Configure a V880 1000BASE-SX dual SC fiber port

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Is this a SUN branded card? A quick search of the web in the discription you posted pushed me to "SysKonnect". They mfg a card that is approved and verified by SUN. If this is in fact a SysKonnect card follow the link below. It details the installation process for Solaris. If it is not a SysKonnect card please give us more info(i.e.- OS, MFG, etc.)

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You also might try to fire the card up. "ifconfig ge0 plumb"

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It is the onboard controller that is on the V880, I would not really call it a "card" as in, it does not take a PCI slot.

I have no idea where you got SysKonnect ...? All my searches take me back to sunsolve, and no amount of detail I put in will take me *anywhere* but the V880 system specification page, i.e.:

<a href="http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/Systems/SunFire880/SunFire880.html" target="_blank"> http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/Systems/SunFire880/SunF ire880.html</a>

I am able to do an "ifconfig ge0 plumb" and see the interace, althouth I am not sure if I have the proper software.

SUNW,Sun-Fire-880

Solaris 5.9

The most I can find about this adapter is that which is listed on the "Systems - SUn Fire V880" page referenced above. I checked the V880 owners manual, also on Sunsolve and it is painfully vague. It makes a bumch of references to:

Platform Notes: The Sun GigabitEthernet Device Driver

I have not been succesful in tracking down where these platform notes are supposed to be. The PDF manual then goes on to say :

These documents are available on the Solaris on Sun Hardware AnswerBook, which is provided on the Computer Systems Supplement CD for your specific Solaris release.

Which is also untrue, either that or it's called something entirely different because I am not able to locate it on any of my Solaris CDs. ( Solaris 9 4/04)

Any info. would be much appreciated.

StageLeft at 2007-7-5 17:03:57 >

I think it's the gem driver, SUNWged, so it would be configured the same as any other network card. Are you looking for a particular parameter for the card? The driver would be installed automatically during OS installation, you can check by running some basic commands:

# ls /etc/*.ge0

# pkginfo | grep SUNWge

# grep ge /etc/path_to_install

for example

# ifconfig ge0 10.0.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 up

mlennon at 2007-7-5 17:03:57 >

Been a while since I was on this forum :-)

As a side note for future refernce and in case anyone looks at this thread.

You will not be able to configure a ge interface as 1000FDX if the switch end is not set up to support it as well (some switches only go to 100, so even auto-neg ain't gonna help). It will however run at 100FDX (which is most switches) on auto-neg settings quite happily. The ge drivers are installed as default on these servers.

bmacdo at 2007-7-5 17:03:57 >