Host OS Interconnect Guidelines for Manual Configuration

Note - The internal USB Ethernet installed on the managed server is presented in the system as a traditional ethernet interface. When manually configuring the local interconnect point for the host OS, it might be necessary to use the host MAC address (hostmacaddress=) to determine the name assigned to the host OS local interconnect point.

Table 1 Host OS Interconnect Manual Configuration Guidelines

Operating System	Manual Host OS Interconnect Guidelines
Windows Server 2008	After Microsoft Windows discovers the internal Ethernet-over-USB interface on the managed server, a message might appear prompting you to identify a device driver for the Ethernet-over-USB interface. Since no driver is actually required, identifying the `.inf` file, which is extractable from the Oracle Hardware Management Pack software distribution, should satisfy the communication stack for the Ethernet-over-USB interface. The software distribution for the Oracle Hardware Management Pack 2.1.0 or later is available for download from the Oracle software product download page. For information about extracting the `.inf` file from the Oracle Server Hardware Management Pack, refer to the Oracle Server Hardware Management Pack User's Guide. For additional details that describe how to configure IP network parameters in Windows Server 2008, see the Microsoft Windows Operating System documentation or refer to the following Microsoft Tech Net site: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754203%28WS.10%29.aspx
Linux	Most supported Linux operating system installations on a managed server include the installation of the device driver for the Ethernet-over-USB interface. The Ethernet-over-USB interface is, typically, automatically discovered by the Linux operating system and presented in the system as `usb0`. However, the name presented for this interface might vary for a given Linux software distribution. The following command-line instructions demonstrate how to configure network parameters for the host OS interconnect connection corresponding to `usb0`: `\>lsusb usb0` `\> ifconfig usb0 169.254.182.77` `\> ifconfig usb0 netmask 255.255.255.0` `\> ifconfig usb0 broadcast 169.254.182.255` `\> ifconfig usb0` `\> ip addr show usb0` Note - Rather than issuing individual `ifconfig` commands, you can script the network parameter configuration. However, the exact network script for configuring network parameters can vary among Linux software distributions. Therefore, you should refer to the network script examples that are typically provided with each Linux software distribution. For additional details about how to configure IP network parameters using a Linux operating system, refer to the Linux operating system documentation.
Solaris	Most Oracle Solaris Operating System installations on a managed server include the device driver for the Ethernet-over-USB interface. If the device driver for this interface was not provided, you can extract this driver from the Oracle Hardware Management Pack 2.1.0 or later software distribution. For information about extracting the Solaris-specific OS driver from the management pack, refer to the Oracle Hardware Management Pack User's Guide. The Ethernet-over-USB interface is, typically, automatically discovered by the Oracle Solaris Operating System and presented in the system as `usbecm0`. However, the name presented for this interface might vary among Oracle Solaris software distributions. The following command-line instructions demonstrate how to configure network parameters for the host OS interconnect connection corresponding to `usbecm0`. Type one of the following commands to `plumb` the IP interface or `unplumb` the IP interface: `ifconfig usbecm0 plumb` `ifconfig usbecm0 unplumb` Type the following commands to set the address information: `ifconfig usbecm0 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 169.254.182.255 169.254.182.77` To set up the interface, type: `ifconfig usbecm0 up` To bring the interface down, type: `ifconfig usbecm0 down` To show the active interfaces, type: `ifconfig -a` To test connectivity, ping the Oracle Solaris host or the SP internal USB Ethernet device. `ping <IPv4 address of Oracle Solaris host>` `ping <IPv4 address of SP Ethernet-over-USB interface>` Note - Rather than performing the `ifconfig` steps, you can script the network parameter configuration. However, the exact network script for configuring network parameters can vary among each Oracle Solaris software distribution. Therefore, you should refer to the network script examples that are typically provided with each Oracle Solaris software distribution. For more information about how to configure a static IP address for a hardware device using the Oracle Solaris Operating System, refer to the Oracle Solaris Operating System documentation.

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