Installation guide

AT-2971 Solaris Sparc
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Installing a Solaris Sparc Driver on a AT-297x Series Adapter
Overview The AT-2971 driver supports the Allied Telesyn AT-2970 and AT-2971
Adapter Series on Solaris 7 or higher.
Required Files The driver installation files are located in AT2971_sparcv6.08.tar.Z. You
can copy this file onto your system, as long as you do not change the
files within the package.
Installing the
Driver
To install a Solaris Sparc driver for the AT-2970 or AT-2971 Series
Adapters, you will need the following files:
❑ pkgadd
This file runs from the command line.
❑ admintool
This file uses from a graphical interface.
Note
If you want to configure an adapter for the use of VLANs, you must
to do this after you install the driver. Refer toVLAN Configuration
and Parameters on page 90 for further information.
Using pkgadd There are two possibilities to install the driver using pkgadd:
❑ Manual installation (user input required)
❑ Automatic installation (no user input required)
Manual Installation
To manually install the driver, perform the following procedure:
1. Locate AT2971_sparc6.08.tar.Z files on your system.
2. Unpack the driver installation package using the command:
pkgadd -d . SKGEsol
A shell window will come up and you will be asked whether you
want to configure IP interfaces during installation.
3. If yes, enter name, IP address, and network number for every
interface you want to set up (in case you have more than one
adapter installed on your system).
After pkgadd has run, the adapter is fully functional.