Ethernet Support Guide (for HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2)
Table Of Contents
- About This Manual
- 1 Introduction to Technology
- 2 Installation and Configuration
- 3 Administration
- Gigabit-Specific Information
- Logging and Auditing
- Detailed Configuration Information
- Understanding the Gigabit Ethernet Parameters
- Using the lanadmin Tool with Gigabit Ethernet
- Performance and Tuning Considerations
- Fast Ethernet-Specific Information
- 4 Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting Overview
- Diagnostic Flowcharts
- Flowchart 1: Cable and LED Test
- Flowchart 2: Link Level Test
- Flowchart 3: Network Level Tests
- Flowchart 4: ARP Test
- Flowchart 5: ping Test
- Flowchart 5 (continued)
- Flowchart 6: Transport Level Test
- Flowchart 7: Bridge/Gateway Loopback Test
- Flowchart 8: Configuration Tests
- Flowchart 9: ioscan and lanscan Tests
- Flowchart 10: netfmt and lanadmin Tests
- Flowchart 11: ifconfig Test
- Network Level Test for Jumbo Frames (Gigabit Ethernet only)
- Ethernet-Specific Information
- Contacting Your HP Representative
- A Technical Specifications
- Gigabit Ethernet
- The Meaning of the LEDs
- Card Specifications
- A4924A / A4925A / A4926A Specifications
- A4929A Specifications
- A6825A/A6847A Specifications
- Fast Ethernet
- PCI-X 10/100Base-TX card Specifications
- One-Port cards (B5509AA/A5230A)
- Four-Port card (A5506A)
- B Cabling Requirements
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Connectors
- Cabling
- Back-to-Back Connection
- 10/100Base-TX Ethernet
- Connectors
- PCI-X 10/100Base-TX card Twisted-Pair Connector
- Connector Pin Usage for 10- Mbit/s Twisted-Pair Connector
- FigureB1 Pin Layout of RJ-45 Connector on PCI-X Card
- Connector Pin Usage for 100- Mbit/s Twisted-Pair Connector
- Cabling
- C Worksheets
- Gigabit Ethernet Worksheets
- Network Card Configuration Worksheet
- D Card Statistics
- Glossary
107IndexNumerics10/100Base-TX adapters. See Fast Ethernet adapters1000Base-SX Ethernet adapterscabling requirements, 86definition, 14, 103features, 15installation considerations, 27LED description, 78operating restrictions, 20See also Gigabit Ethernet adapters1000Base-T Ethernet adapterscabling requirements, 86definition, 14, 103features, 15installation considerations, 27LED description, 78speed and duplexity settings, 39See also Gigabit Ethernet adapters100Base Ethernet adapters. See Fast Ethernetadapters10Base vs. 100/1000Base technology, 14AA4924A adapter, 79A4925A adapter, 79A4926A adapter, 79A4929A adapter, 80A5230A adapter, 82A5506A adapter, 82A5509AA adapter, 82A6825A adapterspecifications, 81A6847A adapteroperating restrictions, 20specifications, 81adapters, networkCombo Cards, 14function of, 21types of Ethernet, 14See also Fast Ethernet adaptersSee also Gigabit Ethernet adaptersAddress Resolution Protocol (ARP)function, 73testing, 54, 55Administration Status, 97alias, definition, 103Alignment Errors, 99altitude specifications, 79ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)function, 73testing, 54, 55auditing, 38, 46autonegotiationdefinition, 103Gigabit Ethernet, 15, 39troubleshooting tips, 48autosensingGigabit Ethernet, 15Bbridge/gateway loopback test, 62CcablesFast Ethernet, 88Gigabit Ethernet, 86testing, 50, 72card instance number, 103card statistics output of lanadmin, 100Carrier Sense Errors, 99category 5 UTP cablesand Ethernet types, 14autonegotiation and autosensing, 27connector information, 88checksum offloadsetting values permanently, 17CKOdefaults, 17Combo Cardsdefinition, 14configurationadapter speeds, 20cabling, 86Fast Ethernet, 72Gigabit Ethernet, 92, 96verifying, 63, 64connectorsFast Ethernet, 87Gigabit Ethernet, 86troubleshooting, 50CPU utilization and Gigabit Ethernet, 15, 20crossover vs. straight-through cable configurations,86Ddata link adapters. See Fast Ethernet adaptersData Link Provider Interface (DLPI), 103default gateway, deleting, 32Deferred Transmissions, 99Destination Address, 103DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), 103diagnostic flowcharts. See troubleshootingDLPI (Data Link Provider Interface), 103dmesg/syslog output, 51documentation sourcesFast Ethernet, 74Gigabit Ethernet, 74overview, 11driverscard statistics, 102overview, 25dual-port adapters (Combo Cards)definition, 14duplexity configurationFast Ethernet, 33Gigabit Ethernet, 15, 20, 39Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), 103
- Network Card Configuration Worksheet
- C Worksheets
- Cabling
- One-Port cards (B5509AA/A5230A)
- The Meaning of the LEDs
- Performance and Tuning Considerations
- Using the lanadmin Tool with Gigabit Ethernet
- Understanding the Gigabit Ethernet Parameters
- Gigabit-Specific Information