IBM Netfinity, User Manual

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Page 4: ...he Netfinity Gigabit Adapter Device Drivers and Installation N First Edition August 2000 COPYRIGHT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2000 All rights reserved Note to U S Government Users Documentation related to restricted rights Use duplication or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp ...

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Page 7: ... Copyright IBM Corp 2000 v Contents Safety read first vii About this book ix User s guide 1 1 ...

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Page 13: ...er when stored or shipped Keep the adapter in the packaging until you are ready to install it If any of these items are missing or damaged contact your reseller Keep your original packing material it might be required if you need to return your adapter The Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet Adapter supports the following features Full duplex Gigabit Ethernet interface IEEE 802 3 1999 Jumbo Frame support o...

Page 14: ...when the data reaches the switch the switch automatically fragments the data into standard Ethernet frames when sending to all other standard Ethernet devices For non UDP traffic both servers must support Jumbo Frames VLANs support Virtual local area networks VLANs are commonly used to divide groups of network users into manageable broadcast domains to create logical segmentation of workgroups and...

Page 15: ... high performance ASIC The ASIC includes dual RISC processors This provides the flexibility to add new features to the adapter and upgrade it to future network requirements through software download This also enables the adapter device drivers to use the built in host off load functions on the adapter as host operating systems are enhanced to take advantage of these functions Connectors The facepl...

Page 16: ...et Adapter device driver software included version 2 3 or higher for Windows NT See the Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet Adapter CD for these files in the nt40 directory ALTNDIS SYS network device driver file ALTVLAN SYS intermediate device driver file ALTDLG DLL information used by the installation program OEMSETUP INF information file 1000 Off No 1000 Mbps link possible link at different speed possibl...

Page 17: ... following 1 Be sure that your computer is off and that you have removed all cords from the computer and any attached devices 2 Remove the cover of your computer using instructions in your computer documentation then select an empty PCI slot If you do not know how to identify a PCI slot refer to your computer documentation 3 Remove the blank cover plate from the slot that you selected Retain the s...

Page 18: ...ote 1000BASE T signaling requires four twisted pairs of Category 5 balanced cabling as specified in ISO IEC 11801 1995 and EIA TIA 568 A 1995 and tested using procedures defined in TIA EIA TSB95 2 Connect one end of the cable to the Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet Adapter 3 Connect the other end of the cable to an RJ 45 Ethernet network port Note The adapter port LEDs will not reflect port link or data...

Page 19: ...on see the README TXT file on the Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet Adapter CD for more information 1 Turn on your computer Note You must have Network Administrator privileges to install the device driver software 2 Click Start Settings Control Panel 3 Double click Network 4 Click the Adapters tab Any previously installed device drivers are listed under Network Adapters 5 Click Add Note For Windows NT Se...

Page 20: ...rties such as Failover Teaming and VLANs Click any tab to display its options Note When you disable automatic link negotiation while installing a Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet Adapter you can select 10Mbps 100Mbps or 1Gbps port speed and either half duplex or full duplex operation 11 Configure basic properties under the NIC Status and Configuration tab Although the default values are appropriate in m...

Page 21: ...alf duplex operation is used Tx Flow Control When Tx flow control is checked and link negotiation is enabled the adapter will negotiate 802 3x transmit flow control with the device at the other end of the link If 802 3x flow control is supported by the other device Tx flow control will be enabled When Tx flow control is checked and link negotiation is disabled you must check Full Duplex Enabled in...

Page 22: ...ected adapter VLAN support is disabled This is an information field and cannot be configured directly through this tab Note Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet Adapters that are members of a Failover Team can be configured to support VLANs However VLANs cannot be configured for a stand alone Intel LAN on motherboard LOM or a Failover Team that includes a LOM Number of NICs in a Team When a Failover Team is...

Page 23: ...number of the highlighted adapter is listed in the lower part of the window 4 Select a Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet Adapter LAN on motherboard LOM or Failover Team entry then click Properties The Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Device Driver window opens Each tab at the top of the window represents a different set of options NIC Status and Configuration The options under this tab are used for con...

Page 24: ... Team configuration If there are no teams configured you are prompted to confirm that you want to create a new Failover Team Click Yes to continue or No to abort Failover Team configuration 6 When you have completed all desired configuration click Close to accept the settings 7 In the Network window click Close 8 When you are prompted to restart your computer click Yes Your computer restarts using...

Page 25: ...into the CD ROM drive of your computer 7 Type the path to the device drivers then click Continue The path to the device drivers is X where X is the drive letter of your CD ROM drive Your computer begins to copy the adapter files from the CD Note If you acquired the adapter software on diskette or from the IBM support Web site enter the path to where the device driver files are saved on your comput...

