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
AdministrationGigabit-Specific InformationChapter 338Gigabit-Specific InformationThis section provides information that will help administer your Gigabit Ethernetproducts.Logging and AuditingEvents are logged with NetTL. This is common to Gigabit Ethernet. The following logfiles are created by NetTL:• For releases prior to HP-UX 11i: nettl.LOG-00 and nettl.LOG-01• For release HP-UX 11i and later: nettl.LOG000 and nettl.LOG001See Chapter 4, “Troubleshooting,” on page 47 for more information about NetTL.Detailed Configuration InformationThis section provides additional details on configuring your Ethernet card.Understanding the Gigabit Ethernet ParametersSeveral parameters can be configured using either the lanadmin(1M) command-lineinterface or the graphical user interface provided by the System AdministrationManager (SAM). See “Using the lanadmin Tool with Gigabit Ethernet” on page 40 fordetails about using this command. The following parameters can be configured:Generic Parameters• Ethernet Station AddressThe Gigabit Ethernet cards come pre programmed with an Ethernet Station Addressin the read-only memory. This cannot be modified. However, the Station Address canalso be considered to be the active MAC address. By default, the system uses thefactory programmed MAC address that resides in the card’s NIC ROM, but users canchange the active MAC address or the working MAC address via the lanadmincommand or by using SAM.• Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU)For Gigabit Ethernet, the MTU setting depends on which driver and whichHP-UX release you are using. Jumbo Frames are supported only when thelink speed is configured to 1000 Mbit/s. Refer to the following table for asummary of the allowable maximum transmission units for each gigabitEthernet driver and release.Table 3-1 Allowable MTU Sizesgelan igelan ietherHP-UX 11iv1 (11.11)1500 (standardframe) or 9000(jumbo frame)1500 (standardframe) or 9000(jumbo frame)Full range = 257through 9000; jumboframes = range from1501 - 9000
- 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