Peermaster
@8f6a.adf IBM Ethernet Quad-B2 PeerMaster
(BNC)
C8f6a.adf ADP for B2
Mxmca4b2.dgs Diags for Quad-B2 PeerMaster
(BNC)
@8f6d.adf IBM Ethernet Quad-BT PeerMaster
(RJ45)
C8f6d.adf ADP for BT
Mxmca4bt.dgs Diags for Quad-BT PeerMaster
(RJ45)
pcipeer.exe Peermaster PCI / MCA for OS2,
NW, Netfinity and NT (3.51?)
Peermstr.dsk Option disk for PeerMaster
MCA, OS/2, NW, and NetFinity, @ 1994.
194-358 Ethernet Quad Peermaster Adapter
Installation Manual
Xpoint Technologies was started by former Ungermann-Bass folks. Their
PeerSwitch was OEMd for IBM as the PeerMaster. NCR also used it. Note there
are two seperate files on the former Xpoint site. If you look at the NT
4.0 PeerMaster files, the readme talks about the ATT system. I'd like to
get a hold of the IBM files, which I might have on ServerGuide.
Xpoint
technologies NOTE: FTP links
are DEAD.
IBM, NCR and Mylex Products
IBM Ethernet Quad PeerMaster MCA Release 2.17 (Execute with -d option)
ftp://ftp.xpoint-tech.com/ftp/release/IBM217M.EXE
NCR Ethernet Quad PeerMaster MCA Release 2.17 (Execute with -d option)
ftp://ftp.xpoint-tech.com/ftp/release/ATT217M.EXE
IBM PeerMaster Files
http://ps-2.kev009.com/pccbbs/pc_servers/ and these files shoulda been
there.
pmmca221.exe 540909 05-29-96
Peermaster MCA v2.2 OS2,Netware,Netfin
pmmca222.exe 415141 05-29-96
Peermaster MCA v2.2 for Windows NT
pmsco100.txt 18502 04-12-96
Peermaster MCA/PCI SCO V3 LLI text file
In Tim's ServerGuide 4.0 DFACTORY.ISO
PEERMSTR.EN
PRMSTRNT.EN
PETHERLA.EN ???
PCIPEER.EN
Peermaster
ADF Sections
LED Indications
NT 4.0 configuration utility- Supports
Traditional and VNET
Look under x:\DRVLIB\NETCARD\x86\QUADENET or x:\i386\DRVLIB.NIC\QUADENET
Warning
Do not install a PeerMaster adapter in slot 4 of a Model 85
or 95 server. Pressure resulting from contact with foam mounted to
the side panel might result in damage to the adapter or computer.
Ed. You can only use
Slot 2, 3, and 4 for form factor 5 cards (eg. RS6K cards). AND
you cannot put two RS6K form factor cards next to each other (cooling).
So you are limited to Slot 2 and Slot 4.
Peermaster QuadEthernet
Adapter BT and B2
D5 Diagnostic Error LED
J1-4 BNC or TP ports
J5 Damned if I know.
U2-5 Intel KU82596CA-25
U10 06H6692 Flash
U20 Intel KU80960CF-25
U23 34G1521 (Miami module) |
U29 40.0000 MHz osc
U31 Intel N82C54-2
U34 Xilinx XC3142A-3
U36,37,69,70 TC5588128J-15
U54-57 Intel 82503
U62 25.0000 MHz osc
U63 72 pin SIMM |
D5 LED
is normally off prior to adapter download, and normally on after successful
download.
U63 DRAM is an industry
standard SIMM up to 16MB
IMHO, what a waste of an i960-CF... It coulda been 10/100, but noooo....
The 82503 is a solidly 10MHz chip. Dunno if there is a 10/100 compatible
replacement -AND- if the card's firmware would support it.... Sigh...
82503 Dual Serial Transceiver (DST)
29042104.pdf
The 82503 includes on-chip AUI and TPE drivers and receivers
82593, and 82596). This component incorporates six LED drivers to display
transmit data, receive data, collision, link integrity, polarity faults
and port selections, allowing for complete network monitoring by the user.
The transmit, receive and collision LEDs indicate the rate of activity
by the frequency of flashing.
82C54 CHMOS Programmable Interval Timer
23124406.pdf
Three independent 16-bit counters, each capable of handling
clock inputs up to 10 MHz. All modes are software programmable. The 82C54
is pin compatible with the HMOS 8254, and is a superset of the 8253. Six
programmable timer modes allow the 82C54 to be used as an event counter,
elapsed time indicator, programmable one-shot, and in many other applications.
82596CA High-Performance 32-Bit
Local Area Network Coprocessor
29021806.pdf
ADVANCED ADAPTER TECHNOLOGY
PeerMaster adapters employ a "deep" design (each adapter
has its own processor), enabling the adapters to off-load selected LAN
functions from the server processor. The PeerMaster attaches to the
MC bus with the "Miami" module, which supports 80MB/sec data-streaming
mode and peer-to-peer data transfers across the MC. The advanced
channel interface enables 64-bit wide data transfers direct from adapter
to adapter, with a performance improvement up to four times that of currently
available Ethernet adapter alternatives.
What is the card edge connector for?
From Peter
>Will this adapter work with Windows 95?
No. All 4 adapters share 1 interrupt.
>And will this device take the place of an external hub?
