Identifying Network Interface Names For Linux And Solaris Os Configurations - Sun Microsystems Fire X4150 Installation Manual

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Identifying Network Interface
Names for Linux and Solaris OS
Configurations
When configuring an operating system for a networked server, it is necessary to
provide the logical names (assigned by the OS) and the physical name (MAC
address) of each network interface.
You should begin by finding and recording the MAC addresses of all your physical
ports from their labels.
This appendix explains how to obtain the needed logical information while
configuring:
A SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS during installation (see
■
and Physical Network Interface Names While Installing a SUSE Linux OS" on
page
A Red hat Enterprise Linux OS during installation (see
■
Physical Network Interface Names While Installing a RHEL Linux OS" on
page
A preinstalled Solaris OS during installation (see
■
Names for a Pre-installed Solaris OS" on page
A Solaris OS during installation (see
■
Interface Names While Installing the Solaris OS" on page
64).
68).
"Identifying Logical and
"Identifying Network Interface
72).
"Identifying Logical and Physical Network
74).
"Identifying Logical
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