Sun Microsystems 1.0 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Preface

  19
• SunFDDI/P Overview

  27
  • Feature Summary

    27
  • FDDI Conformance

    28
• Hardware Installation

  29
  • Device Instances and Device Names

    30
  • Installation Items

    30
  • Installing SunFDDI/P Adapter Cards

    31
  • Connecting Fiber Optic Cables

    31
    • To Connect the Fiber Optic Cable

      32
  • MIC-to-MIC Coupler

    33
  • Cleaning the Fiber Optic Cable

    33
    • To Clean the Fiber Optic Cable

      34
  • Link Status Indicator (Diagnostic LED)

    35
• Installing SunFDDI/P Software

  37
  • Installation Requirements

    38
  • Declaring IP Addresses for SunFDDI/P

    38
  • Installing and Configuring SunFDDI/P

    39
    • To Load and Mount the CD-ROM

      39
    • To Install SunFDDI/P Using pkgadd

      39
      • To Install the Device Driver (SUNWpfr)

        40
      • To Install the Utilities, man Pages, and SNM Agents (SUNWpft)

        42
    • To Finish the Installation

      43
    • To Check the Installation

      44
    • Unloading Drivers

      45
  • Installing SunNet Manager Agents for SunFDDI/P

    46
    • To Use pf_install_agents

      46
  • Removing SunFDDI/P

    48
    • To Remove SunFDDI/P

      48
• Improving Network Performance

  49
  • High Performance FDDI Networks

    50
  • Ring Latency Improvement

    50
  • Data Throughput Improvement

    51
    • Send and Receive Buffers

      51
  • Performance Across Bridges

    51
  • Target Token Rotation Time (TTRT)

    52
  • Improving Performance

    53
    • Changing the High and Low Water Marks

      53
    • To Tune the High Water Mark

      53
    • To Tune the Low Water Mark

      54
    • Tuning the High and Low Water Marks at Boot Time

      55
    • Tuning the Socket Options

      55
    • MTU Path Discovery

      56
    • To Tune the Maximum Transfer Unit (MTU)

      56
    • To Disable MTU Path Discovery

      57
    • To Tune the Target Token Rotation Time (TTRT)

      57
• Troubleshooting and Diagnostics

  59
  • Troubleshooting Checklist

    60
    • To Check the Connection to the Station

      60
    • To Check the Connections Between Stations

      60
    • To Check the Link Status Indicator

      60
    • Checking the MAC Address

      61
    • To Check the SunFDDI/P Driver

      62
    • To Check the IP Addresses

      62
    • To Check the IP Routing

      63
    • To Check the Protocol Statistics

      63
    • To Check the SMT Traffic

      64
  • Solving Common Problems

    65
  • Running the Hardware Self-Test Program

    70
    • To Run the Hardware Self-Test

      70
  • Loading the Device Driver Manually

    71
    • To Configure and Load the Device Driver

      71
• FDDI Network Architecture

  75
  • FDDI Network Model

    76
    • Physical Medium Dependent (PMD) Layer

      77
      • Multi-Mode Fiber (MMF)

        77
    • Physical (PHY) Layer

      77
    • Media Access Control (MAC) Layer

      78
    • Station Management (SMT) Layer

      78
    • Communication Between FDDI Layers

      79
  • FDDI Network Architecture

    81
    • FDDI Stations

      82
      • Single-Attached Station (SAS)

        82
      • Dual-Attached Station (DAS)

        83
    • FDDI Concentrators

      84
      • Single-Attached Concentrator (SAC)

        84
      • Dual-Attached Concentrator (DAC)

        85
  • FDDI Failure Recovery

    86
    • Station Wrapping

      86
    • Optical Bypass Switches

      88
  • FDDI Ring Operation

    91
    • Unrestricted Asynchronous Transmission

      91
  • FDDI Performance

    92
• FDDI Network Topologies

  95
  • Basic Dual-Ring Network

    96
    • Advantages

      96
    • Disadvantages

      97
  • Standalone Concentrator

    98
    • Advantages

      98
    • Disadvantages

      99
  • Concentrators with Dual-Homing

    100
    • Advantages

      101
    • Disadvantages

      101
  • Tree of Concentrators

    101
    • Advantages

      102
    • Disadvantages

      103
  • Ring of Trees

    103
    • Advantages

      104
    • Disadvantages

      104
  • Mixed FDDI/Ethernet Networks

    105
    • FDDI/Ethernet IP Router

      105
    • A Tree of Concentrators in an Ethernet Network

      106
    • A Ring of Trees in an Ethernet Network

      107
    • Routes in Mixed FDDI/Ethernet Networks

      107
• Using the SunFDDI Network Utilities

  111
  • Changing the Default MAC Address (pf_macid)

    112
    • To Change the Default MAC Address with pf_macid

      112
  • Displaying SunFDDI/P Statistics (pf_stat)

    113
    • Displaying Local Interface Statistics

      114
      • Interpreting Local Statistics

        115
      • Example Local Statistics

        119
    • Displaying Statistics from Neighboring Stations

      120
      • Interpreting Statistics from Neighboring Stations

        121
      • Example Neighbor Statistics

        123
  • Monitoring SMT Frames (pf_smtmon)

    124
    • SMT Frame Classes and Types

      126
    • Filtering Output from pf_smtmon

      127
• Managing FDDI Stations Using SunNet Manager

  129
  • Installing the SunNet Manager Agents

    130
    • To Install the Standard SNM Agents on a Client

      130
    • To Install the FDDI Schemas on a Client

      131
    • Installing the FDDI Schemas on the Console

      132
    • To Share pf_install_agents From a Client

      133
  • Managing FDDI Networks with SunNet Manager

    135
    • To Set Up the SunNet Manager Console

      135
    • Using the SunFDDI/P Local Agent (pf_fddi)

      136
      • To Gather Local Station Statistics

        136
      • To Gather Neighbor Station Statistics

        137
      • To Request Information from the Local Agent

        137
    • To Use the SunFDDI/P Proxy Agent (pf_fddismt7_2)

      138
      • To Specify the Target Station

        138
      • To Gather Information from the Proxy Agent

        139
    • Interpreting Traps and Errors

      140
    • MAC Address Formats

      143
• Developing Applications that Run over SunFDDI/P

  145
  • Developing Applications with DLPI

    146
    • DLPI Connectionless Service Primitives

      147
    • DLPI Addressing

      148
• Setting Up Servers and Diskless Clients

  151
  • Setting Up a Server and Diskless Clients

    152
    • To Set Up a Server

      153
    • To Introduce Diskless Clients to a Server

      153
    • To Update the NIS Server

      158
    • Installing the SunFDDI/P Driver for a Diskless Client

      159
      • To Install on a Client

        159
  • Booting a Diskless Client Over SunFDDI/P

    159
    • To Boot a Diskless Client

      159
• Frequently Asked Questions About SunFDDI

  161
• Glossary

  167
• Index

  173