Document Outline

• Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card
  • Contents
  • Using This Documentation
  • Product Overview
    • Components
    • Product Description
    • Hardware and Software Requirements
    • Features
    • Declaration of Conformity
    • EMC
    • Safety
    • Supplementary Information
  • Installing and Setting Up the Driver
    • Downloading and Installing the Driver on a Solaris SPARC or x86 Platform
      • To Download the Driver on a Solaris Platform
      • To Remove the Driver from a Solaris Platform
    • Downloading and Installing the Driver on a Linux Platform
      • To Remove the Driver From a Linux Platform
  • Installing the Adapter
    • Installing the Adapter
      • To Install the Adapter
    • Installing an Optical Transceiver
      • To Install an Optical Transceiver
    • Verifying the Hardware Installation
      • To Verify the Hardware Installation
      • Rebooting the System
  • Network Configuration
    • Configuring the Network Host Files
    • Setting Up a 10-Gigabit Ethernet Network on a Diskless Client System
      • To Set Up a 10-Gigabit Ethernet Port on a Diskless Client
    • Installing the Solaris Operating System Over a 10-Gigabit Ethernet Network
      • To Install the Solaris Operating System Over a 10-Gigabit Ethernet Network
    • Booting Over the 10-Gigabit Ethernet Network for Solaris x86 and Linux Systems
      • To Boot Over the Network on Solaris x86 and Linux Systems
  • Configuring the nxge Device Driver Parameters
    • nxge Hardware and Software Overview
    • Setting nxge Driver Parameters on a Solaris Platform
    • Setting Parameters Using the ndd Utility
      • Noninteractive and Interactive Modes
      • To Specify Device Instances for the ndd Utility
      • To Specify Parameter Values Using the ndd Utility
        • To Use the ndd Utility in Interactive Mode
    • Setting Parameters Using the nxge.conf File
      • To Set Driver Parameters Using an nxge.conf File
      • To Improve Performance on an UltraSPARC CPU Based Sun Platform
      • To Improve Performance on an AMD CPU Based Sun Platform
      • To Obtain Higher Throughput Using the Generic Tunables for the Solaris TCP/IP Stack
    • Setting Parameters on a Linux Platform
      • To Set Parameters Using the ethtool Utility
      • To Set Parameters Using the Bundled configtool Utility
  • Configuring the Jumbo Frames Feature
    • Jumbo Frames Overview
    • Checking Jumbo Frames Configurations
      • To Show the Driver Statistics in a Solaris Environment
    • Enabling Jumbo Frames in a Solaris Environment
      • To Enable Jumbo Frames in a Solaris Environment Using nxge.conf
      • To Check Layer 2 Configuration
      • To Check Layer 3 Configuration
    • Enabling Jumbo Frames in a Linux Environment
      • To Enable Jumbo Frames in a Linux Environment
      • To Show the Driver Statistics in a Linux Environment
  • Configuring Link Aggregation
    • Overview of Link Aggregation
    • Configuring Link Aggregation in a Solaris Environment
      • To Configure Link Aggregation in a Solaris Environment
    • Configuring Link Aggregation in a Linux Environment
      • To Configure Bonding for Multiple nxge Interfaces
  • Configuring VLANs
    • Overview of VLANs
    • Configuring VLANs in a Solaris Environment
      • To Configure Static VLANs
    • Configuring VLANs in a Linux Environment
      • To Configure VLANs in a Linux Environment
  • Specifications
    • Connectors
    • Performance Specifications
    • Physical Characteristics
    • Power Requirements
  • Diagnostic Software
    • SunVTS Diagnostic Software
    • Updating SunVTS to Recognize the Adapter
      • To Update SunVTS to Recognize the Adapter
    • Using the SunVTS netlbtest
      • To Use the netlbtest
  • Index