Learn about the features, operating system requirements,
and installation notes for the 10 Gb Ethernet-SR PCI-X 2.0 DDR Adapter.
Overview
The 10 Gb Ethernet-SR
PCI-X 2.0 DDR Adapter is designed to provide a PCI-X based server
connection. The adapter conforms to the IEEE 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet
standard and supports jumbo frames.
The 10 Gb Ethernet-SR PCI-X
supports the following distances:
- Up to 33m using 62.5 um multimode fiber with 200 MHz*km minimum
modal bandwidth at 850 nm
- Up to 300m using 50 um multimode fiber with 2000 MHz*km minimum
modal bandwidth at 850 nm
The adapter is designed to run in standard PCI-X v2.0
and PCI-X v1.0a compliant systems with 64-bit PCI-X BusMaster slots
at 133 Mode 1 or Mode 2. The adapter draws power from the PCI-X 3.3
V supplies and is keyed to fit only into a 3.3 V slot. The adapter
supports 1M x 8 bit boot FLASH ROM and has a 240 KB on-chip TX packet
buffer and a 32 MB on-chip RX packet buffer.
The FRU part numbers
for the adapter are:
- Adapter, 03N4590 (Designed to comply with
RoHS requirement.)
- Wrap plug, 11P3847
The adapter provides the following features:
- Single-slot, short form factor, 6.6 by 4.2 inch, half-length PCI
cards
- 64-bit Direct Bus Mastering on the PCI-X bus
- Dual Address Cycle for access to 64-bit addresses
- PCI-X split transactions
- DMA engine for movement of command, status, and network data across
PCI-X
- 240 KB on-chip TX packet buffer
- 32 MB on-chip RX packet buffer
- 1 MB Boot Flash ROM
- Jumbo frames (9 KB)
- Interrupts coalescing
- 802.1q VLAN tagging and stripping (IBM® System i® models do
not support VLANs)
- Conforms to IEEE 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet standard
Operating system or partition requirements
AIX 5L™ Version 5.3 with the 5300-04 Technology Level
AIX 5L Version 5.2 with the 5200-08 Technology Level
Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 4 U2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3
If
you are installing a new feature, ensure that you have the software
required to support the new feature and that you determine if there
are any existing prerequisites. To do this, use
the IBM Prerequisite Web site
at http://www-912.ibm.com/e_dir/eServerPrereq.nsf .
Preparing for installation
This
section helps you prepare to install your adapter. Preparing to install
the adapter involves the following tasks:
- Verifying your hardware requirements
- Verifying your software requirements
- Gathering tools and documentation
If you are installing your operating system at this time,
install your adapter before you install the operating system. See Installing the adapter for instructions.
If you are installing only the device driver for this adapter,
install your device driver software before you install the adapter.
See Installing the device driver software for instructions.
Verifying
your hardware requirements
The 10 Gigabit Ethernet-SR
PCI-X 2.0 DDR adapter requires the following hardware:
- A wrap plug for the multimode fiber connector, if you are running
the total diagnostics package
- Shortwave (850 nm) 50/62.5 micron multimode fiber network attachment
The following table indicates the allowable cable lengths
from the adapter to the gigabit Ethernet switch, including patch cables:
Table 1. Adapter cable informationCable type |
Physical connector type |
Maximum range (meters) |
62.5 m MMF |
LC |
33 |
50 m MMF |
LC |
300 |
Verifying your software requirements
Ensure
that your operating system supports this adapter before you install
it. See Operating system or partition requirements.
Gathering
tools and documentation
To install the adapter,
make sure you have access to the following items:
- The 10 Gb Ethernet-SR PCI-X 2.0 DDR adapter
- The operating system documentation
- The system unit documentation
- The PCI adapter placement information for the system unit
- Wrap plug
- A flat-blade screwdriver
- AIX 5L Base Operating
System CD, which includes the device driver, or the AIX 5L device driver CD-ROM
Installing the device driver software
This
section explains how to install device driver software. The device
driver is provided for the AIX 5L operating
system.
Be sure you have read
Preparing for installation to determine:
- If you should install your device driver software first, go to
step 1 of this section.
- If you should install your adapter hardware first, go to Installing the adapter. When you install AIX 5L, your adapter device
driver automatically installs.
