Network Connections - HP ® xw9400 Setup Manual

application. For help, see the description of Pointer preferences in the User's Guide for your
application.

Network Connections

Consult the "Peripherals Connection Diagram"
card (NIC) locations.
Connecting to Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) Networks
You must use the correct Gigabit Ethernet network card to connect your Linux workstation to
the Wire network. Otherwise, you may degrade the performance of your Wire network.
Do the following to maximize Wire network performance in your facility:
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Connect ports from the add-on network card to the switch used for your Wire network.
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Connect the house network to the on-board network port shown in
Diagram" on page 17. Do not use any of the ports on the add-on network card for your house
network. If the house network is not connected to the on-board network port, consult your
system administrator to reconfigure it.
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Use high-quality Category 6 (Cat 6) network cables when connecting the Linux workstation
to your Wire network switch.
Connecting to the Infiniband (IB) Network
Your Linux workstation may be configured with an optional QuickSilver InfiniSERV 9000
PCIe-DDR series IB adapter. The IB network adapter resides in PCI slot four. On the HP
xw9400 workstation the PCI slots are numbered one to seven from top to bottom. Consult the
"Peripherals Connection Diagram"
adapter location.
You must use the correct port on the IB network adapter to connect your Linux workstation to
the IB Network.
on page 17 as a reference for network interface
on page 17 as a reference for the optional IB network

Network Connections

"Peripherals Connection
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