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• Sun Quad FastEthernet™ 6U CompactPCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide
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• Contents
  • 1. Overview of the SunQuadFastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter1
  • 2. Installing the Rear-Access Adapter7
  • 3. Installing the Front-Access Adapter27
  • 4. Configuring the Network Software41
  • A. Specifications51
  • B. Configuring the SunQuadFastEthernet DeviceDriver Parameters57
  • C. Removing and Replacing the Adapter75
  • D. Testing the Adapter79
• Figures
• Tables
  • Preface
• How This Book Is Organized
• Using UNIX Commands
• Typographic Conventions
  • TABLEP1 Typographic Conventions
• Shell Prompts
  • TABLEP2 Shell Prompts
• Related Documentation
  • TABLEP3 Related Documentation
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  • 1
  • Overview of the SunQuadFastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter
• Product Description
  • FIGURE11 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter (Rear-Access Version)
  • FIGURE12 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter (Front-Access Version)
• Features
• Overview of the Installation Procedure
  • Installation Methods
  • Models of Hot Swap
  • Installing the Rear-Access Adapter
    • TABLE11 Rear-Access Installation Overview
  • Installing the Front-Access Adapter
    • TABLE12 Front-Access Installation Overview
    • 2
    • Installing the Rear-Access Adapter
• Preparing for the Installation
  • Tools and Equipment Needed
  • Contents of the Ship Kit
  • Selecting a CompactPCI Slot Pair in the System
    • FIGURE21 CompactPCI Slot Pairs in a Sun Netra ct 800 Server (Top View)
  • Determining the Installation Type
• Installing the Rear-Access Adapter in Hot-Swap Mode
  • To Install the Rear Transition Card
    • 1. Retrieve the wrist strap from the adapter’s ship kit.
    • 2. Attach the adhesive copper strip of the antistatic wrist strap to the metal chassis of the sys...
    • 3. If the rear slot contains a factory-installed filler panel, remove the filler panel before ins...
    • 4. Remove the rear transition card from its antistatic envelope and place it on an ESD mat (if av...
      • FIGURE22 Location of the Rear Transition Card’s Ejection Levers
    • 5. With the card resting on the mat, press the levers outward to open the ejection levers.
      • FIGURE23 Opening the Ejection Levers (Two Types of Levers)
    • 6. Lift up the card, and keeping it perfectly vertical, carefully slide the card in the selected ...
      • FIGURE24 Aligning the Rear Transition Card With the CompactPCI Slot Card Guide
    • 7. Push the card all the way in the slot until the two ejection levers move inward.
      • FIGURE25 Location of the Ejection Lever Tabs (Two Types of Levers)
    • 8. Close the ejection levers by pushing the levers in toward the card.
      • FIGURE26 Closing the Ejection Levers (Two Types of Levers)
      • FIGURE27 Ejection Levers Installed in the Slot’s Cutouts (Two Types of Levers)
    • 9. Using a No. 0 Phillips screwdriver, tighten the captive screws inside the card’s top and botto...
      • FIGURE28 Tightening the Ejection Lever Captive Screws (Two Types of Levers)
  • To Install the Rear-Access Front Card
    • 1. Walk to the front of the server.
    • 2. Confirm or reattach your wrist strap to the system’s chassis and to your wrist.
    • 3. Locate the slot where you plan to install the front card.
    • 4. If the front slot contains a factory-installed filler panel, remove the filler panel before in...
    • 5. Remove the card from its antistatic envelope and place it on an ESD mat (if available) near th...
      • FIGURE29 Location of the Front Card’s Ejection Levers
    • 6. With the card resting on the on the mat, press the levers outward to open the ejection levers.
    • 7. Lift up the card, and keeping it perfectly vertical, carefully slide the card into the selecte...
      • FIGURE210 Aligning the Front Card With the CompactPCI Slot Card Guide
    • 8. Push the card all the way into the slot until the two ejection levers move inward.
    • 9. Close the ejection levers by pushing the levers in toward the card.
    • 10. Locate the hot-swap LED on the front card to determine if the card has been activated and is ...
      • FIGURE211 Location of the Rear-Access Adapter’s Hot-Swap LED on the Front Card
    • 11. Remove the wrist strap from the chassis and from your wrist.
    • 12. Log in to the server.
    • 13. At the terminal prompt, type the hot-swap software commands to identify and attach the adapte...
    • 14. Reattach the wrist strap to the chassis and your wrist.
    • 15. Using a No. 0 Phillips screwdriver, tighten the captive screws inside the card’s top and bott...
    • 16. Remove the wrist strap from the chassis and from your wrist.
