Sun Microsystems GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter - Manual (Page 29)

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Installing the Adapter
This chapter describes how to install the adapter in your system and verify that it
has been installed correctly. It 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 With Dynamic Reconfiguration” on page 7
■ “Installing the Adapter Without Dynamic Reconfiguration” on page 8
■ “Using the Installation Script” on page 14
■ “Verifying the Software Installation” on page 21
■ “Configuring the Network Host Files” on page 22
Note – If you are installing the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter in a machine
running the Solaris 9 x86 Operating System, the following features are not
supported: diskless client, installing the Solaris Operating System over this adapter,
using this adapter as the primary boot device.
Installing the Adapter With Dynamic
Reconfiguration
If you have a Sun Enterprise system that supports dynamic reconfiguration (DR),
you do not have to reboot your system after installing the adapter.
The process of adding and configuring an adapter with DR involves connecting the
attachment point and configuring its occupant. In most cases, the
cfgadm (1M)
command can perform both steps at once.