Silicon Graphics network adapter Manuale utente
SGI®10-Gigabit Ethernet Network
Adapter User’s Guide
007–4669–003
CONTRIBUTORS
Written by Lori Johnson
Illustrated by Dan Young and Chrystie Danzer
Engineering contributions Arthur Kepner, Edward Mascarenhas, Steve Modica, Alain Renaud, James Yarbrough
COPYRIGHT
© 2004-2006 Silicon Graphics, Inc. All rights reserved; provided portions may be copyright in third parties, as indicated elsewhere
herein. No permission is granted to copy, distribute, or create derivative works from the contents of this electronic documentation in
any manner, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of Silicon Graphics, Inc.
LIMITED RIGHTS LEGEND
The electronic (software) version of this document was developed at private expense; if acquired under an agreement with the US
government or any contractor thereto, it is acquired as “commercial computer software” subject to the provisions of its applicable
license agreement, as specified in (a) 48 CFR 12.212 of the FAR; or, if acquired for Department of Defense units, (b) 48 CFR 227-7202 of
the DoD FAR Supplement; or sections succeeding thereto. Contractor/manufacturer is Silicon Graphics, Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy
2E, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351.
TRADEMARKS AND ATTRIBUTIONS
Silicon Graphics, SGI, the SGI logo, Altix, IRIX, Onyx, Origin, and Silicon Graphics Tezro are registered trademarks and Silicon
Graphics Prism is a trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc., in the United States and/or other countries worldwide.
Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds, used with permission by Silicon
Graphics, Inc. Neterion is a trademark and Xframe is a registered trademark of Neterion Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark of The
Open Group in the United States and other countries.
FCC WARNING
This equipment has been tested and found compliant with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in
accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a
residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at personal
expense.
ATTENTION
This product requires the use of external shielded cables in order to maintain compliance pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
VDE 0871/6.78
This equipment has been tested to and is in compliance with the Level A limits per VDE 0871.
EUROPEAN UNION STATEMENT
This device complies with the European Directives listed on the “Declaration of Conformity” which is included with each product. The
CE mark insignia displayed on the device is an indication of conformity to the aforementioned European requirements.
TUV
geprufte
Sicherheit
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NRTL/C
International Special Committee on Radio Interference (CISPR)
This equipment has been tested to and is in compliance with the Class A limits per CISPR publication 22.
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio
Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.
Attention
Cet appareil numérique n’émet pas de perturbations radioélectriques dépassant les normes applicables aux appareils numériques de
Classe A préscrites dans le Règlement sur les interferences radioélectriques etabli par le Ministère des Communications du Canada.
Japanese Compliance Statement
Compliance Statement in Chinese
New Features
This revision adds support for the Release 2 card, which is supported with SGI
ProPack 4 Service Pack 3 and later releases.
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Record of Revision
Version Description
001 May 2004
Initial publication
002 August 2005
Revision
003 July 2006
Revision
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Contents
About this Guide ..................... xi
Audience . . ........................ xi
Important Information . . . ................... xi
Scope of this Guide ....................... xii
Related Publications . . . ................... xii
Obtaining Publications . . . ................... xiii
Conventions . ........................ xiii
Product Support ........................ xv
Reader Comments ....................... xv
1. Features and Capabilities of the SGI 10-Gbit Ethernet Network Adapter 1
Features . . ........................ 2
Cabling . . ........................ 2
Configuration Limits . . . ................... 3
Tools . . . ........................ 3
2. Connecting the Adapter to a Network . . . .......... 5
3. Operating the Adapter . ................. 9
Verifying Functionality . . . ................... 9
Using LEDs to Determine Functionality . . .............. 9
Verifying Adapter Recognition .................. 10
IRIX Adapter Recognition Verification . .............. 10
Linux Adapter Recognition Verification . .............. 11
Enabling the Adapter . . ................... 12
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Verifying that the Adapter is Properly Configured and Enabled ........ 12
IRIX Adapter Configuration Verification . .............. 12
Linux Adapter Configuration Verification .............. 13
Resetting the Adapter . . . ................... 13
Configuration ........................ 14
IRIX Configuration . . . ................... 14
Linux Configuration . . . ................... 14
MTU Size Settings ....................... 14
4. Performance Tuning . . ................. 17
IRIX Performance Tuning . . ................... 17
Jumbo Frames and IRIX . ................... 17
Read/Write Size and IRIX . ................... 18
Socket Buffer Size and IRIX ................... 18
Multibuffer Mode and IRIX ................... 18
SGI ProPack Performance Tuning .................. 19
Socket Read and Write Buffer Sizes for SGI ProPack . . . ......... 19
Jumbo Frames and SGI ProPack .................. 19
Read/Write Size and SGI ProPack . . . .............. 19
TCP/IP Socket Buffer Size and SGI ProPack .............. 19
Glossary . . . ..................... 21
Index . ......................... 23
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