• Installing the Rear-Access Adapter in Cold-Swap Mode
  • To Power Off the Server
    • 1. Before shutting down the operating environment and halting the system, ensure that all signifi...
    • 2. Follow the appropriate procedures, as documented in the system’s service manual, to shut down ...
    • 3. Verify that the system’s power LED is off (unlit), indicating that the system has completely p...
  • To Install the Rear Transition Card
    • 1. Retrieve the wrist strap from the adapter’s ship kit.
    • 2. Attach the adhesive copper strip of the antistatic wrist strap to the metal chassis of the sys...
    • 3. If the rear slot contains a factory-installed filler panel, remove the filler panel before ins...
    • 4. Remove the rear transition card from its antistatic envelope and place it on an ESD mat (if av...
    • 5. With the card resting on the mat, press the levers outward to open the ejection levers.
    • 6. Lift up the card, and keeping it perfectly vertical, carefully slide the card into the selecte...
    • 7. Push the card all the way into the slot until the two ejection levers move inward.
    • 8. Close the ejection levers by pushing the levers in toward the card.
    • 9. Using a No. 0 Phillips screwdriver, tighten the captive screws inside the card’s top and botto...
  • To Install the Rear-Access Front Card
    • 1. Walk to the front of the server.
    • 2. Confirm or reattach your wrist strap to the system’s chassis and to your wrist.
    • 3. Locate the slot where you plan to install the front card.
    • 4. If the front slot contains a factory-installed filler panel, remove the filler panel before in...
    • 5. Remove the card from its antistatic envelope and place it on an ESD mat (if available) near th...
    • 6. With the card resting on the on the mat, press the levers outward to open the ejection levers.
    • 7. Lift up the card, and keeping it perfectly vertical, carefully slide the card into the selecte...
    • 8. Push the card all the way into the slot until the two ejection levers move inward.
    • 9. Close the ejection levers by pushing the levers in toward the card.
    • 10. Using a No. 0 Phillips screwdriver, tighten the captive screws inside the card’s top and bott...
    • 11. Remove the wrist strap from the chassis and from your wrist.
  • To Power On the Server
    • 1. Before powering on the server, make sure that all any peripheral devices connected to the serv...
    • 2. Follow the appropriate procedures, as documented in the server’s service manual, to power on t...
    • 3. During the power on sequence, watch the hot-swap LED on the adapter’s front card (FIGURE211).
    • 4. Verify that the server’s power LED is on (lit), indicating that the system has completely powe...
• Connecting the Cables to the Rear Transition Card
  • To Connect the Cables to the Rear Ethernet Ports
    • 1. Locate the adapter’s rear transition card that you installed in the system.
    • 2. Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to an Ethernet port on the rear transition card (see FIGU...
      • FIGURE212 Connecting Cables to the Rear Transition Card
    • 3. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to an active Ethernet network.
    • 3
    • Installing the Front-Access Adapter
• Preparing for the Installation
  • Tools and Equipment Needed
  • Contents of the Ship Kit
  • Selecting a CompactPCI Slot in the System
  • Determining the Installation Type
• Installing the Front-Access Adapter in Hot-Swap Mode
  • To Install the Front-Access Adapter in Hot-Swap Mode
    • 1. Retrieve the wrist strap from the adapter’s ship kit.
    • 2. Attach the adhesive copper strip of the antistatic wrist strap to the metal chassis of the sys...
    • 3. Locate the slot where you will install the adapter.
    • 4. If the slot contains a factory-installed filler panel, remove the filler panel before installi...
    • 5. Remove the adapter from its antistatic envelope and place it on an ESD mat (if available) near...
      • FIGURE31 Location of the Front-Access Adapter’s Ejection Levers
    • 6. With the adapter resting on the mat, press the levers outward to open the ejection levers.
      • FIGURE32 Opening the Ejection Levers (Two Types of Levers)
    • 7. Lift up the adapter, and keeping it perfectly vertical, carefully slide the adapter into the s...
      • FIGURE33 Aligning the Front Adapter in CompactPCI Slot Card Guide
    • 8. Push the adapter all the way into the slot until the two ejection levers move inward.
      • FIGURE34 Location of the Ejection Lever Tabs (Two Types of Levers)
    • 9. Close the ejection levers by pushing the levers in toward the adapter.
      • FIGURE35 Closing the Ejection Levers (Two Types of Levers)
      • FIGURE36 Ejection Lever Tabs Installed in the Slot’s Cutouts (Two Types of Levers)
    • 10. Locate the hot-swap LED on the adapter to determine if the adapter has been activated and is ...
      • FIGURE37 Location of the Front-Access Adapter’s Hot-Swap LED
    • 11. Remove the wrist strap from the chassis and from your wrist.
    • 12. Log in to the server.
