Configuring Additional Network Interfaces - Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Manual

During installation of the Solaris OS, the software automatically detects the system's
on-board network interfaces and any installed PCI network interface cards for which
native Solaris device drivers exist. The OS then asks you to select one of the
interfaces as the primary network interface and prompts you for its host name and
IP address. You can configure only one network interface during installation of the
OS. You must configure any additional interfaces separately, after the OS is installed.
For more information, see
page 145.
Note – The Sun Fire V445 server conforms to the Ethernet 10/100BASE-T standard,
which states that the Ethernet 10BASE-T link integrity test function should always
be enabled on both the host system and the Ethernet hub. If you have problems
establishing a connection between this system and your hub, verify that the Ethernet
hub also has the link test function enabled. Consult the manual provided with your
hub for more information about the link integrity test function.
After completing this procedure, the primary network interface is ready for
operation. However, in order for other network devices to communicate with the
system, you must enter the system's IP address and host name into the namespace
on the network name server. For information about setting up a network name
service, consult:
Solaris Naming Configuration Guide for your specific Solaris release
The device driver for the system's on-board Sun Gigabit Ethernet interfaces is
automatically installed with the Solaris release. For information about operating
characteristics and configuration parameters for this driver, refer to the following
document:
Platform Notes: The Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Device Driver
This document is available on the Solaris on Sun Hardware AnswerBook, which is
provided on the Solaris CD or DVD for your specific Solaris release.
If you want to set up an additional network interface, you must configure it
separately, after installing the OS. See:
"Configuring Additional Network Interfaces" on page 145
Configuring Additional Network
Interfaces
Perform the following tasks to prepare an additional network interface:
"Configuring Additional Network Interfaces" on
Chapter 7 Managing Network Interfaces 145