SGI® Altix® Systems Quad-Port Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express Low Profile Card User’s Guide 007-5515-002
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Record of Revision Version Description 001 January 2009 Initial release. 002 007-5515-002 April 2009 Updated to support additional hardware platforms.
Contents Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi About this book . . . . . . . Chapter Descriptions . . . . . . Related Publications . . . . . . SGI Altix Hardware Documentation Conventions . . . . . . . . Product Support . . . . . . . Reader Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents A. Specifications . . . . . . . . Physical and Performance Characteristics General Technical Specifications . . . Copper Card Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . 15 . 16 . 16 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Index.
Figures Figure 1-1 Figure 2-1 007-5515-002 Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card Connecting the Copper Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tables Table 1-1 Table 1-2 Table 3-1 Table A-1 Table A-2 Table A-3 007-5515-002 SGI Twisted Pair Cable Configuration Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 LEDs on the Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card . . . . . . . Copper Gigabit Ethernet Tech. Specs. - (1000Base-T) Adapters . Copper Card Gigabit Ethernet General Technical Specifications. Copper Card LEDs / Connector Specifications . . . . . . . . .
About this book This guide describes the SGI Altix systems quad-port copper Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express Low Profile card and shows you how to connect the card to an Ethernet network, and explains how to operate the card. You can use the quad-port copper Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express Low Profile card to replace the built-in Ethernet network adapter in your system, or use it in addition to your current adapter.
About this book Related Publications This guide is part of a document set that fully supports the installation, operation, and service of the quad-port Gigabit Ethernet card. For more information about installing and servicing the quad-port Gigabit Ethernet card, see the user’s guide for the system in which the card is installed. SGI Altix Hardware Documentation For a list of current SGI hardware manual, see the SGI ProPack 6 for Linux Service Pack 2 Start Here (or later) available at http://docs.sgi.com.
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Chapter 1 1. Gigabit Ethernet Card Features and Capabilities Gigabit Ethernet is technology that allows computer systems to communicate at speeds up to 1 gigabit per second (Gbps).
1: Gigabit Ethernet Card Features and Capabilities Figure 1-1 shows the quad-port Copper Gigabit Ethernet card. Note: The hardware MAC addresses for the four ports are lowest at the top of the card and highest at the bottom of the card.
Cabling • Full-duplex and Simplex Gigabit Ethernet interface as defined in the IEEE P802.3ab approved standard • RJ45 UTP connector for Category-5 copper cabling • 2000 Mbit/s in full duplex mode per port • High performance, reliable, low power, dual integrated MAC + PHY chip controller • Dual, high-speed RISC processor per channel for advanced packet classification • Hardware acceleration that can off-load tasks from the host processor.
1: Gigabit Ethernet Card Features and Capabilities Table 1-1 SGI Twisted Pair Cable Length Marketing Code 25 feet CBL-GBE-RJ45-25FT-Z 50 feet CBL-GBE-RJ45-50FT-Z To achieve the longer distances available with 1000-Base-T, use a switch with 1000-Base-T ports. Configuration Limits The Quad-Port Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express Low Profile Card is supported on SGI PCIe capable platforms. For specific restrictions or other questions, please consult your sales representative.
Configuration Limits Table 1-2 007-5515-002 Configuration Limits System Maximum Per Bus Altix XE340 1 1 card @ x8 per node (2 per chassis) Altix ICE 8200 1 1 per service node Maximum Number of cards 5
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Chapter 2 2. Connecting the Gigabit Ethernet Card to a Network This chapter shows you how to connect the copper Gigabit Ethernet card to a network, and how to configure your system for the card. Following is a description of each section: • “Installing the Card” on page 7 • “Connecting to the Network” on page 8 Installing the Card The installation instructions for the Gigabit Ethernet card are different for different systems.
2: Connecting the Gigabit Ethernet Card to a Network • Altix XE340: See the instructions for installing a PCI-E card in the user’s or owner’s guide that came with your system. Connecting to the Network To connect your copper Gigabit Ethernet card to a network, insert the RJ45 connector on one end of the copper cable into the Gigabit Ethernet card, as shown in Figure 2-1.
Chapter 3 3. Operating the Gigabit Ethernet Card This chapter describes various issues that may occur when using a Gigabit Ethernet network.
3: Operating the Gigabit Ethernet Card Using LEDs to Determine Card Functionality The copper Gigabit Ethernet cards have light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that indicate whether the card is configured correctly and connected to an active Ethernet, as discussed in the following sections. The copper Gigabit Ethernet card has three LEDs per ports. Table 3-1 describes the functions of these LEDs.
Verifying Functionality Verifying Card Configuration and Enabling Use the installation tool that comes with your operating system to install and configure the Ethernet card.
