IntraServer Technology ITIpci 5100G, Installation And User Manual

Page 1: ...ITIpci 5100G GF Gigabit Ethernet Host Adapters for Solaris Installation and User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...Second Printing December 2000 Added VLAN support Version 1 0 First Printing August 2000 The information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by LSI Logic Corporation LSI Logic Corporation assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document ...

Page 3: ...ogic Corporation or its affiliated companies Copyright 2000 by LSI Logic Corporation All Rights Reserved The Reader s Comment form at the end of this document requests your critical evaluation to assist in preparing future documentation The LSI Logic logo design is a registered trademark of LSI Logic Corporation The following are trademarks of IntraServer Technology Inc ITIpciTM and the IntraServe...

Page 4: ...rmful 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 Do not make mechanical or electrical modifications to the equipment VCCI Class 1 The equipment is Type 1 Data Processing Equipment and is intended for use in commercial and industr...

Page 5: ...comply with the requirements of FCC part 15 class B as defined under paragraph 2 909 of these rules This declaration covers product identified with ITI 5100G and 5100GF on the product label A copy of the test report substantiating compliance is available on request from Corporate EMC Manager IntraServer Technology Inc Seven October Hill Road Holliston MA 01746 ...

Page 6: ...rrupt Frequency 14 Dual DMA Channels 15 ASIC with Embedded RISC Processor 15 Diagnostic Support 15 Physical Description 15 INSTALLING THE ITI 5100G GF ADAPTER 18 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 18 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 19 PRE INSTALLATION CHECKLIST 19 PCI ADAPTER INSTALLATION 20 CONNECTING THE NETWORK CABLES 21 5100GF Cable Connection 21 5100G Cable Connection 22 THE ITI 5100G GF DRIVER SOFTWARE 23 INSTALLING TH...

Page 7: ...nfiguring Dual Homing 42 APPENDICES 44 APPENDIX A 44 1000BASE SX Link Characteristics 44 10 100 1000BASE T Cable Specifications 44 Performance Specifications 44 Physical Characteristics 44 Power Requirements 45 Environmental Specifications 45 APPENDIX B 46 Ethernet Connector 46 Network Cabling Requirements 46 APPENDIX C 47 Glossary of Terms 47 List of Figures 49 List of Tables 49 APPENDIX D 50 Sof...

Page 8: ...rdware in the Solaris environment How This Book Is Organized This book is organized as follows About the ITI 5100G GF Adapter describes the features of the ITI 5100G GF adapter and lists the hardware and software requirements for its installation and use Installing the ITI 5100G GF Adapter explains how to physically install the adapter in your system The ITI 5100G GF driver software explains how t...

Page 9: ... Example AaBbCc123 This type is used for names of commands files and directories used within the text It also depicts on screen computer output and prompts View the readme txt file Main AaBbCc123 This bold type appears in command examples It shows text that must be typed in exactly as shown Main sys AaBbCc123 This italicized type appears in command examples as a parameter placeholder Replace the i...

Page 10: ...gy Customer Support for accounts under warranty or that are covered by a maintenance contract E mail access support intraserver com E mail access to IntraServer Technology Customer Support is available to accounts that are under warranty or covered by a maintenance contract Telephone access to IntraServer Technology Customer Support 1 508 429 0425 Extension 2 Telephone access to IntraServer Techno...

Page 11: ... Gigibit Ethernet Fiber Interface Adapter The ITI 5100GF adapter connects your PCI compliant server or workstation to a Gigabit Ethernet network The adapter incorporates a technology that transfers data at a rate of one gigabit per second 10 times the rate of a Fast Ethernet adapter ITI 5100GF offers a Duplex SC fiber optic connection ...

Page 12: ...deal for upgrading existing networks to Gigabit Ethernet The ITI 5100G GF adapter targets the increased congestion experienced at the backbone and server by today s networks while providing a future upgrade path for high end workstations that require more bandwidth than Fast Ethernet can provide Included with your adapter is the following Anti static bag used for protecting the adapter when stored...

