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AIX Version 4.3 Differences Guide

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The GXT3000P graphics accelerator is a single 64-bit PCI card that attaches to<br />

one 32-bit or 64-bit PCI slot in the RS/6000 Models 150 or 260 but covers the slot<br />

adjacent to it (uses two slots of space).<br />

The GXT3000P supports display resolutions of up to 1280x1024 at an 85 Hz<br />

refresh rate, including monitors that comply with the ISO 9241 Part 3 ergonomic<br />

standard.<br />

1.5 Gigabit Ethernet-SX PCI Adapter<br />

The 1 Gb network adapter is the next generation high speed LAN connection<br />

initially targeting backbones and consolidation of 10/100 Mb Ethernet segments.<br />

The device driver of the PCI Gigabit Ethernet adapter is supported in <strong>AIX</strong><br />

<strong>Version</strong>s 4.2.1 and <strong>4.3</strong>.2. Earlier versions of <strong>AIX</strong> will not be supported. The<br />

machine models that support this adapter are: RS/6000 Models 260, F50, H50,<br />

S70, and S7A.<br />

The Gigabit Ethernet-SX PCI adapter is designed for customers that require high<br />

performance LAN networks. It supports:<br />

• 64-bit wide PCI slots at 33 or 66 MHz<br />

• Multiple IP subnets without traversing routers<br />

• Up to 64 IP address assignments on one network connection<br />

• Hardware for TCP, UDP, and IP checksums (requires <strong>AIX</strong> <strong>4.3</strong>.2 or later)<br />

• Remote network boot on both Open Firmware and legacy PCI boxes<br />

• User configurable options for multiprocessor systems<br />

When the user-configurable option for MP systems with high bandwidth adapters<br />

is set, this option enables TCP/IP input processing to be off-loaded to kernel<br />

threads to improve overall throughput (one processor runs the device driver<br />

interrupt, while others perform the TCP/IP processing).<br />

This driver conforms to the following specifications:<br />

• PCL Local Bus Revision 2.0 and 2.1<br />

• IEEE 802.1Q frame tagging<br />

• IEEE 802.3z switches and duplex repeaters<br />

• IEEE 802.3q VKAN tagging<br />

• IEEE 802.3x flow control standards<br />

The adapter and device driver support fiber-optic cabling 1000 Base SX and<br />

full-duplex mode. The adapter uses short wave 850 nm multimode 62.5 or 50<br />

micron fiber cables.<br />

The adapter and device driver support jumbo frame 9014 byte Ethernet packets.<br />

<strong>AIX</strong> <strong>Version</strong> 4.2.1 only supports standard size Ethernet packets. Currently, jumbo<br />

packets only work when Alteon switches are used.<br />

Installation of <strong>AIX</strong> using this adapter is supported. The code to support this is a<br />

part of the system firmware. The <strong>AIX</strong> product device driver will run on the adapter<br />

after control has been passed to <strong>AIX</strong>.<br />

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