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SunSwift ™ SBus Adapter Installation and User ’ s Guide Part No.: 802-4535-10 Revision A, December 1995 The Network Is the Computer ™ Sun Microsystems Computer Compan y 2550 Garcia A venue Mount.
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iii Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v 1. Preparing for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1- 1 1.1 Requirements for Using the SBus Adapter .
iv SunSwift SBus Adapter Installation and User ’ s Guide — December 1995 2.5.2 Running Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 2.5.3 Auto-Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 2.5.4 Configuring Driver Parameters .
v Pr eface This manual describes how to install and use your SBus card. The procedur es in this manual assume that you are a system or network administrator experienced in installing similar hardwar e and that you are familiar with Solaris administration.
vi SunSwift SBus Adapter Installation and User ’ s Guide — December 1995 T ypographic Conventions The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book. Shell Prompts The following table shows the default system prompt and super user prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Preface vii Related Documents The following documents contain topics that relate to the information in the SunSwift SBus Adapter Installation and User ’ s Guide . Ordering Sun Documents The SunDocs Order Desk is a distribution center for Sun Micr osystems technical documents.
viii SunSwift SBus Adapter Installation and User ’ s Guide — December 1995 FCC Class B Notice—United States This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2.
Preface ix.
x SunSwift SBus Adapter Installation and User ’ s Guide — December 1995.
1-1 Pr eparing for Installation 1 The SunSwift™ SBus Adapter offers fast Ethernet and FastW ide SCSI-2 capabilities on the same SBus card. This SBus card of fers the following features: • Switchable 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet. Automatically sets 10/100 Mbps speed.
1-2 SunSwift SBus Adapter Installation and User ’ s Guide — December 1995 1 1.1 Requir ements for Using the SBus Adapter Before installing the adapter , make sure your system meets the following h.
Preparing for Installation 1-3 1 Ethernet Cabling An additional Ethernet cable is requir ed if you want to use your system’s existing Ethernet interface and the SunSwift SBus Adapter Ethernet interface.
1-4 SunSwift SBus Adapter Installation and User ’ s Guide — December 1995 1 1.3.1 Using the SunSwift SBus Adapter as Y our Only Ethernet Interface Y ou will be installing software from the Solaris 2.5 CD-ROM. Make sur e the Solaris 2.5 CD-ROM is properly placed in the CD-ROM drive befor e performing the following tasks.
Preparing for Installation 1-5 1 9. Power off your system, using standard shutdown procedures described in Solaris 2.5 Handbook for SMCC Peripherals . 10. Install the SunSwift SBus Adapter as described in Chapter 2. 1.3.2 Using the SunSwift SBus Adapter and Existing Ethernet Interface Y ou will be installing software from the Solaris 2.
1-6 SunSwift SBus Adapter Installation and User ’ s Guide — December 1995 1 5. Create a /etc/hostname.hme <num> f ile for the Ethernet channel you are planning to use for the SunSwift SBus Adapter . • hostname is literal. T ype hostname . • num is the instance number of the SBus card installation.
2-1 Installing the Adapter 2 This chapter tells you how to install the adapter in your system, verify that the adapter is correctly installed, and boot your system.
2-2 SunSwift SBus Adapter Installation and User ’ s Guide — December 1995 2 2.2 V erifying the Installation Refer to the Solaris 2.5 Handbook for SMCC Peripherals manual or your Solaris documentation for detailed instructions for the following tasks.
Installing the Adapter 2-3 2 2.3 Booting the System Refer to the Solaris 2.5 Handbook for SMCC Peripherals manual for detailed instructions for the following tasks.
2-4 SunSwift SBus Adapter Installation and User ’ s Guide — December 1995 2 2.4 Installing the Solaris 2.5 Software Y ou will be installing software from the Solaris 2.5 CD-ROM. Make sur e the Solaris 2.5 CD-ROM is properly placed in the CD-ROM drive befor e performing the following tasks.
Installing the Adapter 2-5 2 2.5 Post-Installation Procedur es (Optional) Perform the following tasks to verify and customize the performance of the SunSwift SBus Adapter . 2.5.1 W atching Network Activity Make sure that you ar e connected to an active network.
2-6 SunSwift SBus Adapter Installation and User ’ s Guide — December 1995 2 2.5.3 Auto-Negotiation A key feature of the SunSwift SBus Adapter is auto-negotiation.
A-1 Interface Signals A A.1 SunSwift SBus Adapter Connectors A.2 RJ-45 Connector Signals Pin Signal 1 T ransmit+ 2 T ransmit- 3 Receive+ 4 No Connection 5 No Connection 6 Receive- 7 No Connection 8 No.
A-2 SunSwift SBus Adapter Installation and User ’ s Guide — December 1995 A A.3 SCSI-2 Connector Signals Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .
B-1 Specifications B B.1 Physical Characteristics B.2 Power Requirements B.3 Performance Specifications Length 5.78 in. (147.70 mm) W idth 3.3 in. (83.82 mm) W eight 4.0 oz. (1 13.40 g) Maximum Power Dissipation 9.5 W att V oltage T olerance 5V +/- 5% Ripple Maximum 100 mV Operational Current 1.
B-2 SunSwift SBus Adapter Installation and User ’ s Guide — December 1995 B.
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