Pdomain Cables And Network Addresses; Pcie Network Interface Cards - Oracle sparc M5-32 Installation Manual

PDomain Cables and Network Addresses

You must connect at least one network cable and assign at least one IP address to
each PDomain on the system.
The server can be divided into one to four PDomains. Each PDomain operates like an
independent server that has full hardware isolation from other PDomains on the
server. A hardware or software failure on one PDomain does not affect the other
PDomains on a server.
DCUs contain their own CPUs, memory, storage, network connections, and PCIe
expansion slots. Using Oracle ILOM commands, you can combine these DCUs to
create PDomains.
The PDomain cabling varies depending on your application and networking
environment. However, plan to connect at least one networking cable to each
PDomain.
Each DCU contains four EMS modules, and each EMS contains two 10-GbE
(10GBase-T) ports (a total of eight available 10-GbE ports per DCU). By attaching
Category 6A or better network cables from your network to these 10-GbE ports, you
can create multiple, redundant networking connections to each PDomain.
During the Oracle Solaris OS configuration, you will be prompted to supply the
following networking information for each network connection:
Host name
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IP address
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Network domain
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Netmask
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IP address of the network gateway
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IP address of the network name server
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Related Information
"Mandatory Cable Connections and Network Addresses" on page 59
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"Maximum Cable Connections" on page 121
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"Connect the EMS Network Cables" on page 134
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PCIe Network Interface Cards

If you install optional PCIe network interface cards, you must provide the additional
networking addresses for those cards. Refer to the PCIe card documentation for
instructions.
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