Page 26: ...ctions for configuring the optional Failover Teaming feature of your Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Failover Teaming provides redundant adapter operation in the event that a network connection fails When multiple adapters are installed in the same computer they can be paired into teams Up to two teams each with two adapters can be configured If traffic is not detected over the primary adapter ...

Page 27: ...nfiguration If you continue with configuration the Failover Team Configuration tab is displayed Interface components of the Failover Team Configuration tab are described below Team list This list displays all the teams that have been created Each team is identified with a unique instance number Typically the first team configured is instance 1 and the next is instance 2 Below each configured team ...

Page 28: ...newly created team You can create up to two teams Note The newly created Failover Team inherits all the basic configuration properties Jumbo Frame support Flow Control setting Link Negotiation Port Speed and VLANs when assigned from the primary adapter Other adapters added to the team are automatically reconfigured to match the team configuration When a team basic configuration properties are chan...

Page 29: ...m Click OK when you are finished 9 When you are prompted to restart your computer click Yes The computer restarts using the new configuration settings Note If you modify any optional configuration parameters Failover Team or VLAN you must restart your computer before the changes will take effect If you make changes and do not restart you might experience configuration problems If no configuration ...

Page 30: ...are prompted to add another adapter or delete the team 5 In the Network window click Close to complete the configuration change 6 When you are prompted to restart your computer click Yes Your computer restarts using the new configuration settings Note If you modify any optional configuration parameters Failover Team or VLAN you must restart your computer before the changes take effect If you make ...

Page 31: ...n provides instructions for configuring optional VLANs for an adapter If you do not want to configure your network to include multiple VLANs you need only to configure the adapter to support the default configuration as described in Installing the device drivers on page 1 6 Note Adapters that are members of a Failover Team can also be configured to support VLANs When configuring VLANs for Failover...

Page 32: ...LAN support disabled Up to 64 VLANs can be defined for each adapter on your server depending on the amount of memory it has available To configure VLANs you must take the following steps Access the VLAN configuration interface Add VLANs to the adapters This includes assigning a unique identifier and optionally a name to each new VLAN Restart the computer Note VLANs are not supported on non Netfini...

Page 33: ... a Failover Team Note VLANs are not supported for LANs on a motherboard LOM If a LOM is a member of a Failover Team VLANs will not be supported for that team 5 In the Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet Adapter device driver properties window click the VLAN Configuration tab If there are no VLANs or Failover Teams currently configured the following window opens Click Yes to continue configuration If you ha...

Page 34: ... VLAN 4 In the VLAN Properties window enter a unique number You must assign a unique identification number to each VLAN you create Even though the maximum number of VLANs that can be configured on each adapter is 64 any particular VLAN can be assigned an identification number between 1 and 4094 The VLAN tagging format follows the guidance provided in IEEE 802 1Q 1999 Be sure that there are no spac...

Page 35: ...ect the adapter that has the VLAN you want to delete The adapter is highlighted when your selection is made 2 Select the VLAN you want to delete and click Delete VLAN The selected VLAN is deleted from the screen 3 When you are finished configuring VLANs click Close in the Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Device Driver Properties window to accept the changes If there are no VLANs or Failover Team...

Page 36: ...dify 5 When you are finished configuring VLANs click Close in the Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Device Driver Properties window to accept the changes 6 In the Network window click Close 7 When you are prompted to restart your computer click Yes Your computer restarts using the new configuration settings Note If you modify any optional configuration parameters Failover Team or VLAN you must re...

Page 37: ...r firmware loaded OK When the test is completed the result Passed or Failed is displayed in the Internal Loopback Test field ALTDIAG internal external loopback test MS DOS ALTDIAG a Microsoft MS DOS diagnostic utility is included on the Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet Adapter CD This utility is used for verifying that the adapter hardware is functional It performs internal and external loopback tests a...

Page 38: ...ptional l letter L for log parameter is used for defining a file in which to log the test results A text copy of the ALTDIAG test results is placed in the specified file on the specified drive Example To test the second card in a system and store the test results in log txt in the current directory on the C drive the following command could be used dos4gw altdiag c 1 l c log txt 7 Review the test ...

Page 39: ...s active and one LED for data transfer status Before the port LEDs can provide troubleshooting information the adapter must be connected to the network see Installing the Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet Adapter on page 1 5 and the network device drivers for your particular operating system must be installed see Installing the device drivers on page 1 6 1 Verify that the adapter device driver software h...

Page 40: ... on page 1 5 Be sure that the adapter board is properly seated in a PCI slot Check for specific hardware problems such as obvious damage to board components or the PCI edge connector Check the configuration settings and change them if they conflict with another device Be sure that your computer is using the latest BIOS Try inserting the adapter in another slot If if it works in the new position th...

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