Problem
To find Firmware Level and date of Firmware on NIC's on Solaris
Error Message
Network Performance when using Netbackup is sometimes slow and degradation is identified.
Cause
Possible old firmware.
Solution
Identify the firmware on the NIC Cards by running the following commands.
1. bash-3.00# pkginfo | grep -i ethernet.
The sample output will be as below.
system SUNWcea Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Driver adb Macros
system SUNWced Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Driver
system SUNWcedu Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Driver Headers
system SUNWerid Sun RIO 10/100 Mb Ethernet Drivers
system SUNWged Sun Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Driver
system SUNWgedu Sun Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Driver Headers
system SUNWqfed Sun Quad FastEthernet Adapter Driver
system SUNWqfedu Sun Quad FastEthernet Adapter Driver Headers
system SUNWrge Realtek Gigabit Ethernet Driver
system SUNWvld Sun Ethernet Vlan Utility Routines
system SUNWvldu Sun Ethernet Vlan Utility Headers
bash-3.00#
2. Now using the second column as input run command
bash-3.00# pkginfo -x SUNWced
SUNWced Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Driver
(sparc.sun4v) 1.0,REV=2005.08.30.10.0
bash-3.00#
>> This reports that the driver is version 1.0 and is dated 30th of the August 2005.
>> This can be done with the other NIC's installed
Ask Customer to check with the NIC Vendor, if there is an updated firmware available, and can be installed to improve NIC performance.
Applies To
NetBackup Master / Media / Clients in Solaris Environments.
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