Installing Gigabit Ethernet Network Interface Cards

You can install either the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet network interface card (NIC) or the SysKonnect Gigabit NIC in the control plane server to support the data trunks.

If you are installing the image server software on a separate machine, you should install either the Sun GigaSwift NIC or the SysKonnect Gigabit NIC on the image server machine as well.

Sun GigaSwift Gigabit Ethernet Network Interface Card

Install the GigaSwift VLAN-capable gigabit Ethernet network interface card on the server.

The driver configuration file for the GigaSwift gigabit Ethernet card is configured automatically by the N1 Provisioning Server installation program at the beginning of the installation process. The GigaSwift driver is enabled to support VLANs and configured for VLANs from vlan-id 0 to vlan-id 999. You do not need to configure the driver for network connectivity or add VLANs to the configuration file.

The Sun GigaSwift Ethernet card is designated ce0. If you select a card made by another vendor this designation might change.

At the beginning of the N1 Provisioning Server installation, you are prompted reboot the server in order to enable the GigaSwift card configuration.

The GigaSwift configuration file has been updated to support vlans.
A reboot is required to enable the new configuration to take effect.

As root, type the following command at the command-line prompt:

shutdown -i6 -g0 -y

When the server finishes rebooting, install the system and GigaSwift patches as directed in Installing Required Patches.

SysKonnect Gigabit Ethernet Network Interface Card

Install the SysKonnect VLAN-capable gigabit Ethernet network interface card (SK98xx) on the control plane server. You must install the Solaris 64-bit driver version 6.02. The drivers for SysKonnect cards are available at http://www.syskonnect.com/syskonnect/support/driver/d0102_driver.html.

The SysKonnect Gigabit Ethernet card is designated skge0. If you select a card made by another vendor this designation might change.

Type N when prompted whether you want to configure the interfaces. After you have installed the card, reboot the server. The N1 Provisioning software installation automatically creates the interfaces.

The driver configuration file for the SysKonnect gigabit Ethernet card is configured automatically by the N1 Provisioning Server install program at the beginning of the installation process. The SysKonnect driver is enabled to support VLANS and configured for VLANs from vlan-id 0 to vlan-id 999. You do not need to configure the driver for network connectivity or add VLANS to the configuration file.

At the beginning of the N1 Provisioning Server installation, you are prompted reboot the server in order to enable the SysKonnect card configuration.

The SysKonnect configuration file has been updated to support vlans.
A reboot is required to enable the new configuration to take effect.

As root, type the following command at the command-line prompt:

shutdown -i6 -g0 -y