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
Index110protocol, definition, 104See also EthernetRrad command, 73Receive Buffer Coalescing Threshold, 44receive interrupt, 45Receive Interrupt Coalescing Ticks, 43, 44release identifier, 11remote connectivity, Fast Ethernet, 31remote host, testing availability of, 54RFC 1213 MIB II lanadmin display, 97RFC 1284 Ethernet-like interface statistics, 99RJ-45 connector, 87, 105route command, 73SSAM (System Administration Manager)Fast Ethernet configuration, 31Gigabit Ethernet configuration, 28permanent retention of settings, 40sam command, 73savecore command, 76SCSI technologySee also Combo CardsSend Buffer Coalescing Threshold, 44send interrupt, 45Send Interrupt Coalescing Ticks, 44shortwave laser fiber optic cable, 14Single Collision Frames, 99SNMP (MIBII) support, 17softwaredriver overview, 25See also HP-UX Ethernetspecifications, 79speed configurationsadapter compatibilities, 20Fast Ethernet, 33Gigabit Ethernet, 39Speed field in lanadmin output, 97Station Address, 29, 97statistics of lanadmin output, 100straight-through vs. crossover cable configurations,86subnet mask, 105subnetwork, 105swinstall command, 28, 73switch devicesdefinition, 105full-duplex mode, 33troubleshooting connections, 51swlist command, 73swverify command, 73syslog output, checking, 51System Administration Manager (SAM)Fast Ethernet configuration, 31Gigabit Ethernet configuration, 28permanent retention of settings, 40system clock ticks, 44TTCP/IP, 15, 61technical support, 75telnet session, transport level testing, 60topology, definition, 105transport level test, 60trispeed adapter. See Gigabit Ethernet adapterstroubleshootingARP test, 55bridge/gateway loopback test, 62cable test, 50, 72configuration tests, 64customer support resources, 75Fast Ethernet resources, 74flowchart summary, 49Gigabit Ethernet resources, 74ifconfig test, 69ioscan and lanscan tests, 65LED test, 50link level test, 52netfmt and lanadmin tests, 67network level tests, 54overview, 48ping test, 56transport level test, 60TSOhow it works, 18TSO support, 16tuning parameters, 44Type (value) field, 97Uuname command, 11unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cablesautonegotiation and autosensing, 27connector information, 87definition, 105Ethernet types, 14Vvlan man page, 73VLAN tagging, 16vmtu valuesetting with lanadmin, 18
- 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