No. It is a "4 single adapters on one card" ... not a hub.
The Quad-BT or -B2 PeerMaster provides the ability to
connect your server to four separate 10Mbps Ethernet LAN segments.
These adapters support:
40MB/sec data transfers between host PC and adapter
64-bit wide data transfers among ports on an adapter
80MB/sec data transfers among ports across multiple adapters
with no host processor intervention
High performance means to forward cross-segment traffic without
impacting server performance
64-bit data transfers across the Micro Channel at burst
rates of 640Mbps, which equals the total bandwidth of 64 Ethernet ports
(Only IF you have a 500 class system
with six Peermasters!)
AdapterId 08F6AH
IBM Ethernet Quad-BT PeerMaster (RJ45)
AdapterId 08F6DH IBM Ethernet Quad-B2 PeerMaster
(B2)
Device I/O Address
The system bus I/O address of the adapter.
<1C00H-1C1FH>, 3C00H-3C1FH,
5C00H-5C1FH, 7C00H-7C1FH, 9C00H-9C1FH, BC00H-BC1FH, DC00H-DC1FH, FC00H-FC1FH
Interrupt Level
The prioritized interrupt request line on which the adapter
interrupts the system. The interrupt level may be shared with another adapter.
The highest to lowest interrupt priorities are:
<Level 3>, 4, 5
Primary Arbitration Level
Primary arbitration level for bus master direct memory
access (DMA) transfers. An arbitration level of 1 has the highest priority;
increasing levels have corresponding decreased priority.
<Level E>, D, C, B, A, 9, 8,
7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Streaming Data
Enables or disables the Streaming Data feature of the
adapter as both a bus master and a slave. Disable causes the adapter to
use the basic data transfer procedures. Streaming data procedure is supported
when enabled.
<Disabled>, Enabled
Selected Feedback Return
Checks for and reports loss of selected feedback return
by the bus master of the adapter.
<Disabled>, Enabled
Address and Data Parity
Enables or disables the address and data parity checking
and generation by the adapter.
<Disabled>, Enabled
First Shared Storage Window Location
There are two independent windows into the random access
memory (RAM) on the adapter. This is the first window that is located in
the read-only memory (ROM) or RAM area. This window is either 8KB
or 16KB
8K Window
DE000H-DFFFFH: 8KB Window
DC000H-DDFFFH: 8KB Window
DA000H-DBFFFH: 8KB Window
D8000H-D9FFFH: 8KB Window
D6000H-D7FFFH: 8KB Window
D4000H-D5FFFH: 8KB Window
D2000H-D3FFFH: 8KB Window
D0000H-D1FFFH: 8KB Window
CE000H-CFFFFH: 8KB Window
CC000H-CDFFFH: 8KB Window
CA000H-CBFFFH: 8KB Window
C8000H-C9FFFH: 8KB Window
C6000H-C7FFFH: 8KB Window |
8K Window
C4000H-C5FFFH: 8KB Window
C2000H-C3FFFH: 8KB Window
C0000H-C1FFFH: 8KB Window
16K Window
DC000H-DFFFFH: 16KB Window
D8000H-DBFFFH: 16KB Window
D4000H-D7FFFH: 16KB Window
D0000H-D3FFFH: 16KB Window
CC000H-CFFFFH: 16KB Window
C8000H-CBFFFH: 16KB Window
C4000H-C7FFFH: 16KB Window
C0000H-C3FFFH: 16KB Window |
Note: The second window is
used for peer data transfers. The setup program automatically selects this
window above the 1MB boundary in Micro Channel address space. For Model
85 setup instructions, see “Special Instructions for Model 85” below
Special Instructions for Model 85
To provide for peer data transfers, Quad PeerMaster adapters
support a system bus window into their local memory. The location of this
window is normally selected, verified, and reserved by the automatic configuration
program during the adapter installation process. Due to limitations of
the setup program provided on some IBM Model 85 servers, however, this
window is not reserved by the automatic configuration program. Instead,
the device driver provides a default window location for each installed
Quad PeerMaster adapter. The default window location of each installed
adapter is based upon the expansion slot of the adapter in the following
manner:
Conflicts cannot be detected and resolved by the device
driver. Use the setup program on your system to manually verify that conflicts
do not exist with the default window locations. You may override the default
window locations to resolve possible conflicts. The MEMORY keyword allows
you to override the default values. This keyword specifies a system bus
address for the adapter window base, as follows:
:LOAD [PATH]MXMCA4BT.LAN SLOT=11
MEMORY=N
N specifies a window base address in MB. Thus, a value
of 100 meanss a base address of 100MB. Minimum value of 4, Maximum
value of 255
Slot Number |
Default Window
Address
|
1
|
255MB
|
2
|
254MB
|
3
|
253MB
|
4
|
252MB
|
5
|
251MB
|
6
|
250MB
|
7
|
249MB
|
8
|
248MB
|
LED Indications
LED Indication
|
FRU/Action
|
.5s On/.5s Off. Continuous.
DRAM Failure. DRAM missing or loose. |
Insert/reseat memory and try again. |
.5s On/.5s Off 3 Flashes,
stays off
POST Failure |
Run diagnostics to get exact error and recommended action. |
.5s On/.5s Off 5 Flashes, stays off.
Flash Checksum Failure |
Replace Flash with programmed part. |
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