Basic Card Configuration Information—macOS
Configure the Sonnet card’s settings in the System Preferences
Network preferences panel; the card will be identified as a PCI
Ethernet card.
Performance Tuning Steps—macOS
Listed below are steps required to configure the Solo10G SFP+ PCIe
Card for maximum performance. Please note that to take advantage
of these settings, the switch or router to which the card is connected
must also support these features.
1. Open System Preferences, and then click Network. In the
Network System Preferences panel, click the Sonnet card’s port
in the left panel, and then click Advanced; a new panel appears.
2. In the Advanced panel, click Hardware. From the Configure
drop-down menu, select “Manually”. In the Speed drop-down
menu, leave the setting at 10G… In the Duplex drop-down
menu, select “full-duplex” (not “full duplex, flow-control”). In
the MTU drop-down menu, select “Custom,” and then enter
“9000” in the box below.
3. When you’ve finished changing the settings, click OK.
4. Back in the main Network window, click Apply after you’ve
completed changing the settings; your installation is complete.
Basic Card Configuration Information—Windows
Configure the Sonnet card’s settings using Windows Device
Manager. You may locate the device’s port in the Network adapters
category, listed as Sonnet Presto Solo SFP or Solo10G SFP+ PCIe Card.
Basic Card Configuration Information—Linux
The steps necessary to configure the Sonnet card with your
computer may vary based on the version of Linux running. Sonnet
recommends using whatever method or tools you would normally
use for configuring any onboard ports.
Contacting Customer Service
Before contacting Customer Service, please check the Sonnet Web
site (www.sonnettech.com) for the latest updates and files. Email
requests generally receive the fastest responses, and are usually
processed within a 24-hour period during normal business hours,
excluding holidays. When you contact Customer Service, please have
the following information available:
• Product name
• OS version
• A System Report (macOS) or a Microsoft System Information
MSINFO32 (Windows) report (Windows), along with a description
of the issue(s) you are encountering with your device
If further assistance is needed, contact Sonnet Customer Service at:
E-mail: support@sonnettech.com
Tel: 1-949-472-2772
(Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Pacific Time, excluding holidays)
Japan Customers
Contact Sonnet Customer Service Japan at:
E-mail: jp.support@sonnettech.com
Port and Indicator Information
1 – Link/Activity Indicator
This LED lights up green to indicate a link
is established between the Solo10G card
and the switch, and flashes yellow when
the link is training.
2 – Link Speed Indicator
When a link is established between the
Solo10G card and the switch, this LED
lights to indicate the link speed to the
switch: green = 10Gb, yellow = lower
speeds.
3 – SFP+ Socket
Insert the included short-range SFP+
optical transceiver into the socket,
making sure it is firmly seated and
secured. Alternatively, you can install a
long-range SFP+ transceiver or an RJ45
SFP+ copper transceiver (both sold
separately). You may even use a
direct-attached SFP+ terminated
copper cable up to 10 meters long (sold
separately) to connect to a switch or
storage system.
Support Note: This document was up to date at the time
of printing. However, changes to the hardware or software
may have occurred since then. Please check the Sonnet website for
the latest documentation.
1. Go to www.sonnettech.com/support/kb/kb.php
2. Navigate to and click the Solo10G SFP+ PCIe Card link, and then
click the Documentation link.
5. Click the Solo10G SFP+ PCIe Card Quick Start Guide [English] link,
and then check the Document Version information. If the version
listed is later than this document (revision F), click the Download
Now button for the latest version.
