Sun Microsystems Ethernet PCI-X Adapter - Manual (Page 21)

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Installing the Adapter
This chapter describes how to install the Sun 10-Gigabit Ethernet PCI-X adapter in
your system and verify that it has been installed correctly. The chapter then
describes how to install the driver software using the automated script. Finally, this
chapter describes how to edit the network host files after installing the adapter on
your system.
This chapter contains the following sections:
■ “Installing the Adapter Without Dynamic Reconfiguration” on page 5
■ “Installing the Adapter With Dynamic Reconfiguration” on page 11
■ “Using the Installation Script” on page 11
■ “Verifying the Software Installation” on page 14
■ “Configuring the Network Host Files” on page 15
Note – If you are installing the Sun 10-Gigabit Ethernet PCI-X adapter in a machine
running the Solaris x86 Operating System Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR) is not
supported.
Installing the Adapter Without Dynamic
Reconfiguration
Caution – If your are installing the Sun 10-Gigabit Ethernet PCI-X adapter into a
machine running Solaris 10, you must install the software before you install the
hardware. Failure to install the software before installing the hardware will allow the
Sun 10-Gigabit Ethernet PCI-X adapter to attach to an older version of the software.
See “Using the Installation Script” on page 11.