Solarflare Ultra SFN7142Q User Manual (English)

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Solarflare Ultra SFN7142Q Specifications

General

Brand	Solarflare
Model	Ultra SFN7142Q
Category	Adapter
Language	English

Summary

Chapter 2: Installation

2.1 Solarflare Network Adapter Products

2.3 Inserting the Adapter in a PCI Express (PCIe) Slot

Chapter 3: Solarflare Adapters on Linux

3.1 System Requirements

3.2 Linux Platform Feature Set

3.4 Installing Solarflare Drivers and Utilities on Linux

Guides installation of drivers and utilities using DKMS and source RPMs.

3.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Distributions

3.6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Distributions

3.7 Unattended Installations

3.8 Unattended Installation - Red Hat Enterprise Linux

3.9 Unattended Installation - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

3.11 Configuring the Solarflare Adapter

3.13 Setting Up Teams

3.14 Running Adapter Diagnostics

3.15 Running Cable Diagnostics

3.17 Configuring the Boot ROM with sfboot

Uses sfboot to configure adapter Boot ROM for PXE and iSCSI booting.

3.18 Upgrading Adapter Firmware with Sfupdate

Uses sfupdate to manage and upgrade adapter Boot ROM, PHY, and firmware.

3.19 License Install with sfkey

3.20 Performance Tuning on Linux

Highlights adapter driver settings affecting performance metrics like throughput and latency.

Chapter 4: Solarflare Adapters on Windows

4.1 System Requirements

4.2 Windows Feature Set

4.3 Installing the Solarflare Driver Package on Windows

Guides installation of the Solarflare driver package on Windows.

4.4 Adapter Drivers Only Installation

4.5 Full Solarflare Package Installation

4.6 Install Drivers and Options From a Windows Command Prompt

Instructions for scripted, silent, and unattended driver installations via command line.

4.7 Unattended Installation

4.8 Managing Adapters with SAM

Introduces Solarflare Adapter Manager (SAM) for managing adapters.

4.9 Managing Adapters Remotely with SAM

4.10 Using SAM

4.11 Using SAM to Configure Adapter Features

Details configuring features like checksum offload, RSS, and segmentation offload.

4.13 Using SAM to Configure Teams and VLANs

Guides configuration of adapter teams and VLANs using SAM.

4.14 Using SAM to View Statistics and State Information

4.15 Using SAM to Run Adapter and Cable Diagnostics

Verifies adapter, driver, and cable functionality using SAM's diagnostic tools.

4.16 Using SAM to Configure Boot ROM

Explains how to configure adapter Boot ROM for PXE and iSCSI booting via SAM.

4.17 Managing Firmware with SAM

4.18 Configuring Network Adapter Properties in Windows

4.19 Windows Command Line Tools

Provides alternative method using command line tools for adapter management.

4.20 Sfboot: Boot ROM Configuration Tool

Configures adapter Boot ROM for PXE and iSCSI booting using sfboot utility.

4.21 Sfupdate: Firmware Update Tool

Uses sfupdate to manage and upgrade adapter Boot ROM, PHY, and firmware.

4.22 Sfteam: Adapter Teaming and VLAN Tool

Configures teaming and VLAN features of adapters using sfteam command line.

4.23 Sfcable: Cable Diagnostics Tool

4.24 Sfnet

4.27 Performance Tuning on Windows

Highlights adapter driver settings affecting performance metrics on Windows.

Chapter 5: Solarflare Adapters on VMware

5.1 System Requirements

5.2 VMware Feature Set

5.3 Installing Solarflare Drivers and Utilities on VMware

Guides installation of drivers and utilities using VMware ESX Service Console or CLI.

5.4 Configuring Teams

Explains how to connect adapters to a virtual switch (vSwitch) for increased capacity and failover.

5.5 Configuring VLANs

5.6 Running Adapter Diagnostics

5.7 Configuring the Boot ROM with Sfboot

Configures adapter Boot ROM for PXE and iSCSI booting via sfboot utility.

5.8 Upgrading Adapter Firmware with Sfupdate

Uses sfupdate to manage and upgrade adapter firmware on VMware.

5.9 Performance Tuning on VMware

Highlights adapter driver settings affecting performance metrics on VMware.

Chapter 6: Solarflare Adapters on Solaris

6.1 System Requirements

6.2 Solaris Platform Feature Set

6.3 Installing Solarflare Drivers

Guides installation of Solarflare drivers using binary packages for Solaris.

6.4 Unattended Installation Solaris 10

6.5 Unattended Installation Solaris 11

6.6 Configuring the Solarflare Adapter

Explains configuring adapter interfaces using ifconfig and configuration files.

6.9 Configuring the Boot ROM with sfboot

Uses sfboot to configure adapter Boot ROM for PXE and iSCSI booting.

6.10 Upgrading Adapter Firmware with Sfupdate

Uses sfupdate to manage and upgrade adapter firmware on Solaris.

6.11 Performance Tuning on Solaris

Highlights adapter driver settings affecting performance metrics on Solaris.

Chapter 7: SR-IOV Virtualization Using KVM

7.1 Supported Platforms and Adapters

Lists supported hosts, guest VMs, and adapters for Solarflare KVM SR-IOV acceleration.

7.2 Linux KVM SR-IOV

Describes traditional KVM networking and SR-IOV virtualization.

7.3 Installation

Guides installation of libvirt and virt-manager with SR-IOV support.

7.4 Configuration Red Hat 6.1

Covers host network configuration and XML format for SR-IOV.

7.5 Configuration Red Hat 6.2

Details host network configuration and XML format for SR-IOV on RHEL 6.2.

7.6 Performance Tuning

Provides tuning parameters for guest drivers for streaming and latency.

7.7 Migration

Chapter 8: SR-IOV Virtualization for XenServer

8.1 Supported Platforms and Adapters

Lists supported XenServer versions, platforms, and adapters for SR-IOV.

8.2 XenServer6 SR-IOV

Describes traditional and SR-IOV virtualization in XenServer.

8.3 Installation

Guides installation of XenServer SR-IOV supplemental pack and drivers.

8.4 Configuration

Details SR-IOV acceleration configuration per Virtual Interface (VIF).

8.5 Performance Tuning