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SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
IBM AIX 31
6. When the installation process has been finished successfully, check that the network device
driver is available for further network configuration:
lsdev -C | grep SysKonnect
Executing this command displays a list of available network devices similar to the following:
ent1 Available 04-03 SysKonnect SK-9821 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
ent2 Available 04-02 SysKonnect SK-9843 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
For further network configuration, refer to the system manual pages for the corresponding Ethernet
network protocol (en0, en1 ...).
The manual installation for operating systems AIX 4.3.3 and AIX 5.1/AIX 5.2 differs. Both proce-
dures are described in the two following sections.
Manual installation on AIX 4.3.3
To install the driver manually on AIX 4.3.3, proceed as follows:
1. After you have installed the adapter in the computer, boot AIX 4.3.3 (for details, see chapter 2
"Installation of the Network Adapter").
2. Login as “root”.
3. Start ”smitty” by executing
smitty.
4. Select S
OFTWARE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE.
5. Select I
NSTALL AND UPDATE SOFTWARE.
6. Select I
NSTALL AND UPDATE FROM LATEST AVAILABLE SOFTWARE.
7. Type the path to the driver, e.g.
/tmp/<filename>.pck.
8. Press <Enter>.
9. To view the contents of the install package in the menu “Install and Update from Latest Avail-
able Software”, select S
OFTWARE TO INSTALL with <F4>.
The menu “Software to install” is displayed.
10. Select the driver to be installed with <F7>, or
select
DEVICES.PCI with <F7> for all packages.
11. Press <Enter>.
The menu “Install and Update from Latest Available Software” is displayed.
12. Press <Enter>.
The message “
Are you sure?” is displayed.
13. Press <Enter> to start the installation process.
14. Once the installation has been completed, start the configuration manager ”cfgmgr” from the
command line by entering
cfgmgr.
This command executes a search for installed adapters and loads the corresponding drivers.
For more information, refer to the corresponding readme file.
Manual installation on AIX 5.1 and AIX 5.2
To install the driver manually on AIX 5.1 or AIX 5.2, proceed as follows:
1. After you have installed the adapter in the computer, boot AIX 5.1 or AIX 5.2 (for details, see
chapter 2 "Installation of the Network Adapter").
2. Login as “root”.
3. Start ”smitty” by executing
smitty.
4. Select S
OFTWARE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE.
5. Select I
NSTALL AND UPDATE SOFTWARE.
6. Select INSTALL SOFTWARE.