3: Operating the Gigabit Ethernet Card # ifconfig -a eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:30:48:C2:CE:EA inet addr:150.166.38.60 Bcast:150.166.38.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::230:48ff:fec2:ceea/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:656008 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:55860 errors:43 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:43 collisions:47 txqueuelen:100 RX bytes:50809289 (48.4 Mb) TX bytes:5802853 (5.
Resetting the Card collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:7937550911458 (7569838.4 Mb) TX bytes:7884939113514 (7519663.9 Mb) Interrupt:225 Memory:d6000000-d6012100 eth5 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:E0:ED:13:25:66 inet addr:10.151.0.1 Bcast:10.151.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.
3: Operating the Gigabit Ethernet Card For more information on ifconfig, see the ifconfig(8) man page. Configuration Parameters Configuration changes for Ethernet devices drivers are made by means of the ethtool(8) command. The ethtool command works with all Linux Ethernet drivers. In general, each feature has a query and a modify variant.
Appendix A A. Specifications This appendix provides the following information: • “Physical and Performance Characteristics” on page 15 • “General Technical Specifications” on page 16 Information in this appendix is from a Gigabit PCI Express card specification available at http://www.silicom-usa.com/default.asp?contentID=1245 Physical and Performance Characteristics Table A-1 summarizes the physical and performance characteristics for the copper card. Table A-1 Copper Gigabit Ethernet Tech. Specs.
A: Specifications Table A-1 Copper Gigabit Ethernet Tech. Specs. - (1000Base-T) Adapters Characteristic Value Data Transfer Rate: 1000 Mbit/s, 100 Mbit/s, and 10 Mbits/sec in simplex mode per port. 2000Mbit/s 200 and 20 Mbit/s in full duplex mode per port.
General Technical Specifications Table A-2 Copper Card Gigabit Ethernet General Technical Specifications Specification Description Weight: 120gr (4.233 oz) Power Consumption: 10.06W, 0.72A at 12V and 0.43A at 3.3V: Typical all ports operate at 1000Mbit/s. 8.74W, 0.61A at 12V and 0.43A at 3.3V: Typical all ports operate at 100Mbit/s. 8.26W, 0.57A at 12V and 0.43A at 3.3V: Typical all ports operate at 10Mbit/s. 8.50W, 0.59A at 12V and 0.43A at 3.
A: Specifications Table A-2 Copper Card Gigabit Ethernet General Technical Specifications Specification Description EMC Certifications: FCC Part 15, Subpart B Class B Conducted Emissions Radiated Emissions CE EN 55022: 1998 Class B Amendments A1: 2000; A2: 2003 Conducted Emissions Radiated Emissions CE EN 55024: 1998 Amendments A1: 2000; A2: 2003 Immunity for ITE Amendment A1: 2001 CE EN 61000-3-2 2000, Class A Harmonic Current Emissions CE EN 61000 3-3 1995, Amendment A1: 2001 Voltage Fluctuations an
General Technical Specifications Table A-2 Copper Card Gigabit Ethernet General Technical Specifications Specification Description MTBF: 99 (Years) *According to Telcordia SR-332 Issue 1 Environmental condition - GB (Ground, Fixed, Controlled). Ambient temperature - 25˚C. Temperature rise of 15˚ C above the system ambient temperature was assumed for the cards components. Table A-3 summarizes the LEDs and connector specifications for the copper card.
Glossary acknowledge (Ack) packet The Ack packet informs the PE that initiated a message that the destination PE accepted the message. autonegotiation The process by which two computers (or a computer and a switch) connected by Gigabit Ethernet determine the speed and other parameters with which they will communicate. CD-ROM (CD) A flat metallic disk that contains information that you can view and copy onto your own hard disk; you cannot change or add to the disk.
Glossary MAC Medium access control, also called the physical layer. MAC address The physical address of the Gigabit Ethernet board, which is distinct from the IP address. MTU Maximum Transmission Unit is a configuration parameter that controls the size of the Ethernet frames that the Gigabit Ethernet board can transmit and receive. man (manual) page An online document that describes how to use a particular Linux command. Also called reference page.
Index specifications, 15 Numbers 1000-Base-T configuration, 3 operating range, 3 C connector RJ45, 2, 3 copper board cables, 3 characteristics, 15 connecting, 8 LEDs, 2 LEDs/connector specifications, 19 customer service, xvi L LEDs copper, 2 troubleshooting with,, 10 P ports copper board, 4 product support, xvi R RJ45 connector, 2, 3 G Gigabit Ethernet board cabling, 8 copper, 3 configuring verifying, 11 connecting copper, 8 enabling, 11 LEDs copper, 2 resetting, 13 007-5515-002 S supported systems
