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Syntax for loading DEFPA PCI FDDI adapter:

load defpa <name>

Example:

load defpa FDDI

By default DEFPA adapter uses first available PCI slot. If instead some particular slot is needed, refer to this section for details of specific placement of PCI peripherals on CHARON -AXP Virtual Machine (VM) PCI bus.

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Configuration parameters

The DEFPA PCI FDDI adapter emulation has only one configuration parameter:

host_bus_location

Parameterhost_bus_location
TypeText String
Value

Establish connection between virtual DEFPA PCI FDDI adapter and physical DEFPA PCI FDDI adapter installed on CHARON

-AXP

host (pass through mode)

Syntax:

load defpa <controller name> host_bus_location="PCI bus X, device Y, function Z"

where:

ParameterDescription
"PCI bus X"PCI bus number of the host DEFPA PCI FDDI adapter
"device Y"PCI bus device number of the host DEFPA PCI FDDI adapter
"function Z"The "function" parameter of the the host DEFPA PCI FDDI adapter

Example:

load defpa FDDI host_bus_location="PCI bus 3, device 1, function 0"

 


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Mapping to host DEFPA PCI FDDI adapter

Open “Computer Management” application and select “Device Manager”:


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In the right panel select the installed DEFPA PCI FDDI adapter:


 
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Open its properties sheet by double-clicking on the selected adapter:

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 The “Location:” on the above picture gives X, Y, and Z for the "host_bus_location" parameter, for example:

set FDDI host_bus_location = "PCI bus 1, device 8, function 0"

(warning) Non-US-EN installations of Windows may present “Location:” string in local language, but "host_bus_location" parameter requires English notation, so the words “PCI”, “bus”, “device”, and “function” must be specified in English.

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