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The NICs above used by managed servers are the default values, and they can be changed when registering managed servers.
For details, refer to "2.3.2 Registering Blade Servers" or "2.4.1 Registering Rack Mount or Tower Servers" in the "User's Guide
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For PRIMEQUEST Managed Servers
- For a non-redundant configuration
The smallest NIC number of the GSPB allocated to a partition
- For a redundant configuration, or when using HBA address rename
The smallest and the second smallest NIC number of the GSPB allocated to a partition
Information
For blade servers, depending on the model of LAN switch blade used in the same chassis, the network interfaces whose index
numbers are between 3 and 6 (NIC3 - NIC6) may not be available.
- Admin Clients
Set up routing to enable communications from the admin client to the admin server. It is also suggested to allow communications
from the admin client to managed servers, server management units, and switch blades. Such routing configuration is necessary
to allow access to ServerView and other management consoles.
There is no need to set up routing if the admin client is already located within the admin LAN.
Note
- When using blade servers, connecting the management blade to a LAN switch blade will make the management blade inaccessible
in the event of a LAN switch blade failure. Therefore, it is recommended that the management blade be connected to the admin
LAN using a LAN switch outside the chassis.
- When performing I/O virtualization using HBA address rename, if specifying a 10Gbps expansion card (NIC) for the admin LAN,
backup and restore, and cloning cannot be used.
- Do not place a DHCP server or a PXE server on the admin LAN.
- Do not configure multiple IP addresses for network interfaces used on the admin LAN.
- When the same cloning image is deployed to multiple servers, IGMP snooping should be enabled on admin LAN switches. If
IGMP snooping is not enabled, transfer performance may deteriorate when ports with different speeds co-exist in the same network,
or multiple image operations are run simultaneously.
- For PRIMERGY BX900/BX400 LAN switch blades operating in IBP mode, the admin LAN should not be included in the
ServiceLAN or the ServiceVLAN group configuration.
- iSCSI LAN
The iSCSI LAN is designed for communication between managed servers and storage devices.
The number of network interfaces required for managed servers is as follows:
For a non-redundant configuration: one network interface
For a redundant configuration: two network interfaces
The iSCSI LAN must be a different LAN from the public and admin LANs.
Note
Keep the following points regarding the iSCSI LAN in mind.
- Tagged VLANs cannot be used.
- Teaming is not available.
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