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
Index109JJumbo FramesGigabit Ethernet features, 17, 20installation considerations, 27, 29testing, 57, 58, 70LLAN (Local Area Network)connectors and cabling, 87definition, 104interface status displays, 96standards for, 15See also Fast Ethernet adaptersSee also Gigabit Ethernet adaptersLAN provider support, 16lanadmin commandFast Ethernet, 96function, 73Gigabit Ethernet, 40, 96testing, 67lanscan command, 65, 73Last Change, 98Late Collisions, 99LEDsGigabit Ethernet description, 78speed, 29testing, 50, 66, 72link level test, 52link parameters, 39linkloop command, 52, 73Local Area Network (LAN)connectors and cabling, 87definition, 104interface status displays, 96standards for, 15See also Fast Ethernet adaptersSee also Gigabit Ethernet adaptersloggingFast Ethernet, 46, 71Gigabit Ethernet, 71syslog output checking, 51loopback tests, 53, 62MMAC Address, 38Major Number, 104man pages, 73manuals for reference, 74maximum transmission unit (MTU)definition, 104Gigabit Ethernet, 17, 20, 38Jumbo Frames testing, 70MTU (maximum transmission unit)definition, 104Gigabit Ethernet, 17, 20, 38Jumbo Frames testing, 70MTU Size, 57, 97Multiple Collision Frames, 99Nnetfmt command, 67, 73netstat, 32, 41, 73nettl log facilitycable and LED tests, 51Fast Ethernet, 71Gigabit Ethernet, 71networkbasics of, 21interface definition, 104recording elements and connections, 24testing, 54See also adapters, networkSee also LAN (Local Area Network)network interface adapter (NIC), 21, 102See also Fast Ethernet adaptersSee also Gigabit Ethernet adaptersNetwork Management ID, 97NFS applications, 15NIC (network interface adapter), 102See also Fast Ethernet adaptersSee also Gigabit Ethernet adaptersnmid command, 41node, definition, 104OOL* (Online Addition and Replacement), 17, 104online manual reference pages, 73operating systemsSee also HP-UX EthernetOperation Status, 97Outbound Discards, 98Outbound Errors, 98Outbound Non-Unicast Packets, 98Outbound Octets, 98Outbound Queue Length, 98Outbound Unicast Packets, 98Ppacket, definition, 104parameters for Gigabit Ethernet, 27, 38Path MTU (PMTU), 104pause frames, 40PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) buses, 104PCI 10/100Base-TX/9000. See Fast EthernetadaptersperformanceFast Ethernet, 46Gigabit Ethernet, 44physical point of attachment, 41Physical Point of Attachment (PPA), 104physical specifications, 79pingfunction, 73testing, 54, 56, 63PMTU (Path MTU), 104PPA (Physical Point of Attachment), 104PPA Number, 97processors, supported, 11promiscuous mode support, 15protocol offloading, 15
- 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