Solarflare SFA6902F SFP+ AOE Adapter Install Problem

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flguy333

Hey guys I just joined the forum and would like to pick your brain on something. I picked up a used Solarflare SFA6902F and I'm trying to install it on my Linux machine. All the RPMs installed fine however I cannot get online with it. I have tried turning on auto-neg and setting the speed to 1G.

Before I ship it to the colocation I am using a Startech RJ45 transceiver.

See http://www.startech.com/Networking-...per-SFP-Transceiver-Module-Mini-GBIC~SFPC1110

I have attached a Solarflare diagnostic report that the software generated. It is strange as it does not show any FGPA chips on the report.


If anyone has any experience with getting one of these online I'd be very grateful for any help you could provide as I do not have an active support contract with Solarflare.
 

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I think this is a 10G only SFP+ card - the 1G module you have probably isn't supported. This is a common restriction on low latency PHYs.

For AoE cards in particular, you should also make sure that the FPGA is running the stock pass-through image. If it's not, you might end up with weird behavior based on whatever the last user had on the chip. You can get the stock image from SolarFlare - there's a utility to flash it.
 
Marty,

I appreciate the help the support team confirmed it was the 1G transceiver that caused my problem. Do you know if I need to purchase the full FDK kit to do a stock flash on it?
 
You will need the FDK to do any FPGA-related development.

I'm guessing their policy is that the FDK is required, but if you ask support they might help you out and send just the image+utility without requiring the FDK license.
 
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