If you already have a supported level of AIX 5L installed, the device
driver is already installed and you can go to Installing the adapter. Otherwise, install
the device driver.
To install device driver software, do the
following steps:
- Log in to the system unit as root user.
- Insert the media containing the device driver software (for example;
CD-ROM) into the appropriate media device.
- Type the following System Management Interface Tool (SMIT) fast
path: smitty devinst
- Press Enter. The Install Additional Device Software screen highlights
the INPUT device/directory for software option.
- Select or type your input device, and do the following steps:
- Press F4 to display the input device list.
- Select the name of the device (for example; CD-ROM) that you are
using and press Enter.
Or
- In the entry field, type the name of the input device you are
using and press Enter.
- The Install Additional Device Software window highlights the SOFTWARE
to install option.
- Press F4 to display the SOFTWARE to install window.
- Type the following to display the Find window: /
- For the adapter, type the following device package name: devices.pci.1410EB02
- Press Enter. The system finds and highlights this device driver
software.
- Press F7 to select the highlighted device driver software.
- Press Enter. The INSTALL ADDITIONAL DEVICE SOFTWARE screen displays.
The entry fields are automatically updated.
- Press Enter to accept the information. The ARE YOU SURE window
displays.
- Press Enter to accept the information. The COMMAND STATUS screen
displays.
- The term RUNNING is highlighted to indicate that the installation
and configuration command is in progress.
- When RUNNING changes to OK, scroll to the bottom of the page and
locate the Installation Summary.
- After a successful installation, SUCCESS displays in the Result
column of the Installation Summary at the bottom of the page.
- Remove the installation media from the drive.
- Press F10 to exit SMIT.
- Go to the adapter installation procedure, Installing the adapter.
Verify AIX software installation
To
verify that the device driver for the adapter is installed, do the
following steps:
- If necessary, log in as root user.
- At the command line, type: lslpp -l devices.pci.1410EB02.rte
- Press Enter.
If the adapter device driver is installed, the following is an
example of the data that displays on your screen:
Fileset |
Level |
State |
Description |
Path: /usr/lib/objrepos devices.pci.1410EB02.rte |
5.2.xx |
COMMITTED |
Ethernet adapter software |
Verify that the devices.pci.1410EB02.rte file
sets are installed at the AIX 5L version
5.2 with the 5200-08 Recommended Maintenance package or later level.
If this information displays but you continue to have problems, go
to Installing the adapter.
If
no data displays on your screen, the adapter device driver did not
install correctly. Try reinstalling the driver.
Installing the adapter
For instructions
on how to install PCI adapters, refer to the PCI adapters topic.
Verifying
the adapter installation
To verify that your system
unit recognizes the PCI adapter, do the following steps:
- If necessary, log in as root user.
- At the command line, type: lsdev -Cs pci
- Press Enter.
A list of PCI devices displays. If the adapter is installed
correctly, an Available status for each port indicates that the adapter
is installed and ready to use. If the message on your screen indicates
that any of the ports is DEFINED instead of AVAILABLE, shut down your
server and verify that the adapter was installed correctly.
Connecting to an Ethernet network
This
section explains how to connect the adapter to the multimode fiber
network. Refer to your local procedures for information about connecting
the adapter to your Ethernet network.
Note: Only one type of
network can be attached to the adapter at one time.
To connect
the adapter to a multimode fiber network, do the following steps:
- Insert the male fiber LC connector of the fiber cable into the
adapter LC connector.
- Insert the male fiber LC connector of the other end of the cable
into the network switch.
Notes: - If your switch has an SC receptacle, you need an LC-SC converter
cable.
- It is necessary to configure an IP network interface to enable
the adapter to detect link and illuminate the LINK LED.
Adapter LEDs
The LEDs
on the adapter provide information about the card's operation status.
The LEDs are visible through the card's mounting bracket and, when
lit, indicate the following conditions:
Table 2. Adapter
LEDsLED |
Light |
Description |
TX |
Off |
No activity |
Blinking green |
Transmit activity |
RX |
Off |
No activity |
Blinking green |
Receive activity |
Link |
Off |
No link |
Green |
Link established |