IXGBE(7D) Devices IXGBE(7D) NNAAMMEE ixgbe - Intel 10Gb PCI Express NIC Driver SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS //ddeevv//iixxggbbee** DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN The iixxggbbee 10 Gigabit Ethernet driver is a multi-threaded, loadable, clonable, GLD-based STREAMS driver supporting the Data Link Provider Interface, ddllppii(7P), on Intel 10-Gigabit PCI Express Ethernet controllers. The iixxggbbee driver functions include controller initialization, frame transmit and receive, promiscuous and multicast support, and error recovery and reporting. The iixxggbbee driver supports the following Intel 10-Gigabit PCI Express Ethernet controllers: o Intel Ethernet Controller 82598EB Family o Intel Ethernet Controller 82599EB (X520) Family o Intel Ethernet Controller X540 Family o Intel Ethernet Controller X550 Family The iixxggbbee driver and hardware support auto-negotiation, a protocol specified by the _I_E_E_E _8_0_2_._3_a_e specification. AAPPPPLLIICCAATTIIOONN PPRROOGGRRAAMMMMIINNGG IINNTTEERRFFAACCEE The cloning character-special device, //ddeevv//iixxggbbee, is used to access all Intel 10-Gigabit PCI Express Ethernet devices installed within the system. The iixxggbbee driver is managed by the ddllaaddmm(1M) command line utility, which allows VLANs to be defined on top of iixxggbbee instances and for iixxggbbee instances to be aggregated. See ddllaaddmm(1M) for more details. You must send an explicit DL_ATTACH_REQ message to associate the opened stream with a particular device (PPA). The PPA ID is interpreted as an unsigned integer data type and indicates the corresponding device instance (unit) number. The driver returns an error (DL_ERROR_ACK) if the PPA field value does not correspond to a valid device instance number for the system. The device is initialized on first attach and de-initialized (stopped) at last detach. The values returned by the driver in the DL_INFO_ACK primitive in response to your DL_INFO_REQ are: o Maximum SDU is 16366. o Minimum SDU is 0. o DLSAP address length is 8. o MAC type is DL_ETHER. o SAP (Service Access Point) length value is -2, meaning the physical address component is followed immediately by a 2-byte SAP component within the DLSAP address. o Broadcast address value is the Ethernet/IEEE broadcast address (FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF). Once in the DL_ATTACHED state, you must send a DL_BIND_REQ to associate a particular SAP with the stream. CCOONNFFIIGGUURRAATTIIOONN By default, the iixxggbbee driver performs auto-negotiation to select the link speed and mode. Link speed and mode can only be 10000 Mbps full- duplex for fiber, and only 10000, 1000, or 100 Mbps full-duplex for copper. See the _I_E_E_E_8_0_2_._3 standard for more information. FFIILLEESS //ddeevv//iixxggbbee** Special character device. //kkeerrnneell//ddrrvv//iixxggbbee 32-bit device driver (x86). //kkeerrnneell//ddrrvv//aammdd6644//iixxggbbee 64-bit device driver (x86). //kkeerrnneell//ddrrvv//ssppaarrccvv99//iixxggbbee 64-bit device driver (SPARC). //kkeerrnneell//ddrrvv//iixxggbbee..ccoonnff Configuration file. AATTTTRRIIBBUUTTEESS See aattttrriibbuutteess(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +--------------------+-----------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +--------------------+-----------------+ |Architecture | SPARC, x86 | +--------------------+-----------------+ |Interface Stability | Committed | +--------------------+-----------------+ SSEEEE AALLSSOO ddllaaddmm(1M), nneettssttaatt(1M), ddrriivveerr..ccoonnff(4), aattttrriibbuutteess(5), ssttrreeaammiioo(7I), ddllppii(7P) _W_r_i_t_i_n_g _D_e_v_i_c_e _D_r_i_v_e_r_s _S_T_R_E_A_M_S _P_r_o_g_r_a_m_m_i_n_g _G_u_i_d_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _I_n_t_e_r_f_a_c_e_s _P_r_o_g_r_a_m_m_e_r_'_s _G_u_i_d_e _I_E_E_E _8_0_2_._3_a_e _S_p_e_c_i_f_i_c_i_a_t_i_o_n, IEEE - 2002 January 13, 2016 IXGBE(7D)