Computer Hardware User Manual

30 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • May 2010
■ If the software is installed, the previous command will return the package name
you typed in. In that case, skip to Step 10.
■ If the software is not installed, install the software from the download center.
See Chapter 2 for instructions on installing the required software packages.
10. Confirm that the network host files have been configured correctly during the
Solaris installation.
Although the Solaris software installation creates the client’s network
configuration files, you may need to edit these files to match your specific
networking environment. See “Configuring the Network Host Files” on page 23
for more information about editing these files.
11. Use the dladm show-dev command to show configuration information for
all data-links or the specified data-link. By default, the system is configured to
have one data-link for each known network device.
Booting Over the 10-Gigabit Ethernet
Network for Solaris x86 and Linux
Systems
▼ To Boot Over the Network on Solaris x86 and
Linux Systems
1. Obtain the MAC address from the target Sun x8 Express Dual 10 Gigabit
Ethernet Fiber XFP Low Profile Adapter.
2. Set up the PXE boot server with the MAC addresses .
3. Choose one of the adapter ports as the boot interface.
# dladm show-dev
e1000g0 link: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full
e1000g1 link: down speed: 0 Mbps duplex: half
e1000g2 link: down speed: 0 Mbps duplex: half
e1000g3 link: down speed: 0 Mbps duplex: half
nxge0 link: up speed: 10000 Mbps duplex: full
nxge1 link: up speed: 10000 Mbps duplex: full