Page 13: ...tive interrupt frequency maximizes network throughput adapts to traffic load Dual DMA channels 33 66 MHz 32 bit or 64 bit PCI bus master with adaptive DMA Universal dual voltage signaling 3 3V and 5V PCI Local Bus Rev 2 1 compliant 6 8 x 4 2 ASIC with on chip MAC and dual RISC processors Status LEDs ITI 5100G Model CAT 5 compatible twisted pair Ethernet Connector Interoperability with existing Eth...

Page 14: ...adapter and Gigabit switches that support jumbo frames can receive and transmit frames that are larger than the maximum frame size allowed on normal Ethernet Dual Homing Server switching networks require the capability to employ resiliency and redundancy similar to FDDI network environments ITI 5100G GF adapters provide the Ethernet user with this capability For dual homing support you must instal...

Page 15: ...f load functions on the adapter as host operating systems are enhanced to take advantage of these functions Diagnostic Support An ITI 5100G GF adapter RISC CPU runs on board diagnostics at power up Physical Description Figure 3 ITI 5100GF adapter faceplate The faceplate of the ITI 5100GF adapter has one 1000Base SX fiber optic connector for connecting the adapter to a Gigabit Ethernet segment Ther...

Page 16: ... Logic Corporation Page 16 of 56 On Off Good link No link possible bad cable bad connector missing or improperly installed driver software or configuration mismatch Table 3 ITI 5100GF LED Status Indicators ...

Page 17: ... on the port Data detected on the port No data detected on the port 1000 On Off Good link at 1000Mb sec No link possible bad cable bad connector missing or improperly installed driver software or configuration mismatch 100 On Off Good link at 100Mb sec No link possible bad cable bad connector missing or improperly installed driver software or configuration mismatch 10 On Off Good link at 10Mb sec ...

Page 18: ...stem System Requirements Before installing the ITI 5100G GF adapter make sure your system meets the requirements listed in the following table Hardware and Software Requirements Category Requirements Hardware PCI All PCI based SunTM Systems Firmware OpenBootTM PROM version 3 0 or greater Software Operating System Solaris 2 6 and later Adapter Software ITI 5100G GF 32 bit and 64 bit adapter driver ...

Page 19: ...er meets the hardware and software requirements listed in Table 5 Hardware and Software Requirements 2 Review the information in the readme file on the ITI 5100G GF Software Distribution media for important information not available at the time this manual was printed Note If you acquired the adapter software on a floppy disk or from the IntraServer Technology support website please check the appr...

Page 20: ...dapter is designed to fit in either slot type when installed in a 32 bit PCI slot part of the adapter s connector edge will remain undocked This is perfectly normal 5 Applying even pressure at both corners of the card push the adapter card until it is firmly seated in the PCI slot CAUTION Do not use excessive force when seating the card as this may damage the server or the adapter If the card resi...

Page 21: ...erating Range 2 to 260 meters 2 to 550 meters in compliance with IEEE 802 3z Table 6 1000BASE SX Link Characteristics 2 As shown in the following diagram connect one end of the cable to the ITI 5100G GF adapter Figure 5 Connecting the network cable to the 5100GF adapter 3 Connect the other end of the cable to a Gigabit Ethernet network port Attach the cable connector so that the TX transmit port o...

Page 22: ... for connecting to 10 100 100 Base T ports 10 100 1000BASE T Cable Specifications Port Type Connector Media Maximum Distance 10Base T RJ 45 Cat 3 4 or 5 UTP 100 Meters 100 1000Base T RJ 45 Cat 5 UTP 100 Meters Table 7 10 100 1000BASE T Cable Specifications 2 Connect one end of the cable to the ITI 5100G GF adapter 3 Connect the other end of the cable to a Gigabit Ethernet network port Note The ada...

Page 23: ...driver software See Installing the ITI 5100G GF Hardware for details To install the adapter software for Solaris perform the following procedure 1 Become superuser root 2 Note the revision level of the Software Distribution Media included with your IntraServer Technology adapter The revision level is stamped on the Software Distribution Media label and is used in the commands below Place the Softw...

