PCI Token Ring Quick Configuration Guide

These instructions apply to PCI Token Ring Adapters on HP9000 workstations with a PCI bus on HP-UX 10.20.
Product description
The PCI Token Ring Adapter is a 32-bit, bus master, token ring adapter that
supports the IEEE 802.5 Token-Ring Standards definition. The adapter
supports networking on all HP 9000 workstations utilizing the PCI bus
specifications on HP-UX 10.20.
The adapter runs at 16 or 4 Mbps over STP cabling (via an RJ-45 or 9-pin
D-shell connector) and UTP (via an RJ-45 connector) without the need for
user selection. If connected to a 100 Mb/s switch port, and autosense is
enabled, the adapter will operate at 100 Mb/s.
No more than one data cable may be connected to the PCI Token Ring
Adapter at a time. For STP cable media, properly shielded and grounded
cables and connectors must be used in order to meet FCC emission limits.
The adapter also operates in full-duplex mode when connected to a
full-duplex capable switch (Dedicated Token Ring - DTR).
The PCI Token Ring Adapter operates at a bus speed of 33 MHz, is based
on the 3X5 inch Form Factor, requires no switches to be set for installation,
and is PCI 2.0 and 2.1 compliant.
Step 1: Attach the system to the network
❏ PCI Token Ring is customer-installable on all PCI workstations. Refer
to the hardware installation section in the Installing and Administering
Token Ring/9000 manual for installation instructions. If the software
has not been loaded on your disk, complete the following step after
installing all relevant patches, otherwise, skip to the next check box.
Refer to the Release Notes for patch dependencies.
• Install the PCI Token Ring software driver (product number
A5783A) using swinstall(1M).
❏ Attach the adapter to the Token Ring network using the correct cabling.
The PCI Token Ring interface supports unshielded twisted-pair (UTP)
and shielded twisted-pair (STP) cabling with an RJ-45 or 9-pin D-shell
connector.
❏ Verify the Status LEDs for initialization using the “Status LEDs” table
on page 4. Note that only those items with an “X” in the “*” column
are possible prior to configuration.
Step 2: Verification and Software Configuration
❏ As the system starts, look for a message on the console (or use dmesg)
similar to the following one:
pcitr7: INITIALIZING HP PCI Token Ring adapter at 4/1/0
❏ Verify that the PCI Token Ring driver was loaded in the kernel by
entering the following command at the HP-UX prompt:
# what /stand/vmunix | grep Token
...then look for the following string:
A5783A/J1644AA HP PCI Token Ring <version> <(release)> <date>
for example:
A5783A/J1644AA HP PCI Token Ring B.10.20.01 (DART 52) Dec 20 2000
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❏ Verify that the system recognizes the Token Ring adapter locally by
doing the following:
❏ Run “ioscan” using the following command:
# ioscan -k -f -C lan | grep pcitr
• Look for a message similar to the following and verify that the
device is claimed:
lan 2 0/0/0 pcitr CLAIMED INTERFACE HP PCI Token Ring
❏ Run “lanscan” and look under the “MAC Type” column for entries
of “802.5”.
• For each 802.5 entry, there will be an associated “lan*” entry (e.g.,
lan8) under the column titled “Net-Interface NameUnit”. These are
your Token Ring Adapter(s)
• Run “ls -l /dev/lan*” to verify that the device file wasfor exam,322-l /dev/0an*