AB287A PCI-X 10 Gigabit Ethernet Card Overview HP-UX Networking HP 9000 and HP Integrity Systems Manufacturing Part Number: E0107 Printed in the USA © Copyright 2006, 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
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Product Overview Product Overview Product Overview The AB287A PCI-X 10 Gigabit Ethernet cards have the following features and requirements: • PCI-X 133 MHz, 64-bit operation. Best performance is achieved by putting the cards in the high-performance or “dual-rope” slots. To identify which slots are the high-performance (dual rope) slots in a particular system, please refer to the hardware users’ guide for each system. • Conforms to IEEE 10 GigE Base-SR using multi-mode fiber.
Product Overview Product Overview • The December 2006 web release of the HP-UX 11i v2-based version of 10 Gigabit Ethernet supports PCI-X Error Handling when the prerequisite PCIErrorHandling-00 bundle is also installed on the system. The PCI-X Error Handling feature provides a system with improved fault-tolerance. PCI-X Error Handling allows an HP-UX system to avoid a Machine Check Abort (MCA) or a High Priority Machine Check (HPMC), if a PCI-X error occurs (for example, a parity error).
Product Overview Interoperability: Supported Systems and Switches Interoperability: Supported Systems and Switches Supported Systems See the Ethernet support matrix on http://docs.hp.com under “I/O Cards and Networking Software” for the latest list of systems that support using the AB287A 10 Gigabit Ethernet card.
Product Overview 10 Gigabit Ethernet Link Settings 10 Gigabit Ethernet Link Settings This section explains the options available in lanadmin to support the 10 Gigabit Ethernet driver. The lanadmin(1M) tool is used to display and set parameters. Table 2 lists the parameters that can be set with lanadmin -X or displayed with lanadmin -x. NOTE When your system is rebooted, settings that were made via the lanadmin(1M) command will be lost.
Product Overview 10 Gigabit Ethernet Link Settings Table 2 Link Card Parameters that lanadmin can Display (-x) or Set (-X) (Continued) Option Setting -x speed Displays the speed and duplexity of the link. The card always operates at 10Gbits/s, full duplex mode. Autonegotiation is also not supported. -X stats clear Clears all driver and adapter statistics. -x stats drv Displays all driver and adapter statistics. -X udpmf_cko_on Enables hardware checksum offload for Multifragment UDP (IPv4).
Product Overview 10 Gigabit Ethernet Link Settings The timer value is expressed in microseconds and can be in the range {0 - 32000000}. When the value is zero, interrupts are disabled. The default values are: Link util : 0 - 5 5 - 25 25 - 70 70 - 100 Frame Count : 32 Timer 256 512 512 : 225000 Receive Interrupt Coalescing -- The 10 GigE card provides four link-utilization ranges, corresponding frame counts, and also a timer.
Product Overview 10 Gigabit Ethernet Link Settings lanadmin -X recv_cko_on/off ppa TCP Segmentation Offload TCP Segmentation Offload (TSO) is enabled by default; so, there is no need to enable it. TSO offloads outbound TCP-segmentation processing to reduce CPU utilization. It allows TCP to send larger segments to the LAN card, which will then segment them to sizes appropriate for the link MTU. This can reduce the server’s load for certain applications which primarily transmit large amounts of data.
Product Overview Figure 1 AB287A PCI-X 133Mhz 10GBaseSR 10 Gigabit Ethernet Card Link LED Solid = Active link Link Act Activity LED Flashing = Data traffic Duplex LC connector 10
Product Overview Network Card Configuration Worksheet Network Card Configuration Worksheet Fill out one worksheet for each network card you are installing. Table 3 Data Type Network Card Configuration Worksheet Required/ Optional Default How to Configure (see Note 1) Example Internet Address Required 0.0.0.0 SAM or ifconfig or edit /etc/rc.config.d /netconf 196.6.20.2 Subnet mask Required if using subnetting Subnet mask not used SAM or ifconfig or edit /etc/rc.config.d /netconf 255.255.248.
Product Overview Network Card Configuration Worksheet Operating distances for 10 GigE Base-SR using multi-mode fiber (MMF) optic cable are as follows: Description (850nm short wavelength laser) Modal Bandwidth Operating Distance 62.5 micron core diameter/ 125micron cladding diameter MMF 160 (MHz * km) 2 to 26 meters (6.56 to 85.28 ft) 200 (MHz * km) 2 to 33 meters (6.56 to 108.24 ft) 50 micron core diameter/ 125micron cladding diameter MMF 400 (MHz * km) 2 to 66 meters (6.56 to 216.
A Physical, Environmental, and Regulatory Information This appendix contains regulatory statements for the United States, Canada, Australia/New Zealand, Japan, and the European community. Card Physical and Environmental Specifications Following are the product physical and environmental specifications of the PCI-X 10 Gigabit Ethernet Card. Physical Specifications Form Factor PCI half-card form-factor PCI-X (rev 2.3) PCI support 64-bit 3.3V only 133Mhz Width 10.668 cm (4.2 in) Length 16.51 cm (6.
Physical, Environmental, and Regulatory Information FCC Statement (For U.S.A.) Electromagnetic Compatibility This document contains regulatory statements for the United States and the European community. FCC Statement (For U.S.A.) Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement WARNING This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules.
Physical, Environmental, and Regulatory Information Laser Safety Statements Laser Safety Statements Laser Safety Statements - U.S. FDA/CDRH - Optical (laser) Transceiver CAUTION The optical transceiver provided on the network interface card contains a laser system and is classified as a “Class-I Laser Product” under a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Radiation Performance standard according to the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968.
Physical, Environmental, and Regulatory Information Laser Safety Statements 16 Appendix A