Page 24: ...ers Install only the driver appropriate for your system ITIalt Respond to prompts in the script pkgadd keeps cycling through its script once it has started Therefore you must quit q the program the second time the list of packages is displayed When you have finished loading the software eject the CD ROM by entering the following commands cd eject cdrom Troubleshooting If the Driver Fails to Attach...

Page 25: ...ases options openprom chosen packages pci 1f 2000 ethernet 1 pci 1f 4000 scsi 3 pci 1f 4000 network 1 1 pci 1f 4000 ebus 1 pci 1f 4000 scsi 3 tape pci 1f 4000 scsi 3 disk pci 1f 4000 ebus 1 SUNW CS4231 14 200000 If the appropriate ITI 5100G GF device is not listed check that the adapter is installed and properly seated Then restart the system and re install the adapter software Configuring the Hos...

Page 26: ...can be up to four adapters per server Create one etc hostname alt num file for each adapter The number num in the filename is determined as follows Hostname Numbering Adapter Hostname First etc hostname alt0 Second etc hostname alt1 Third etc hostname alt2 Fourth etc hostname alt3 For example the first adapter in the server requires a file named etc hostname alt0 and the second adapter requires a ...

Page 27: ...g configuration parameters for the adapter Alternately adapter parameters can be changed by manually editing the configuration files This section describes the ndd utility in detail Note Any changes made with ndd are temporary and will be lost when you reboot the system To make configuration changes survive the reboot process you will need to store driver settings in the etc rc2 d S99itialt file s...

Page 28: ... read and write jumbo read and write vlan read and write vlan_tag read and write vlan_tag_id read and write redund read and write redund read and write fdr_filter read and write rx_flow_control read and write tx_flow_control read and write hybrid_len read and write shared_rupt read and write snap read and write instance read and write ...

Page 29: ...racing Not currently used link_negotiation Used to set IEEE 802 3z Link Negotiation to auto or off Use a value of 0 for off or 1 for auto The default is 1 auto dump_nic Do not use reserved for debugging jumbo Do not use value is set by startup file vlan Do not use value is set by startup file vlan_tag Do not use value is set by startup file vlan_tag_id Do not use value is set by startup file redun...

Page 30: ...s value can range from 0 to the number of adapters installed in the system The default is 0 Table 8 Adapter Driver Parameters Checking Parameter Settings To check a current parameter setting use the following command ndd dev alt parameter_name Setting Parameters Follow this procedure to set parameters using the ndd utility 1 Check the etc path_to_inst file for the instance associated with particul...

Page 31: ...negotiation or if there is a problem establishing a link between the two devices auto negotiation can be turned off see Available Parameters Increasing TCP IP Performance The TCP IP performance of the ITI 5100G GF PCI adapter can be increased by changing the TCP IP ndd values This can be done with the ndd 1M utility as described below Enter the following ndd commands to increase TCP IP performance...

Page 32: ...adjust adapter 2 to turn Link Negotiation off and increase the TCP IP values you could place the following lines in the etc rc2 d S99itialt start up file sbin sh local kernel modification case 1 in start echo Setting local kernel parameters c ndd set dev alt instance 2 ndd set dev alt link_negotiation 0 ndd set dev tcp tcp_recv_hiwat 65535 ndd set dev tcp tcp_xmit_hiwat 65535 ndd set dev udp udp_x...

Page 33: ...tes Host CPU utilization is significantly reduced and network throughput is enhanced when enabling Jumbo Frames between servers that have ITI 5100G GF adapters and switches that support Jumbo Frames Dual Homing Two ITI 5100G GF adapters on a server can be paired for redundant operation through the use of the Dual Homing feature If traffic on a primary connection is lost due to the failure of the a...

Page 34: ...ote If you modify any of the optional configuration parameters VLANs Jumbo Frame or Dual Homing you must reboot the system before the changes will take effect If you make changes and do not reboot you may experience configuration problems ...

