Sun Cluster 3.0-3.1 Hardware Administration Manual for Solaris OS

Maintaining Public Network Hardware in a Running Cluster

The following table lists procedures about how to maintain cluster interconnect and public network hardware. The interconnect maintenance procedures in this section are for both Ethernet-based and PCI-SCI interconnects.

Table 5–1 Task Map: Maintaining Public Network Hardware

Task 

Information 

Add public network adapters. 

Adding Public Network Adapters

Replace public network adapters. 

Replacing Public Network Adapters

Remove public network adapters. 

Removing Public Network Adapters

Adding Public Network Adapters

Physically adding public network adapters to a node in a cluster is no different from adding public network adapters in a noncluster environment. For the procedure about how to add public network adapters, see the hardware documentation that shipped with your node and public network adapters.

Once the adapters are physically installed, Sun Cluster requires that they be configured in an IPMP group. For the procedure on configuring an IPMP group, see How to Configure Internet Protocol (IP) Network Multipathing Groups in Sun Cluster Software Installation Guide for Solaris OS.

If your network uses jumbo frames, review the requirements in Requirements When Using Jumbo Frames and see the Sun GigaSwift documentation for information about how to configure jumbo frames.

Where to Go From Here

To add a new public network adapter to an IP Network Multipathing group, see the IP Network Multipathing Administration Guide.

Replacing Public Network Adapters

For cluster-specific commands and guidelines about how to replace public network adapters, see your Sun Cluster system administration documentation.

For procedures about how to administer public network connections, see the IP Network Multipathing Administration Guide.

For the procedure about removing public network adapters, see the hardware documentation that shipped with your node and public network adapters.

Where to Go From Here

To add the new public network adapter to a IP Network Multipathing group, see your Sun Cluster system administration documentation.

Removing Public Network Adapters

For cluster-specific commands and guidelines about how to remove public network adapters, see your Sun Cluster system administration documentation.

For procedures about how to administer public network connections, see the IP Network Multipathing Administration Guide.

For the procedure about how to remove public network adapters, see the hardware documentation that shipped with your node and public network adapters.