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
9Publishing HistoryWhat’s in this ManualPreface “About this Manual” provides information about this manual,including its intended audience, new product features discussed,typographical conventions used, a publication and release history,related documents and this list of chapters.Chapter 1 “Introduction to Technology” provides a high-level description of theEthernet technology.Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration” provides planning information. Alsoincludes both an overview as well as the detailed instructions forinstalling, configuring and verifying the installation of the variousGigabit Ethernet cards and their related software.Chapter 3 “Administration” provides information about administering thevarious Ethernet cards.Chapter 4 “Troubleshooting” provides information about resolving commonproblems and using the available diagnostic tools. It tells how to gethelp, if you need it.Appendix A “Technical Specifications” lists specifications by card.Appendix B “Cabling Requirements” describes the various cabling options forEthernet cards.Appendix C “Worksheets” provides various forms for the collection andorganization of information about your system and Ethernet cards.Appendix D “Card Statistics” provides information about the meaning of thecard-related statistics.Glossary Provides definitions of terms used in this manual.IndexDocumentManufacturingPart NumberOperatingSystemsSupportedPublication DatesJ5683-90017 11i v1 and v2 May 2005J5683-90014 11i v2 September 2004J5683-90010 11.011i v111i v2 forItanium pre0904December 2003J5683-90009 11.011i v111i v2July 2003
- 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