Page 35: ...lementing VLANs you could segregate the different frame types from each other without reorganizing your LAN into separate physical subnets Although VLANs are commonly used to create individual broadcast domains and or separate IP subnets it is sometimes useful for a server to have a presence on more than one VLAN simultaneously Alteon WebSystems switches and ITI5100G GF adapters support multiple V...

Page 36: ...ed for VLANs 1 2 and 3 Both the adapter and the connected switch port have tagging turned on Because of the tagging VLAN capabilities of both devices the server is able to communicate on all three IP subnets in this network but continues to maintain broadcast separation between all of them Accounting Server Available to VLAN 3 only The Accounting Server is isolated from all traffic on VLANs 1 and ...

Page 37: ...gure a VLAN for an adapter all traffic sent or received by that adapter must be in VLANs 1 Create the etc hostname alt file s on the server There can be up to four adapters per server and up to 64 VLANs defined per adapter One etc hostname alt num file must be created for each VLAN that will be configured for each adapter on the server Create files using the following naming format etc hostname al...

Page 38: ...with one ITI5100G GF adapter with four VLANs iti cat etc hostname alt0 iti 1 iti cat etc hostname alt100 iti 1100 iti cat etc hostname alt200 iti 1200 iti cat etc hostname alt300 iti 1300 3 For each host name enter the appropriate IP address in the etc hosts file 4 Create the etc vlan alt num file s One corresponding etc vlan alt num file is needed for each etc hostname alt num file created in the...

Page 39: ...file to which the adapter is a member Example Consider a server with a single adapter The server is a member of two VLANs with VLAN identifiers 383 and 777 The contents of the first file etc vlan alt0 would be 383 and the contents of the second file etc vlan alt100 would be 777 Use your regular text editor to put the VLAN identifier number into the appropriate vlan alt num file Be certain that the...

Page 40: ...0G GF adapters Standard Ethernet frames are used between servers that have ITI 5100G GF Adapters and all other Ethernet devices Note Not all network switches support passing Jumbo Frames Check with your switch manufacturer for confirmation of Jumbo Frame support Configuring Jumbo Frames Support To configure Jumbo Frame support perform the following procedure 1 Create the etc jumbo alt num file 2 U...

Page 41: ...s originally assigned to the primary adapter Sessions should be maintained with minimum impact to network traffic Overview The Dual Homing feature relies on the Spanning Tree Protocol Adapters configured for Dual Homing allow Spanning Tree Protocol packets to pass between them This causes the Spanning Tree Protocol to detect a loop in the network forcing the switch port connected to one of the ada...

Page 42: ...e than one switch in the spanning tree be certain that the secondary adapter is not attached to the root switch of the spanning tree Also be sure that the port path cost of the switch port connected to the secondary adapter is higher than the other ports in the loop Example In the following redundant switch configuration the switch port connected to adapter 2 must have the highest port path cost o...

Page 43: ...eboot the system If you will be making changes to the other optional parameters during your configuration session you should wait to reboot until those changes are complete Note If you modify parameters and put the system into service before rebooting you may experience configuration problems Perform this command to reboot the system reboot r ...

Page 44: ...ASE T Cable Specifications Port Type Connector Media Maximum Distance 10Base T RJ 45 Cat 3 4 or 5 UTP 100 Meters 100 1000Base T RJ 45 Cat 5 UTP 100 Meters Performance Specifications Feature Specification PCI clock 66 MHz max PCI Data Address 32 and 64 bit PCI data burst transfer rate 132 MB second 32 bit bus 264 MB second 64 bit bus 528 MB second 64 bit bus at 66 MHz PCI modes Master slave Physica...

