Restricted Mode: Provisioning Network Only

Figure 2–6 Restricted Mode: Provisioning Network Only

For this configuration:

• An additional NIC does not need to be installed on the management server.

• N1 System Manager provides two default security roles with specific privileges assigned for the restricted mode of operation. For more information, see Managing Roles in Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Discovery and Administration Guide and Restricted Mode Capabilities in Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Discovery and Administration Guide.

The following list summarizes the connectivity requirements for the management network only configuration.

• Management Server

  • ETH0 connects the management server to the corporate network to provide external access to the management server. The management server ETH0 IP address, netmask, and gateway should be configured to meet your corporate environment connectivity requirements.

  • ETH1 connects the management server to the provisioning network and should be on the same network as the ETH0 connections of the manageable servers. No devices other than the management server and the manageable servers should reside on the provisioning network. ETH1 should be a 1-Gbit NIC interface.

  • The management server DHCP service allocates IP addresses to the manageable servers for loading operating systems.

• RIS Server

  The RIS server connects to the provisioning network. The connection must be from the first (lowest order) Ethernet port on the RIS server, and should be a 1–Gbit interface.

• Manageable Servers

  Each manageable server should provide connectivity to the provisioning network as follows:

  ETH0 connects the manageable server to the provisioning network, and must be on the same network as the ETH1 connection of the management server.

  ETH0 should be a 1-Gbyte connection.

• The RIS server is required only if you plan to provision Microsoft Windows. The RIS server should be connected to the management, provisioning, and data network using a 1–Gbyte connection.