There are discussions on the aforementioned forum thread about permanently installing the driver.

Turns out you can skip the modunload / ifconfig stuff if you want to just ‘install’ it rather than just patch it in until the next reboot. So you can install by:

1) copy rge into /platform/i86pc/kernel/drv (add a /amd64 on the end if you’re on a 64 bit platform)

2) restart!

3) verify that you are running the patched driver: modinfo | grep rge, look for a line that ends with -9).

I’ve tried exactly the same commands but the last one is not returning anything :
iscsitadm list target -v

Do you have any idea what could be the cause, I asked all around, nothing.. I’m stuck there since weeks :/ Thank you for your help!

Nevertheless, to install it, do:

1) download it from here: http://homepage2.nifty.com/mrym3/taiyodo/rge-6888015-9.tar.gz
2) follow these instructions: :)

(1) unload existing rge:
unplumb rge port
# ifconfig rge0 unplumb

find module id of rge
# modinfo | grep rge
if the result is:
200 fffffffff889e000 d420 320 1 rge (Realtek 1Gb Ethernet)
then,
# modunload -i 200

(2) load the new rge
if you use 64bit kernel:
# modload ./amd64/rge

if you use 32bit kernel:
# modload ./i386/rge

ensure the new rge is loaded and running
# modinfo | grep rge
200 fffffffff889e000 d420 320 1 rge (Realtek 1Gb Ethernet mcast.3)

(3) plumb the new rge
# ifconfig rge0 plumb …….

(4) then test your applications.

—
here was the before/after on my modinfo line:

before: 155 fffffffff7eb5000 a9d8 66 1 m (Realtek 1Gb Ethernet)
after: 155 fffffffff7f36000 d868 66 1 rge (Realtek 1Gb Ethernet 6888015-9)

#update opensolaris with dev release
pkg set-authority -O http://pkg.opensolaris.org/dev opensolaris.org
pkg image-update

#install comstar
pkg install storage-server

#enable new solaris iscsi target provider (iscsit)
svcadm disable iscsitgt
svcadm enable svc:/system/stmf
svcadm enable svc:/network/iscsi/target