Network Connections; Connecting To Gigabit Ethernet (Gige) Networks; 4-Port Broadcom Adapter; Integrated Network Adapter For Lustre - HP xw8600 Workstation Hardware Setup Manual

Network Connections

Connect the workstation to your facility s network to access background rendering nodes, other workstations,
and the facility s NAS or SAN centralized storage (if applicable).
Consult the peripherals connection diagram as a reference for network interface card (NIC) locations.

Connecting to Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) Networks

You must use the correct Gigabit Ethernet network card to connect your 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:
Connect ports from the add-on network card to the switch used for your Wire network.
Connect the house network to the on-board network port shown in the peripherals connection diagram.
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.
Use high-quality Category 6 (Cat 6) network cables when connecting the workstation to your Wire
network switch.

4-Port Broadcom Adapter

If you are using Lustre, connect the ports on the Broadcom card as follows:
Connect Port 0 to the Autodesk Control Surface hub or the Control Surface itself.
Connect Port 1 to your house network.
Connect Port 2 to a SAN private network (optional).
For more details about configuring the Autodesk Control Surface, see Connecting the Autodesk Control
Surface

Integrated Network Adapter for Lustre

For Microsoft
Renderer. For more details about connecting the Slave Renderer, see Connecting the Slave Renderer to a
Lustre Workstation.
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For Linux
private port. Refer to the Autodesk Incinerator Installation and User Guide for information on how to connect
your workstation to the Incinerator private network.

Connecting to the InfiniBand (IB) Network

You can configure your Visual Effects, Finishing, and Colour Grading workstation with an optional QuickSilver
InfiniServ 9000 PCIe-DDR series IB adapter. The IB network adapter resides in PCI slot five. On the HP
xw8600 workstation the PCI slots are numbered one to seven from top to bottom. Consult the peripherals
connection diagram as a reference for the optional IB network adapter location.
You must use the correct port on the IB network adapter to connect your workstation to the IB Network.
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Windows -based Lustre workstations, connect the integrated network port to the Slave
-based Lustre workstations, connect the integrated network port to the Autodesk
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Incinerator