    • 13. At the terminal prompt, type the hot-swap software commands to identify and attach the adapte...
    • 14. Reattach the wrist strap to the chassis and to your wrist.
    • 15. Using a No. 0 Phillips screwdriver, tighten the captive screws inside the adapter’s top and b...
      • FIGURE38 Tightening the Ejection Lever Captive Screws (Two Types of Levers)
    • 16. Remove the wrist strap from the chassis and from your wrist.
• Installing the Front-Access Adapter in Cold-Swap Mode
  • To Power Off the Server
    • 1. Before shutting down the operating environment and halting the system, ensure that all signifi...
    • 2. Follow the appropriate procedures, as documented in the system’s service manual, to shut down ...
    • 3. Verify that the system’s power LED is off (unlit), indicating that the system is completely po...
  • To Install the Front-Access Adapter in Cold- Swap Mode
    • 1. Retrieve the wrist strap from the adapter’s ship kit.
    • 2. Attach the adhesive copper strip of the antistatic wrist strap to the metal chassis of the sys...
    • 3. Locate the slot where you will install the adapter.
    • 4. If the slot contains a factory installed filler panel, remove the filler panel before installi...
    • 5. Remove the adapter from its antistatic envelope and place it on an ESD mat (if available) near...
    • 6. With the adapter resting on the on the mat, press the levers outward to open the ejection levers.
    • 7. Lift up the adapter, and keeping it perfectly vertical, carefully slide the adapter into the s...
    • 8. Push the adapter all the way into the slot until the two ejection levers move inward.
    • 9. Close the ejection levers by pushing the levers in toward the adapter.
    • 10. Using a No. 0 Phillips screwdriver, tighten the captive screws inside the adapter’s top and b...
    • 11. Remove the wrist strap from the chassis and your wrist.
  • To Power On the Server
    • 1. Before powering on the server, make sure that any peripheral devices connected to the server a...
    • 2. Follow the appropriate procedures, as documented in the server’s hardware installation manual,...
    • 3. During the power on sequence, watch the hot-swap LED on the adapter (FIGURE37).
    • 4. Verify that the server’s power LED is on (lit), indicating that the server has completely powe...
• Connecting the Cables to the FrontAccess Adapter
  • To Connect the Cables to the Front-Access Ethernet Ports
    • 1. Locate the adapter that you installed in the system.
    • 2. Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to an Ethernet port on the adapter (see FIGURE39).
      • FIGURE39 Connecting Ethernet Cables to the Front-Access Adapter
    • 3. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to an active Ethernet network.
    • 4
    • Configuring the Network Software
• Attaching the Sun Quad FastEthernet Interfaces to the Network
  • To Attach the Sun Quad FastEthernet Interfaces to the Network
    • 1. Log in to the server.
    • 2. At the terminal prompt, use the grep command to search the /etc/path_to_inst file for qfe devi...
    • 3. Create an /etc/hostname.qfeinstance file for each network interface you plan to use.
    • 4. Create an entry in the /etc/inet/hosts file for each active qfe network interface.
    • 5. Activate the new qfe interfaces using the ifconfig command.
• Autonegotiation Protocol
• Setting the localmac-address Property
  • To Set the local-mac-address Property to the Network Interfaces
    • 1. Log in to the system as superuser.
    • 2. At a terminal prompt, type the following command to set the property to true:
    • 3. Use the ifconfig command to stop all network activity travelling over the adapter’s Ethernet i...
    • 4. Disconnect and unconfigure the adapter from the system using the appropriate basic hot-swap co...
    • 5. To make the adapter’s network interfaces use the local MAC addresses, connect and configure th...
    • 6. Use the ifconfig command to activate the adapter’s Ethernet interfaces.
• Booting the System Over a Sun Quad FastEthernet Interface
  • To Boot the System Over the Network
    • 1. Before shutting down the operating environment and halting the system, make sure that all sign...
    • 2. Follow the appropriate procedures, as documented in the system’s service manual, to shut down ...
    • 3. At the ok prompt, type show-nets to list the network devices on your system.
    • 4. Select the qfe device that you want to use as a boot device.
    • 5. At the ok prompt type the boot command and the Control-Y key sequence to paste the full path n...
    • 6. Press the Return key to boot the system over the qfe device.