Page 45: ...rature 0 to 55 C 32 to 131 F 40 to 85 C Relative humidity 5 to 85 non condensing 40 C 16 hour dwells at extremes 5 to 95 non condensing 10 C hour Altitude Up to 10 000 feet Up to 35 000 feet Shock 10g 1 2 sine wave 11 msec 60g 1 2 sine wave 11 msec Vibration peak to peak displacement 0 005 in max 5 to 32 Hz 0 1 in max 5 to 17 Hz Vibration peak acceleration 0 25g 5 to 500 Hz Sweep Rate 1 octave min...

Page 46: ... 6 RD Receive Data RD Receive Data BI_DB Bidi Data 7 Not Used Not Used BI_DD Bidi Data 8 Not Used Not Used BI_DD Bidi Data Table 12 8 Pin RJ 45 Connector Pin Assignments Network Cabling Requirements In order for your network to operate properly you must use a category of network cabling that is appropriate for the data rate of the channel For 10Mb s operation Category 3 or 5 cable is appropriate W...

Page 47: ...s 10BaseT IEEE 802 3 physical layer spec for 10Mbps Ethernet over 2 pairs of UTP wire CSMA CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access Collision Detect Protocol for carrier transmission access in Ethernet networks Gigabit Ethernet 1000Mbps technology based on the 10BaseT Ethernet CSMA CD network access method Ethernet IEEE standard data link protocol that specifies how data is placed on and retrieved from a ...

Page 48: ...I Peripheral Component Interconnect Industry Standard Bus RJ 45 The 8 conductor version of an RJ 11 telephone but wider Router Component which receives and transmits and forwards packets to their destinations via the shortest route possible Switch Hardware that routes packets across a network UTP Unshielded twisted pair Table 13 Glossary of Terms ...

Page 49: ...with Spanning Tree 41 Figure 8 Dual Homing Path Costs 42 Figure 9 8 Pin RJ 45 Connector Front 46 List of Tables Table 1 Typographic Conventions 9 Table 2 Shell Prompts 10 Table 3 ITI 5100GF LED Status Indicators 16 Table 4 ITI 5100G LED Status Indicators 17 Table 5 Hardware and Software Requirements 18 Table 6 1000BASE SX Link Characteristics 21 Table 7 10 100 1000BASE T Cable Specifications 22 Ta...

Page 50: ...you In such event you may not use or copy the SOFTWARE PRODUCT and you should promptly contact ITI or your reseller for instructions on return of the Host Adapter and Software for a refund SOFTWARE PRODUCT LICENSE The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is owned by ITI protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is lic...

Page 51: ...twork Use You may also store or install a copy of the computer software portion of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT on the Computer to allow you other computers to use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT over an internal network However you must acquire and dedicate a license for the SOFTWARE PRODUCT for each computer on which the SOFTWARE PRODUCT is used or to which it is distributed A license for the SOFTWARE PRODUCT may ...

Page 52: ...u may not rent or lease the SOFTWARE PRODUCT part from the Host Adapter The renting or leasing of a complete computer system containing both the SOFTWARE PRODUCT and the Host Adapter is allowed however Software Transfer You may permanently transfer all of your rights under this EULA only as part of a sale transfer of the Host Adapter provided you retain no copies you transfer your rights in the SO...

Page 53: ...iate for your single Computer You may not loan rent lease or otherwise transfer the other medium to another user except for a permanent transfer as provided above of your rights in the SOFTWARE PRODUCT 5 PRODUCT SUPPORT Product support for the SOFTWARE PRODUCT is provided by ITI its resellers and OEMs For support please call 1 508 429 0425 technical support in the U S A between 8 30 AM and 5 30PM ...

Page 54: ...ARE WARRANTY ITI warrants to only the original licensee that the Host Adapter is free of defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for a period of three years from the date of purchase In the event of a defect in Host Adapter material or workmanship during such warranty period ITI at its discretion will repair or replace the defective product when the defective product is returned to I...

Page 55: ...apter ITI will not accept any Host Adapter that does not include an RMA number on the package LIMITATIONS EXCEPT FOR THE WARRANTIES STATED IN THIS LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY ITI SPECIFICLALY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTAITONS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ITI BE LIABLE FOR ...

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