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iv Sun Dual 10GbE SFP+ PCIe ExpressModule User’s Guide • August 2008
Installing an Optical Transceiver 13
▼ To Install an Optical Transceiver 13
Installing the ExpressModule 16
▼ To Install the ExpressModule With the Power Off 16
Verifying the Installation 19
▼ To Verify the Installation in a Linux System 19
▼ To Verify the Installation in a Microsoft Windows System 19
4. Network Configuration 21
Configuring the Network Host Files for Booting Over the Gigabit Ethernet
Network for Linux Systems 21
▼ To Boot Over the Network on Linux Systems 21
5. Configuring the Driver Parameters 23
Driver Overview 23
Driver Parameters for Linux Systems 24
Setting ixgbe Driver Parameters in Linux Systems 25
▼ To Configure Jumbo Frames 25
6. Configuring VLANs 27
VLAN Overview 27
Configuring VLANs 30
▼ To Configure VLANs in a Linux Environment 30
▼ To Configure VLANs in a Microsoft Windows 2003 Environment 31
Configuring Bonding for Multiple Interfaces 32
▼ To Configure Bonding for Multiple ixgbe Interfaces 32
▼ To Remove Bonding 33
A. Sun Dual 10GbE SFP+ PCIe ExpressModule Specifications 35
Connectors 36
Technical Features 37