    • A
    • Specifications
• Ethernet Port Locations and Descriptions
  • FIGUREA1 RJ-45 Ethernet Port Locations
  • TABLEA1 Pin Descriptions for the Four 8-Pin RJ-45 Connectors (Ports 0 to 3)
• Operation Specifications
  • TABLEA2 Operation Specifications 
• Physical Dimensions
  • Physical Dimensions of the Rear-Access Adapter
    • TABLEA3 Physical Dimensions (Rear-Access)
  • Physical Dimensions of the Front-Access Adapter
    • TABLEA4 Physical Dimensions (Front-Access)
• Environmental Specifications
  • TABLEA5 Environmental Specifications
• Power Requirements
  • TABLEA6 Power Requirements
  • B
  • Configuring the SunQuadFastEthernet DeviceDriver Parameters
• Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters
  • Hardware Overview
  • Device Driver Parameter Values and Definitions
    • TABLEB1 qfe Driver Parameters, Status, and Descriptions
  • Parameters that Define the Current Status
    • TABLEB2 Read-Only Parameters Defining the Current Status
  • Interpacket Gap Parameters
    • TABLEB3 Read-Write Interpacket Gap Parameter Values and Descriptions
  • Defining an Additional Delay Before Transmitting a Packet
    • TABLEB4 Parameters Defining lance_mode and ipg0
  • Operational Mode Parameters
    • TABLEB5 Operational Mode Parameters 
  • Defining the Number of Back-to-Back Packets toTransmit
    • TABLEB6 Back-to-Back Packet Transmission Capability
  • Parameters That Report Transceiver Capabilities
    • TABLEB7 Read-Only Transceiver Capabilities
  • Parameters That Report the Link Partner Capabilities
    • TABLEB8 Read-Only Link Partner Capabilities 
• Setting the qfe Device Driver Parameters
  • Using the nddUtility to Set and Display Parameters
    • Identifying Device Instances
    • To Specify the Device Instance for the ndd Utility
      • 1. Check the /etc/path_to_inst file to identify the instance number associated with a particular ...
      • 2. Use the ndd command to select the SUNW,qfe device using the instance number.
    • Using the ndd Utility in Noninteractive and Interactive Modes
      • Using the ndd Utility in Noninteractive Mode
      • Using the ndd Utility in Interactive Mode
    • Setting Forced Mode Using the ndd Utility
    • To Set Forced Mode and Disable Autonegotiation
      • 1. Use the ndd utility to select the qfe instance that you want to set.
      • 2. Select one of the four operational mode parameters (adv_100fdx_cap, adv_100hdx_cap, adv_10fdx_...
      • 3. Use the ndd utility to disable autonegotiation by setting the adv_autoneg_cap parameter to 0.
    • To Enable Autonegotiation Using the ndd Utility
    • To Enable Autonegotiation
      • 1. Use the ndd utility to select the qfe instance that you want to set.
      • 2. Select at least one of the four operational mode parameters (adv_100fdx_cap, adv_100hdx_cap, a...
      • 3. Use the ndd utility to enable autonegotiation mode by setting the adv_autoneg_cap parameter to 1.
  • Setting Parameters Using the qfe.confFile
    • TABLEB9 qfe.conf File Parameters
  • To Set Driver Parameters By Creating a qfe.conf File
    • 1. Log in to the system.
    • 2. Obtain the hardware path names for the qfe devices in the device tree.
    • 3. Using a text editor, create a /kernel/drv/qfe.conf file.
    • 4. Add entries to the qfe.conf file that follow this format:
    • 5. Save the qfe.conf file.
    • C
    • Removing and Replacing the Adapter
• Disabling the Network Interfaces and Removing the Adapter
  • To Disable the Network Interfaces and Remove the Adapter
    • 1. Log in to the system as superuser.
    • 2. Use the ifconfig command to disable the qfe interfaces.
    • 3. Remove the adapter from the system as documented in the system’s service manual.
• Replacing the Adapter and Activating the Network Interfaces
  • To Replace the Adapter and Activate the Network Interfaces
    • 1. Replace the adapter as documented in your system’s service manual.
    • 2. Log in to the system as superuser.
    • 3. Activate the qfe interfaces using the ifconfig command.
    • D
    • Testing the Adapter
• Using the SunVTS Diagnostic Software
  • TABLED1 SunVTS Documentation
• Using the OpenBoot PROM FCode SelfTest
  • To Run the FCode Self-Test Diagnostic
    • 1. Make sure that all significant application and network activity on the server has stopped.
    • 2. Follow the appropriate procedures, as documented in the system’s service manual, to shut down ...
    • 3. At the ok prompt, set the auto-boot? configuration variable to false.
    • 4. Set the diag-switch? parameter to true to see the diagnostic power-on self-test (POST) messages.
    • 5. Reset the systemto activate these parameter changes.
    • 6. Use the show-nets command to display the list of network devices on the system.
    • 7. Use the test command, and the device paths found in Step6, to test the adapter when you use t...
    • 8. After testing the adapter, type the following commands to return the OpenBoot PROM to the stan...
    • 9. Reset and reboot the system.
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