control-C keys after typing (full path name of the hme device).
    • 5. At the ok prompt, type:
    • 6. Reboot your system.
  • 3.6.2 Configuring Driver Parameters
  • 3.6.3 Increasing TCP/IP Performance
    • 1. As superuser type:
  • 3.6.4 Forcing Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps
    • 1. At the ok prompt, use the show-devs command to list the system devices.
    • 2. Type:
    • 3. Type the following, pressing the Return key at the end of line 0:
    • 4. Press the Control-C keys after typing (full path name of the hme device).
    • 5. At the ok prompt type:
    • 6. Reboot your system.
  • 3.6.5 Auto-Negotiation
  • 3.6.6 External Transceivers
    • Installing SunFastEthernet Adapter 2.1 Software On Solaris 1.1.1 and 1.1.2 Systems
    • 4
• 4.1 Preparing for Software Installation
• 4.2 Installing from the CD-ROM
  • 4.2.1 Access to Remote CD-ROM
  • 4.2.2 Using cdm
  • 4.2.3 Mounting the CD-ROM
    • 1. Mount the CD-ROM from either a local or remote machine. For example, for a local machine type:
    • 2. After successfully mounting the CD-ROM filesystem, change directories to /cdrom as follows:
  • 4.2.4 Installing Script Using cdm
    • 3. Enter ./cdm in a shell tool. You will see the following display:
    • 4. Enter 1 to select an application.
    • 5. Enter 1 to select SunFastEthernet Driver 2.1.
    • 6. Enter 3 to initiate the installation.
    • 7. Enter y to begin installation.
    • 8. The script will then query: Do you want to continue [y|n]?
    • 9. The script will then query: Do you want to see a description of this installation script [y|n]?
    • 10. The script will then query: Do you want to continue [y|n]?
    • 11. The default is n. If you want to change the official host name, respond by entering y.
    • 12. The script will then query: Do you wish to continue with this script (y/n) [y]:
  • 4.2.5 Host File Configuration
    • 1. Create a /etc/hostname.hme<num> file, where <num> refers to the number of each SunFastEthernet...
    • 2. Create an appropriate entry in the /etc/hosts file for each active hme channel.
  • 4.2.6 SunFastEthernet Directories
  • 4.2.7 Installation Verification
• 4.3 Setting Up Diskless Clients
  • 4.3.1 Setting Up to Write to the Server /usr Partition
  • 4.3.2 Building a New Kernel
    • 1. Type:
    • 2. Add the following lines to SYS/sun4m/conf/files:
    • 3. Add the following lines to the configuration file that you use for building diskless client ke...
    • 4. Use the config command to rebuild the system configuration files for the diskless client. You ...
• 4.4 Getting the Diskless Client(s) Ready
  • 1. At the ok prompt type:
  • 2. Type:
  • 3. Type the following exactly as shown, spaces and quotation marks included, pressing the Return ...
  • 4. Press the Control-C keys after typing device-end.
  • 5. At the ok prompt, type:
  • 6. Press the Stop-A keys to get to the ok prompt.
  • 7. At the ok prompt, type show-devs to list your system devices and verify that the name property...
  • 8. At the ok prompt, type:
  • Running Diagnostics for Solaris 2.3 and 2.4
  • A
• A.1 Sundiag
  • A.1.1 Editing .usertest File
    • 1. Login as superuser and then type the following:
    • 2. Edit the file .usertest by adding the following line wherein the format is test label, test na...
  • A.1.2 The Sundiag Window
    • FigureA1 Sundiag Window
  • A.1.3 Starting the Test
    • 1. Review the information in the control panel, which identifies the devices that are available f...
    • 2. Click on the Start button.
    • 3. Watch the console window for messages.
    • 4. To interrupt a test or to stop after a test is completed, click on the Stop button.
    • Interface Signals
    • B
• B.1 SunFastEthernet Adapter Connectors
• B.2 RJ-45 Connector Signals
• B.3 MII Connector Signals
  • Specifications
  • B
  • B.1 Physical Dimensions
  • B.2 Power Requirements
  • B.3 Performance Specifications
  • Reader Comment Card