AB545A PCI-X 4-Port Gigabit Ethernet Card Installation Guide For IEther Driver Versions B.11.11.07 and B.11.23.05 HP 9000 and HP Integrity Systems Manufacturing Part Number : AB545-90001 E0305 Printed in U.S.A. © Copyright 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company L.P.
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Hardware and Software Installation Procedure Step 1: Access the system card bay Hardware and Software Installation Procedure These instructions apply to AB545A PCI-X 4-Port Gigabit Ethernet cards. If your LAN card was factory installed (ordered on product option 0D1), the software bundle required for this card -- IEther-00 is already loaded onto your system’s hard drive.1 Adding in the card: HP-UX 11i v 1.0 If your system is HP-UX 11i v 1.
Hardware and Software Installation Procedure Step 2: Install the card Step 2: Install the card • Check the latest support matrix for Gigabit Ethernet to see the systems that support this card, how many cards per system, and if any software updates are needed. The support matrix is available on the web at http://docs.hp.com under “Networking and Communications.” • Observe the antistatic precautions. HP recommends wearing ESD straps when installing the card.
Hardware and Software Installation Procedure Step 4: Prepare to install the software • When the system is up, log in as root and verify that the card and its hardware path are displayed by executing the command: ioscan. Step 4: Prepare to install the software • Ensure you are logged in as root. • Check that the /usr/bin, /usr/sbin and /sbin directories are in your PATH using the command: echo $PATH • Check the HP-UX version by entering: uname -r # uname -r B.11.11 or B.11.23 The version must be B.11.
Hardware and Software Installation Procedure Step 7: Verify the LAN installation • Double-click Networking and Communications. • Double-click Network Interface Cards. • Highlight one interface port on the AB545A 4-Port Gigabit Ethernet card and choose Configure from the “Actions” menu. • Fill in the form according to the instructions using the “Network Card Configuration Worksheet” in this document.
Hardware and Software Installation Procedure Optional Step: Configure Jumbo Frames Size (Jumbo frames are supported only at 1000 Mbit/s) Optional Step: Configure Jumbo Frames Size (Jumbo frames are supported only at 1000 Mbit/s) • Jumbo frames for the iether driver on HP-UX 11i v 1.0 and on11i v 2.0 of September 2004 (or later) have an mtu_size in the range from 1501 to 9000 bytes.
Hardware and Software Installation Procedure Optional Step: Configure Jumbo Frames Size (Jumbo frames are supported only at 1000 Mbit/s) Maintenance and troubleshooting information about the iether Gigabit Ethernet driver used in this product is located in the Ethernet Support Guide. Information on which Ethernet driver is used with each network card can be found in the Ethernet Support Matrix .
Hardware and Software Installation Procedure Network Card Configuration Worksheet Network Card Configuration Worksheet Fill out one worksheet for each network card you are installing. Table 2 Data Type Network Card Configuration Worksheet Required/ Optional Default How to Configure (see Note 1) Example Internet Address Required 0.0.0.0 SAM or ifconfig or edit /etc/rc.config.d/ netconf 196.6.20.2 Subnet mask Required if using subnetting Subnet mask not used SAM or ifconfig or edit /etc/rc.
Hardware and Software Installation Procedure Note 3: Following are the valid MTU sizes: • For normal frames using the iether driver on HP-UX 11i v 1.0, the MTU size is a number from 257 to 1500 bytes. On HP-UX 11i v 2.0, the MTU size for normal frames is a number from 1024 to 1500 bytes. • For jumbo frames using the iether driver on HP-UX 11i v 1.0 or HP-UX 11i v 2.0, the MTU size is a number from 1501 to 9000 bytes.
Hardware and Software Installation Procedure Product Overview Product Overview The AB545A PCI-X LAN cards have the following features and requirements: • PCI-X 133 MHz capable card and is keyed so it only fits in 3.3V slots. It can operate at 32-bit or 64-bit modes and is supported in the following frequencies: — PCI-X 133. Best performance is achieved by putting the card into one of the highest-performing (or “dual-rope”) PCI-X 133 slot.
Hardware and Software Installation Procedure Product Overview • IPv4 TCP Segmentation Offload (TSO). • LAN boot support on HP Integrity systems.
Hardware and Software Installation Procedure Supported Systems Supported Systems The 4-Port Gigabit Ethernet card is supported in the HP Integrity (Itanium or Itanium2-based) systems specified in Table 3. Updated information similar to this such as which Ethernet driver is used with each network card can be found in the Ethernet Support Matrix on http://docs.hp.com.
Hardware and Software Installation Procedure Supported Systems Unsupported Shared Slot Usage with 33 MHz Cards The AB545A 4-Port Gigabit Ethernet card is not supported in the shared slots of systems where the card in the neighboring shared slot is a 33 MHz only card. The 33 MHz only cards are specified in Table 5.
Card Physical and Environmental Specs and Regulatory Information Card Physical and Environmental Specifications Card Physical and Environmental Specs and Regulatory Information Card Physical and Environmental Specifications Following are the product physical and environmental specifications of the AB545A PCI-X 4-Port Gigabit Ethernet LAN card. Physical Specifications Form Factor PCI full length card PCI-X (rev 2.3) PCI support 64-bit 3.3V only 133Mhz Height 10.668 cm (4.2 in) Depth 16.9 cm (6.
Card Physical and Environmental Specs and Regulatory Information FCC Statement (For U.S.A.) FCC Statement (For U.S.A.) Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement WARNING 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) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that might cause undesired operation.
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