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Preface
The Sun™ PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet adapters consist of four cards:
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Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet UTP Low Profile card
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Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF Low Profile card
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Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet UTP ExpressModule
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Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet MMF ExpressModule
The Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide
provides installation instructions for all four cards. This manual also describes how
to configure the driver software for the ipge driver used in SPARC® systems, the
e1000
driver used in Linux x86 systems, and the e1000g driver used in Solaris x86
systems.
These instructions are designed for enterprise system administrators with experience
installing network hardware and software.
Note –
In this document the term x86 refers to 64-bit and 32-bit systems
manufactured using processors compatible with the AMD64 or Intel Xeon/Pentium
product families. For supported systems, see the Solaris Hardware Compatibility Guide.
How This Document Is Organized
describes the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet adapter hardware
and software.
describes how to install the adapter in your system and verify that it has
been installed correctly.
Chapter 3
describes how to configure ipge and e1000 device driver parameters.