Configuring The Public Local Area Connection - IBM totalstorage 326 User Reference

10. Click Advanced, and select the WINS tab.
11. Select the Disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP radio button.
12. Click OK.
13. Select Yes at the prompt to continue using an empty Primary WINS address.
14. Click OK on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties panel.
15. Click OK on the Local Area Connection Properties (Private) panel.
16. Rename the connection to Private.

Configuring the public local area connection

Note: While the public network adapter's IP address can be automatically obtained
To configure each public local area connection, perform the following steps on each
node:
1. Right-click My Network Places, then click Properties.
2. Select a Local Area Connection.
3. To rename the connection, click Rename, and then type (for example) Public 1,
4. Use the networking information in Table 1 on page 7 to enter the networking
5. If needed, configure the DNS, WINS, HOSTS, or whichever method you will be
6. Click OK on each panel to return to the Properties window.
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7. In the Properties panel for the IBM 10/100 Adapter connection, select Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP) from the components section, and click Properties.
8. The default IP addresses should be:
v 10.1.1.1 for the first node
v 10.1.1.2 for the joining node
If they are not, it is recommended that you set them to those values.
9. Ensure a Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0.
if a DHCP server is available, this is not recommended for cluster nodes. It
is strongly recommended that you set static IP addresses for all network
adapters in the cluster. If IP addresses are obtained through DHCP, access
to cluster nodes could become unavailable if the DHCP server goes down.
When you perform this step, the connection that uses the IBM 10/100 Adapter is
the private connection. The other active connection is the public connection.
Use that other active connection for this step and the next step.
and press Enter. Ensure that local area connection names are unique.
When you perform these renaming steps for the joining node, ensure that the
local area connection name for each physically connected network is identical
on each server. See Table 3 on page 39 for a further example.
addresses:
a. Right-click My Network Places.
b. Click Properties.
c. Right-click the Public icon, and then click Properties.
d. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
e. Click Properties, select Use the following IP address:, and enter the
addresses for the IP, subnet mask, default gateway, and preferred DNS
server.
using for names resolution. To view this information, click the Advanced button
on the Properties window.