Installing Cluster Interconnect and Public Network Hardware

Table 3-1 lists procedures for installing cluster interconnect and public network hardware. Perform the procedures in the order that they are listed.

Table 3-1 Task Map: Installing Cluster Interconnect and Public Network Hardware

Task	For Instructions, Go To
Install the cluster transport adapters.	The documentation that shipped with your node and transport adapters
Install the cluster transport cables and (optionally) transport junctions.	"How to Install Cluster Transport Cables"
Install the public network adapters.	The documentation that shipped with your node and public network adapters

How to Install Cluster Transport Cables

1. Locate the cluster transport adapters.

   When you cable the cluster interconnect, be aware that the location of the cluster transport adapter might differ by node platform. For example, some platforms have the cluster transport adapters mounted on the motherboards. In other platforms, the cluster transport adapters are mounted on system and I/O boards.

   For information on locating your cluster transport adapters, see the documentation that shipped with your node and network adapters.

2. Install the transport cables and (optionally) transport junctions, depending on how many nodes are in your cluster:

   • A cluster with only two nodes can use a point-to-point connection, requiring no cluster transport junctions. You need to use a point-to-point (crossover) Ethernet cable if you are connecting 100BaseT or TPE ports of a node directly to ports on another node (no switch). Gigabit Ethernet uses the standard fiber cable for both point-to-point and switch configurations. See Figure 3-1.

     Figure 3-1 Typical Two-Node Sun Cluster Interconnect

     
     

   • A cluster with more than two nodes requires two cluster transport junctions. These transport junctions are Ethernet-based switches (customer-supplied). See Figure 3-2.

     Figure 3-2 Typical Four-Node Cluster Interconnect

     
     

3. Install the public network adapters.

   For the procedure on physically adding public network adapters, see the hardware documentation that shipped with your node and public network adapters.

Where to Go From Here

To install your storage, go to the section for your storage platform:

• "Installing a StorEdge MultiPack Enclosure"

• "Installing a StorEdge D1000 Disk Array"

• "Installing a StorEdge A5x00 Disk Array"

• "Installing a Sun StorEdge A3500/A3500FC System"

• "Installing a StorEdge T3 Disk Tray"

To review the task map for installing cluster hardware, see "Installing Sun Cluster Hardware".