Interconnecting Servers - Sun Microsystems sun fire V20Z Installation Manual

Interconnecting Servers

You can interconnect multiple servers in a daisy chain configuration by using the SP
connectors to form a management LAN as shown in
shows how the servers are connected to external LANs using the platform gigabit
connectors.
Mngmt
console
NFS/CIFS
server
FIGURE 1-6
To interconnect the servers, you must use an RJ-45 cross-over cable. Cables can be
connected to either the top or bottom SP port. To configure servers in a daisy chain,
connect the first and last server in the chain to different switches.
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= SP 10/100
connectors for
management LAN
SP
MGMT
SP
MGMT
SP
MGMT
Daisy Chain Architecture
FIGURE 1-6
Server
Server
Server
. This figure also
= GB 100/1000
connectors for
external LANs
Internet